Aegis Jiu Jitsu

"Absolutely love this place. It's a clean gym and the people are welcoming. Dave and Brian are the best instructors you're going to find in terms of overall JJ knowledge, personality and the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly. I have 3 boys, and we've been in and around JJ going on 10 years. In terms of competition preparedness there's no better place IMO in the Richmond area and probably for quite some distance beyond. The instructors go the extra mile while monitoring the rolling and address each group to make sure everyone is getting it right. They will frequently stop and work on things they see that may not even be the focus of that days class. They're genuinely invested in the people there. They have a passion for what they're doing and it is clearly reflected in both their teaching and the atmosphere they've carefully cultivated. I can't say enough good things about this place."

"Coach Dave is amazing! He is VERY patient with teaching my kids, and they all like to learn from him! The adult classes are also fantastic, and they even offer women's self-defense during the Saturday kid's class. If you have any interest in learning Jujitsu and not feeling intimidated as a newbie, this is the place! Everyone is welcoming, friendly, and happy to help each other learn and train."

"Beautiful, clean gym with extremely friendly members and coach. My co-workers and I were visiting Richmond and dropped in to 6am open mat. We definitely plan to stop in whenever we are in town and can't recommend Aegis or the morning program enough!"

"This is a good place for older kids. However, I wish the number of kids were less at this place as I felt there were too many kids in a single session. Very young kids struggle in the middle of older kids. I feel there should be separate groups of kids and younger kids were not mixed with older kids who outperform and make younger ones bad or a little low. The trainers do a decent job and try to focus on everyone but there were too many kids together for them to handle. I feel the contract of 3 months and 1 year should be flexible. Even though the trainers did a great job, I felt my kids were too young (4 and 6 years) and I was not made aware that the kids were too young for it."