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BJJ gyms, by what else they teach
Very few BJJ gyms teach only jiu-jitsu. Most are full martial arts schools where the mats are shared with a whole other curriculum — a muay thai or striking program, an MMA team, boxing and kickboxing classes, sometimes judo, wrestling or karate under the same roof. That's good news if you want more than one thing: to add stand-up striking to your ground game, to cross-train for mixed martial arts, or just to have options on nights the BJJ class doesn't fit. Pick an art below and you'll see the BJJ gyms that also train it, ranked by rating, with members' reviews as proof. New to how these arts differ and overlap? Start with the flagship guide, BJJ vs judo, wrestling, muay thai & MMA.
🏟️ MMA
Where striking and grappling meet — BJJ is the ground-game backbone of most MMA programs, so many academies run an MMA team alongside their jiu-jitsu.
🦵 Kickboxing
Kicks, punches and knees on the feet — a popular striking complement to time spent on the mats.
🤸 Wrestling
Takedowns, top control and conditioning — the wrestling base that pairs naturally with jiu-jitsu, especially for no-gi and MMA.
🥊 Muay Thai
The striking art most often paired with BJJ — add stand-up to your ground game, and the reason so many academies run both for MMA-minded members.
🤼 Judo
The throwing art and closest cousin to BJJ — world-class takedowns, and the same gi, grips and control that carry straight to the ground.
🥊 Boxing
Hands-focused striking under the same roof — sharpen your punches, footwork and head movement to round out a grappler's game.
🎽 Karate
A traditional striking art under the same roof — stance-and-form tradition alongside your grappling.
Why BJJ gyms are so often multi-art
BJJ gives you a world-class ground game, but a real fight — and real self-defense — often starts on the feet, which is why so many gyms pair it with a striking art like muay thai or boxing, and why full MMA programs are built on a BJJ grappling base. Sharing a roof also just makes sense: one facility, one community, one membership, more ways to train. A gym lands on a page here when its own site or its members' reviews show real evidence it teaches that art — "they also run muay thai next door," "great MMA program," "the wrestling coach is excellent" are exactly the lines that count. One honest caveat: a class schedule is a snapshot, not a promise — gyms add and drop programs, so confirm before you count on it.
Keep going: browse gyms by BJJ program, compare the arts in the vs guide, or find a gym with a free trial to try a class.