Comments on: BJJ Poll: Does Your BJJ School Charge a Fee for Visitors Who Want to Train?

By: josh

josh — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:25:16 +0000

I dropped by alliance nyc for three days and it was a 40 bucks american per day drop in fee. I would have paid 100 if they asked. lucas lepris is a god on the mats!

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:12:43 +0000

Yes $20 for a casual class.

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:51:52 +0000

I dropped by two jiu jitsu academies when I was visiting L.A. last week. At the Rickson Gracie academy there were purple and brown belts teaching because Kron was out of town. The drop-in fee was $35. I then went to the Gracie academy in Torrance, where one of Rorion’s sons was teaching and the drop-in fee was $25. I would pay the $25 for a good blackbelt like at the Gracie academy. But $35 for a group class taught by someone below the blackbelt level seems pretty unreasonable to me.

By: patrick

patrick — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:33:17 +0000

@Frank
No walk-ins? I smell something McFishy… Well, it’s their lost you couldn’t train with them.

Where I train at, my sensei not only let 5 out-of-towners train in his school, but even let them sell their t-shirts there! It was great to roll with them as one of ‘em was a professional shooto fighter.

By: AndrewW

AndrewW — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:06:14 +0000

I see your point as from a students perspective but as owner of a school you have to be careful who you let in to your dojo and after all teaching is business you don’t go to restaurant’s and try it out for free just because your visiting

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:10:33 +0000

I was out of town and the only school close by was run by a purple belt. They didn’t even allow walk-ins. It seemed very strange to me. I love getting to train with new people.

By: patrick

patrick — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:27:42 +0000

I think it’s great that schools don’t charge visitors, like the free first class policy! Gives jiu-jitsu that warm welcome family feel, yeah?

By: Meerkatsu

Meerkatsu — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:04:21 +0000

I actually don’t know if our school charges drop-in visitors – but I do know I have myself visited half a dozen different academies this year as part of my travels and I have only gotten charged the once. I think this is because I always give advance notice and they know I will write about them in my blog, so I guess they think it is good publicity. However it could just be because they don’t charge anyway.

By: Joe Bunting

Joe Bunting — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:38:43 +0000

i think that schools should not charge a fee for visitors becouse that is one of the best ways to improve your BJJ game. i love it when i meet people from other schools, then i get a chance to learn something new or maybe a different way to do a move. But the big reason is that i can try a my jiu-jitsu on someone that is outside my training commuity. by the way love the show.

Joe Bunting
purple belt

By: ArizonaKravMaga

ArizonaKravMaga — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:46:57 +0000

We charge for cold callers, but run specials for a Free Week (2 Classes). If someone is a referral from a current student, we don’t charge them. It’s a courtesy to our students, some need training partners to keep them motivated, so letting a friend try us out for a week without charge is important!