BJJ Gyms in Zürich

Zürich is Switzerland's largest and most internationally connected BJJ market, with a 62-academy footprint spread across 24 cities — anchored by the city of Zürich (28 gyms) plus Winterthur (4), Wallisellen (3), Schlieren (3), Regensdorf, Adliswil, Glattpark/Opfikon (2 each) and a long tail of single-gym suburbs ranging from Wetzikon and Dübendorf out to Mönchaltorf, Affoltern am Albis, Mettmenstetten, Wädenswil and Sirnach (technically TG but listed under ZH metro). Pricing is in CHF and runs roughly CHF 80–200/month for adult BJJ unlimited at a typical commercial dojo, with elite-tier programs (Atos, Frota All-Access) climbing to CHF 250–350/mo and Vereins-style programs (IMACS Wetzikon's 24-month BerufsAbschluss, Fight Temple Regensdorf, several Kung Fu Fighting branches) bottoming out around CHF 40–90/mo on long-term contracts. Probetraining is almost universally free. The canton hosts some of Europe's most pedigreed BJJ rooms. **Atos Jiu-Jitsu Zürich** (Schärenmoosstrasse 80, Schwamendingen, founded 2010) is the Atos HQ-affiliated academy under 4th-degree black belt Prof. Jonatas Eliaquim (under André Galvão), with full Gi/NoGi, Kids, Teens, Women's-Only and competition programs; Galvão and Angelica Galvão are listed instructors. **BJJ - Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Zürich / Vacirca Academy** (Judo Club Höngg, since 1995) is led by Prof. Franco Vacirca — the first European to receive a BJJ black belt from the Gracie family, currently 7th-degree coral belt — co-founder of the Gracie Concepts® European network; the Vacirca brothers opened Europe's first MMA academy in Zürich in 1988. **Carlson Gracie Zürich** in Wallisellen (Neugutstrasse 12, founded 2012) is the official Carlson Gracie Dojo for Zürich under 4th-Dan Prof. Felipe Pereira da Silva (Gutenberg Melo → Carlson Gracie Sr./Jr. lineage), NoGi European Champion 2016 and Deutscher Meister 2018. **Tiago De Paula BJJ** (Forchstrasse 225, 2017) runs the Carlson Gracie thread on the lake side under black belt Tiago de Paula (Felipe Broa lineage). **Frota Academy** (Badenerstrasse 434) is Augusto Frota's 850 m²+ flagship, hosting Roger Gracie and Marcus "Buchecha" seminars. **Checkmat Zürich** in Dübendorf brings the international Checkmat thread under Vinícius Azevedo (Osvaldo Alves lineage). The metro's specialty rooms run deep. **BJJ Lab Zürich** (Oerlikon, founded 2013) and its **BJJ Lab Winterthur** sister are Caio Terra-lineage Patrick black-belt rooms with structured Basic/Fundamentals/Advanced/Drilling/Sparring tracks plus open mats. **Stark Jiu-Jitsu** (Bederstrasse 77, 2023) is the Zürich sister of Stark JJ Stockholm under Severin Zemp, black belt under 12x world champion Caio Terra. **HOGA — House of Gentle Arts** (Puls 5 quartier) and **HOGA Adliswil** run the Cicero Costha thread (with Costha himself listed as the Adliswil headcoach). **Cypher Jiu-Jitsu Zürich** (near Stadion Letzigrund) is an independent BB-led academy under Gareth Redman. **MNML. Jiu Jitsu Zürich** (founded 2025) is a beginner-first BJJ academy. **Akatsuki Dojo Imanari Jiu-Jitsu** (Glattbrugg/Opfikon) under black belt Marco Kuster uniquely fuses the Masakazu Imanari NoGi tradition with Carlson Gracie BJJ. **Colectivo JJ Zürich** is the Zürich branch of the Dominican Republic Colectivo network under Raymond Diaz (BB under Javier Custodio). **Adamantium BJJ Zürich** (near Bahnhof Oerlikon) runs the Chewjitsu-style systematized curriculum. **Chaz BJJ Zürich** (Löwenstrasse 25, opened September 2025) and **Alcateia Jiu Jitsu** in Mönchaltorf (Carlson Gracie Jr. lineage under Lucas Feitosa Pereira Bosshard) round out the BB-led independent layer. **IMACS Wetzikon** is the Carlson Gracie multi-style center for the Zürcher Oberland with Friday/Saturday/Sunday open mats. Beyond the BJJ pure-plays, Zürich's MMA and multi-style bank is broad. **360 Martial Arts** (Albisriederstrasse 226, founded 2014 by Ahmet Yalbirdak, now under Benjamin Brander BB) runs No-Gi-only BJJ with a wrestling focus alongside MMA and Thaiboxen. **IMPACT Martial Arts Zürich** (with the Winterthur sister) under Samuel S. Bauer BB came out of a 2023 merger of ICCS. **Reunion Academy** in Dietikon offers BJJ/NoGi/Grappling/MMA on 300 m² under BBs Albert and Arben. **Gil Jitsu Academy** in Mettmenstetten is a 230 m² dedicated BJJ room between Zürich and Zug. **Sequência BJJ Zürich**, **Karkara Zurich BJJ**, **Roger Gracie BJJ Zürich** (Regensdorf), **ALYART Jiu-Jitsu**, **Jiu-Jitsu Academy Zuerich** (JJGF-affiliated under Daniel Lehmann BB), **ACA Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu** (Oerlikon, Carlson Gracie under Ando Cardoso BB), **De Lauri Praxis** (Albisrieden, BJJ + Wrestling for BJJ + Boxing), **Vera bjj kids** (Enge, kids-only under brown belt Maksym Hromov / Caio Terra lineage), **Peter Mettler MOTU Martial Arts** (BJJ BB-led), **BJJ Wädenswil**, **Snow Lion Fight Gym** (Rikon im Tösstal), and **Carlson Gracie Jiu Jitsu Affoltern a.A.** complete the BJJ-listing roster. The **SPARTA Academy** chain (Adliswil, Rudolfstetten, Spreitenbach) and the **KUNG FU FIGHTING / MMA Academy** network under Sascha Grossen (Egg, Balgrist + 6 more Zürich-area combat gyms) bring MMA + light-contact kickboxing + kids judo bandwidth across the canton's suburbs. **Martial Arts Center Thomas Maier** in Dielsdorf (founded 2007, 8. Dan Hapkido) adds a BJJ thread to a multi-style traditionalist room.