Lakeside Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Lakeside Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu offers old school Carlson Gracie Brazilian jiu-jitsu instruction in Chicago's vibrant Buena Park neighborhood. They focus on time tested, self-defense effective techniques that build strength, cardiovascular endurance, and jiu-jitsu acumen to provide a complete fitness experience. The team focuses on students as individuals, developing the characteristics of their jiu-jitsu that will best serve them in their sparring, competition, or self-defense setting. They teach both gi and no gi instruction for students spanning a wide degree of involvement, including hobbyists, seasoned competitors, and everything in between. They also offer judo classes, which is a martial art focused primarily on offsetting and throwing your opponent to the ground, finishing in a pin. All levels of practitioners are welcome and encouraged to take their judo offering.