Phil “Jiu-Jitsu Matrix” Migliarese is a 4th degree Relson Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt with over 20 years of experience in BJJ and Mixed Martial Arts. A Gracie Worlds and National Champion, Phil is a trainer, training partner and coach to UFC and MMA fighters as well as World and Pan-Am Champions.

Phil’s highlights:

• Author/creator of Yoga For Fighters DVD
• Co-owner of Balance Studios in Philadelphia
• Head of Team Balance with 30+ affiliated schools
• Co-owner of Matrix Fights MMA promotion
• Founder of the JiuJitsuShare.com online BJJ community

Phil received the nickname “Jiu-Jitsu Matrix”  while warming up for the Gracie Worlds in 2000. While warming up with Ashtanga Yoga drop backs (a back bend starting from a standing position), passers-by compared him to the Matrix movie scene where Keanu Reeves character Neo was dodging bullets.

Similarly, his vast knowledge of Jiu Jitsu allows him to decipher the Matrix of BJJ information and help thousands of students worldwide.

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Read a few article about Phil below…

• Growing Up Gracie (The Story of Phil Migliarese)
  Published in MMA Worldwide (2007)
  by Joji Montelibano
  
• The Migliarese Brothers: 
Living and Teaching the Jiu Jitsu Lifestyle
  Published in Lifestyle Magazine (2007)
  by Thomas Gilmore
• The Cradle of Wrestling: Gushti in India
  Published in Black Belt Magazine (2006)
  by Joji Montelibano
• Tapout Magazine Technique Layout
  Published in Tapout Magazine (2007)
  Featuring Ricardo Migliarese, Frank Ambrifi, and Phil Migliarese
• Balance in Combat
  by Helene Finizio
• Strengthening body and mind: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
  by Thomas Gilmore
• Back to being fit
  Fox New’s Kerri-Lee Halkett gets into shape at Balance Studios
• The “Jiu-Jitsu LifeStyle”
  Published in PhillyFit Magazine (July/August 2006)
  by Ricardo Migliarese
• Who is Phil Migliarese and What is the Jiu-Jitsu Matrix?
  Interview by Gumby from OnTheMat.com