HIGH ACHIEVERS 

Laura is a purple belt at Unity Jiu Jitsu in New York City and is the reigning 2022 IBJJF World Champion (blue belt), and current 2023 IBJJF European Jiu Jitsu champion (purple).

She’s won a major jiu jitsu championship at every belt level she’s achieved in her young career.

She trained with DiSalvo Performance in prep for the 2023 gi season.

“RC” is a brown belt in jiu jitsu and has an impressive resume of tournament wins in his career, culminating with his gold medal performance at the 2022 IBJJF Pan Ams, which he trained for at DiSalvo Performance.

Matheus is a jiu jitsu black belt under Marcelo Garcia and is a multiple time Kasai Superfight and Grand Prix winner. He had a stellar brown belt career, in which he defeated many world-class black belts in exhibitions and promotions around the world. This eventually earned him a spot at the 2019 Spyder Invitational.

He worked with DiSalvo Performance for that camp, handling his strength and conditioning and a now famous and flawless weight cut from 190lbs to a healthy and strong 168lbs.

Marcos is a black belt under Marcelo Garcia and is a multiple time black belt IBJJF Worlds medalist, Europeans Champion and holds many more IBJFF black belt titles. He also finished in the Pound for Pound Top 10 of the 2018 IBJFF Rankings.

He worked with DiSalvo Performance Training to prepare for his 2020 campaign.

Rehan Muttalib is a multiple title holder in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, with European and Pan Am Championships to his credit, and is a black belt under Cobrinha Charles. On top of his athletic accomplishments, he's also a full time attending physician in California.

He started training at DiSalvo Performance in early 2018 in preparation for the IBJJF World Championships and has had a remarkable transformation in body composition, strength levels, and overall health since starting with DiSalvo Performance Training. You can read more in depth about his amazing transformation here. 

"I’ve been working with @markdisalvo since late 2015. Before I saw Mark I was doing a prescribed PT routine, and my doctor told me not to squat or focus on squatting as “the mainstay” of any workout routine. Here’s me 2 1/2 years later lifting my body weight+100lbs.”

Charlie is an engineer from New York City who wanted to drastically change up his training and body composition. From April 2021 to mid August 2021, Charlie went from 211 lbs to 198 lbs, remarkably improving his body composition in just under 5 months. Read more about his journey here.

“It has been such a pleasure working with Mark over the last several months. Week after week, Mark’s thoughtful approach to training always honed in on whatever was holding me back. I really felt listened to, and always got the sense I was being guided by someone with deep insight and an incredible knowledge of body mechanics.

Mark also helped me to get my diet on track, and since we started working together, I have lost 20 pound and gained noticeable muscle definition in my legs, stomach, chest, and arms. These days, I feel more confident in my daily life and really competent in the gym.

If you’re looking for a trainer, I really recommend Mark. His holistic approach, professional manner, and tailored focus on wellness really set him apart. He is a true expert who clearly loves what he does, and is generous with his time and knowledge.”

Daniel Gutin is a jiu jitsu competitor in the Master's Division. He's a husband and father and is devoted to bettering himself a little bit each day.

He lost over 30lbs working with DiSalvo Performance, and took home a silver medal at the 2017 IBJJF Pan Am (No Gi) Master's division.

Rey is a black belt under Eddie Bravo and owner of 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu NYC. He’s a multiple time champion and title holder in no-gi jiu jitsu promotions across globe.

He began his work with Mark in the summer of 2022, having previously never strength trained. Since working together, he’s defended his Finisher’s East Coast title, competed at the ADCC Open 2022, and made Flo Grappling’s Top 15 list of 135lbs grapplers.

Alex is a DiSalvo Performance Training veteran, professional jiu jitsu athlete, and owner of Masterskaya in NYC. He has been strength training with DiSalvo Performance since 2019, and prior to that, used our nutrition coaching program to great success to get on weight and performing for EBI7: The Featherweights. 

"As a martial artist, I am always working to learn more in every aspect. One thing I always lacked was an understanding on nutrition. I worked with Mark in preparation for the Eddie Bravo Invitational, and Mark educated me on nutrition and dieting and broke it down in a very simple way. He provided a loose guideline of the foods I should be eating, when I should be eating them and in what ways that was tailored for my competition. He answered many things I was always curious about and did not overcomplicate anything. I still use the principles he taught me today.

Since then, I also brought Mark into my martial arts school, Masterskya, for a workshop on mobility for grapplers. He taught us body movements and exercises that were functional for fighters, and I have implemented several of those movements in our daily warmups.

I highly recommend Mark from both perspectives and think he has an amazing amount of knowledge for anyone looking to understand fitness/nutrition further."