Our Team
THE ROLE OF ANY MENTOR IS TO TAKE THE KNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE ACCRUED, IMPROVE UPON IT, AND PASS IT ON TO THEIR MEMBERS. THE MARIO SPERRY JIU-JITSU OF OHIO TEAM REMAINS COMMITTED TO SERVING OTHERS AND FOSTERING THE BATTLE HARDENED SPIRIT OUR GREAT CITY IS KNOWN FOR.
A World Class Facility
JUST TWO SHORT YEARS AFTER ITS GRAND OPENING, MARIO SPERRY JIU-JITSU OF OHIO HAS MADE AN UNPRECEDENTED INVESTMENT BACK INTO THE HISTORICALLY GREAT FIGHT COMMUNITY OF YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. WE HAVE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL 1200 FEET TO OUR FACILITY WHICH NOW HOUSES OUR MMA PROGRAM.
PROFESSIONAL GRADE BOXING RING
TO BETTER SERVE OUR STUDENTS IN PURSUIT OF PERFECTING THEIR BOXING & KICKBOXING SKILLS, WE HAVE INSTALLED A 14 X 14 FOOT PROFESSIONAL GRADE BOXING RING.
FULL SIZE MMA
THIS CUSTOM 16 X 16 FOOT MMA CAGE BY FUJI FACILITY DESIGNS MAKES MSJJO THE ONLY GYM IN THE AREA WHICH OFFERS BOTH A BOXING RING AND A PROFESSIONAL GRADE, FULL CAGE. ASPIRING MMA ATHLETES WHO WANT TO LEARN THE INTRICACIES OF CAGE WRESTLING AS WELL AS LOG QUALITY SPARRING TIME FOR MMA FIGHTS SHOULD LOOK NOWHERE ELSE.CAGE
OUR MAIN ROOM
OUR MAIN SPACE FOR BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU FEATURES 1400 SQUARE FEET OF MAT SPACE FOR ALL OF OUR YOUTH, GI, AND NOGI CLASSES.
ABOUT THE “ZEN MACHINE” – MARIO SPERRY
MASTER MARIO SPERRY IS WIDELY CONSIDERED TO BE AN ICON WITHIN BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. CURRENTLY HE IS A 6TH DEGREE BLACK BELT UNDER THE LEGENDARY CARLSON GRACIE AND WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR TITLE HOLDERS WITHIN THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED CARLSON GRACIE COMPETITION TEAM. MASTER MARIO SPERRY IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST DECORATED COMPETITORS OF ALL TIME CAPTURING 3 BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, 3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, AND A LARGE NUMBER OF ACCOLADES FROM THE PRESTIGIOUS ADCC CHAMPIONSHIPS.
IN ADDITION TO HIS IMPRESSIVE COMPETITIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, MASTER MARIO SPERRY WAS THE FOUNDER OF SUL JIU-JITSU AND BRAZILIAN TOP TEAM (BTT). THESE ORGANIZATIONS LATER BECAME MAJOR PLAYERS WITHIN THE “GOLDEN AGE OF MMA,” WITH MANY COMPETITORS AND FIGHTERS COUNTING THEMSELVES AS STUDENTS OF MASTER SPERRY. MASTER SPERRY STILL COMPETES TO THIS DAY AND OFTEN CARRIES THE DISTINCTION OF SERVING AS COACH TO MANY NOTABLE FIGHTERS (LUKE ROCKHOLD, RASHAD EVANS, ALISTER OVEREEM AMONG OTHERS). HE IS ALSO AN ENTREPRENEUR AND HOLDS A BACHELOR DEGREE IN ECONOMICS.RIO SPERRY