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Learning jiu-jitsu in Los Angeles

Los Angeles is where modern jiu-jitsu put down its American roots, and it is far too big for one guide. We cover it area by area. Each area gets the same treatment: verified facts per academy, no rankings, and the evidence behind every claim.

What a first visit costs in Los Angeles

Of the 67 academies this guide covers, 49 print a free first class with no condition, 6 a free one with a condition, 5 print a price for it, 5 say to book and find out, 1 publish enrolment or enquiry details without a trial offer, and 1 have no readable first-visit terms.

The printed first-visit prices run from $15 to $100, for example:

10 academies print a standard adult monthly rate: the median is $179.5, the lowest $119, the highest $350.

The median printed drop-in is $40, from 9 academies.

Conditions the pages state

  • AOJ Mission Viejo (Art of Jiu Jitsu): The free trial class is for verified Orange County residents; non-residents must buy a guest pass
  • Art of Jiu Jitsu (AOJ) Costa Mesa: The free trial is restricted to verified Orange County residents; short-term stays do not qualify, and non-residents must buy a guest pass (one day 100 dollars, one week 350 dollars, one month 600 dollars)
  • Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Huntington Beach: A 10 day free trial books online with a refundable deposit (140 dollars adults, 90 dollars kids) and a money-back guarantee; the first visit is a skills assessment class

Ask before you go

  • Is the first class free for a visitor, or only for someone who intends to join?
  • Is a gi lent for the first class, and what does one cost to buy?
  • What does a month cost without a contract, and is there a joining fee?

Figures from version 2026-09-05 of the first-visit study; the study explains the method and links to the academy sources. The first-visit study, city by city · What jiu-jitsu costs per month · the printable first-visit kit

The areas

  • Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley 27 academies

    Gracie Barra Pasadena, 10th Planet, a Gracie University Combatives room, and the valley's own academies.

  • South Bay 31 academies

    Torrance is where the Gracie family put down its American roots. Redondo and Hermosa train deep too.

  • Westside 18 academies

    Santa Monica, Venice, and West LA, home to some of the sport's most storied competition rooms.

  • Downtown and the Eastside 10 academies

    Downtown, Echo Park, and the Eastside, including 10th Planet's headquarters.

  • San Fernando Valley 24 academies

    Burbank, Van Nuys, Woodland Hills, and the valley in between.

  • Long Beach 11 academies

    Long Beach and the harbor cities.

  • Orange County 56 academies

    Irvine, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach. A jiu-jitsu region of its own.

Open mats in Los Angeles

Rooms whose published schedule prints an open mat, each with the complete recorded summary of that schedule, its source and the date it was read. What an open mat is, and what a beginner does with one

South Bay

  • 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Torrance The class-schedule page now publishes a full timetable image with exact times: Beginner at 6:30 PM Mon to Thu, 6 AM Tue/Thu, 11 AM Wed and 11:30 AM Sat; All Levels 7:45 PM Mon/Wed; open mats Tue 9:30 PM, Wed 8:45 PM and Sat 12:30 PM (open to all schools); Friday 7 PM pro session by invitation; Sunday closed; kids Mon/Wed/Sat source · 2026-09-03
  • Ethos Jiu-Jitsu South Bay Adults and teens train Mon/Wed/Fri at noon (Wednesday no-gi) and Mon-Thu 6 PM (Thursday no-gi), with a Saturday 9:30 AM open mat; kids run in two age bands on weekday afternoons source · 2026-09-02
  • Inspirit Jiu Jitsu Adult classes run Tue/Thu 7 AM and 12:15 PM, Mon-Thu 6 and 7 PM, with 9 AM comp training Mon/Wed/Fri, a Saturday 11:30 AM all-levels block, and Sunday open mat; kids classes run daily by age group source · 2026-09-02
  • Premier Jiu-Jitsu Academy Fundamentals classes, marked no experience necessary, run Monday 6 PM and Tuesday and Thursday 7 PM; advanced gi Tuesday and Thursday 6 PM, takedowns Wednesday, a Saturday noon open mat open to non-members; kids Monday to Thursday source · 2026-09-02
  • Torse House Adult classes run weekdays at 6 AM, 10:30 AM sparring, noon, and 6 and 7 PM, with a Friday evening open mat and Saturday morning alternating gi and no-gi; kids train weekday afternoons and Saturday morning; the dress code is white or black gis only source · 2026-09-02
  • XTMA Studio Jiu-jitsu classes run Monday 7:30 PM (gi), Tue/Thu 6:30 PM, and Saturday 9 AM (gi) with a 10 AM open mat source · 2026-09-01

Westside

  • Gracie Originals Jiu-Jitsu Adult classes run at the Santa Monica room: gi Mon, Tue, and Thu at noon and 6 PM with open mats after, advanced no-gi Wed and Fri at noon, and a Saturday noon open mat. The Venice page lists kids classes only. Closed Sunday source · 2026-09-01
  • Ocean Grown BJJ The homepage now prints the schedule as text: gi Tue, Wed and Fri 6 AM and Tue 6 PM; no-gi Thu 6 AM and 6 PM and Sun 10 AM; open mat Sat 10 AM; eight sessions a week, no Monday; arrive 15 minutes early in athletic clothing without zippers or pockets source · 2026-09-03
  • Street Sports Jiu-Jitsu Fundamentals and drilling run four times a week (Mon and Wed 5:30 PM gi, Tue noon no-gi, Thu noon gi), with 7 AM classes Tue to Thu, daily noon classes, Saturday adult classes, and a Sunday open mat source · 2026-09-02

Downtown and the Eastside

  • Frogtown Jiu-Jitsu A leveled program: Level 1 beginner classes run Mon 7 AM and 7 PM, Tue and Thu 6 PM no-gi, Wed 6 PM, and Sat 10 AM no-gi, with kids weekday afternoons and four weekly open mats source · 2026-09-01

San Fernando Valley

  • 10th Planet Burbank Adult classes morning, late morning, and evening: all levels Mon/Wed/Fri 6:30 AM and evenings, beginner and intermediate Tue to Thu 11 AM, dedicated beginner classes Tue and Thu 8 PM, open mat Sunday noon source · 2026-09-01
  • Forge Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy Adult classes at 6 AM Monday to Thursday and at noon and 6:30 PM Monday to Friday, with gi and no-gi varying by session, with open mat weeknights at 8 PM and Sunday noon, and kids at 5:30 PM source · 2026-09-01
  • Renzo Gracie Evolution Gi fundamentals Mon and Wed at 7 AM; noon BJJ Mon–Thu (gi Mon/Wed, no-gi Tue/Thu); evening gi Tue/Thu 7:30 PM; Saturday no-gi at 10 AM. Friday noon gi and Saturday BJJ open mat at 11:30 AM appear in the schedule's list but not its grid; confirm those sessions source · 2026-09-23

Long Beach

Orange County

  • 10th Planet Mission Viejo All-levels no-gi runs morning, noon, and evening on weekdays; fundamentals holds Mon/Wed 7:30 PM and Tue/Thu late-morning slots; a 6 week beginners course starts July 29, and Sunday has a free community open mat source · 2026-09-01
  • Neiman Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy Adult classes run Mon-Thu 6 PM (Thursday is the advanced class, four stripes and up) with fundamentals Tuesday and Thursday 5:10 PM; no-gi holds Tuesday evening, Wednesday morning and Saturday morning; Friday evening is a members-only gi open mat; sparring is optional after class source · 2026-09-02

A schedule is what the page printed on the day it was read. The academy's card carries the visitor and price facts recorded for it; where admission to an open mat, or its cost, is not published, ask the academy.

Women's classes in Los Angeles

Rooms whose published schedule or programme page prints a women's or women-only class, each with the complete recorded summary of that fact, its source and the date it was read. What academies publish for women, and what to ask before a first class

Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley

South Bay

Westside

Orange County

A summary records what the page printed on the day it was read. Whether a class is women-only or mixed, and who may join, is in the summary where the academy publishes it; visitor and price facts are on the academy's card; where something is not published, ask the academy.

What a first class costs, city by city: the study