BJJ in Arlington

Arlington's three listings line the Mass Ave corridor and together cover the full lineage spread — Roberto Maia, Renzo Gracie via Dave Roy, and Chute Boxe via Coach Christopher. Mass BJJ at 26 Massachusetts Ave is led by Mike Pellegrino, a 5th-degree black belt promoted in 2007 by Roberto Maia (the New England BJJ pioneer); the Arlington bench also includes Christie Pellegrino (3rd-degree black belt, Fundamentals / All-Levels / Women-Only) and Brandon Zoss (3rd-degree black belt). The school operates a sister Acton academy with five additional black-belt instructors (Nate Ryan 5th-deg, Pat Barbieri 6th-deg, Nick Bennett 3rd-deg, Bill Safranski 1st-deg, Scott Gorgone 1st-deg) — making the broader Mass BJJ network one of the deepest black-belt rosters in the state. Boston Submission Fighting at 965 Massachusetts Ave (formerly NESF Boston, founded 1993) is Arlington's no-gi specialist, run by Dave Roy — a 3rd-degree BJJ / no-gi black belt, pioneer of New England MMA, co-founder of NESF with Kirik Jenness in 1993, former UFC judge (UFC 27), and author of 1001 Submissions. Roy's belt timeline (blue under Renzo Gracie 1996, purple under Kenny Florian 2004, brown under Din Thomas 2009, black under Chad Beatty 2012) traces a clean Renzo Gracie / Ricardo Almeida lineage. Pricing is fully published: $200–$229/mo PRO, $40 day pass, $209 CASUAL (2x/wk), with first-class and first-drop-in free; weekend open mats Saturday 11:30 AM and Sunday 10:00 AM (free for visitors). Energy Fitness & Martial Arts at 99 Mass Ave is led by Coach Christopher — a BJJ black belt with a 2007 Chute Boxe Academy stint as assistant trainer under Rafael Cordeiro, Cristiano Marcello, and Rudimar Fedrigo, with a 400+ fight coaching record including 8 world champions across Pride, UFC, Bellator, and LFA. All BJJ classes are no-gi; published pricing is $196 adult unlimited / $30 drop-in, with all-day Sunday and Friday morning + evening open mats.