North Side Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
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Come and experience training like never before. Whether your goal is fitness, self-defense or train for competition, our world-class teachers will help you get there. One of the greatest benefits of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the improvement on your overall fitness without you realizing it. Constant drilling sessions and sparring will certainly have an effect on your mind and body.

Jiu-Jitsu is one of the most effective martial arts for self-defense where the smaller and less athletic individual can defend themselves against larger and stronger opponents. The combination of training, getting fitter, learning something new, meeting new people, testing your comfort zone, and learning to deal with stress are all parts of a recipe for building your self-confidence.
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Northside Brazilian Jiu Jitsu opened its doors in May of 2014. We pride in offering top-level training for all levels. We teach techniques that have been proven to work, passing on what we've learned as well as our own style that we've developed over many years of training and competing.

Our school is ideal for individuals looking for more than just a place to practice Brazilian jiu-jitsu and be challenged in learning new skills - it is also for someone wanting to belong to a friendly and supportive community, and have lots of fun.We believe that anyone can learn the art if they work hard and consistently.
Class structure is formed around a warm-up, a lesson in technique and partner training to practice the technique from the lesson. We focus on basic conditioning, skill-building drills, movement drills, technique explanation and demonstration, situational training, and live Jiu Jitsu sparring. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the best non-violent self defense for children and teens.
Reviews (10)
Jeremy Tagarao
Jeremy Tagarao
Oct 02, 2021
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Best place to train. No ego on the mats. Nobody is judged. People from all types of backgrounds. Friendly and chill environment. People look intimidating, but they're actually some of the friendliest people. Go at your own pace. Mix of strong competitors, hobbyists, and people who just want to get fit.
Eric Rodriguez
Eric Rodriguez
Aug 18, 2021
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Critical: Communication, Professionalism
Deceptive. Promises to freeze account only to charge throughout the freeze. A lot of finger pointing as to why i can't be refunded. In the end i walked away with $600 taken from me.
Stephen Eifrid
Stephen Eifrid
Dec 07, 2020
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Signed my son up. He's learning quickly from the excellent & patient coaches! Highly recommend! Coach Branko teaches high level skills & discipline while having fun.
Shawn Carn
Shawn Carn
Nov 02, 2020
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When technicality and professionalism is at its best. Professor Branko is one of best technically sound teachers. Attention to detail is a speciality that he takes above and beyond. From kids to adults, you won't find a better suited gym for you. Highly recommended
Tommy Sorrison
Tommy Sorrison
Oct 29, 2019
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Branko, the instructor at North Side Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is not only a black belt with a lot of competitive experience but he's also a great instructor keeping the classes fun so the kids learn and practice in a positive environment.
Dave Kostner
Dave Kostner
Jun 16, 2019
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Many thanks to Branko, the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor, for conducting these classes, especially for kids. Ever since our son started attending the classes his confidence grew and now he's much more comfortable around the other kids in the neighborhood and most importantly around older and bigger kids in school. The change is remarkable and we attribute this to the way Barnko interacts with his students and his teaching methods. Thank you.
Patty F.
Patty F.
Jan 05, 2019
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Friendly environment and clean gym. Branko and his team are great instructors and keep classes/warm ups interesting. Happy to have found a great place to train Jiu Jitsu in Chicago.
Jake Miller
Jake Miller
Jul 08, 2018
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This BJJ school is more like a family than a business to me and 7-9pm when we train is the best part of my day. Branko is a black belt under world champion BJJ Robson Moura and is a very articulate and thorough instructor and a super passionate coach. There are students here from all walks of life and ages from 6 to 60 (I'm 54 myself) and you can train for all sorts of reasons and it's ok from weight loss and exercise, self defense, to compete and win medals or or you're like me just to stay out of trouble at night : ) Also there is a very low pressure membership process basically just come try
Michael Pecoraro
Michael Pecoraro
Jul 02, 2017
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Best choice I've made was walking in the doors of this gym. Branko is an amazing instructor with years of experience from Robson Moura.
It's been an awesome journey so far, been training there for 2 years and the team has grown a lot since then!
Want to get into shape and learn how to defend yourself, just step walk through the doors and Branko will take care of the rest!
Heath Mckinley
Heath Mckinley
Jun 15, 2017
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I have been taking my 8 year old son here for two months, and we love it. Bronco, the owner, is amazing with kids. Jui Jitsu has lots of contact, like wrestling, and the boys are ready to eat then go to bed, after a good practice. There is also a nice blend of fun, as they sometimes play soccer to warm up....its a brazilian martial art, so that makes sense. Great for adults too!