BJJ Academies in Arizona.

Arizona is one of the deepest BJJ states in the U.S. Southwest, anchored by Phoenix and the East Valley.

Gracie Arizona is the Relson Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Association's Phoenix flagship, with a Gilbert branch (Gracie Arizona Gilbert) under the same association. Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Phoenix runs Gracie University-certified instruction. Gracie Barra runs multiple Phoenix-area schools including Gracie Barra North Phoenix and Gracie Barra Chandler. Carlson Gracie Team AZ in Gilbert anchors the Carlson lineage in the metro. Soul Fighters HQ in Tempe is run by 4-time IBJJF World Champion Augusto "Tanquinho" Mendes (IBJJF gi 70kg in 2013, IBJJF No-Gi 73.5kg in 2012 and 2015, ADCC 66kg in 2019). Jay Pages Jiu-Jitsu & MMA runs another long-established Tempe room. Team Megaton offers instruction from Wellington "Megaton" Dias — a 7th-degree coral belt under the Gracie Humaitá lineage.

Tucson's coverage runs through Carlson Gracie Tucson and other regional rooms.