BJJ in Aarau

Aarau hosts the deepest BJJ corner in Aargau with two complementary academies sitting only a few minutes apart in the city centre. New Legacy Aarau (Neumattstrasse 36) is the marquee room — a modern combat-sports school covering BJJ (Gi/No-Gi), MMA, Kickboxing, Wrestling and Kids BJJ under head coach Marius Maissen (BJJ Black Belt 2. Dan under Renato Migliaccio / Sampa BJJ, and a pioneer of No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu and MMA in Switzerland). The instructor bench is unusually deep: BJJ Black Belt Nenad Kokeza (Roger Gracie lineage via Dean Mihanović, competitor since 2008), Brown Belt Erbakan Kocatürk as BJJ Assistant Coach, Purple Belt Jann Kaufmann as Kids Coach and international competitor, Purple Belt Corina Schmid as Kids Coach and IBJJF European Champion 2024, Pro MMA Fighter Moreno Kacapor for Kickboxing competition, and Blue Belt Sivan Sommer on Kickboxing. Try-out is two lessons for CHF 25; longer memberships are quoted on consultation. Google rating 4.9★ across 69 reviews.

The neighbouring International BJJ Association (New Legacy Gym Aarau) at Weihermattstrasse 86 is an affiliated school of Master Edson Diniz's IBJJA (headquartered in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil). The published pricing is Thaiboxen-led — Schüler/Studenten/Lehrlinge Halbjahr CHF 500 or Jahr CHF 950, Erwachsene Halbjahr CHF 600 or Jahr CHF 1150 — with 24h gym access tiers at CHF 250 (Mitglieder) or CHF 600 (Nicht-Mitglieder) per Halbjahr. Probetraining via Formular on the website.