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Marco Nascimento Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Marco Nascimento Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

1717 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94402, San Mateo, California

+1 650-315-2529
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Classes & Programs

Class Types

  • Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Age Groups

  • Adults
  • Kids

Skill Levels

  • Advanced
  • All Levels
  • Beginner
  • Intermediate

Highlights & Considerations

Highlights

  • Friendly staff
  • Family oriented environment
  • Inclusive and diverse community
  • High level instruction
  • Clean facility
  • Free week trial
  • Flexible class schedule
  • COVID safety precautions
  • Supportive training partners
  • Opportunities for competition and self-defense
  • Great kids program
  • Dedicated ladies class

Considerations

  • Poor organization for trial sign-up
  • Rigid class attendance requirements
  • Inflexible schedule with inconvenient class times
  • Rude and insensitive instructors

Testimonials

Rating Distribution

30 reviews

5 stars

28

4 stars

0

3 stars

0

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0

1 star

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Excellent

"Awesome BJJ family oriented gym. Lots of experienced upper belts train here and there is a collaborative atmosphere. It's a diverse group with high level competitors, black belts, kids, first time beginners, and everyone in between. There is something for everyone here. I wanted to start training a..." Read more

- Matt Gribben

via Google

12/2/2024

Excellent

"This review has been long over due! When I started here almost ten years ago, I was in the process of learning about a difficult diagnosis for my daughter, and learning that I may need to donate a kidney one day. The hardest thing to hear from a doctor is, “you aren’t healthy enough right now to be..." Read more

- Santiago tan

via Google

9/14/2024

Excellent

"Such a great community. Miss this place a lot and very excited to come back. I trained here for a year right when getting started with BJJ and the community here sculpted my love for the sport."

- River Manochio

via Google

7/5/2024

4.8

(48 reviews)

Trial Offer

Free Trial: Free week trial

Business Hours

  • Monday: 11AM-1PM,3:30-8PM
  • Tuesday: 11AM-1PM,4:30-9PM
  • Wednesday: 11AM-1PM,3:30-8PM
  • Thursday: 11AM-1PM,4:30-9PM
  • Friday: 11AM-1PM,3:30-7PM
  • Saturday: 9:45AM-2PM
  • Sunday: Closed

Instructors

M

Marco

C

Christina

R

Rafael Fidelis

D

Daniel

N

Nonberto

Location

Amenities

  • Bleacher seating
  • Clean facility
  • Sanitized mats
  • TV and webcam for remote Zoom learning

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