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Learning jiu-jitsu in Seine-Saint-Denis
This guide covers the 14 rooms of Seine-Saint-Denis, from Saint-Denis and Montreuil out to Le Raincy and Livry-Gargan — a département that trains in municipal dojos and gymnasiums. The free trial is the rule here, and the fine print speaks in two local accents: Le Raincy adds 5€ for out-of-commune members, and the metro's one trial that requires a medical certificate up front is Group Fight Academy's in Bagnolet. For someone just starting, the real question is not "which academy is best" but "which one fits me."
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District Training Zone
Who this academy suits
The 93's only bookable-now trial: 10€, reserved online, no phone call needed — in a converted aluminium foundry with 800 m² of mat and cage space, led by a former French national-team athlete in JJB and luta livre. Monthly plans (95€ full access, 75€ student, a 40€ open-mat-only tier) read like a commercial gym rather than an association, and the kids kit is already stamped for the 2026-27 season. A fit for a beginner who wants to try tonight without joining a paper-dossier queue
Why we say it: The 10€ online-bookable trial, monthly tiers, foundry/800 m² room prose and Samuel Petite's head-coach credit are all the club's own published copy (district-trainingparis.com, fetched 2026-08-06); every other zone-93 trial is free-by-contact or unpublished
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Your first visit
- Free trial
- 'Votre cours d'essai — Tarif: 10€ — Réservation en ligne' — the trial class costs 10€ and books online, the only online-bookable trial in the 93
Classes and cost
- Membership
- Adult plans: FULL ACCES 95€/month (12-month commitment, unlimited access to all disciplines, mandatory licence purchased at the club on top) · DISTRICT COMBAT 85€/month · student 75€/month · open-mat-only ACCES LIBRE 40€/month — annual totals 1045/935/825/440€, with one month free if paid up front
- Programs
- Kids program, stamped 'Saison 2026/2027': ages 9-15 JJB Wednesday 18:00 (499€/year) · ages 6-8 JJB Monday 17:30 (399€/year, luta livre Sat 11:00) · ages 4-6 baby JJB Saturday 10:00 (319€/year). The adult JJB program runs, but its weekly grid lives in the club's PDF timetables — check those for exact times
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- 58 rue Ernest Savart, 93100 Montreuil (a 7-minute walk from métro Mairie de Montreuil)
- Instructors
- Samuel Petite — head coach for JJB and luta livre: a former French national-team athlete in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and luta livre, and a physical-preparation coach of 20+ years
Group Fight Academy (Bajo BJJ)
Who this academy suits
A free-trial door with an unusual condition: the medical certificate — normally an inscription formality — is required for the trial itself, with the exact wording 'apte à la pratique du Jiu-Jitsu Brésilien'. Get that paper from a doctor first and the rest is generous: adult mats four days a week across Bagnolet and a weekend venue at Place des Fêtes in Paris 19e, a women-only Saturday class, and year-round adult sign-up. A fit for a beginner in eastern Paris or Bagnolet who can plan one doctor's visit ahead
Why we say it: The free-trial CTA (three pages), the trial-side certificat wording, the three-venue planning with the women-only slot and the year-round adult inscription line are all the club's own published copy (groupfightacademy93.wixsite.com, fetched 2026-08-06)
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Your first visit
- Free trial
- 'COURS D'ESSAI GRATUIT' — the trial class is free, but the certificate applies to the trial itself: 'Prévoir un certificat médical avec mention apte à la pratique du Jiu-Jitsu Brésilien' — bring a medical certificate stating you are fit to practice Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Class schedule
- Adults: Mon/Wed 20:00-22:00 (Stade de la Briqueterie, Bagnolet) · Sat 19:00-21:30 and Sun 12:00-13:30 (Gymnase Place des Fêtes, Paris 19e). Women-only 'BJJ 100% WOMEN' Sat 11:00-12:00 (Bagnolet). Kids: Mon/Wed 19:00-20:00 (Briqueterie) · Tue/Fri beginners 18:00-19:00 / advanced 19:00-20:00 (Joliot Curie — places limited) · teens Sat 18:00-19:00 and kids Sun 11:00-12:00 (19e)
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- 3 allée des Grands Champs, 93170 Bagnolet (classes at three venues: Stade de la Briqueterie, 11 av. Raspail · Salle Joliot Curie, 78 av. de la Dhuys · and Gymnase Place des Fêtes, 5 rue des Lilas, Paris 19e)
Kiwi Wod
Who this academy suits
The most complete visitor package in the 93: a free trial for all ages booked through a real form, annual prices with the CFJJB licence already inside them (adults 350€, a 240€ women-only track with its own coach), and a black-belt head coach with UAEJJF and CFJJB titles. The one thing to double-check is the venue — the club moved into Bondy's brand-new municipal dojo in March 2026 — so confirm the exact address when you book. A fit for a beginner in the eastern suburbs who wants the whole path visible before walking in
Why we say it: The trial wording and booking form, licence-bundled tier prices, coach credentials and the 2026-03-27 new-dojo announcement are all the club's own published copy (kiwiwod.com, fetched 2026-08-06)
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Your first visit
- Free trial
- 'Cours d'essai gratuit' — a free trial for all ages, booked through the contact-page form ('Réserver une seance d'essai'). Full sign-up is a paper dossier: download the forms, fill them in, and hand them in at the club in person
- Class schedule
- Adults (16+): Mon/Thu 20:00 and Sun 16:00 · women-only (14+): Fri 20:00 at Salle André Rémond with coach Dara — ask the club for the kids timetable
Classes and cost
- Membership
- Annual fees, CFJJB licence included in every tier and payment plans possible: adults (16+) 350€ · women-only Ladys (14+) 240€ · babys 3-5, kids 6-10 and teens 11-15 each 290€ — gi and badge sold separately at the club
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- Gymnase, 137 avenue Henri Barbusse, 93140 Bondy — the club announced in March 2026 that it moved into Bondy's new municipal dojo ('Dojo Maurice Petit Jean' in its footer), so confirm the exact venue before visiting
- Instructors
- Mohamed 'Momo Rhino' — black belt under Thibaut Olivier (UAEJJF world champion at blue belt, French CFJJB champion at brown belt) · Younes leads the kids program (2024 French grappling champion at purple belt) · the women's class is coached by Dara
NSM Team (Mynos Sports JJB)
Who this academy suits
The rare suburb room where the head coach is the French national-team trainer for grappling and BJJ: Gary Bilal, black belt and state-certified, backed by two black-belt assistants. The door is friendly — a free trial once you contact ahead to pick a slot, joining possible at any point in the season — and the pricing is transparent, 450€/year for adults with the 40€ licence honestly itemized rather than hidden. Women's, teens' and kids' tracks each have their own tier. A fit for a beginner in the eastern suburbs who wants elite-level coaching at association prices
Why we say it: The national-team coach credit, free contact-gated trial wording, year-round joining line and licence-itemized tier prices are all the club's own published copy (jjbparis.com, fetched 2026-08-06)
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Your first visit
- Free trial
- 'A free session d'essai — by contacting us in advance to choose the slot.' The trial is free but contact-first, and joining is possible at any point in the season
Classes and cost
- Membership
- Annual fees: adult JJB 450€ (all classes) · women 300€ · teens 14-17 350€ · kids 3-13 280€ — the mandatory 40€ licence is itemized on top of every tier
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- 34 avenue François Mauriac, 93330 Neuilly-sur-Marne (all classes run at the dojo Mauriac)
- Instructors
- Gary Bilal — head coach and founder: black belt, state-certified instructor, and coach of the French national grappling and BJJ team · Nicolas and Valentin Blumental — black-belt assistant coaches
Puma Club (Arts Martiaux Modernes)
Who this academy suits
A 1998 family club in the outer-east with its whole week published in plain text: adult JJB and grappling Monday and Wednesday nights plus a long Saturday-morning mat, kids on Friday and Saturday, and the one rule stated up front — the gi is mandatory for JJB sessions. What it does not publish is a trial or a price: the door is a phone call to the founder, and refunds are explicitly not a thing once you join. A fit for a beginner near Noisy-le-Grand who prefers a settled neighborhood club to a commercial gym and doesn't mind calling first
Why we say it: The weekly JJB slots, kimono rule, since-1998 identity and Gracie/Joe Moreira lineage credit are all the club's own published copy (pumaclubnolimit.com, fetched 2026-08-06); no essai wording and no tarif exist on any fetched page
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Your first visit
- Class schedule
- Adults: Mon 20:00-22:30 (grappling, JJB, krav maga) · Wed 20:00-22:30 (boxing, Thai boxing, JJB, grappling) · Sat 9:00-11:00 teens/adults (JJB, ne-waza, grappling, wrestling). Kids: Fri 18:00-19:00 (ages 3-7) and 19:00-20:00 (ages 8-11), plus Saturday kids slots — for the JJB-marked sessions the gi is mandatory: '*KIMONO OBLIGATOIRE'
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- Gymnase des Yvris, rue des Graviers, 93160 Noisy-le-Grand
Academies being verified
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AGSD Combat (Saint-Denis) · Official site4 avenue de Stalingrad, 93200 Saint-Denis (métro line 13 Saint-Denis Université · tram T5 Roger Sémat) · 06 15 37 71 51 (the section's professor) · 01 48 26 39 11 (secretariat)Last checked: 2026-08-06
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Gsap Pierrefitte
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JCRV-GPGE (Judo Club Raincy Villemomble) · Official site44 allée des Bosquets, 93340 Le Raincy (Dojo N°2 — walk to the far end of the courtyard; note the club's planning page also labels a 'Dojo 2' at 11 bis boulevard du Nord, so confirm the room before visiting) · 07 64 47 32 62 · Annual fees: adult JJB (from 14) 396€ and kids JJB (8-13) 206€, each with the 41€ licence inside; a judo+JJB pack runs 602€ adult / 362€ child (licence included). Non-Raincy residents pay +5€ — the gentlest residency surcharge this guide has recorded anywhere in greater ParisLast checked: 2026-08-06
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Jiu Jitsu Crew Montreuil
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Le Labo Bjj
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NLS Art of Fight · Official siteLast checked: 2026-08-06
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SSK Martial Art (Smart and Strong Kids) · Official siteSalle polyvalente Paul Delouvrier, 33-35 route de Noisy, 93250 Villemomble · The town's own listing scopes JJB to 'pré-ados' (pre-teens) — the club's Facebook says 'Ouvert à tous' (open to all), but whether an adult JJB mat actually runs is unresolved. Adult beginners should ask before visitingLast checked: 2026-08-06
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Tanren Jiu Jitsu · Official siteDojo Gutenberg, 15 boulevard Gutenberg, 93190 Livry-GarganLast checked: 2026-08-06
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Tenchi Budokan · Official siteLast checked: 2026-08-06
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.