BJJ in Berlin

Berlin is the directory's first international city — 60 listings spanning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, MMA, and adjacent grappling disciplines across Charlottenburg, Wedding, Mitte, Kreuzberg 36 and 61, Friedrichshain, Schöneberg, Neukölln, Treptow-Köpenick / Adlershof, Pankow, Lichtenberg, Tegel, Steglitz, Lankwitz, and Marzahn. Pricing is in EUR; adult unlimited BJJ in Berlin typically runs €60–€130/month, with a few premium multi-discipline studios reaching €149 and Vereins-style quarterly rates as low as €55–€65/quarter. The metro's BJJ pedigree is anchored by three distinct Brazilian-lineage clusters and a full secondary bench of historic German martial-arts clubs that have added BJJ programs in the last decade. The single deepest BJJ cluster is the **GFTeam Berlin** network under Gabriel Rainho, the GFTeam Europa-Chef and BJJ Schwarzgurt. **Spitfire Gym** in Charlottenburg is the European HQ — a major BJJ + MMA gym where Rainho is BJJ Head Coach and owner Yigit (himself a BJJ black belt) runs the MMA-Wettkampfkader, with a deep instructor roster covering MMA, BJJ + NoGi, Boxen, Kick- und Thaiboxen, Ringen, women's training and kids. **Morrocoyo BJJ | GFTeam Berlin 61** in Kreuzberg 61 (Gneisenaustraße 95) carries multiple black belts on staff: Michal Kaminski (2nd Dan, 2018 black belt under Mariusz "Manolo" Linke / Macaco Gold Team, member of the Spitfire/GFTeam crew under Julio César and Gabriel Rainho since 2015 — MD by profession), Habip Burak (started 2012/2013 at Spitfire, also trained at SDS Academy Mannheim), Marco Vendramin (4-country BJJ background), Daniel Beguhl (originally Dave Camarillo Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu, black belt 2022 under Rainho), and Antoine (all belts under Rainho and Arno Spreen). Morrocoyo publishes a clean €99/mo (12-month) / €129/mo (1-month) adult tier with €69/mo for kids and a €180 10-class pack. **GFTEAM Kreuzberg 36 Jiu-Jitsu** is the third Berlin GFTeam node, running Tue/Wed/Thu/Sat/Sun BJJ and No-Gi at SC Lurich 02's Boxfabrik on Köpenicker Straße 154 plus Friday at Sporthallen Mariannenplatz, with a Lurich BJJ Kids Squad on Wednesdays. **GF Team Berlin** appears as a fourth GFTeam-tagged listing in the directory. The Carlson Gracie thread also runs through **BJJ Fightzone Checkmat Berlin**, the official CheckMat-Repräsentant in Berlin under Master Rico Vieira, with regular visits from Rico Vieira and CheckMat athletes Adam Wardzinski, Gabriela Fechter, and Max Lindblad. **Cicero Costha Berlin** is a small BJJ team affiliated with the Brazilian black belt Cicero Costha (PSLPB Cicero Costha / Instituto Cicero Costha), hosted out of **Ringside Gym** on Herzbergstraße 87-99 in Lichtenberg. The Vacirca / Gracie Concepts cluster anchors the Gracie-family thread in Berlin. **Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Team Berlin** in Lichtenberg (Paul-Junius-Straße 69, Turnhalle) operates as Budoverein Fujinaga Berlin e.V., a JJGF (Jiu-Jitsu Global Federation) member team under Großmeister Sylvio Behring. Its lineage runs to Helio Gracie via Pedro Hemetério and Franco Vacirca — Vacirca is a 7th Dan, the first European to receive an official BJJ black belt from CBJJ/IBJJF (1996), founder of Vacirca Academy / Triangle Academy Zurich, who started in 1989 in the Gracie Garage and trained directly under Pedro Hemetério in São Paulo until Hemetério's death — and visits the Berlin team as Professor. Day-to-day teaching runs through Thomas Mehnert (3rd Dan BJJ, 6th Dan Shotokan Karate / JSKF, 1st Dan Ju-Jutsu, Vacirca student since 2007), Kai Mehnert (2nd Dan), and Max Tag (2nd Dan), with brown belt Robert Lindner and purple belt Sulejman Abdusalamov rounding out the staff. The team hosted Royce Gracie in Berlin for the 100 Jahre Jiu-Jitsu seminar in 2025, with Vereins-style pricing starting at €55/quarter for the family rate. **Panda Gym - Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - BJJ - Krav Maga** in Adlershof (Waldstraße 42, Treptow-Köpenick) extends the Vacirca lineage downstream: head coach Maurice Wollny is Head of Instructor Certification for the Gracie Concepts Programm Deutschland under Vacirca, teaching the full Gracie Combatives → Intermediate → Advanced curriculum alongside fellow Gracie Concepts black belt Peer Wollny (since 2012), brown belt Lutz Kirchner, and purple belt Peter Vent. The third Gracie-name academy is **Gracie Berlin | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Schule** at **Fenriz Gym** in Kreuzberg (Moritzplatz/Lobeckstraße 36) — Fenriz itself is a 1500+ m² full-spectrum facility founded in 2010 (MMA, Muay Thai, BJJ, Boxing, Wrestling, Yoga) with a 14-tier €59–€149/mo pricing structure across 3/6/12/24-month contracts; the Gracie Berlin BJJ program inside Fenriz is led by Felipe Cançado (2nd-degree black belt training BJJ since 1999), with a deep instructor bench including German Grappling A-Kader competitor Laila (3x Grapplefest champion), brown belts Marek and Phillip, MMA Nationalkader Nesim, and purple/Judo-black belt Peter (WO JJBF Europameister in Submission Grappling). A fourth Gracie-related listing is **Shirokuma Berlin e. V.** at Savignyplatz 5, a 1981-founded Verein offering Shotokan Karate, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, and Selbstverteidigung under a single membership. The independent BJJ bench is wide and unusually deep on credentials. **10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Berlin** in Wedding (Cautiusstraße 42) is led by Ralf Warneking, Germany's first 10th Planet black belt under Eddie Bravo — the official German node of the Eddie Bravo no-gi system (Rubber Guard, Lockdown, Honeyhole, Ashi Garami) with Stand-Up (Muay Thai/Boxing), Kids BJJ, Frauen, Zirkeltraining, and Privatstunden. **Hilti BJJ Berlin** in Wedding operates under **IMAG e.V.** (Independent Martial Art Groups, 20+ years) with 3rd-degree black belt Frank Burczynski as head coach; the Berlin Kreuzberg sister chapter at **Berlin Martial Arts Group e.V. (BMAG)** on Wilhelmstraße 22 carries the worldwide Hilti-Verband flag (led by 6th-degree black belt Pedro Duarte) with regular Frank Burczynski seminars, Berlin Open IBJJF participation, and an Open Mat on Saturdays. **BIWA Jiu-Jitsu Berlin** ("Because I'm a Wild Animal") is led by Professor Gabriel Marcel from Ecuador, a black belt and 2017 IBJJF German National Champion — €80/mo adult, with a women's class at €40/mo for the first 3 months. **BJJ Akademie** in Schöneberg (Hauptstraße 103) stacks black belt depth: Heiko (3rd degree, head), Robert (2nd degree), team doctor Alex (also a black belt), plus Johann, McGee, and Oussema. **HOLY GROUND SQUAD (HGS)** in Charlottenburg (Kaiserdamm 113) runs an active competition team across NAGA Belt, AGF, and Grappling Industries and has hosted seminars with Mestre Vinicius "Magoo" Canevari and Coach Fernando Almeida. **BJJ DOJO Berlin** in Kreuzberg (Bergmannstraße 5-7) carries 150+ Google reviews and runs an international DE/EN program (Gi, NoGi, Yoga, Movement, Women's Class, Self-defense, Kids 4-12) under head coach Rodrigo. **Bulldog BJJ** is the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu section inside **Erster Berliner Judo-Club 1922 e.V. (EBJC)** in Mariendorf — Berlin's oldest Judo club, founded 1922 — running under 1st-degree BJJ black belt Benedikt Schwehn since 2012, alongside Olympia-Bronze (Rio 2016) Judo athlete Laura Schwarzpaul. **Sportschule Rahn**, the historic 1906 club in Lankwitz with full Erich Rahn lineage (and BJJ since the 2010s), publishes a transparent €57.50–€77.50/mo tier across 1x/2x/Unlimited weekly with US BJJ black belt Elijaih Funston as head BJJ coach plus black belt Jan Tatarynowicz and brown belt Marvin Gauer. **BJJ Koryo** in Neukölln (Weichselstraße 8c) runs Mon/Wed/Fri Gi and Tue/Thu No-Gi at 19:00 with Open Mat for members, kids 6+ and teens 10+ tracks. **Corpus Dicio Gym (CD Akademie)** in Charlottenburg (Kaiserdamm 109) focuses on BJJ for adults and kids alongside Muay Thai with a clean €109/mo adult 12-month tier. Smaller BJJ-focused listings include **8E20 Project BJJ** (open-affiliation team training Gi and NoGi at Chimosa, Linienstraße 127 in Mitte), **Grappling Team Krastev** (NoGi Grappling and BJJ team), **NOBSJJ**, **Choke Athletics**, **Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) Unterricht in Berlin** (Rama Reddy, BJJ brown belt under Brian Johnson / NWJJA Seattle, teaching at Kairos MMA), and the part-time BJJ programs at **Kampfkunstschule Ichi Geki** in Schöneberg (BJJ added Feb 2026, Wed 19:15) and **Champ's Kickboxing** near Jannowitzbrücke (BJJ added May 2026; UFC's Michael Johnson gave a seminar there in 2025). The MMA, multi-discipline, and traditional martial-arts bench rounds out the metro footprint. **Ammaru Gym** in Charlottenburg (Heckerdamm 225-231) is a premium multi-discipline studio (MMA + BJJ + Muay Thai + Boxen + Wrestling + Performance & Conditioning) with the metro's most detailed published pricing — 15 tiers from €59/mo (4 classes/24-month) up to €149/mo (Unlimited 3-month) for adults plus a kids structure. **Sayyato MMA Performance Gym** is a premium MMA gym (BJJ Gi + NoGi, Muay Thai, Kickboxen, Boxen, Wrestling) and HYROX licensed partner. **Kairos MMA** in Pankow (Schwedter Straße 36 A) runs full BJJ (incl. BJJ Women, BJJ Advanced), MMA, Striking, Boxen, Wrestling, Sparring, and a Sunday open mat 12-14, with adult tiers €70–€90/mo across 6/12/24-month contracts. **MMA Berlin** in Schöneberg (Crellestraße, since 2000) is led by head coach Wolf, a trainer since 1986 with Germany / Japan / USA / Brazil background. **MMA FUSION Berlin** in Schöneberg (Hauptstraße 109) runs MMA, BJJ-Gi, BJJ-NoGi, Kickboxen, Boxen, and Ringen for ages 4+. **Fusion Fight Club** in Lichtenberg adds a BJJ/Judo/Wrestling Friday Grappling slot under Paul Supplies. **Kampfkunst Paragon** in Marzahn (the SC Eintracht Berlin e.V. Kampfsport division) covers Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Kickboxing, MMA, Krav Maga, and Aikido under one membership. Other multi-discipline anchors include **Champ's Kickboxing** (Brückenstraße, near Jannowitzbrücke), **Golden Glory Germany** in Prenzlauer Berg (Andy Schadenberg, since 2010), **Taykan Sports Arena** in Wedding (Bülent Calikiran, since 2003 — WKA/WKN German champions), **Black Belt Academy** in Tegel, **Guerreros Martial Arts** (Kickboxen + Grappling/Ju-Jutsu + MMA + Krav Maga + Alpha Combat), **Flowzone Fight Fitness** in Neukölln, **Ringside Gym** in Lichtenberg, **REFLECT e.V. Kampfsport Club** (MMA + BJJ + Boxen + Ringen + Judo + Grappling + Jodo + Systema), **Chimosa** in Mitte (a 13+ year East-meets-West academy with BJJ, Muay Thai, Boxing, Kickboxing, MMA, Kung Fu, Tai Chi under founders Yi-Chung Chen and Jing Röttger), **Berlin Gym - Verein der Kampfkünste e.V.** (three listings across Mitte and Friedrichshain under Manuel Anatoli Weber), **Chikara Berlin e.V.** (Kickboxen + Karate Kyokushin + MMA + Boxen + Muay Thai), **Kampfkunstschule Neukölln**, **Sports Club Lurich 02 e.V.** (Kreuzberg, founded 1902 — also hosts GFTeam Kreuzberg 36 BJJ), **Sports School Randori-Pro Charlottenburg** (since 1993, Jiu-Jitsu Budokai + Judo + Kickboxen + MMA + more), **Hapkido Team Berlin** in Reinickendorf, **Urzuz Athletics**, and **Kokoro Dojo Berlin** in Lichtenberg (a wide multi-discipline dojo including Japanese Jiu-Jitsu under Thomas Owsianowski and Paul Gapski). The traditional Japanese-Jiu-Jitsu / Aikido side of Berlin's "Jiu-Jitsu" world is represented by **Kikentai.Berlin** in Friedrichshain (Aikido + Schwert/Stock + a Jiu-Jitsu class blending traditional + MMA + BJJ), **Randori-Berlin e.V.** in Steglitz (50+ years, Japanese Jiu-Jitsu + Judo + Aikido + Silat/Kung Fu + Tae Kwon Do + Kickboxen), and **Budo Club Ryu** in Tegel (Ju-Jutsu and BJJ together). **GAMMAF (German Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Federation e.V.)** is the national governing body and not a training facility but appears in the directory for completeness.