BJJ in Arlington

Arlington's BJJ scene clusters around the Ballston-MU and Pentagon corridors, with five listings split across high-pedigree small-mat operations and multi-discipline studios. The single highest-pedigree academy in the city is **Original Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & Mixed Martial Arts** (5.0 stars, 125 reviews) under owner Sandro Silva — a 4th-degree BJJ black belt under Iliarde Santos with a full Carlson Gracie / Ricardo de la Riva lineage, 33+ years of martial arts and 18 years teaching across multiple countries, with 150+ fights spanning Boxing, Capoeira, Muay Thai, Judo, BJJ, MMA, and Vale Tudo, alongside black belt professor Douglas Souza (1st-degree BJJ + Judo from Brazil). **Kogaion Academy Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Judo** (5.0 stars, 132 reviews; founded 2019) is owned by Victor Vasile Ciocoiu — a 3rd-degree BJJ black belt and Judo Nidan with a Rickson Gracie / Jorge Pereira / Leo Dalla lineage, 6x IBJJF Pan Am medalist, 2011 IBJJF No-Gi Pan Am Champion and No-Gi World medalist, and 2015 IBJJF Masters World medalist — with black belt Beatrice Jin as manager teaching All Levels, Competition, and Kids/Youth. **District Martial Arts** (4.9 stars, 283 reviews) at 927 N Quincy Street near Ballston-MU Metro is a multi-discipline academy running BJJ, Kids BJJ, No-Gi, Muay Thai, Wrestling, USA Boxing-certified Boxing, MMA, and Yoga from Mon-Thu 6:30 AM-10 PM and weekends 10 AM-3 PM. **EvolveAll Martial Arts & Training Studio** (5.0 stars, 84 reviews; $169/mo) runs BJJ Tuesday & Thursday 7:15 PM and Saturday open mat alongside Capoeira, Tai Chi, Boxing, Striking, Self Defense, Yoga, Pilates, and a Women's BJJ track — one of the broadest multi-discipline catalogs in NoVA. **Pentagon Mixed Martial Arts** (4.9 stars, 276 reviews) is a Muay Thai & BJJ youth-center model with after-school and summer-camp programs; per Google subtypes the academy covers Martial Arts, Boxing, Jujitsu, Kickboxing, and Muay Thai.