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Learning jiu-jitsu in Hauts-de-Seine
This guide covers the 19 rooms of Hauts-de-Seine, the western crescent from Boulogne-Billancourt and Issy up to La Défense, Nanterre, and Clichy. Cross the Périphérique and the free trial comes back — and with it the suburbs' signature fence, residency pricing, at its sharpest in Courbevoie: the annual rate runs +50% without proof of local domicile. For someone just starting, the real question is not "which academy is best" but "which one fits me."
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BLR Jiu-Jitsu
Who this academy suits
The GFTeam room of the southern 92, with the credentials printed plainly: a 2nd-degree black belt who is a reigning IBJJF European champion and the CFJJB's head of refereeing, a Sunday fundamentals class open to all belts, and lunchtime no-gi twice a week. The year costs 300€ all-in (290€ for residents — a 10€ delta where neighboring towns charge up to +50%). The one hoop: trials and sign-ups both run through the MAAT app, so your first class starts with a request, not a walk-in
Why we say it: Affiliation, both professors' palmarès, the seven-session week, MAAT trial gating and the 290/300€ prices are all the club's own published copy (blrjj.com, read in full 2026-08-06)
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Your first visit
- Free trial
- 'Les inscriptions et les demandes de cours d'essai se font sur la plateforme MAAT' — both sign-ups and trial-class requests go through the MAAT app platform (scan the QR code on the site; the trial's price is unstated)
- Class schedule
- Seven sessions a week: Mon 20:30 gi · Tue 12:00 no-gi · Wed 20:30 gi · Thu 12:00 no-gi + 20:30 gi · Sat 11:30 gi · Sun 11:00 Fondamentaux (fundamentals, all belts) + 12:00 competition — the Sunday fundamentals class is the natural beginner entry point
Classes and cost
- Membership
- 300€ a year for all training — 290€ if you live in Bourg-la-Reine, a 10€ resident delta that is the gentlest residency pricing in these suburbs. Private lessons arranged directly with the professors
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- Complexe Sportif des Bas Coquarts, 8 avenue de Montrouge, 92340 Bourg-la-Reine (RER B; free parking)
- Instructors
- Kenji Sette-Matsushima — 2nd-degree black belt, 2023 IBJJF European champion (M1) and head of CFJJB refereeing — teaching alongside Reda Hamzaoui, 1st-degree black belt, #1 CFJJB black-belt ranking 2022 and IBJJF European champion 2023 & 2024
Grappling Gennevilliers (GGLL)
Who this academy suits
The strongest September door in the north-west suburbs: one free trial session per discipline, no conditions, all month — and behind it a club that publishes a first-year-specific BJJ program with dedicated beginner slots (Tuesday evening and Wednesday afternoon) on a belt-coded timetable. The season costs a flat 350€ whether you are a beginner or not. Two things to plan around: from October the trial becomes request-only, and BJJ classes require the club's own GGLL gi
Why we say it: The September window, first-year program, beginner slots, 350€ season price and GGLL-gi rule are all the club's own published copy (grappling-gennevilliers.com, fetched 2026-08-06)
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Your first visit
- Free trial
- One free trial session per discipline, no conditions attached, all through September ('1 séance d'essai offerte… sans condition tout le mois de septembre'); from October onward a trial must be requested through the club's form
- Class schedule
- A belt-coded public timetable with dedicated beginner slots: JJB Débutants Tuesday 19:00–20:30 (Gymnase Jean Guimier) and Wednesday 14:15–15:30 (Gymnase Céline Dumerc), plus beginner grappling Friday and Saturday — graded-belt classes are marked separately
Classes and cost
- Membership
- Adults 350€ for the September–June season (same price beginner or advanced), kids 200–300€ by age (the 9–15 grappling/JJB tier is 300€ with the gi included) — payable in three instalments, with CAF and PASS+ reimbursement mechanics spelled out. BJJ classes require the club's GGLL gi
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- Gymnase Jean Guimier, 33 avenue Lucette Mazalaigue, 92230 Gennevilliers (Quartier du Luth — some classes run at Gymnase Céline Dumerc)
Infinity La Défense
Who this academy suits
The free-trial door of the business district: a no-commitment 'cours d'essai gratuit' booked in two clicks on the network's own page, at the network's flagship centre a short walk from the La Défense towers. The Full-Infinity plan (91€/month + 41€ licence at sign-up, never before) also unlocks the Nanterre and Paris 7e rooms — useful if your week moves between office and city — and the centre publishes a dated summer regime instead of closing for August. Women and police/military get 10% off
Why we say it: Trial wording and pricing are the network's own pages (JS-widget wording at its 2026-08-02 capture; trial-room list, inscription copy and the dated summer regime re-confirmed on the 2026-08-06 fetches)
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Your first visit
- Free trial
- 'Cours d'essai gratuit' — a free trial class with no commitment ('Aucun engagement requis !'), booked through the network's own trial page: pick INFINITY – La Défense
Classes and cost
- Membership
- Full-Infinity plan 91€/month plus a 41€ CFJJB licence at sign-up (it never gates the trial) — 10% off for police/military and women; one Full-Infinity plan covers every class at all three clubs (La Défense, Nanterre, Paris 7e)
- Programs
- It runs through the summer: the network publishes a dated summer regime for this centre (30 June – 31 August 2026) — training continues through the August holidays. Exact class times are on the network's planning page
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- INFINITY Center, 57 Jardins Boieldieu, 92800 Puteaux (La Défense)
Infinity Nanterre Université
Who this academy suits
The campus room: Infinity's Nanterre centre trains inside the Université Paris Nanterre sports halls (bâtiment H omnisports / SUAPS), with a free no-commitment trial bookable on the network's own page. For a student or anyone living along the RER A west, it is the cheapest way into the network's three-room ecosystem — the Full-Infinity plan (91€/month + 41€ licence at sign-up) covers Nanterre, La Défense and Paris 7e alike, with 10% off for women and police/military
Why we say it: The campus venue prose, trial-selector presence and Full-Infinity coverage are the network's own pages (fetched 2026-08-06); trial wording and the 91€/41€ figures carry their 2026-08-02 JS-widget capture
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Your first visit
- Free trial
- 'Cours d'essai gratuit' — a free trial class with no commitment ('Aucun engagement requis !'), booked through the network's own trial page: pick INFINITY – Nanterre Université
Classes and cost
- Membership
- Full-Infinity plan 91€/month plus a 41€ CFJJB licence at sign-up (it never gates the trial) — 10% off for police/military and women; one plan covers all three clubs (Nanterre, La Défense, Paris 7e)
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- 200 avenue de la République, Nanterre — on the Université Paris Nanterre campus (bâtiment H omnisports / SUAPS)
MB Academy 92 / Randori Issy
Who this academy suits
The busiest published timetable in the south-west inner suburbs: six days of adult JJB and grappling under a 4th-degree black belt who is a state-certified coach, spread over four venues — including a Tuesday class inside Paris 16e, useful if you straddle the city line. The price is itemized to the euro (401€ all-in on the association's page, 410€ on the coach's — both printed) and a trial path exists via the site's COURS D'ESSAI menu, terms on request. Budget for the house rule: MB Academy-branded rashguard and kimono are obligatory
Why we say it: The six-day schedule, four venues, itemized pricing on both own sites, the trial nav and the branded-kit rule are all the clubs' own published copy (randori-issy.fr + mbacademy.org, checked 2026-08-06); the 401€/410€ discrepancy is quoted, not resolved
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Your first visit
- Free trial
- A trial path exists: the MB Academy site carries a 'COURS D'ESSAI' (trial class) menu item — its terms and price are not published as text, so ask when you book
- Class schedule
- Six days a week: Mon/Wed grappling 19:00 + JJB 20:00–21:30 · Tue 20:00–21:30 (at Dojo Jean Bouin, Paris 16e) · Thu 20:15–22:30 · Sat 14:00–16:00 · Sun 10:00–12:00 — kids Saturday 13:00–14:00
Classes and cost
- Membership
- Annual total 401€ on the association's page (350€ fee + 10€ entry + 41€ licence; new members add a 25€ sport passport, valid 8 years) — the coach site prints the same adhesion+licence formula at 410€, or 510€ with kimono. Mind the kit rule: rashguard and kimono must be MB Academy's own brand, ordered through the professor
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- Complexe sportif de la Source, 1 boulevard Rodin, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux (plus the Jules Guesde dojo, École des Chartreux — and the Tuesday class runs at Dojo Jean Bouin in Paris 16e)
- Instructors
- Jean-Louis Mbongo — 4th-degree black belt, state-certified coach (Diplômé d'État) and European champion — assisted by black belt Nilton Moreira de Pina
Raça Luta BJJ
Who this academy suits
The inner suburbs' lunchtime room: every class runs 12:15–13:30, Monday through Saturday, alternating gi BJJ weeks with luta livre weeks under a rare double black belt (4th degree BJJ, 3rd degree luta livre). The trial is insured through the venue, comfortable clothes are enough, and joining is possible any month of the year at flat 45–79€ monthly plans. A fit for someone who trains on a lunch break — and only then: there are no evening classes
Why we say it: Schedule, alternation pattern and prices are the club's own published copy (checked 2026-08-06); the trial policy, insurance wording and coach bio are the venue's own JJB page (checked 2026-08-06)
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Your first visit
- Free trial
- A trial class ('cours d'essai') runs through the venue: every Fushan Kwoon student is insured 'même pendant le cours d'essai' — even during the trial — comfortable clothing is enough, and enrolment is open all year. A federation licence is something your professor may ask for after joining; it never gates the trial
- Class schedule
- Mon–Sat 12:15–13:30 — gi BJJ weeks and luta livre weeks alternate, with free training daily. A lunchtime-only room
Classes and cost
- Membership
- Monthly plans: 45€ for one class a week, 65€ for two, 72€ for three, 79€ unlimited
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- Fushan Kwoon, 11 rue Ernest Laval, 92170 Vanves
- Instructors
- Christophe 'Pank' — 4th-degree BJJ black belt and 3rd-degree luta livre black belt (the venue's own bio calls the double black belt 'assez rare' — quite rare) — backed by a bench holding three more double black belts
Phone +33 6 62 30 45 17 (SMS only — the club) · +33 1 40 93 02 39 (the venue's reception, Mon–Fri 13:00–21:00) Website Naver Map Apple Maps
Section Clamart JJB
Who this academy suits
The cleanest free-trial door in the inner-west suburbs: the first class is free, shorts and a T-shirt are enough, and sign-ups run all year. Behind the trial sits a municipal-club price — 255€ for the season with the 46€ licence already inside it (+10% if you live outside Clamart) — and three IBJJF-certified black belts splitting five weekly sessions, including a midday no-gi class. A fit for a beginner who wants a no-risk first step and association-priced training
Why we say it: The free-trial banner, gear wording, bundled-licence price, +10% non-resident rate and the three-black-belt bench are all the section's own published copy (clamart-jjb.fr, pages stamped 2026-06, fetched 2026-08-06)
Schedule verified Pricing published Free trialPricing publishedNo-gi
Your first visit
- Free trial
- 'Premier cours d'essai gratuit !' — your first class is a free trial, and 'un short et un t-shirt suffisent': shorts and a T-shirt are enough for it. Sign-ups are open all year round
- Class schedule
- Five sessions a week: Monday (conditioning + gi JJB), Tuesday gi, Wednesday midday no-gi, Thursday gi and Sunday gi — split across the three salles; exact times are on the club's horaires page
Classes and cost
- Membership
- 2026-27 season fee 255€ (cadets through adults, born 2011 or earlier) with the 46€ federation licence included in the price — non-Clamart residents pay 10% more. Sign-up runs on the MonClub platform, and an incomplete file means no mat access until it's complete (Pass 92, Pass Sport and similar aids are deductible)
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- Gymnase du Petit Clamart, 56 rue de la Bourcillière, 92140 Clamart (classes also at Dojo du Fort, 56 rue de Fontenay, and Dojo du centre, 10 rue de Bièvres)
- Instructors
- Three IBJJF-certified black belts split the week: Wilhelm Röösli (also a 4th-degree judo black belt and luta livre black belt — Mon/Tue), Jamel Benchemam (Thu) and Jérôme Guitard (Sun)
Academies being verified
We are re-confirming the essentials: class schedules and trial mechanics. Each academy joins the full guide once its facts meet the bar.
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ACBB Judo & D.A. — jiu-jitsu section · Official siteLast checked: 2026-08-06
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Built By Kids (BbK) · Official siteDojo Monnet Debussy, 7 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 92360 Meudon-la-Forêt (classes also at L'Avant Seine and two rooms of Gymnase Georges Millandy) · Adults: 450€/year for every BbK Meudon class (500€ adding Igny), 320€ for JJB+grappling, 290€ single discipline — every tier with the CFJJB licence included (gear excluded); kids 200–330€, sibling discount 10%. No trial price is publishedLast checked: 2026-08-06
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C.O.M.B. Bagneux — lutte & jiu-jitsu section · Official siteDojo Olivier-Pierre Goin, 92220 Bagneux — the club publishes the venue name; no street address is printed on its site · 2026-27 season fee: 340€ all categories, +20€ if you live outside Bagneux. An annual medical certificate is obligatory for combat sports, and sign-up runs online via MonClubLast checked: 2026-08-06
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Estrela Jjb
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Fighting Beat
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Infinity Nanterre Picasso (Dojo France Judo) · Official siteDojo France Judo, 140 rue Salvador Allende, 92000 NanterreLast checked: 2026-08-06
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KFBC Clichy (Kick et Full Boxing Club) · Official siteGymnase Léo Lagrange, 13 rue Bardin, 92110 Clichy · The mat program here is branded 'Grappling & Luta livre' by the club itself — the word 'jiu-jitsu' appears nowhere on its own site, so expect a no-gi/luta-livre register rather than a gi BJJ curriculum · Adults 360€/year (men) and 280€/year (women), kids 260–270€, payable in three instalments — as posted for the September 2025 – June 2026 season (the 2026-27 sheet had not flipped yet when checked)Last checked: 2026-08-06
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Kodokan Club Courbevoie (KCC) — Brazilian jiu-jitsu · Official siteCentre Omnisports du Dr Jean Blot (Salle Marc Alexandre), 21 rue Pierre Brossolette, 92400 Courbevoie (the Saturday class runs at Gymnase Jean de La Bruyère, 14 chemin des Écoliers) · Hakim Djabali — professor of judo and BJJ: IBJJF world champion at blue and purple belt, multiple French JJB champion (CFJJB), European Ne-Waza champion (FFJDA) — the professor of the September-launching program · A brand-new program: 'NOUVELLE DISCIPLINE — the KCC offers Brazilian jiu-jitsu from the 2026-27 season' — classes have not started yet; la reprise is Tuesday 8 September 2026. Planned times: Tue & Thu 20:00–21:30 plus Sat 12:30–14:00, from age 12 in a single Minimes-to-Seniors band. Sign-ups are being taken now for the September start · 2026-27 sign-up: 43€ registration + 46€ JJB licence + the annual fee — 246€ for three classes a week if you live in Courbevoie, 369€ if you don't (the +50% non-resident rate; the resident price requires proof of Courbevoie domicile). The Saturday-only track is 170€/255€. New adult members need a medical certificate under six months old mentioning competition practice, and the completed file must be handed to the secretariat in person — postal and email files are refusedLast checked: 2026-08-06
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Negev Academy · Official siteCorner of rue Marius Aufan and rue Louis Rouquier, 92300 Levallois-Perret · Jean-Michel Lanternier — BJJ black belt, CFJJB French champion 2019/2020 (Master, black belt, pesado) — heading a published bench of 13 named instructors, most of them black beltsLast checked: 2026-08-06
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Sport Universel Robinson · Official siteLast checked: 2026-08-06
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Sport Universel — Châtenay-Malabry · Official siteSix programs published in text: BJJ, a women-only BJJ section (from 14 — 'Les débutantes sont les bienvenues': beginners welcome), kids BJJ from age 4, grappling, MMA and a competition groupLast checked: 2026-08-06
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Z-Team Boulogne · Official site1674 allée du Vieux Pont de Sèvres, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt (the Espace Forum building) · 'Tous niveaux. Kids, adultes & féminines' — all levels, kids, adults and women, in the club's own wordsLast checked: 2026-08-06
I'm a complete beginner. Can I just show up?
It differs by academy. Entries show where a fundamentals program and first-visit process are verified. For the rest, check with the academy before visiting. For what a first class actually feels like, see the beginner posts on our blog.