BJJ in Newtown

Newtown carries one listing — and it is one of the most stacked multi-discipline academies in the entire Philadelphia metro. **Newtown Performance Institute** (NPI) in Bucks County is anchored by Head MMA Coach and Director **Eddie Alvarez**, the first fighter in history to hold lightweight titles in both UFC and Bellator, with a career spanning UFC, ONE Championship, and BKFC. The BJJ program runs four black belts deep: Head Adult BJJ Coach **Leandro Hernandez** is a 1st-degree black belt under Ricardo Almeida (Renzo Gracie network) with 25 years of martial arts experience including pro MMA, kickboxing, and IBJJF tournament competition; Julien Banner is a black belt under Bruno Tostes with 15+ years of no-gi-focused experience and U.S. + Australia coaching credits; Randy Nesbit is the Head Youth BJJ Coach with a Muay Thai and wrestling background; and Eric Reyes is a 1st-degree black belt with 20+ years of training. The boxing program is led by Ray Robinson, a 4-time welterweight titleholder and Team Combat League champion. The Sambo program is anchored by Head Sambo Coach **Bob Clark** — a FIAS Master Level 1 Certified Coach and Head Coach of the USA Sambo National Team — alongside 2025 USA Sambo National Team coach Arthur Parshyn. A free trial is published.