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Learning jiu-jitsu in Val-de-Marne

This guide covers the 15 rooms of Val-de-Marne, the southeastern crescent from Vincennes through Ivry and Créteil down to Boissy-Saint-Léger. It holds the petite couronne's most open doors: the storied Cercle Tissier in Vincennes states plainly that the trial class is free, and Alma de Luta names the walk-in days themselves — just show up on a Monday or Friday. For someone just starting, the real question is not "which academy is best" but "which one fits me."

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Alma de Luta (Desport)
The easiest first step in the southern petite couronne: no booking, no payment, no paperwork — the club's own site says to just show up on a Monday or Friday and train for free, the only gym in the four Paris zones that names its walk-in days. Behind the door: a 2014-founded school across four municipal gyms in Choisy-le-Roi and Orly, a women's section training four times a week, and an unusually careful joining process (season fee in up to three installments, and an advisory ECG + stress test for the over-35s — advice, not a barrier). A fit for a beginner south of Paris who wants to try before any conversation about money

Choisy-le-Roi Free trialWomen's program
Cercle Tissier Vincennes
The benchmark door of the Paris suburbs: the trial is free and unconditioned — 'Le cours d'essai est gratuit' — at the room that calls itself the biggest BJJ club in France, one métro-line-1 stop past the Bois de Vincennes. Classes run all year including school vacations, the 2026-27 grid starts 31 August with 6:30 morning mats and a new women-only lunchtime class, and the pricing is fully published (59€/month over 12 months or 690€/year, plus the 60€ licence; a 20€ single class if you're passing through). A fit for any beginner in eastern Paris who wants a huge, deep-benched room they can walk into for free this week

Vincennes Free trialPricing publishedWomen's programEarly morning classes
Flow Jiu-Jitsu (Ivry-sur-Seine)
Ivry's home team: one young club (founded 2024, 300+ members by its own count) spread over three municipal dojos in the same commune, with the 94's only published lunchtime pair besides La Sub — Monday and Friday 12:00-13:30 — plus evening mats four nights and three kids slots. The catch is the door: no trial wording and no readable prices — sign-up runs through the Sportigo platform, so a beginner's first step is a call (07 77 34 24 74) or an email rather than a walk-in. A fit for someone in Ivry who wants a growing local club and doesn't mind asking for the tariff

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La Sub — JJB SubmissionTeam
The 94's schedule outlier: a members' room open seven days a week — standing access to the tatami and weights — with a JJB class every weekday lunchtime and evening mats four nights. The door is an inscription, not a trial: 350€ a year plus a fence stack unique in the Paris zones — your own personal insurance, a medical certificate and a gi — and the coaching bench is four black belts led by cofounder Moussa (third degree, authorized to award IBJJF black belts). A fit for a committed beginner near Joinville who wants a daily-access club room rather than a two-slots-a-week municipal course

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Panda Supa Crew — L'Haÿ-les-Roses branch
A women-led room in the southern petite couronne: head coach Claire-France 'Panda' Thévenon is a world medalist and second-degree black belt, with a bench that includes a dedicated kids professor and a named safeguarding officer. The year runs 350€ unlimited for adults (250€ for kids) with the CFJJB licence included — among the simplest fee structures in the 94. The door is contact-first: the club's own page says come try, but states no mechanism or price, and sign-up is in-person only. A fit for a beginner near L'Haÿ or Fresnes who will make one call before showing up

L'Haÿ-les-Roses Pricing publishedKids classesWomen's program

Alma de Luta (Desport)

Who this academy suits

The easiest first step in the southern petite couronne: no booking, no payment, no paperwork — the club's own site says to just show up on a Monday or Friday and train for free, the only gym in the four Paris zones that names its walk-in days. Behind the door: a 2014-founded school across four municipal gyms in Choisy-le-Roi and Orly, a women's section training four times a week, and an unusually careful joining process (season fee in up to three installments, and an advisory ECG + stress test for the over-35s — advice, not a barrier). A fit for a beginner south of Paris who wants to try before any conversation about money

Why we say it: The walk-in free-trial sentence (weekdays named), the four-venue list, the 'véritable section féminine avec 4 entrainements / semaine' line and the +35 ECG advisory are all the club's own published copy (almadeluta.fr, © 2026, fetched 2026-08-06); SIRENE's 2014-05-25 creation matches the founding prose

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Your first visit

Free trial: 'N'hesitez pas vous présenter à une séance d'entrainement (gratuite) un lundi ou vendredi pour essayer' — just show up to a Monday or Friday session and try for free. The only trial in the four Paris zones that names its walk-in days

Classes and cost

Programs: Women's program: a dedicated section the club calls a 'véritable section féminine', training four times a week — ask the club for the timetable

Location, instructors, contact

Address: Training runs at four gyms: Gymnase Réné Rousseau, 12 av. d'Alfortville and Gymnase Paul Langevin, 31 rue Albert 1er (both 94600 Choisy-le-Roi) — plus Complexe sportif Jean Mermoz, rue Jean Mermoz and Forum Pablo Neruda, 33 rue des Hautes Bornes (both 94310 Orly)

Phone 06 50 83 39 34 · association.desport@gmail.com Website Naver Map Apple Maps

Cercle Tissier Vincennes

Who this academy suits

The benchmark door of the Paris suburbs: the trial is free and unconditioned — 'Le cours d'essai est gratuit' — at the room that calls itself the biggest BJJ club in France, one métro-line-1 stop past the Bois de Vincennes. Classes run all year including school vacations, the 2026-27 grid starts 31 August with 6:30 morning mats and a new women-only lunchtime class, and the pricing is fully published (59€/month over 12 months or 690€/year, plus the 60€ licence; a 20€ single class if you're passing through). A fit for any beginner in eastern Paris who wants a huge, deep-benched room they can walk into for free this week

Why we say it: The unconditioned free-trial sentence, the side-by-side vacation + 2026-27 grids (women's slot included), and the complete tarif table are all the club's own published copy (cercletissier.com, re-fetched in depth 2026-08-06); the 'biggest club in France' title is the club's own claim, quoted as such

Schedule verified Pricing published Free trialPricing publishedWomen's programEarly morning classes

Your first visit

Free trial: 'Le cours d'essai est gratuit' — the trial class is free, with no conditions attached in the same sentence. The most open beginner door in the petite couronne
Class schedule: Open all year ('Ces cours continuent toute l'année, vacances comprises') — the club publishes its reduced summer grid (all-levels JJB, open training, grappling, incl. Sunday 11:00-13:00) alongside the full 2026-27 grid effective 31 August 2026, which includes 6:30 morning JJB and a brand-new women-only class, 'Cours 100% féminin' 13:00-14:00 (grand dojo, with Laura — check the club's planning for the day)

Classes and cost

Membership: 59€/month (12-month minimum, auto-renewing, plus the 60€ annual licence-and-registration) · 690€/year + 60€ · single month 100€ (licence not included) · single class 20€ — no refunds, the 60€ club registration is mandatory, black belts pay a 350€ annual rate

Location, instructors, contact

Address: 108 rue de Fontenay, 94300 Vincennes (métro line 1, Château de Vincennes)
Instructors: Thibaut Olivier — fourth-degree black belt at the helm ('one of the most titled French competitors', the club's own words) — backed by a bench of six more black belts and two brown belts, named per slot on the 2026-27 grid

Phone 01 43 28 29 90 Website Naver Map Apple Maps

Flow Jiu-Jitsu (Ivry-sur-Seine)

Who this academy suits

Ivry's home team: one young club (founded 2024, 300+ members by its own count) spread over three municipal dojos in the same commune, with the 94's only published lunchtime pair besides La Sub — Monday and Friday 12:00-13:30 — plus evening mats four nights and three kids slots. The catch is the door: no trial wording and no readable prices — sign-up runs through the Sportigo platform, so a beginner's first step is a call (07 77 34 24 74) or an email rather than a walk-in. A fit for someone in Ivry who wants a growing local club and doesn't mind asking for the tariff

Why we say it: The three-dojo list, the three weekly grids (incl. the Mon/Fri lunchtime mats), the 300+/3ème année growth claim and the platform-gated abonnements page are all the club's own published pages (ivry.flowjiujitsu.fr, flat-HTML page-data, fetched 2026-08-06); SIRENE corroborates the 2024 founding

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Your first visit

Class schedule: Three published weekly grids (which grid belongs to which dojo isn't stated — confirm with the club): evenings & kids — Mon KIDS 17:00-18:00 · Wed 19:00-21:00 · Thu 18:00-20:00 and 20:30-22:00 · Fri 18:00-19:30 / lunchtime — Mon & Fri 12:00-13:30 · Tue 20:00-22:00 / kids — Wed 13:00-14:00 and 14:00-15:00

Location, instructors, contact

Address: Three dojos across Ivry: Dojo Robespierre, 8 rue Robespierre · Dojo Alice Millat, 3 allée Allain Leprest · Dojo Pierre et Marie Curie, 44 rue Jean le Galleu (all 94200 Ivry-sur-Seine)

Phone 07 77 34 24 74 · contact@flowjiujitsu.fr Website Naver Map Apple Maps

La Sub — JJB SubmissionTeam

Who this academy suits

The 94's schedule outlier: a members' room open seven days a week — standing access to the tatami and weights — with a JJB class every weekday lunchtime and evening mats four nights. The door is an inscription, not a trial: 350€ a year plus a fence stack unique in the Paris zones — your own personal insurance, a medical certificate and a gi — and the coaching bench is four black belts led by cofounder Moussa (third degree, authorized to award IBJJF black belts). A fit for a committed beginner near Joinville who wants a daily-access club room rather than a two-slots-a-week municipal course

Why we say it: The 7j/7 opening, daily lunchtime JJB, 350€ + assurance personnelle + certificat + kimono stack and the four-black-belt bench are all the club's own published copy (submissionteam.fr, venue post updated 2026-07-14, fetched 2026-08-06); the conflicting municipal fiche is recorded in conflicts and does not govern

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Your first visit

Class schedule: Open 7 days a week with standing access to the tatami and weights room. JJB: daily lunchtime class Mon-Fri 12:00-13:00, plus evening mats Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri from 20:00 · boxing Wednesday from 20:00 (teens and adults)

Classes and cost

Membership: Sign-up is 350€/year — plus your own personal insurance for judo/recreational JJB, a medical certificate, and a gi. The only room across the four Paris zones that asks for the member's personal insurance instead of a federation licence

Location, instructors, contact

Address: 1 rue Henri Barbusse, 94340 Joinville-le-Pont (the club's own space inside the résidence Espérance)
Instructors: Moussa — club cofounder, third-degree black belt (IBJJF-certified, authorized to award IBJJF black belts) — with three more black-belt coaches (Georgi, Ousmane Senior, Roro)

Phone 06 61 32 35 19 (Rudy) Website Naver Map Apple Maps

Panda Supa Crew — L'Haÿ-les-Roses branch

Who this academy suits

A women-led room in the southern petite couronne: head coach Claire-France 'Panda' Thévenon is a world medalist and second-degree black belt, with a bench that includes a dedicated kids professor and a named safeguarding officer. The year runs 350€ unlimited for adults (250€ for kids) with the CFJJB licence included — among the simplest fee structures in the 94. The door is contact-first: the club's own page says come try, but states no mechanism or price, and sign-up is in-person only. A fit for a beginner near L'Haÿ or Fresnes who will make one call before showing up

Why we say it: The head-coach credit and bench, the 350€/250€ licence-comprise tarifs, the 'avant de venir essayer… Contacte-nous !' invite and the in-person-only inscription line are all the club's own published copy (pandasupacrew.com, fetched 2026-08-06)

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Your first visit

Free trial: 'Avant de venir essayer… Contacte-nous !' — the club's own page invites you to get in touch before coming to try; whether the trial is free and how it works is unstated, so contact first. Sign-up itself is in-person only ('Inscription sur place uniquement')

Classes and cost

Membership: L'Haÿ branch: adults 350€/year unlimited · kids 250€/year unlimited — CFJJB licence included (the Paris HQ runs 400€ unlimited / 275€ once-a-week)

Location, instructors, contact

Address: Dojo David Douillet, rue Gustave Charpentier, 94240 L'Haÿ-les-Roses · Dojo de la Vallée aux Renards, 24 rue Jean Moulin, 94260 Fresnes (the club labels the second 'L'Haÿ' but its street sits across the commune line in Fresnes)
Instructors: Claire-France 'Panda' Thévenon — head coach: a world medalist in BJJ and second-degree black belt — backed by a bench of two more black belts, two brown belts, a dedicated kids professor and a named safeguarding officer

Phone 06 95 80 47 32 · pandasupacrew@gmail.com Website Naver Map Apple Maps

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Base 94 · Official site

Place du Forum, Boissy-Saint-Léger (the Le Forum sports centre)

Last checked: 2026-08-06
Cercle Satya Jiu-Jitsu · Official site

10 rue de la Tuilerie, 94260 Fresnes (the Cercle Satya martial-arts complex)

Last checked: 2026-08-06
Elite Jiu-jitsu Team · Official site

Last checked: 2026-08-06
Fifty Fifty JJB (Villiers-sur-Marne) · Official site

Pricing publishedWomen's programKids classesNo-gi

06 52 82 30 63 (Ahmed, adults) · 06 19 12 12 37 (Bouba, women's section) · 06 25 15 81 80 (Fabien, kids) · fiftyfiftyteamorga@gmail.com · Per the club's 'TARIFS Saison 2025/26': adults 280€/year + mandatory 40€ licence · women-only track 200€ + 40€ · students/teens/kids (7-25) 200€ + 40€ — 30€ off from the second family member. Confirm 2026-27 rates with the club

Last checked: 2026-08-06
Rouge Academy
SVLJ Judo Vincennes — Brazilian jiu-jitsu · Official site

Pricing published

Gymnase Hector Berlioz — Dojo Lucie Décosse, 112 bis avenue de Paris, 94300 Vincennes · Karim Loussaief — professor of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, named on the club's own team page as the teacher of the September-launching program (no belt rank published) · A brand-new program: 'Pour la prochaine saison découvrez le Jiu-Jitsu Brésilien !' — launching for 2026-27, with classes starting at la rentrée. Planned times: Mon 19:30-21:30 and Wed 20:00-21:30 (mixed, teens from 14 and adults of all levels, 'Les débutants sont les bienvenus' — no classes during school vacations). Sign-ups are already open (new members from 1 July 2026) · Annual fee with the FFJDA licence included: 295€ for Vincennes residents / 315€ if you live elsewhere — a +20€ residency fence. One adult sign-up bundles JJB, judo and physical prep

Last checked: 2026-08-06
Team Shadow
US Créteil Judo — Brazilian jiu-jitsu section · Official site

06 64 47 19 90 · hamid.judo@hotmail.fr (the judo section's published contact — the JJB section lives inside it)

Last checked: 2026-08-06
United JJB (Valenton) · Official site

Kids classes

Mon-Fri: Gymnase du Collège Samuel Paty, Mail Yvonne Hagnauer, 94460 Valenton · Sat: Gymnase Gerard Roussel, 34 rue Jean Jaurès, 94460 Valenton · Daoudi Bemmoussat — head coach (the club's own site credit; no belt rank published) · The club says it trains every day — Mon-Fri at the Collège Samuel Paty gym, Saturdays at Gymnase Gerard Roussel — but publishes no class times; ask via the contact form or Instagram. The kids program is the club's flagship

Last checked: 2026-08-06
VSJ Arts Martiaux (Villiers-sur-Marne) · Official site

Gymnase Géo André, rue Mentienne, 94350 Villiers-sur-Marne (a 250 m² dojo) · Yves Abdoune — technical director: sixth-dan judoka and BJJ black belt with the state coaching diploma (Brevet d'État, second degree) — at the club since its 1992 martial-arts founding trio · The cotisation figures are image-locked and unreadable as text. Published text fences: +15€ if you don't live in Villiers ('Tarif non Villiérain : +15 €') · family discounts of 10-15% · 50€ off for students aged 18-26 — note the tarifs page is still headed 'saison 2024-2025', so confirm current-season figures with the club

Last 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.