2024 Summer Membership Sale

Unleash Your Inner Warrior with Our Exclusive Membership Discounts​

Get ready to transform your fitness journey this summer at our MMA gym! For a limited time, we're offering unbeatable discounts on our memberships:

• 20% off 12-month membership for unlimited training (save $440) CODE: MAY20

• 15% off 6-month membership (save $165) CODE: MAY15

• 10% off 3-month membership (save $60) CODE: MAY10

No experience required. Now's the perfect time to join our thriving community. Don't miss out on this chance to train, sweat, and achieve greatness!

Sign up today and conquer your fitness goals with us.Offer expires May 30. Purchase now and start whenever you want.

Have questions or need additional assistance? Send us an email to support@chicagomma.com!

2024 Spring Belt Promotion // Save the Dates!

We take belt promotions very seriously. In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, unlike many martial arts, is sacred and essential to maintaining the integrity of the art. We are extremely proud of our students’ dedication and commitment to the sport/art. We will have our Spring 2024 Belt promotions on the following dates:

Adults, Saturday March 9, 2024
1PM (after the 12PM class)

Kids and Youth, Satuday March 16, 2024
9:40AM (after the 9AM class)

You can also visit this link to see all the belts that have ever been given through our school:
https://www.chicagomma.com/bjj-team

Check out this interesting article for more information on the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu belt system and promotion
John Danaher On The Informality Of The Belt System in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

New and Improved Kids & Youth Martial Arts Program!

We have great news to announce concerning our Kids & Youth Martial Arts Program (membership info can also be found on this page as well).

We have added the following classes:

• Muay Thai Kickboxing classes

1. Wednesday 4:30-5:15pm, 5-9 years old

2. Thursday 4:30-5:15pm, 9-13 years old

• Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

1. Saturday 9:00-9:45AM 9-13 years old

There will be no additional costs and students are not required to attend all classes.  This is simply to provide additional training opportunities for your child.

You can check out the weekly schedule for the Kids & Youth Martial Arts program by visiting this link:

https://chicagomma.com/youth-martial-arts-schedule

Modified Schedule Starting Monday 12/11/2023

Phase 2 of the renovation will begin tomorrow Monday, December 11. The renovated gym will have more mat space, more lockers, additional showers, individual changing rooms, new lighting, and more. Due to space constraints during construction, come to class prepared. During the renovation, the gym will have a modified schedule (see below).

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Don't forget to take advantage of our end-of-year sale on memberships, merchandise, and equipment. Today is the last day $100 in free merchandise is included with the one year membership. More information below. We greatly appreciate your patience. Thank you!

Schedule Changes for Fitness Classes Starting on Monday 10/19/2020

Starting on Monday 10/19/2020 ALL fitness classes will be indoors at the gym. Additionally, we have added the following new fitness classes:

• Monday - Friday

  • 7AM - 8AM Open Gym (Fitness side)

  • 4PM - 5PM Open Gym (Fitness side)

• Monday - Thursday

  • 7PM - 8PM
    

Reminder: ALL fitness classes including open gym require a membership with the fitness option. Masks/facial coverings are required at all times during indoor training. 

. Starting on Monday 10/29/2020 ALL fitness will be indoors at the gym. We have added new open gyms and 7-8PM classes Monday - Thursday as well. A mask/facial covering will be required for all indoor training. Please check and schedule your training ahead of time. Thank you! 💪🏋🏾‍♂️👍 . #chicago #illinois #functionaltraining #fitness #shmoshfit #strengthconditioning #socialdistancing #covid19 #sonostrong #sonofitness

Combat Sport Training in the time of Corona....

It has been nearly 6 months since the gym had its initial closure back in March 2020 due to the novel coronavirus. You can wait until things are back to normal in order to resume training. However, the reality is that things will never be the same as how they were before the COVID pandemic. We have been holding outdoor classes since June 2020 and indoor BJJ/grappling classes since July 2020 using the Chicago Department of Public Health guidelines for the Health and Fitness industry. Although it is NOT required you can even protect yourself further by wearing a mask while participating in our outdoor classes (it’s mandatory to wear a facial covering/mask for indoor classes)!

Are you still trying to workout on your own? Running/jogging isn’t your thing? Don’t have enough fitness equipment at home or you are unsure of the actual programming needed to ensure that you are making progress toward your fitness goal(s)? Maybe you need the additional motivation from a group class or simply missing the social/community aspects of a gym? Combat sport isn’t like riding a bike. The longer you wait the more of your skills you will lose! Additionally, exercise is essential for well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sign up for a free trial class and see if we are the right gym for YOU!

Ralph Gracie BJJ, Downtown Chicago / Updated Schedule & News

Ralph Gracie BJJ, Downtown Chicago / updated schedule as of March 2018

Monday 7-9pm (gi)
Tuesday 6-7pm (drilling, sparring, and open mat)
Wednesday 7-9pm (no-gi)
Thursday 6-7pm (no-gi)

We would also like to congratulate Ralph Gracie BJJ members Rafael, Moses, Monty, and James on being promoted to blue belt by Master Ralph Gracie on March 10, 2018!