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Learning jiu-jitsu in Medellín
Medellín is the guide's eighth Spanish-language city — and one where the doors open wide: two full guides and four roll records. MMA Colombia on the Guayabal side of the south prints everything before a visitor asks — a server-text weekly grid from 05.00 under «abrimos todos los días», full COP prices, «Clase Gratis» in the standing menu, and a plan no other room in this corpus prints: «TURISTA — PARA VIAJEROS», one week, all classes, $ 180.000. Gracie Colombia in El Poblado is the roll's largest room in the metro (111 members), keeps «AGENDAR CLASE DE PRUEBA» in its menu bar and names head coach Kevin Cuervo Viera — whom the search surface records as a nephew of the Gracie brothers Renzo, Ralph and Ryan. Beside them, the roll's records: Gracie Barra Colombia on the Envigado-side block — whose printed phone is byte-identical to GB Ecuador's in Quito, the cross-border link the registry itself draws — ATLAB behind a client-rendered shell, the Nagaishi team of Checkmat Colombia behind a decayed domain, and Sucuri in Envigado, the metro's own separate municipality. For someone just starting, the real question is not "which academy is best" but "which one fits me."
Map
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Gracie Colombia
Who this academy suits
The metro's largest room on the roll — and it answers the first-visit question in its own menu bar: Gracie Colombia in El Poblado (Carrera 43B #8 Sur 11 by the roll; 111 members, the biggest count in the metro) keeps «AGENDAR CLASE DE PRUEBA» as a standing nav item with its own page, phone and email printed. The team section names the head coach — Kevin Cuervo Viera, whom the search surface (unfetched) records as a nephew of the Gracie brothers Renzo, Ralph and Ryan — plus a second sede in San Lucas through its own professor's title. Programs print in server text; the schedule lives in a booking widget, and prices are a question for the printed phone
Why we say it: graciecolombia.com home + /programas + /horario + /agendar-clase + /contacto, read 2026-08-31 — the register, team roles, sede naming and programs are the site's own published content, quoted verbatim (the BJJLINK footer's phone-glued address recorded as a platform defect); the AJP roll (club/1982) seats the 111-member count and the Carrera 43B street
Schedule verified
Your first visit
- Free trial
- A trial class — «AGENDAR CLASE DE PRUEBA» as the site's standing nav item, booked through the printed phone and email
- Class schedule
- Programs publish as server text (/programas — adults, kids and more); the schedule page serves a booking widget, not a server-text grid
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- Carrera 43B #8 Sur 11 (per the roll), El Poblado, Medellín
- Instructors
- Head coach Kevin Cuervo Viera — with Santiago Mora Capillo as the San Lucas sede's professor and two more professors listed (per the site itself)
MMA Colombia
Who this academy suits
The door built for a visitor before they ask: MMA Colombia, at Carrera 50E #10 Sur 173 on the Guayabal side of south Medellín (Rionegro branch separate), prints everything — a server-text weekly grid with Jiu Jitsu, Kids and Teens tabs from 05.00 under «abrimos todos los días», full COP prices, and two registers side by side: «Clase Gratis» as a standing menu item with its own booking page, and a plan no other room in this corpus prints — «TURISTA — PARA VIAJEROS»: one week, all classes, $ 180.000 COP. The roll cross-confirms the street
Why we say it: mmacolombia.com.co home + /clases + /horarios-medellin + /planes-medellin + /clase-gratis-mma-colombia, read 2026-08-31 — the grid, the plans, both register bytes and the per-branch seats are the club's own published server text, quoted verbatim; the AJP roll (club/7114) cross-confirms the Medellín street
Schedule verified Pricing published
Your first visit
- Free trial
- A free class — «Clase Gratis» as a standing nav item, booked on its own page («Agendar clase gratis») per branch
- Class schedule
- The weekly grid publishes as server text — Jiu Jitsu, Kids, Teens, MMA, Muay Thai and Boxing tabs, hours from 05.00, Monday to Sunday («open every day, holidays included» by the site's own line)
Classes and cost
- Membership
- Prices printed (COP) — full month $ 320.000 · mornings $ 245.000 · 12-entry pass $ 300.000 · kids $ 250.000 · and the traveler's plan: «TURISTA», one week, $ 180.000
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- Carrera 50E #10 Sur 173, Medellín (Rionegro branch separate)
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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Alessandro Nagaishi TeamCalle 42 #70-117, LaurelesLast checked: 2026-08-31
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AtlabCarrera 32 #2 Sur 47, El PobladoLast checked: 2026-08-31
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Gracie Barra ColombiaCarrera 43A #34 Sur 31 (Envigado side)Last checked: 2026-08-31
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Sucuri Jiu JitsuCra. 43A #49 Sur 17, EnvigadoLast checked: 2026-08-31
Frequently asked questions
Which academies in Medellín offer a free trial?
MMA Colombia: A free class — «Clase Gratis» as a standing nav item, booked on its own page («Agendar clase gratis») per branch
How do I book a trial class?
It differs by academy. Where we could verify the booking method, it is listed under "Your first visit" in that academy's entry; otherwise, asking through the academy's official channel is the most reliable route.
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.