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Where to train jiu-jitsu

We cover jiu-jitsu city by city, and each city area by area. Every academy gets the same treatment: verified facts, no rankings, and the evidence behind every claim. Pick a place to begin.

United States

  • Los Angeles 169 academies · 7 areas

    Where modern jiu-jitsu put down its American roots, from the South Bay out to Orange County.

Korea

  • Seoul 86 academies · 6 areas

    Korea's deepest scene, area by area on both sides of the Han.

  • Busan 33 academies

    Korea's port city, gathered into a single guide.

Japan

  • Tokyo 116 academies · 7 areas

    Where jiu-jitsu first took root in Japan, from Shibuya out to the end of the Chuo line.