Iowa City Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

“Iowa City BJJ is the gold standard for Jiu-Jitsu training. The owner, Jason prioritizes respect, safety, inclusion, hard work, and hands on learning. Three months of training under him and the rest of the team has been equivalent to six months of training at my previous gym out of state. Jason is a proven BJJ athlete who uses scientific approaches to enhance his coaching. The first class is free so come give it a try! You’ll be among friendly, helpful, passionate and competitive peers who will quickly become your brothers and sisters. Five out of five stars!”

“My 10-year-old daughter had been doing gymnastics for 12 hours each week, and it was time to do something different. we picked ICBJJ based on a friend who had a great experience there; ICBJJ has been great! The coaches are excellent with kids---and both boys and girls work together in grappling, striking, and playing active warm-up and cool down games. It's clear to me that each of the kids are enjoying themselves, that they are learning real grappling fundamentals, and that they are receiving real coaching. My 10-year-old looks forward to going and is excited to show me things that she has learned there afterwards. It has been a great experience!”

“Iowa City BJJ has been fantastic. I’m just starting out but have had a great experience. Jason and the other instructors are top notch. I highly recommend!”

“Very inclusive local gym with clean mats. For an average person like me out of the lockdown looking for some fun exercise to lose some weight and a casual hobby, this gym definitely pleasantly surprised me. The multiple instructors (mostly black belts) are all patient, welcoming and willing to understand each member’s needs to help me achieve my personal goals. The teamates are all very kind and helpful and it feels hard not to develop friendship if that’s what you seek. That’s not to say this gym is of low caliber. No! In fact, the owner was personally trained by multiple world championship title holders and some of people this gym produced have achieved high accolades in local, national competitons and are reaching world stage. So I think it would also be a good fit for competition leaning hobbists or potential pro atheletes, in addition to the casual hobbists. Also many of the instructors have decades of military/law enforcement experience and I think they offer a self defense program for average people and have partnership with local law enforcement training for professionals. So definitely a hidden gem of a gym and I hope they can do better at marketing as they are definitely under-selling their products.”

“I highly recommend Iowa city Brazilian jujitsu academy! I started back in November 2024 and wish I would’ve found the art and the Academy sooner in life! Jason is so passionate at what he teaches and puts his heart and everything he does! Everyone is so kind and all the instructors are so knowledgeable and in tune with everything they do and teach. Hands down the best Academy in the area. 10/12 stars!”