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Learning jiu-jitsu in Chicago

Chicago is the guide's fourth US-depth city, four areas along the lake and the L: the Loop and the near west and south sides, the North Side from Lincoln Park to Lincoln Square, the west and northwest from West Town out to Portage Park, and a south side recorded around one open door. No Illinois roll prints addresses; three directories do, and the doors print their own facts. Valko BJJ prints «Your first class is always free» and «$150.00 every month»; Downtown Jiu Jitsu Club prints «Single Class Drop-In: $35» and a «7-Day Guest Pass: $75»; Chicago MMA prints the paid register, «7 days. $49. Unlimited classes for one week.»; the Chicago School of Grappling prints «GET 7 DAYS FREE» and «We do not allow walk ins»; Redzovic, Supreme, Renzo Gracie, Taylor Biagi, Brazil-021 and North Side BJJ print a free intro or trial class; Vianna Brothers print a free week; Southside Jiu Jitsu Club prints «Book A Free Intro» and speaks to the visitor with «Visiting? Drop In». Prices are the weak byte citywide: only four doors print an amount. Three WordPress hosts refuse this research's fetcher but render in a browser, so they are read there. For someone starting out, the real question is not «which gym is the best» but «which one fits me»; this guide exists to answer that.

The areas

  • The Loop and near sides 9 academies

    Downtown Jiu Jitsu Club's printed «Single Class Drop-In: $35» and «7-Day Guest Pass: $75», Valko's «Your first class is always free», Chicago MMA's paid «7 days. $49», and the Chicago School of Grappling's free week.

  • The North Side 8 academies

    Redzovic, Supreme and Renzo Gracie with free intro classes and text grids from Lincoln Park to Lincoln Square, Chicago MMA's paid week, Lakeside's printed «$ 160.00 / Month», and Valko's studio with a free trial.

  • West and Northwest 12 academies

    Taylor Biagi, Brazil-021 and North Side BJJ with free classes from West Town to Portage Park, Vianna Brothers' free week, and 10th Planet, Movimento and the Carlson Gracie headquarters recorded with their grids and no trial byte.

  • The South Side 4 academies

    Southside Jiu Jitsu Club on East 63rd with «Book A Free Intro», a full text grid and the visitor line «Visiting? Drop In»; the rest of the south side recorded from the directories.