Instructors

Luigi Mondelli

Luigi Mondelli
Luigi Mondelli

Luigi Mondelli
Master Black Belt / MMA Team Manager

2009 Panamerican Champion
2008 World No-Gi Champion
2008 Panamerican Champion
2007 Panamerican Champion
2006 Panamerican Champion
2004 Panamerican Champion
2002 World Champion
2004 North American Champion
2003 North American Champion
2001 2nd National / Brazil
1999 Rio de Janeiro State Champion

Luigi Mondelli is the instructor of Best Way Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu / American Top Team Connecticut.

With over 15 years of practice, Luigi is a certified black belt with many titles and a lot of experience training amateur and professional fighters.


Luigi Mondelli

Luigi Mondelli

Matthew Bryers
Kobukai Ju-Jitsu Black Belt / Certified Hand to Hand Combat Instructor / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Instructor

Matt Bryers is a Kobukai Ju-Jitsu Blackbelt, certified H2H Combat Instructor and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor.  He has been training wrestling, submission grappling, jiu-jitsu and combat related martial arts for over 15 years.

Matt also trains and works with many of professional mixed martial arts fighters, specializing in takedowns, throwing techniques, clinch fighting techniques, against the cage techniques and ground fighting.

Matt has competed in many wrestling, submission grappling, and mixed martial arts fights and competitions.  He makes his professional MMA debut on July 18th.


Luigi Mondelli

Oz Pariser
Professional MMA Fighter / Kyokushin Karate Black Belt / No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Instructor

Oz "The Wizard" Pariser is a 4-0 professional mixed martial arts fighter and a Kyokushin Karate black belt.  Oz has fought all over the world including Japan and Russia in Kyokushin fights.  Oz transitioned to MMA about 3 years ago when he discovered the effectiveness of jiu-jitsu and combat grappling. 

Oz is known as an excellent MMA ground fighter.  In all of his mixed martial arts fights, Oz has finished with a submission victory.  He specializes in fighting and submitting his opponent’s from the guard position.

Oz is also a multi-time NAGA Championships grappling champion.