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BJJ gym chains & affiliation networks

BJJ is a lineage sport — and it has real networks. Unlike most martial arts, where every gym stands alone, jiu-jitsu academies often belong to an affiliation: a family of schools linked by a shared professor's lineage, a common curriculum, and belt standards that travel with you. Gracie Barra alone runs hundreds of academies; 10th Planet, Renzo Gracie, Alliance, Atos and Checkmat each link schools across the country. That's genuinely useful when you're choosing where to train — an affiliation tells you something about the style and the standards before you walk in. We track 732 locations across the 9 networks below. Still, the name over the door is a starting point, not a guarantee — every academy is its own room and its own professor, so also browse gyms by program, see what other arts they teach, or find a gym with a free trial to try a class.

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