BJJ in Arlington

Arlington's three listings line the Mass Ave corridor and together cover the full lineage spread — Roberto Maia, Renzo Gracie via Dave Roy, and Chute Boxe via Coach Christopher. **Mass BJJ** at 26 Massachusetts Ave is led by **Mike Pellegrino**, a 5th-degree black belt promoted in 2007 by Roberto Maia (the New England BJJ pioneer); the Arlington bench also includes **Christie Pellegrino** (3rd-degree black belt, Fundamentals / All-Levels / Women-Only) and **Brandon Zoss** (3rd-degree black belt). The school operates a sister Acton academy with five additional black-belt instructors (Nate Ryan 5th-deg, Pat Barbieri 6th-deg, Nick Bennett 3rd-deg, Bill Safranski 1st-deg, Scott Gorgone 1st-deg) — making the broader Mass BJJ network one of the deepest black-belt rosters in the state. **Boston Submission Fighting** at 965 Massachusetts Ave (formerly NESF Boston, founded 1993) is Arlington's no-gi specialist, run by **Dave Roy** — a 3rd-degree BJJ / no-gi black belt, pioneer of New England MMA, co-founder of NESF with Kirik Jenness in 1993, former UFC judge (UFC 27), and author of *1001 Submissions*. Roy's belt timeline (blue under Renzo Gracie 1996, purple under Kenny Florian 2004, brown under Din Thomas 2009, black under Chad Beatty 2012) traces a clean Renzo Gracie / Ricardo Almeida lineage. Pricing is fully published: $200–$229/mo PRO, $40 day pass, $209 CASUAL (2x/wk), with first-class and first-drop-in free; weekend open mats Saturday 11:30 AM and Sunday 10:00 AM (free for visitors). **Energy Fitness & Martial Arts** at 99 Mass Ave is led by **Coach Christopher** — a BJJ black belt with a 2007 Chute Boxe Academy stint as assistant trainer under Rafael Cordeiro, Cristiano Marcello, and Rudimar Fedrigo, with a 400+ fight coaching record including 8 world champions across Pride, UFC, Bellator, and LFA. All BJJ classes are no-gi; published pricing is $196 adult unlimited / $30 drop-in, with all-day Sunday and Friday morning + evening open mats.