An academy in Learning jiu-jitsu in San Francisco
Parkside Jiu-Jitsu
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The decision, in short
If you may join: start by signing the waiver in the registration system; no free trial class is printed, but the Sunday open mat, 10 to 11:30, is published as free. Adult unlimited membership is $180 a month and children's membership $140; the linked shared-facility pricing page lists a $100 enrollment fee, waived for a one-year membership. Adult classes Monday at 6, Tuesday 6:30, Thursday 6:30 and Friday at 6 in the evening; kids 5 to 9 Tuesday and Thursday at 4:30 and ages 10 and up at 5:30. The room shares its mat with the San Francisco Judo Institute; three named black belts teach, Mike Sedano, Dante Giovannelli and Nathalie Kaplan.
If you are visiting: the shared-facility pricing page lists a $35 drop-in; Sunday open mat, 10 to 11:30 AM, is free and welcomes students from all academies.
Your first visit, from the page
trial page · read 2026-09-03 · price page · read 2026-09-03 · The first-visit study, city by city
Who this academy suits
A beginner in the Sunset who wants published prices and a free way to look first — the Sunday open mat costs nothing
Why we say it: The site prints both memberships and labels the Sunday open mat free (verified 2026-07-31)
Someone who wants jiu-jitsu and judo on the same mat — the space is shared with the SF Judo Institute
Why we say it: The site states it trains with the SF Judo Institute, with jiu-jitsu and/or judo daily (verified 2026-07-31)
Your first visit
- Free trial
- Start by signing the waiver in the registration system; the Sunday open mat is published as free source · 2026-09-03
- Class schedule
- Adults Mon 6, Tue 6:30, Thu 6:30, Fri 6; kids Tue/Thu afternoons; Sunday open mat 10–11:30 — free source · 2026-09-01
Classes and cost
- Membership
- Published: kids unlimited $140/month, adults unlimited $180/month; the shared facility's pricing page adds a $100 enrollment fee, waived for a one-year membership, and a $35 drop-in; Sunday open mat free source · 2026-09-06
- Programs
- Kids 5–9 Tue/Thu 4:30, ages 10+ Tue/Thu 5:30 source · 2026-09-03
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- 2455 Taraval Street, San Francisco, CA 94116 — the SF Judo Institute's building source · 2026-07-31
- Instructors
- Three named black belts: Mike Sedano (under Rigan Machado), Dante Giovannelli (under Ralph Gracie), Nathalie Kaplan (under Sedano) source · 2026-09-03
Questions to confirm
Before you go, confirm: whether a first-timer may attend an evening class before joining.