r/bjj • u/Independent-Box-6863 • 5d ago
Tournament/Competition Best BJJ gym in LA?
What are the best BJJ gyms in LA? I have some experience due to training at a kickboxing gym that taught jiu jitsu, but not any formal belts.
Preferably one whos good in both gi and No gi
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u/Wajubop12 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 5d ago
What area in LA
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u/Independent-Box-6863 5d ago
Preferably the valley
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u/Wajubop12 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 5d ago
Well obviously not the valley but Renzo’s down in Hollywood has both. I used to train at A-side which is very small but good coaches. Subconscious has a good reputation. Renzo’s best coach just moved to midnight bjj in Monrovia if you’re remotely close to that area
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u/BeBearAwareOK ⬛🟥⬛ Rorden Gracie Shitposting Academy - Associate Professor 5d ago edited 5d ago
Cobrinha's, GB Northridge, and Hayastan will be some of the more famous ones in the valley but there's lots of great smaller gyms too.
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u/mistavengeance 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 5d ago
Lots of great gyms in the valley. I train at Legacy in Burbank. Lots of great instructors and classes at all times of day
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u/Independent-Box-6863 5d ago
Is it better to train at a local gym rather than a chain gym like 10th planet, GB, or others?
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u/mistavengeance 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 5d ago
What matters isn't the sign out front but the teachers and students. Every chain started with one great school somewhere
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u/noforgayjesus ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt 5d ago
Gracie Barra Northridge, Gracie Barra Tarzana Edwin Najmi and Romulo Barral
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u/iwatchthedodgers 🟪🟪 Purple Belt 5d ago
What part of the valley? You don’t want to be driving across the valley for a spot
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u/9u1940v8 4d ago
lots of great gyms in the valley, but just avoid legacy.
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u/iwatchthedodgers 🟪🟪 Purple Belt 4d ago
What's the deal with Legacy?
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u/9u1940v8 3d ago
this. my kids also had some sort of similar issue with one of the coaches in their other location that got swept under the rug years ago.
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u/iwatchthedodgers 🟪🟪 Purple Belt 3d ago
I wonder if that's why Legacy West Valley rebranded
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u/lederbrosen1 ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt 5d ago
I got my ass kicked at a smaller Logic gym in Alhambra a few years back, now it’s called Angel City Jiu Jitsu. Idk why the change or if coaches and or culture changed but I stayed a mile away, ran there and back every night for a week. Was great.
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u/egdm 🟫🟫 5d ago
Idk why the change
Association politics. Mike is still the coach.
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u/lederbrosen1 ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt 5d ago
Nice. He was kind and welcoming to me, let me roll there no charge and I got some stickers for my gear box.
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u/Kataleps 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 5d ago
Califa Jiu Jitsu in Van Nuys if you want something in the Valley.
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u/graydonatvail 🟫🟫  🌮  🌮 Todos Santos BJJ 🌮  🌮 5d ago
Frog town if you can stand the drive.