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Learning jiu-jitsu in San Diego
This guide covers San Diego proper — Clairemont, Kearny Mesa and Mission Gorge. Two full entries and one recorded room. Atos Jiu-Jitsu HQ at 4810 Mercury St, Kearny Mesa, is the Atos network's world headquarters, and unusually for this roster it prints its weekday grid in full — Adult Introduction at 6:00 AM and midday Mon–Fri, kids tracks by age — plus «a 30-minute free intro class», with the site's own printed condition that the free trial is «only available for San Diego». Gracie Barra San Diego at 4809 Clairemont Dr runs under Professor Alexandre Ogawa (a GB black belt by the site's own printing), and its first step is a booked one-on-one intro meeting — where the price also lives. 10th Planet San Diego in Grantville (Richie Martinez) is recorded with the address and teacher its site prints. For someone just starting, the real question is not "which academy is best" but "which one fits me."
Map
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Atos Jiu-Jitsu HQ
Who this academy suits
The headquarters mat: Atos Jiu-Jitsu HQ at 4810 Mercury St, Kearny Mesa, is the Atos network's own HQ academy — and unusually for this roster, its weekday grid is printed in full on the site: Adult Introduction at 6:00 AM and midday Mon–Fri, kids tracks by age at 5:00 PM, with Beginners, Fundamentals and No-Gi lanes around them. The first visit is «a 30-minute free intro class» — with the site's own printed condition that the free trial «is only available for San Diego». Prices route through an appointment form — book and ask
Why we say it: The address, phone, the full weekday grid, the free-intro byte and its San-Diego-only condition are the club's own published site content, fetched 2026-08-26; the Galvao naming appears only in published member reviews and stays attributed as such (§10.10)
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Your first visit
- Free trial
- A 30-minute free intro class, in the site's own words — with the printed condition «Free Trial Class is only available for San Diego»
- Class schedule
- A printed weekday grid: Adult Introduction 6:00–7:00 AM and 12:00–1:30 PM (Mon–Fri); kids Ages 5–8 and 8–13 at 5:00–6:00 PM (Mon–Fri) — Introduction, Beginners, Fundamentals and No-Gi tracks
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- 4810 Mercury St, San Diego, CA 92111
Gracie Barra San Diego
Who this academy suits
The Clairemont door of the Gracie Barra network: GB San Diego at 4809 Clairemont Dr runs under Professor Alexandre Ogawa — a GB black belt by the site's own printing — with kids, women's and adult programs under one roof. The first step here is a booked one-on-one intro meeting, the site's own register: it covers the schedule, the price and your questions in one conversation, which is also where the rates live. Call the printed number or book through the site
Why we say it: The address, phone, Professor Ogawa line and the one-on-one meeting register are the club's own published site content, fetched 2026-08-26 (first located via gbsandiego.com's own redirect); rank claims stay the club's (§10.10)
Your first visit
- Free trial
- A booked intro meeting, in the site's own words: «Schedule a one-on-one meeting with our experts» — covering «Schedule, Price and Answer any questions»
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- 4809 Clairemont Dr, San Diego, CA 92117
- Instructors
- Professor Alexandre Ogawa, GB San Diego black belt — per the club's own site
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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10th Planet San Diego · Official site6008 Mission Gorge Rd, San Diego, CA 92120 · Richie Martinez — named by the club's own site as this door's teacherLast checked: 2026-08-26
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.