Learning jiu-jitsu on the West and Northwest sides

The Brazil-021 home room, at 2643 W Chicago Ave on the second floor, with the founders' names on the page — «Professor Andre "Negão" Terencio and Professor Hannette Staack» — and a day-column table that puts an «Adults Beginners» class in front of a first-timer nearly every day: 6:30 AM on Tuesday and Thursday (gi), 6:30 PM on Monday and Wednesday (gi) and Friday (no-gi), with «Adults All Levels (Gi)» on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The first class is free in the site's own words — «TRY A FREE JIU JITSU CLASS» — and the site itself points you to the Blue Line's Chicago or Division stop and the #66 bus. Prices do not print; the schedule is «dynamic and is subject to change», so confirm the slot before you go

Why we say it: The day-column table, the free-class lines, the leads' names and the address are the academy's own site content, rendered in a browser 2026-09-03 (the host refuses the plain fetcher); the address is cross-checked by the Jiu-Jitsu Authority roll

For the early riser: a 6:30–7:30 AM adult class every weekday in the printed table, with the beginner band on Tuesday and Thursday and an 8:00 AM no-gi class on Saturday

Why we say it: Counted from the own-site schedule table rendered 2026-09-03

Portage Park's door for a first week: North Side Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at 3649 N Central Ave runs a beginner band at 6:15 PM every weekday but Friday — «Gi Adults (fundamentals and beginner friendly)» on Monday and Wednesday, «NO-GI Beginners» on Tuesday and Thursday — each followed by an all-levels or intermediate hour and a live-sparring hour you can sit out, plus a two-hour daytime class three mornings a week and a Sunday gi-and-no-gi open mat from 10:00 to noon. The first class is free in the site's own words, «Book a FREE Class!». The grid is a widget, read in a browser; prices do not print

Why we say it: The day grid (browser read of /schedule), the free-class lines, the hours block and the address are the academy's own site content, read 2026-09-03; the address is cross-checked by the Jiu-Jitsu Authority roll

For the visitor with weekday mornings free: a two-hour adult class at 10:30 AM on Monday (gi), Wednesday and Friday (no-gi), in the printed grid

Why we say it: Counted from the /schedule grid read in a browser 2026-09-03

West Town's plainest door for a first week: Taylor Biagi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at 1654 W Chicago Ave prints its whole week as text — an «All-Levels» class at 11:30 AM every weekday (gi on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, no-gi on Tuesday and Thursday), a «Gi Fundamentals» slot at 6:15 PM on Monday and Friday in front of the evening class, no-gi on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, a Saturday no-gi fundamentals class at 11:00 and a Sunday open mat from noon to 2:00 — and offers the first visit as a free trial in its own words, «Grab your free trial for jiu jitsu near you». Prices do not print; ask when you book

Why we say it: The seven-day grid, the free-trial line and the address are the academy's own published site content, fetched 2026-09-03; the address is cross-checked by the bjjgyms.net roll

For the visitor free in the middle of the day: a 90-minute «All-Levels» class at 11:30 AM on all five weekdays, alternating gi and no-gi, in the printed grid — the widest daytime run in this area

Why we say it: Counted from the own-site text grid fetched 2026-09-03

A family room with the strongest first-visit register in this area: Vianna Brothers at 2128 N Milwaukee Ave offers «Sign Up For a free week» in its own words — a week, not a class — under a named head instructor, «Daniel Vianna - Head Instructor». What prints for times is an hours block rather than a grid: weekday classes between 6 AM and 8:30 PM, a Saturday morning kids block with a gi open mat, and a Sunday no-gi open mat from 10:00 to 11:30, with the full schedule behind a link this pass did not read — so confirm the class you want before the first visit. Prices do not print

Why we say it: The free-week line, the head-instructor line, the hours blocks and the footer address are the academy's own site content, fetched 2026-09-03; the address is cross-checked by the Jiu-Jitsu Authority roll