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Learning jiu-jitsu in southwest Seoul
This guide covers the academies of Yeongdeungpo, Guro, Yangcheon, Gangseo, Gwanak, and Dongjak, the dense southwest of the city. For someone just starting, the real question is not "which academy is best" but "which one fits me." This guide exists to answer that question.
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Only academies with verified information appear on the map. Grey pins mark verified addresses for academies still being confirmed.
Bon Jiu-Jitsu, Dangsan HQ
Who this academy suits
Someone who wants the home academy of a large Korean network, with private lessons available
Why we say it: The Bon network's HQ, with a published private-lesson program and a formalized visit-consult path (verified 2026-07-10)
Franchise network
Your first visit
- Free trial
- Start with a visit consult: call the branch or email bonjiujitsu@gmail.com. No experience needed
Classes and cost
- Programs
- Gi-based training (rash guard under the gi; gis sold at the branch at a discount)
- Private lessons
- Private lessons 1:1 ₩130,000/hr (2:1 ₩65,000 pp, 4:1 ₩32,500 pp)
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- 4F Hongik Bldg, 233 Dangsan-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul (서울 영등포구 당산로 233, 홍익빌딩 4층)
Bon Jiu-Jitsu, Mullae
Who this academy suits
A family in Yeongdeungpo looking to start a child in jiu-jitsu
Why we say it: The branch's own blog (June 2026) centers on kids programs from age 6 and elementary-school groups; onboarding is the visit consult (verified 2026-07-10)
Franchise networkKids classes
Your first visit
- Free trial
- Start with a visit consult: call the branch
Classes and cost
- Programs
- A strongly kids-focused program, from age 6 through elementary school
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- 3F, 52 Mullaebuk-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul (서울 영등포구 문래북로 52, 3층)
Bon Jiu-Jitsu, Sillim
Who this academy suits
A working adult in southwest Seoul who wants after-work training with a competition current nearby
Why we say it: The branch's own blog (June-July 2026) shows office-worker classes, weekend sessions, and an ASJJF competition team (verified 2026-07-10)
Franchise network
Your first visit
- Free trial
- Start with a visit consult: call the branch
Classes and cost
- Programs
- Adult and office-worker classes, weekend training, and an active ASJJF competition team
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- 4F, 1635 Nambusunhwan-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul (서울 관악구 남부순환로 1635, 4층)
John Frankl Jiu-Jitsu Noryangjin
Who this academy suits
A total beginner who wants to book a first class online instead of calling: a free one-day trial with a direct Naver booking link on the gym's own hub
Why we say it: The gym's own link hub prints the free one-day-trial button linking to its Naver booking page (verified 2026-07-16)
Someone who wants the head coach on the mat every class: a black-belt head who teaches everything himself and, by the gym's own account, represented Seoul in 2023
Why we say it: The own blog profile publishes the black-belt direct-teaching line and the 2023 Seoul representative line (verified 2026-07-16)
A woman starting with self-defense in mind: the gym's own introduction lists women's self-defense, and the free trial checks the fit first; confirm the slot when booking
Why we say it: The own profile lists women's self-defense and the own hub carries the trial booking (verified 2026-07-16); the exact slot is unpublished, so the reader is told to confirm
Franchise networkFree trialNaver booking
Your first visit
- Free trial
- A free one-day trial, booked online through the gym's own Naver booking link on its litt.ly hub
Classes and cost
- Programs
- By the gym's own introduction: adult jiu-jitsu plus women's self-defense and general-conditioning programming
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- B1, 21 Manyang-ro 18-gil, Dongjak-gu, Seoul (서울 동작구 만양로18길 21 지층)
- Instructors
- Head instructor Hong Sung-wook teaches every class himself; by the gym's own account a jiu-jitsu black belt and a 2023 Seoul city team representative
Team Tyrant Guro Jiu-Jitsu
Who this academy suits
A beginner who plans around a real timetable: four published weekday class times plus a Wednesday late-morning slot on the gym's own site
Why we say it: The own site publishes the weekday class times and the Wednesday morning slot (verified 2026-07-16)
Someone who wants a competition-team lineage in southwest Seoul: a named black-belt head and brown-belt coach in the Team Tyrant line, Atos-certified by the gym's own account
Why we say it: The own site names both instructors with ranks and prints the certification statement (verified 2026-07-16; attributed as the gym's own account)
Schedule verified Franchise networkDaytime classes
Your first visit
- Class schedule
- Weekday classes at 16:30, 18:00, 19:30 and 20:40, plus a Wednesday 11:30 morning class
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- 3F, 108-3 Gocheok-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul (서울 구로구 고척로 108-3, 3층)
- Instructors
- Head instructor Kim Jung-hoon, a black belt by the gym's own account, with brown-belt coach Lee Jae-hyung
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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Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Yeongdeungpo · Official siteSuite 306, 3F Dongguk Metrian, 76 Seonyu-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul (7 min from Mullae Station exit 3) · KakaoTalk channel pf.kakao.com/_islhX · Adults run from Gracie Combatives (fundamentals) to Master Cycle (advanced); kids run Little Champs (ages 6 to 8) and Jr. Grapplers (ages 9 to 13) · A free trial booked through the gym's own Naver booking link, with a KakaoTalk channel for consultationLast checked: 2026-07-16
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John Frankl Jiu-Jitsu Gwanak, Sillim · Official siteLast checked: 2026-07-12
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John Frankl Jiu-Jitsu, Magok · Official siteLast checked: 2026-07-12
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John Frankl Jiu-Jitsu, Yeongdeungpo-gucheong · Official siteLast checked: 2026-07-12
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John Frankl Ratel Yellow, Gocheok · Official siteLast checked: 2026-07-12
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John Frankl Ratel Yellow, Guro · Official siteKakaoTalk wolverine37 · By the owner's own blog account, a first-degree black belt running the room himself for ten yearsLast checked: 2026-07-16
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John Frankl Ratel Yellow, Mokdong · Official siteLast checked: 2026-07-12
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John Frankl Ratel Yellow, Sinwol · Official siteLast checked: 2026-07-12
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John Frankl Ratel Yellow, Ujangsan · Official siteLast checked: 2026-07-12
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.