Best BJJ Gyms in Madrid: Reddit Reviews and Prices

Reddit’s BJJ communities have named Madrid gyms directly in dozens of posts since 2018. This guide ranks the ones with real community signal, reproduces the quotes verbatim, and flags where the data runs thin.

Quick comparison

*8 mentions draw from general Madrid BJJ posts, not gym-specific shoutouts. See methodology.

Mathias Ribeiro Team

Six Reddit mentions, five positive, zero negative. Every specific quote names it as the strongest competitive team in Madrid. Community tags confirm: high_level, nogi, friendly_atmosphere, open_mat, good_instructors, beginner_friendly.

“The most successful ibjjf team in Madrid located north of the city in a suburb-like neighborhood of arturo soria. Good range of belts and everyone there seems to be physically strong… The only down side is the size of the gym. Lots of ppl for a small venue, and with the summer dry heat Spain brings, you feel like you’re rolling in an oven!” source, 2019

“I trained in an affiliate of Mathias Ribeiro, which is probably the strongest team here, and they are training normally.” source, 2021

“Depends on where you are going to stay. Best gyms I know: Mathias Ribeiro and Somos Jiu Jitsu.” source, 2024

“Had great sessions about 6 years ago at Mathias Ribeiro team, friendly reception and really high standard as well.” source, 2023

No public price data available.

Hortaleza / Arturo Soria (C. de Mota del Cuervo, 10), mathiasribeiroteam.com, drop-in: no, gi and no-gi, full profile

Círculo de Jiu Jitsu

Highest bjjgym.com rating in Madrid (83). Five specific Reddit mentions, all from drop-in visitors. If you are passing through, this is the clearest choice in the data.

“I’ve been dropping in at Círculo de Jiu Jitsu for years and love it.” source, 2024

“I pass through Madrid often and always go to Círculo de jiu-jitsu, it’s a great gym with good guys and there’s also very solid coffee in the vicinity.” source, 2024

“I’ve trained numerous times at Círculo de Jiu Jitsu and it’s a good vibe” source, 2023

“I was there last month and I dropped in here for a lunch time class and it was pretty chill. Some good guys. I even showed up late and they let me roll with everyone.” source, 2022

Tags: high_level, affordable, friendly_atmosphere, open_mat, good_instructors, beginner_friendly, drop_in, clean. One negative tag: disorganized.

Salamanca (Cl. de Ayala, 71), circulodejiujitsu.com, drop-in: yes, gi and no-gi, full profile

Somos Jiu Jitsu

Three Reddit mentions from 2024, all positive. One mentions UFC champion Illia Topuria visiting to train.

“Somos Jiu jitsu in Madrid has been an amazing house for me! Hard rounds and a beautiful academy!” source, 2024

“Heard good things about Somos Jiu Jitsu in Madrid. Illia Topuria went to train there recently so I suppose it could be what you are looking for. Also, near Madrid and in Madrid you have high frequency competitions in Leon or Guadalajara which host competitions for many times in a year.” source, 2024

Tags include high_level, nogi, kids_classes, womens_classes, affordable, friendly_atmosphere, good_instructors, clean, but also expensive, dirty, overcrowded, unfriendly, unsafe, disorganized. The contradictory tags suggest uneven experiences across reviewers. The 2024 Reddit comments are more recent than the negative tag contributors.

Chamartin (P.º de la Castellana, 161), somosjiujitsu.com, drop-in: yes, gi and no-gi, full profile

Chamartin

Two gyms in Chamartin (northern central Madrid) worth knowing:

Somos Jiu Jitsu Castellana (P.º de la Castellana, 161) is covered in full above. Drop-in confirmed, three positive 2024 Reddit mentions.

BJJ Madrid Academy (C. de Agustín de Foxá, 25) is covered in the head-to-head section below. It shares the bjjmadrid.com domain with Lotus Club and appears to be a second location of the same operation. Rating 50.

Hortaleza

Mathias Ribeiro Team (C. de Mota del Cuervo, 10) is Madrid’s most Reddit-mentioned competitive gym. A 2019 post explicitly places it in the Arturo Soria neighborhood, which falls within Hortaleza district. Full writeup above.

Lotus Club vs BJJ Madrid Academy

Both operate under bjjmadrid.com and appear to be two locations of the same club: Lotus Club at C. de Aravaca, 7 (Moncloa, west Madrid) and BJJ Madrid Academy at C. de Agustín de Foxá, 25 (Chamartin, north Madrid).

Lotus Club has one specific Reddit mention, from 2019:

“I’m at Lotus Club, and can highly recommend it. Great instructor, good facilities, and big classes with plenty of colored belts. We have a few very successful competitors too. Mathias Ribeiro is known as a competitive team, but I think that would be quite far for you (also I personally do not like their facilities, even though the training is great). I have a good friend at Tatamisfera who is very happy there.” source, 2019

This is the only direct Reddit mention for either location, and it dates from 2019. Facilities and instruction may have changed since.

Lotus Club scores higher and has a Reddit mention. The Academy has a cleaner negative tag profile but no community signal. Choose by location: Academy if you are in Chamartin, Lotus Club if you are in Moncloa.

Lotus Club: C. de Aravaca, 7, bjjmadrid.com, drop-in: no, gi and no-gi, full profile

BJJ Madrid Academy: C. de Agustín de Foxá, 25, bjjmadrid.com, gi and no-gi, full profile

Other gyms in the directory

TATAMISFERA (C. del Padre Oltra, 54): Rating 78, drop-in yes, gi and no-gi. The 2019 Lotus Club post notes “I have a good friend at Tatamisfera who is very happy there.” Tags include high_level, kids_classes, friendly_atmosphere, good_instructors, open_mat, clean, but also dirty, poor_instructors, unfriendly, unsafe, disorganized. The split tag set warrants a trial visit before committing. full profile

RCJJ Madrid (C/ de Úbeda, 25): Rating 67, drop-in yes, gi and no-gi. Tags: high_level, friendly_atmosphere, good_instructors, beginner_friendly, mma_training. No specific Reddit mentions in the data. full profile

PlayJitsu Academy (Av. de la Industria, 2): Rating 65, drop-in yes, gi and no-gi. Tags: high_level, kids_classes, friendly_atmosphere, open_mat, good_instructors, beginner_friendly. No specific Reddit mentions in the data. full profile

Checkmat Madrid BJJ (Calle Esteban Collantes, 32): Rating 20, drop-in no, gi and no-gi. One 2024 Reddit recommendation in Spanish:

“Te puedo recomendar Checkmat Madrid. Hay alumnos de todos edades y niveles, de aficionados hasta competidores de muy alto nivel. Los instructores son cracks y hay varias clases todos los días.” source, 2024

full profile

Stealth BJJ Madrid Oporto (C. de Francisco Paíno, 7): Drop-in yes, gi and no-gi. A 2018 post recommended it specifically for English speakers: “If you after an English Instructor and possible a place to stay (Jits and the City) I recommend Stealth.” (source, 2018) Note: this is 8 years old. Current tags: high_level, kids_classes, affordable, friendly_atmosphere, good_instructors, beginner_friendly, clean. full profile

Best for you

Visiting and want an easy drop-in: Círculo de Jiu Jitsu. Four Redditors have dropped in and reported good experiences from as recently as 2024. Drop-in confirmed in directory. Rating 83.

Competing or chasing the highest-level training: Mathias Ribeiro Team. Consistently named the strongest IBJJF team in Madrid across posts from 2018 to 2024. Come prepared for small mat space and summer heat.

Training in Chamartin: Somos Jiu Jitsu Castellana (P.º de la Castellana, 161). Drop-in confirmed, three positive 2024 Reddit mentions, Illia Topuria visited per community reports.

No-gi focused: Mathias Ribeiro Team, Círculo de Jiu Jitsu, Somos Jiu Jitsu Castellana, and Checkmat Madrid BJJ all list no-gi per directory data.

Kids classes: PlayJitsu Academy, Stealth BJJ Madrid Oporto, Somos Jiu Jitsu, and Lotus Club all carry the kids_classes tag.

Browse all Madrid gyms ranked by competition data on the Madrid BJJ gym directory.

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Data: 10 Madrid gyms from the bjjgym.com directory combined with Reddit posts from r/bjj, r/Madrid, r/jiujitsu, r/askspain, and r/MMA (2018-2024). Gyms with 8 Reddit mentions share a pool of general Madrid BJJ posts that do not name those gyms specifically; only gym-specific quotes appear in body text. Ratings and mention counts update as new data is collected.