Codella Academy Team Renzo Gracie is the only Team Renzo Gracie Academy on Staten Island. Mike Codella is a retired NYPD Det Sgt, a published author, and a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt under World Champion Renzo Gracie. Our Academy has an amazing program for people who want to get in great condition. We also have a tremendous Boxing, Thai Boxing, and wrestling program, along with the Best MMA fighters/ practitioners, and Team on Staten Island. We have champions of many disciplines coming to train in our 20,000 sq ft facility. We also offer a terrific kids n teens program. There is no place like this Academy in all of Staten Island.