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Learning jiu-jitsu in Montreal

Montreal is the guide's second Canadian city and the French-language anchor for North America — and the corpus's first French register byte comes from here: Tristar Gym Île-Ouest at 2060 Transcanada, Dorval prints «ESSAI GRATUIT» as its home page's standing call. Downtown at 680 Rue St-Catherine Ouest, BTT Canada — Brazilian Top Team's Canadian arm — prints both branches with streets and phones in server text, per-branch Horaires in the nav, and a Friday-evening women's gi class in its own words. Thirteen recorded rooms stand beside them: this metro holds the corpus's densest Gracie Barra cluster outside California (nine rooms, Saint-Henri through Laval, Brossard and Kirkland), 10th Planet in Verdun, two rooms on the Carlson registry (Brigada and Gravité), and the famous Tristar itself — Firas Zahabi's gym, Georges St-Pierre's home by the public record — whose own site serves only a client-rendered shell, recorded honestly. For someone just starting, the real question is not "which academy is best" but "which one fits me."

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BTT Canada

Who this academy suits

The team house downtown: BTT Canada at 680 Rue St-Catherine Ouest — Brazilian Top Team's Canadian arm by its own name — prints both branches with streets and phones in server text (Saint-Hubert across the river), keeps per-branch Horaires pages in the nav, and its news stream shows the room's texture: a women's gi class on Friday evenings, taught by Juliana, printed in its own words. No trial byte prints — the phones are the door

Why we say it: bttcanada.ca home + /emplacements/montreal/ + /emplacements/saint-hubert/, read 2026-08-31 — the masthead, both streets, both phones, the Horaires nav and the women's-class news line are the team's own published server text, quoted verbatim

Schedule verified

Your first visit

Class schedule
Per-branch Horaires pages stand in the nav; the news stream prints a women's gi class (Fridays 18:00, taught by Juliana)

Location, instructors, contact

Address
680 Rue St-Catherine Ouest, downtown Montréal (Saint-Hubert branch separate)

Phone 438-381-4981 (Montréal branch) Naver Map Apple Maps

Compiled from the academy's public materials; we have not yet visited in person. Last checked: 2026-08-31. Spot something wrong? Tell us. We review every correction and log the change.

Tristar Gym Île-Ouest

Who this academy suits

The West Island door that opens in French: Tristar Gym Île-Ouest at 2060 Transcanada, Dorval prints «ESSAI GRATUIT» as its home page's standing call — the first free-trial byte this guide has recorded in French — with an Horaire page and private lessons in the nav and a text-or-call line (514-574-3231) on the schedule itself. Memberships live behind the Abonnements page; ask when you book

Why we say it: tristargymwestisland.com home + /pages/schedule-1, read 2026-08-31 — the «ESSAI GRATUIT» call, the Location block's street, the phone line and the nav are the gym's own published server text, quoted verbatim

Schedule verified

Your first visit

Free trial
A free trial — «ESSAI GRATUIT», the home page's own standing call with its own button
Class schedule
A standing Horaire page (privates beside it); the program menu prints on the home

Location, instructors, contact

Address
2060 Transcanada, Dorval (the West Island)

Phone 514-574-3231 (text or call) Naver Map Apple Maps

Compiled from the academy's public materials; we have not yet visited in person. Last checked: 2026-08-31. Spot something wrong? Tell us. We review every correction and log the change.

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.

  • 10p Montreal
    4012-B Wellington, Verdun
    Last checked: 2026-08-31
  • Carlson Gracie Brigada
    2100 Ontario St E, Montreal
    Last checked: 2026-08-31
  • Carlson Gracie Gravite
    275 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal
    Last checked: 2026-08-31
  • GB Boucherville Ca
    540 Rue D'Avaugour, Boucherville
    Last checked: 2026-08-31
  • GB Brossard Ca
    7565 Taschereau Blvd, Brossard
    Last checked: 2026-08-31
  • GB Kirkland Can Ca
    16751 Boul. Hymus, Kirkland
    Last checked: 2026-08-31
  • GB Laval Ca
    3625 Curé-Labelle, Laval
    Last checked: 2026-08-31
  • GB Montreal Ca
    3975 Notre-Dame St W, Saint-Henri
    Last checked: 2026-08-31
  • GB Montreal Ouest Ca
    14c Westminster Ave N, Montreal West
    Last checked: 2026-08-31
  • GB Saint Constant Ca
    210 Rue Sainte-Catherine, Saint-Constant
    Last checked: 2026-08-31
  • GB Saint Laurent Ca
    2167 Blvd Marcel-Laurin, Saint-Laurent
    Last checked: 2026-08-31
  • GB Sainte Anne de Bellevue Ca
    37 Sainte-Anne St, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
    Last checked: 2026-08-31
  • Tristar Gym Montreal
    Montreal (Le Triangle, per the search surface)
    Last checked: 2026-08-31

Frequently asked questions

Which academies in Montreal offer a free trial?

Tristar Gym Île-Ouest: A free trial — «ESSAI GRATUIT», the home page's own standing call with its own button

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.