105 BJJ Academies in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles is one of the deepest and most important BJJ cities in the world. The Machado lineage has been here for decades — Chuck Norris helped the Machado brothers open their first US academy in a Tarzana shopping center he owned, and Jean Jacques Machado (8th-degree coral belt) still teaches daily at his San Fernando Valley HQ at 18750 Oxnard St in Tarzana.
The city is also the birthplace of 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu. Eddie Bravo — a 3rd-degree black belt under Jean Jacques Machado — opened his first 10th Planet school in Los Angeles in 2003, the same year he submitted Royler Gracie at ADCC. The 10th Planet HQ sits at 1314 S Grand Ave in Downtown LA. Bravo's no-gi, leg-lock-heavy system has spread across the world but the original room is still here.
Renzo Gracie has two LA locations: Renzo Gracie Los Angeles at 5121 Sunset Blvd in East Hollywood, and a second academy in East Los Angeles. Across the metro, a wide spread of independent rooms and major-team affiliates round out the scene.
Long Beach (about 25 miles south of Downtown LA) is also worth knowing about: the Walter Pyramid hosts the IBJJF World Championship most years, and the lead-up to Worlds turns the LA-area open mats into some of the highest-level rolling on earth.
Practical tips: traffic in LA is famously bad, so plan around the gym you're targeting rather than gym-hopping. The climate is mild year-round and English is universal. Drop-in pricing varies by academy — ask the gym directly. If you're a competitor, time your trip around Worlds week (typically late May / early June).
10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Downtown Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Van Nuys
Los Angeles, California
10th Planet Jiu Jitsu - West LA
Los Angeles, California
360 Self Defense Academy
Los Angeles, California
Academy Of Martial Science
Los Angeles, California
Alliance Jiu Jitsu San Fernando Valley
Los Angeles, California
All In Academy LA
Los Angeles, California
Alonzo Martial Arts
Los Angeles, California
A-Side Jiu Jitsu and Fitness, LLC
Los Angeles, California
AUTORE BJJ
Los Angeles, California
BAZA JIU JITSU
Los Angeles, California
Beverly Hills Jiu-Jitsu Club
Los Angeles, California
Bowman's Killer Bees Dojo
Los Angeles, California
Boyle Heights Jiu Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club
Los Angeles, California
Breakdown Academy
Los Angeles, California
Califa Jiu Jitsu CLA Training
Los Angeles, California
Capoeira Savana Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Checkmat Hollywood
Los Angeles, California
CJJF SANTA MONICA, CA
Los Angeles, California
Cobrinha Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Fitness
Los Angeles, California
Cobrinha Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu North Hollywood
Los Angeles, California
Common Ground Jiu Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Cosmic Training Center Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Dartanian Jiu-Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Delta Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Dynamix MMA
Los Angeles, California
Eagle Rock Jiu-Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
East LA Jiu-Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Eastside Jiu-Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Fight Factory MMA
Los Angeles, California
Fight Science MMA
Los Angeles, California
Flow State Jiu-Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Forge Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Los Angeles, California
Forj LA
Los Angeles, California
Frogtown Jiu–Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Gomez Jiu-Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Gracie Barra Glendale
Los Angeles, California
Gracie Barra La Cañada Flintridge Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Gracie Barra Northridge Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Self Defense
Los Angeles, California
Gracie Barra Studio City
Los Angeles, California
Gracie Jiu Jitsu Beverly Hills
Los Angeles, California
Gracie University of Jiu-Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
GROUNDWORKS Jiu Jitsu Academy
Los Angeles, California
Hayastan MMA Academy
Los Angeles, California
H. HapKiDo Mission Systems
Los Angeles, California
Highland Park Fight Club
Los Angeles, California
House of Champions Academy of Martial Arts
Los Angeles, California
Jiu-Jitsu Kaizen
Los Angeles, California
Jiu-Jitsu Prime Club
Los Angeles, California
Jiu jitsu Studio
Los Angeles, California
Kaizen Academy
Los Angeles, California
Kaizen Academy
Los Angeles, California
KATA JIU JITSU
Los Angeles, California
LA Tenri Judo Dojo
Los Angeles, California
Legacy Glendale
Los Angeles, California
Legacy Jiu-Jitsu West Adams
Los Angeles, California
Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Culver City
Los Angeles, California
Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Studio City
Los Angeles, California
Like Water Jiu Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Lions Fight Club
Los Angeles, California
Logic Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Pasadena
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Jiu Jitsu Academy
Los Angeles, California
MatSpace Jiu Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
MCBJJ - Marcelo Cavalcanti Brazilian Jiu-JItsu
Los Angeles, California
Meraki
Los Angeles, California
Mission Hills Martial Arts
Los Angeles, California
MRG MMA
Los Angeles, California
New Ground Jiu Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
NoHo MMA
Los Angeles, California
Ocean Grown Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
OLYMP FIGHT CLUB N.HOLLYWOOD
Los Angeles, California
Omni Jiu Jitsu Academy
Los Angeles, California
PANTHER Martial Arts in peron & virtual
Los Angeles, California
Pedigo Submission Fighting Los Angeles - Jiu Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Phenom Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Mixed Martial Arts
Los Angeles, California
PKG Martial Arts Academy
Los Angeles, California
Quest Martial Arts - Van Nuys
Los Angeles, California
Renzo Gracie East Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Renzo Gracie Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Revolution Martial Arts & Jiu Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Rey Diogo Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Rhalan Gracie Academy of Jiu Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Rise Athletics LA: Best HIIT, MMA & Kickboxing Classes in Los Angeles CA
Los Angeles, California
School of Martial Arts-West LA
Los Angeles, California
Selva Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts
Los Angeles, California
Sparta Academy
Los Angeles, California
Steps Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
STREET SPORTS JIU-JITSU
Los Angeles, California
Studio 93 Jiu Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Subconscious BJJ
Los Angeles, California
Tao of Jiu Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
The Coop BJJ
Los Angeles, California
The Yard Muay Thai
Los Angeles, California
TOTAL JIU-JITSU LA
Los Angeles, California
UPRISE MMA
Los Angeles, California
Valley Martial Arts Center
Los Angeles, California
Victory Martial Arts - Encino
Los Angeles, California
Waves Jiu Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Werdum Training Center
Los Angeles, California
West La Jiu Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
West Los Jiu Jitsu & Boxing
Los Angeles, California
Won Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Los Angeles, California
Zenki Dojo
Los Angeles, California
Tournaments and seminars in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Convention Center- South Hall G · Los Angeles, California
North American Grappling Association (NAGA) Gi and No-Gi grappling tournament with divisions for all ages, belt ranks, and skill levels, at Los Angeles Convention Center- South Hall G in Los Angeles, California.
Open mats in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles, California
Weekly Thursday 7am gi open mat at Frogtown Jiu-Jitsu: informal supervised training (roll, spar, drill; no formal class). Adult sessions at Frogtown run one hour.
Thursday open mat details →Los Angeles, California
Weekly Thursday open mat hour at Jiu Jitsu Studio on Melrose Ave, directly after the evening class.
Thursday open mat details →Los Angeles, California
Weekly Thursday night open mat (sparring time) at Kron Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy LAX.
Thursday open mat details →Friday
Los Angeles, California
Weekly Friday lunchtime open mat (sparring time) at Kron Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy LAX, directly after the 11am all-levels class.
Friday open mat details →Los Angeles, California
Weekly Friday no-gi open mat on the Califa Jiu Jitsu schedule. The gym posts schedule updates on its Instagram. End time not published.
Friday open mat details →Los Angeles, California
Weekly Friday 7pm open mat (gi & no-gi) at Frogtown Jiu-Jitsu: informal supervised training (roll, spar, drill; no formal class).
Friday open mat details →Los Angeles, California
Weekly Friday open mat hour in the adult jiu-jitsu program at Valley Martial Arts Center in Sherman Oaks. Visitors welcome per the gym: first class free, $35 per class after.
Friday open mat details →Los Angeles, California
Weekly Friday evening open mat at MatSpace Jiu Jitsu in North Hollywood, directly after the evening no-gi class.
Friday open mat details →More mats around California.
East Los Angeles
Monterey Park
Bell
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Glendale
Montebello
Beverly Hills
Inglewood
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