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PREMIER JIU JITSU ACADEMY
5 ★★★★★ 12 Google reviews · BJJ gym in Harbor City, California
Plan your first class
- Beginner-friendly all levels welcome, including total beginners — you don't need to be fit or have any experience to start
- Kids & youth classes kids and youth BJJ classes (ages 4–6) — built around discipline, focus, and confidence
- Private lessons private, one-on-one coaching available — a focused way to start or to work around a busy schedule; ask about availability and rates
- No-gi no-gi grappling classes — training in a rashguard and shorts, with faster scrambles and a natural bridge to MMA
- Open mat open-mat rolling sessions for members to practice live — always optional and at your own pace
- Today see hours ·
- Website & schedule premierjiujitsuacademy.com — book classes and see the live schedule
- Phone +1 424-401-3935
Hours
| Monday | 4:30–8 pm |
| Tuesday | 10:30 am–1 pm, 5–8 pm |
| Wednesday | 10:30 am–1 pm, 5–7 pm |
| Thursday | 10:30 am–1 pm, 5–8 pm |
| Friday | 10:30 am–1 pm |
| Saturday | 10 am–1 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
The classes they run
“Jordan makes it fun for the kids while effectively teaching them the important skills.”
“As a woman that trains here, I can always count on Premier Jiujitsu having a safe, friendly, and collaborative atmosphere.”
“Classes are professional and has a welcoming environment to beginners and others who have prior experience.”
What members say
“Jordan provides a safe training environment and excellent instruction for all levels.”
“Classes are professional and has a welcoming environment to beginners and others who have prior experience.”
“As a woman that trains here, I can always count on Premier Jiujitsu having a safe, friendly, and collaborative atmosphere.”
“Jordan has 30 years of experience with Jiujitsu and I always come away with a much greater understanding of the techniques or positions than when I walked in.”
“Jordan Collins runs an amazing, clean, fun, and family-friendly Jiu Jitsu academy.”
“As a woman that trains here, I can always count on Premier Jiujitsu having a safe, friendly, and collaborative atmosphere.”
From the reviews
Jordan Collins runs an amazing, clean, fun, and family-friendly Jiu Jitsu academy. Today he showed us great techniques from the guard, all of which were new and insightful details to me. We did positional sparring, and the environment was very fun and safe.
As a woman that trains here, I can always count on Premier Jiujitsu having a safe, friendly, and collaborative atmosphere. It is a place people of all experience levels can feel comfortable training.
Awesome place to train! Classes are professional and has a welcoming environment to beginners and others who have prior experience. Clean gym and great techniques to learn or progress from!
Clean and comfortable facility. Top of the line instruction from a well experienced black belt. Great culture and environment for learning jui jitsu regardless of previous experience. Jordan makes it fun for the kids while effectively teaching them the important skills. The adult classes are fantastic as well.
New to BJJ? Start at PREMIER JIU JITSU ACADEMY
PREMIER JIU JITSU ACADEMY comes up as a beginner-friendly gym — noted on their own site. If you've never rolled or set foot on a mat, that's exactly who a good beginners program is for. A few things worth knowing before your first week. First, you don't need to be fit or flexible to start — you get in shape by training, not before it, and coaches scale the intensity to you. Second, you won't be thrown into hard rolling — reputable gyms build fundamentals (positions, escapes, and basic submissions) for weeks, live rolling eases in gradually, and tapping early keeps every roll safe. Third, all levels really are welcome — ask about a dedicated beginners or fundamentals class time so your first session is alongside others who are also starting out, and leave your ego at the door. Most gyms are happy to let you watch or try a class first, so reach out before you commit.
Your first BJJ class at PREMIER JIU JITSU ACADEMY
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.
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