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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."
What a first visit costs in Montreal
Of the 2 academies this guide covers, 1 print a free first class with no condition, 0 a free one with a condition, 0 print a price for it, 0 say to book and find out, 0 publish enrolment or enquiry details without a trial offer, and 1 have no readable first-visit terms.
Fewer than 5 academies have a published monthly rate included in the study, so this hub does not show a median.
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
Women's classes in Montreal
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
- BTT Canada Per-branch Horaires pages stand in the nav; the news stream prints a women's gi class (Fridays 18:00, taught by Juliana) source · 2026-08-31
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.
Map
Every academy with a full entry is pinned on the map, and neighborhood-level pins say so. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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) source · 2026-08-31
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- 680 Rue St-Catherine Ouest, downtown Montréal (Saint-Hubert branch separate) source · 2026-08-31
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
- Trial
- A free trial — «ESSAI GRATUIT», the home page's own standing call with its own button source · 2026-08-31
- Class schedule
- A standing Horaire page (privates beside it); the program menu prints on the home source · 2026-08-31
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- 2060 Transcanada, Dorval (the West Island) source · 2026-08-31
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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10p Montreal4012-B Wellington, VerdunLast checked: 2026-08-31
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Carlson Gracie Brigada2100 Ontario St E, MontrealLast checked: 2026-08-31
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Carlson Gracie Gravite275 Sherbrooke St W, MontrealLast checked: 2026-08-31
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GB Boucherville Ca540 Rue D'Avaugour, BouchervilleLast checked: 2026-08-31
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GB Brossard Ca7565 Taschereau Blvd, BrossardLast checked: 2026-08-31
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GB Kirkland Can Ca16751 Boul. Hymus, KirklandLast checked: 2026-08-31
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GB Laval Ca3625 Curé-Labelle, LavalLast checked: 2026-08-31
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GB Montreal Ca3975 Notre-Dame St W, Saint-HenriLast checked: 2026-08-31
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GB Montreal Ouest Ca14c Westminster Ave N, Montreal WestLast checked: 2026-08-31
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GB Saint Constant Ca210 Rue Sainte-Catherine, Saint-ConstantLast checked: 2026-08-31
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GB Saint Laurent Ca2167 Blvd Marcel-Laurin, Saint-LaurentLast checked: 2026-08-31
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GB Sainte Anne de Bellevue Ca37 Sainte-Anne St, Sainte-Anne-de-BellevueLast checked: 2026-08-31
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Tristar Gym MontrealMontreal (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.