BJJ Gyms in Bayern

Bayern is the directory's first multi-metro German Bundesland and one of two states (with Nordrhein-Westfalen) where the BJJ scene extends meaningfully beyond the headline city. The center of gravity is München with 32 academies in this directory, but a long tail of 20 outlier cities — Augsburg, Geretsried, Königsbrunn, Rosenheim, Tutzing, Dachau, Bergkirchen, Erding, Aschheim, Schäftlarn, Karlsfeld, Germering, Puchheim, Taufkirchen, Emmering, Haar, Herrsching, Seefeld, Neusäß, plus Nürnberg in Mittelfranken — adds another 21 academies that run from satellite branches of München gyms to fully independent local academies. Pricing is in EUR; München sits at the Bavarian premium end of the German market with adult unlimited typically €70–€150/month, and the outlier cities cluster slightly lower. The single largest Brazilian lineage cluster in Bayern is the **Pound for Pound (PFP) Team** under 6th-degree BJJ black belt Sergio "Canudo" Zimmermann — a 2x IBJJF World Masters Champion, 12x IBJJF European Champion, IBJJF NoGi European Champion, and Carlson Gracie HQ for Germany. PFP runs **Pound For Pound Munich** in Kapuzinerstraße and a satellite **Pound For Pound Rosenheim** under owner Dawid Masarczyk (BJJ-Schwarzgurt promoted by Canudo in October 2025). The second large network is the **Hutton Academy** chain under Hans Hutton (3rd-degree BJJ black belt and the founder of München's first BJJ academy in 2002), with locations at the Schwabing HQ, Mona shopping center in Moosach, Augsburg-Neusäß (under BJJ Schwarzgurt Karin Kolbeck), Geretsried (opened September 2025), and Dachau-Bergkirchen. The third major network is **Akxe BJJ Germany** — the German branch of the Brazilian Akxe BJJ academy founded by Alliance co-founder Vinicius Campelo — running München-Giesing (head coach Diogo Primo, 4th-degree black belt), Trudering, and Seefeld (Starnberger See). **Sanefighting Academy** in München-Obersendling (head coach Johannes Wieth) anchors the **Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu / Xande Ribeiro** thread, and **Reach Jiu Jitsu Augsburg** (Marius Socher, 2023 black belt under Johannes Wieth) extends that same lineage into Augsburg. The independent and specialty bench rounds out the Bavarian roster. **Munich MMA** runs three München locations (Laim, Leopoldstraße/Schwabing, Nordbad) under Benedikt Freudenberger (BJJ black belt with IBJJF/AJP/ADCC Majors gold), Raphael Lesnino, and Günther Jahn — one of München's deepest competition BJJ rooms. **Common Ground BJJ** near Münchner Freiheit runs Gi + No-Gi with discounted GdP/firefighter/Bundeswehr rates. **Apis Martial Arts** in Giesing, **Elevate Jiu Jitsu** at Munich Capoeira (No-Gi specialist using the Constraints-Led Approach), **Fightlab Munich e.V.** in Moosach, **MMA & Combat München-Sendling** (Wing Revolution Bavaria network), and **BJJ Europe & UFU** under Yuri von Rogoschin (Gracie BJJ since 1993) round out the München core. **Ultimate Gym** in Augsburg/Königsbrunn is led by Peter Frontera (2x BJJ European Champion, Grappling World Champion) at the Augsburg HQ and Patrick Bissinger (Grappling World Champion) at the Königsbrunn satellite. **Brazilian Fight Academy Dachau** runs a Luta Livre Esportiva program in the Andyconda Schmidt lineage (head coach Francis, Faixa Preta in Luta Livre). **Mansouri Gym** in Puchheim is run by multiple-time European champion Hisham Mansouri. **Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Tutzing** on Lake Starnberg is a Certified Training Center (CTC) of Gracie University Torrance teaching the Rorion / Ryron / Rener Gracie self-defense curriculum. **What's Up BJJ Nürnberg** carries the directory's only listing in Mittelfranken with a structured Minies/Kids/Teens/Adult progression. The non-Brazilian and multi-discipline bench includes **Munich Top Team MMA & Fitness** in Karlsfeld (pro MMA fighter Alex Poppeck), **Bavarian MMA Center e.V.** in Haar, **JUMA Fighthaus** in Germering (Nesim Rezgui), **MMA & Combat Schäftlarn**, **MMA ERDING**, **Combat Sports Center** in Fürstenfeldbruck/Emmering (Muay Thai pro Erhan Güngör), **Asien Sport Center München** in Taufkirchen, **MeiDoKan-Dojo** in Aschheim (5. Dan Aikido Harald Kotisch), **WingFight-Bavaria** in Herrsching, **Elysium MMA München** in Balanstr., **Impact Fight Academy** (since 2006), **Kampfsportschule Sparta München** (Simon Poskotin, 4x kickboxing world champion), **NFT Gym München**, **Dragon Gym München**, **Upa Gym**, **Athletics Fight Center**, **Deiga Studio**, **MMA Elite Combat Dojo**, **Ultimate Fighting Academy (UFA Munich)** under Master Nico Cebotari, **Fight & Fitness Academy / WingFight-Bavaria**, **Pekiti Tirsia München e.V.**, **marimo jiu jitsu**, **BJJ (Gi & Nogi) @ESV München**, and **Wing Revolution Club München Ost** in Trudering.