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.