Instructors:
Mauro Birattari – black belt, professor
Robert Sava – black belt, professor
Carlotta Piscopo – brown belt, instructor


Kaizen (literally “change for better”) is the Japanese term for “improvement”. The term is associated with a business philosophy that demands that all employees of a company are committed to the continuous improvement of organization, processes, services, products, etc.

We chose the name Kaizen because improvement is our goal. Our mission is to teach Brazilian jiu-jitsu as a way to develop and improve physical, mental, and social skills. We are committed to continuously and indefinitely improving our jiu-jitsu and our ability to teach it to our students. By the same token, we demand our students to embrace our philosophy and become active in pursuing their own personal improvement continuously.