BJJ Academies in Tennessee.

Tennessee's BJJ scene runs across Nashville, Knoxville, and the Tri-Cities region.

Renzo Gracie Nashville operates academies in Brentwood and Belle Meade, led by Professor Shawn Williams — a 5th-degree black belt under Master Renzo Gracie. Tennessee Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy is a BJJ and MMA school in Spring Hill (Williamson and Maury counties).

In the Knoxville area, Lucas Lepri Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu carries the multiple-time IBJJF World Champion Lucas Lepri's lineage. Seymour BJJ runs near Knoxville. Farragut BJJ at the Knoxville Academy of Martial Arts covers Knoxville's western suburbs. FITBJJ runs locations across Maryville, Alcoa, Knoxville, and Lenoir City.

In Northeast Tennessee, Absolute Jiu-Jitsu is described as the oldest and largest BJJ and Muay Thai academy in the Tri-Cities region.