BJJ in Santa Monica

Santa Monica is the Westside's flagship BJJ address, carrying 6 academies for a city of 90,000 people — a concentration that reflects both the demographic (fitness-oriented, high disposable income) and the geography (beachfront endpoint of the LA metro, pulling in West LA and Venice residents who don't want to fight the 405 or 10 freeways). **Gracie Originals Jiu-Jitsu Academy** (Gracie Humaita affiliation) and **CJJF Santa Monica** (Gracie Barra) anchor the traditional lineage side. **Hidden Jiu Jitsu LLC** runs a Gracie Humaita program popular for beginner-friendly scheduling. **Correa MMA** brings a 10th Planet affiliation for practitioners focused on no-gi and submission-only. **Waza Project** and **Victor Silverio Jiu Jitsu** round out the independent options. Santa Monica prices skew toward the top of the LA range — expect $160–$230/mo for adult unlimited. Venice (a short drive south) adds the Werdum Training Center, and the West LA neighborhoods along Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevard connect to several additional options in the broader LA dataset. The Third Street Promenade area gyms tend to offer convenient weekday morning and evening scheduling for the local professional demographic.