BJJ in Edinburgh

Edinburgh holds 8 listings across Leith, Merchiston, Canonmills, Peffer Place, Gorgie, Restalrig and The Pleasance, with adult-unlimited pricing clustered between £40–£90/mo (£40/mo at Hipe is among Scotland's most affordable rates; £90/mo Elite Warriors unlimited is the top). The city's BJJ root is the Rick Young / Mauricio Gomes lineage — Rick Young is widely regarded as Scotland's lineage anchor — alongside an Atos (Andre Galvao) line through Playfair and a Helio Soneca line through Low Tide. **Rick Young Black Belt Academy** (9A Duke St, Leith) is the city's lineage cornerstone — a multi-discipline school covering BJJ, Judo, Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Martial Arts, boxing and Wado Ryu karate. Head instructor **Rick Young** is a BJJ black belt (2005, Mestre **Mauricio Gomes**), World Masters multi-gold medallist (including at black belt) and Judo black belt (1995). £70/mo unlimited adult, £60/mo student, £50/mo 2×/week, £40/mo 1×/week — all with a £35 registration fee and free T-shirt; £12 drop-in, £20 day pass; two complimentary trial classes. **Playfair Jiu Jitsu** (19 Arthur St, Leith) is the Atos-affiliated competition machine — head black belts **Steven** (trained at ATOS America under **Andre Galvao** and **Keenan Cornelius**; IBJJF/UAEJJF podiums; British and Scottish titles) and **Mariusz** (BB, comparable international podium record), with purple-belt **Christina** (IBJJF European Championship Barcelona gold) leading the women's BJJ program. Pricing: £65/mo unlimited adult (+£30 admin), £60/mo 2×/week, £45/mo 1×/week, £50/mo students, £60/mo Blue Light (first responders), £699/year (12-month discount). Family memberships from £95/mo (1 adult + 1 kid) to £140/mo unlimited family. Free Saturday open mat for all; £10 trial class, £20 day pass, £40 week pass. **Playfair Jiu Jitsu Merchiston** (46 Merchiston Ave) is the second branch — same parent brand, with purple-belt Steven leading on-site and Christina continuing the women's program; same pricing structure as the Leith mothership. **CVA Jiu-Jitsu (Coracao Valente Academy)** (29 Peffer Pl) is a deep multi-black-belt room under **Ben Fletcher** (1st-degree BB under **David Juliano Lemes**; IBJJF Madrid, Budapest and Poznan No-Gi Open gold), with co-coaches **Laurence Irving** (BB Feb 2021, previously London Fight Factory under Luiz "Manxinha" Ribeiro), **Dylan Scott** (BB, trained between Oklahoma USA and Edinburgh) and brown belt David Rogers (10+ years). Programs: 6-week Basics block (£99), Core Gi/No-Gi, Mastery, kids and Muay Thai. £75/mo Gold unlimited adult, £50/mo junior, £30/mo kids (or £50/mo two-sibling rate). **Low Tide Brazilian Jiu Jitsu** (25 Rodney St, Canonmills, founded 2020 by **Si Tutton** — 2nd-degree BB under **Helio Soneca**, also judo brown belt) is partnered with London-based New School BJJ. Class-pack model: £50 for a 4-class Intro To BJJ pass (valid 3 months) or £15 single Intro; additional Kickboxing, Yoga and Combat Circuits 5-class passes at £40 each; £25 one-off joining admin fee. BJJ drop-ins not accepted unannounced. **Hipe** (Pleasance, EH8 1JF) is a Wrestling/BJJ/MMA/fitness/self-defence studio under head coach **Max Freyne** (Scottish National Freestyle Wrestling champion) — Wrestling (Freestyle, Scottish Backhold, Catch, Judo blends), Submission Grappling, Open Mat. £40/mo all-classes unlimited (one of Scotland's most affordable rates), £10 drop-in, first night free. **The Edinburgh Combat Project (ECP)** (545–551 Gorgie Rd, founded 2019) is a self-described "fastest growing MMA gym" in the city — £70/mo Standard, £50/mo Student/Concession, £40/mo Junior. **Elite Warriors Edinburgh** (40 Restalrig Dr) is an MMA gym under **Oskar Smykiel** (2x Scottish Boxing Champion) covering MMA, Muay Thai, Wrestling, BJJ and Boxing for adults, juniors and kids — £65/mo single-discipline (Muay Thai only or Grappling & Wrestling only), £90/mo unlimited, £45/mo gym-only, £65/mo juniors under 16, £35/mo kids under 12; free first class.