HomeAlabamaHenagar › Backyard Kickboxing & Jiu Jitsu - BKJJ

Backyard Kickboxing & Jiu Jitsu - BKJJ

5 ★★★★★ 8 Google reviews · BJJ gym in Henagar, Alabama

BJJ gym Competition team

Plan your first class

  • Competition team a competition team for members who want to test themselves at tournaments
  • Today see hours ·
  • Phone (256) 601-9067

Hours

Monday 6–8 PM
Tuesday 5–8 PM
Wednesday 5–8 PM
Thursday 6–8 PM
Friday Closed
Saturday 9 AM–3 PM
Sunday Closed

Hours shift for holidays, seminars, and open-gym times — worth a quick check before a special trip.

The classes they run

BJJ classes on the schedule at Backyard Kickboxing & Jiu Jitsu - BKJJ, confirmed in members' own reviews and the gym's own info — not guessed from the sign out front.

🏆 Competition Team

“Overall, it is a great place to get into shape, compete in fights, and make a couple of friends.”

All gyms that run competition team →

Other martial arts here

BJJ gyms are usually multi-discipline. Here's what else members mention training under the same roof at Backyard Kickboxing & Jiu Jitsu - BKJJ — mined from their reviews and the gym's own info.

🦵 Kickboxing 3 mentions

“I have recently started going to Backyard BJJ and Kickboxing for the past week and I absolutely love this place!”

Other gyms that also teach kickboxing →

Disciplines are mined from reviews and the gym's own info — they show what members have trained, not a formal class guarantee. If you specifically want MMA, muay thai, or wrestling alongside your BJJ, confirm the current schedule with the gym.

What members say

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 8 Google reviews — in their own words.

🌱 welcoming to beginners 3 mentions

“The people here are super cool and welcoming.”

🤝 no-ego, friendly academy 6 mentions

“Interactive coaches, friendly team, good workout.”

From the reviews

Backyard kickboxing& jiu jitsu-BKJJ has been great! As someone new to the sport, I really appreciate how the class is structured. Coach sam does a nice job teaching in the first half, breaking down techniques.

★★★★★ — Rage, Feb 2025

The gym is kept very clean, and the mats and pads are cleaned after use. Sam is a great instructor and motivator. He doesn't expect you to be the greatest out the gate. He just wants you to be the best you can be. If he sets up a workout, he'll be doing the workout with us.

★★★★★ — Hunterjweathers, Mar 2024

I have recently started going to Backyard BJJ and Kickboxing for the past week and I absolutely love this place! Walking into the class as someone who doesn’t know anything about kickboxing or grappling was very anxious and nervous about the new environment but I easily adapted to the kind, welcoming, and supportive…

★★★★★ — Josh, Feb 2025

Excerpts from public Google reviews. Read all 8 reviews →

Your first BJJ class at Backyard Kickboxing & Jiu Jitsu - BKJJ

Nervous about walking into a BJJ gym for the first time? Almost everyone is, and good coaches expect beginners to come through the door. Here's what to know. What to expect: a typical first class is a warm-up, then drilling basic positions and escapes with a partner — not hard sparring. Rest whenever you need to; no one will bat an eye. What to wear: athletic wear you can move in (or a gi if you have one); you'll train barefoot on the mats. What to bring: water and a mouthguard if you have one — many gyms lend a loaner gi for a first class, so it's worth asking when you call. As you keep training you'll add your own gi (or a rashguard and shorts for no-gi) and a mouthguard. Live rolling eases in gradually, once your fundamentals are solid. Arrive 10–15 minutes early to sign a waiver and meet the coach. It gets easier fast — most people feel far more at home by their third class.

BJJ is a contact sport. Ease in, tap early and often, listen to your coaches, and if you have any injuries or health concerns, mention them before class and check with a doctor if you're unsure.

Where to find Backyard Kickboxing & Jiu Jitsu - BKJJ

10090 AL-40, Henagar, AL35978

Get directions

More BJJ gyms near Henagar

Fort Payne Jiu Jitsu and Self Defense

5 ★★★★★ 13 reviews

4400 Williams Ave NE, Fort Payne, AL

BJJ gym Beginners welcome Kids & teens Private lessons No-gi Competition team Affiliated expert, high-level coachingwelcoming to beginnersno-ego, friendly academy

11.6 miles away

Sōzō Jiu-Jitsu

5 ★★★★★ 65 reviews

1123 Chattanooga Valley Rd, Flintstone, GA

🥋 Free trial / intro class — check their site

Ages 6–12

BJJ gym Free trial Beginners welcome Kids & teens Private lessons No-gi Competition team welcoming to beginnersno-ego, friendly academystrong technique & fundamentals

33.3 miles away

Gracie Barra Chattanooga - TN. Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Self-defense

5 ★★★★★ 28 reviews

751 Battlefield Pkwy, Fort Oglethorpe, GA

🥋 Free trial / intro class — check their site

BJJ gym Free trial Beginners welcome Kids & teens Private lessons No-gi Affiliated expert, high-level coachingwelcoming to beginnersno-ego, friendly academy

36.6 miles away

All BJJ gyms in Henagar, AL →

Listing verified July 2026 from public business records and member reviews. Something out of date? Report a correction. Own this gym? Claim your listing — it's free.