Tanto Jiu-Jitsu Jean Jacques Machado

(9 reviews)

0.2 mi

This place is amazing! Our son trained here for a year or so, and Amanda and Gabe were incredible…read more They strike the perfect balance between structure and fun for the kids, and every class felt purposeful and well thought out. My son really developed a strong foundation in the fundamentals. We also loved the facilities. They're clean, modern, and a huge step above the typical strip mall-style gyms you often find around LA. If you're looking for a great place for your kids to get into grappling, this is it.

Absolutely love the coaching and the welcoming environment that Professors Amanda and Gabe have…read morecreated at Animus. What initially drew us in was the care and attention that both professors give to each of the classes. I have long been curious about jiujitsu but it was also very intimidating. What finally motivated me to begin was the women's self defense classes on Sundays. It is open to all women regardless of previous experience (or in my case no experience) and Professor Amanda does a great job of making the classes fun, informative and challenging. The other women in the class are equally wonderful and inviting! The kids classes are also incredibly well structured and engaging. The instruction and care that goes into each class is evident by how much the kids enjoy participating and also how much of the new instructions they retain. We're so grateful for the amazing community that Amanda and Gabe have created!

Co-Ed and women's only training available!

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Legacy Glendale

(77 reviews)

4.9 mi

My daughter is 4 and absolutely loves training at Legacy Glendale Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The coaches…read moreare amazing with kids--patient, encouraging, and great at building both skills and confidence. I've noticed such a positive change in her focus, discipline, and willingness to try new things since starting. The classes are well-structured but still fun, which is perfect for younger kids. The environment is very family-friendly and welcoming, and the facility is always clean and organized. We're really happy we found this place and would definitely recommend it to other parents!

High level coaching! Each coach brings great energy to the mats! Take their time to really help you…read moreunderstand technical concepts. Just an amazing place!

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Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

4.7

(53 reviews)

4.6 mi

I've been training here since 2023, usually 2-3 times a week, and I can honestly say it's been an…read moreincredible experience. I mainly train with Professor Robert, but I've also taken classes with the other instructors -- every single one of them is extremely knowledgeable and has a unique ability to break down complex concepts into something that's easy to understand, even for beginners. What really stands out is how welcoming the community is. From experienced members to complete beginners, everyone is encouraging, helpful, and makes you feel right at home from day one. The facility is always clean, and having showers on site is a huge plus! The sense of community here is second to none -- you don't just learn jiu-jitsu, you become part of a family. If you're on the fence about trying Gracie Barra Glendale, let this be your sign to give it a shot. You won't regret it!

I had an awesome experience dropping in with GB Glendale while visiting a friend who trains there…read more Professor Robert Hill and his team made me feel so very welcome and made sure I was matched up with a skilled drilling partner who gave great feedback. We worked some good half-guard sweeps and principles and did some fun positional sparring to put the skills to practice. Great welcoming culture with diverse skill ranges and backgrounds. The facilities were super nice, the mats were clean and in great shape (despite the street construction which necessitated the front of the building be boarded up, so you may need to enter through the back). And it was nice to have showers to clean up before my 4 hour drive back home. Bonus for great location with lots of good post-training food options to get protein and carbs! Would happily recommend this to anyone visiting LA, or looking for a new place to train in the Glendale neighborhood! Great family feel. Will visit again for sure!

Drilling partners discussing the technique of the day.

Our GB1 class in session.

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Professor Robert demonstrating the technique of the day.

Gracie Barra La Canada Flintridge

4.6

(44 reviews)

2.1 mi

Gracie Barra La Cañada has been great to my boys. Coach Alec and the coaching staff are supportive,…read moreknowledgeable, and great with students of all levels. We especially appreciate how welcoming they are to visitor like my two boys. They have joined the Friday comp classes and were immediately treated like part of the team. It's a positive, respectful environment where they feel comfortable learning and growing. Highly recommend this academy for any family looking for a BJJ school.

This place is everything . My kid also loves the classes here . She is definitely making dad proud…read more. I love it here too . I can't wait to earn my next belt .

This place is everything.

Clean and classy!

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Warm ups!

Total Jiu-Jitsu

4.9

(58 reviews)

5.2 mi

Our two boys participate in the kids classes and they love all the coaches. We used to go to Gracie…read moreBarra in Burbank but my kids stopped enjoying the experience and got burned out. It got to be too many kids and not enough instructors or adequate supervision for their summer program. My kids got to a point where they dreaded going to class, which is when I knew it was time to stop going. We took them to several other Gracie Barra locations but they didn't enjoy the instructors so I thought we were done with Jiu Jitsu until we found Total Jui Jitsu. To our surprise, we found that a lot of the coaches and families also left Gracie Barra in Burbank for the same reasons and so my boys knew a lot of the kids in the class. Great kids and wonderful families. The Total Jui Jitsu coaches aren't yellers, which creates a really chill environment and there is serious focus on good form, respect, and execution. All the things I expect and they over-deliver in each and every class. They won't allow kids to get distracted and ensure they are truly learning the techniques the right way. If they see a child performing the moves incorrectly, they immediately step in to coach and correct so the kids don't injure themselves or others. The kids really respond to the coaches' positive and encouraging approach and I can definitely see it in my boys faces after class; they beam with pride. I am so thrilled that they were able to rekindle the love of Jui Jitsu. I highly recommend this Jui Jitsu studio for any family looking to have their children participate in a fun sport, learn self-defense, build confidence with supportive instructors, and have a lot of fun while doing it.

I can't recommend Total Jiu-Jitsu enough! I was totally new to martial arts and decided to give BJJ…read morea try on a whim. I filled out the form on the Total website, and the next day Coach Kyle promptly contacted me to fill me in on the program. Everyone at this gym is extremely welcoming and positive, and especially as a woman I feel comfortable and supported despite being new to the sport. Highly recommend this place to anyone who is looking to start training or join a new community.

No-Gi grappling

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Flow State Jiu-jitsu

(17 reviews)

4.4 mi

I love training at Flow State with Coach Eric and Coach Benny. They're both very professional,…read morepatient, and caring. Both of them take their time and make sure you understand what they just taught. They'll go over the move sequence as many times as you need them too. I started jiu-jitsu at an older age, so it hasn't always been easy to grasp certain things. I'm thankful to have them as my coaches because they are mindful of that. The gym is also beautifully made. It has an old school dojo vibe to it, which I love. It's a great place to start your jiu-jitsu education and continue it for a long time.

This academy is for both competition athletes and people wanting to start their jiu-jitsu journey…read more Come and experience it for yourself.

Eagle Rock Jiu Jitsu. Flow State Gym

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Eagle Rock Jiu Jitsu rolling

KD MMA

(15 reviews)

5.1 mi

I go to the Montrose location and I take the boxing with Mike and Freddy. They make it accessible…read morefor all levels and you learn REAL boxing. Great class. 10/10

Great gym, my son has been going for 6months and his confidence and skill have been sharpened by…read morethe great coaches at KDMMA

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The Misfits Club

4.7

(14 reviews)

4.6 mi

Came here for a kids openmat Sunday. The place is clean with really cool vibes and even cooler…read morepeople. My kid had a lot of fun rolling with everyone and looks forward to coming back. If you are in the area and looking for a bjj gym that also has muay thai, this is the place. You definitely want to learn striking to go along with your ground game. I would definitely recommend you give them a try.

My son and I came in for a trial class and signed up right after--it was that good. I had passed by…read moreThe Misfits Club so many times and finally decided to check it out. Everyone was super welcoming and made us feel right at home. As a total beginner, I'm often lost and tapping a lot, but I honestly love it. It's humbling, challenging, and the community keeps you encouraged every step of the way. Can't wait to keep growing here. Highly recommend giving it a try!

Kids BJJ class available, ages 5yrs to 16yrs old.

Muay Thai beginner and advance classes

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Muay Thai

Lions Fight Club

(5 reviews)

4.5 mi

I've been bringing my two sons to Lions Fight Club in Tujunga for jiu-jitsu, and now I train there…read moretoo. The place is super clean, very professional, and the coaches are amazing. My kids love it because they make learning jiu-jitsu fun with games and creative drills. Coaches Alex, Garo, Shahen and Professor Ruben and Arin are all great with kids and adults. I'm currently training in the competition class, and it's been a great experience. They focus on safety and real technique. Highly recommend this place for both kids and adults!

Place is clean, people are nice. Please come here for some self defense training. Great crew.read more

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10th Planet Women's Self Defense

(3 reviews)

5.7 mi

I attended a seminar when Dawna came to Feeling Groovy in Claremont. I was a little nervous and…read moreintimidated to take the class at first, I'm a stay home mom and sort of figured I would never need anything like this, my shyness melted away the moment I met Dawna and the other ladies taking the class. My intimidation melted away when I heard the stories of women like me who has needed to use self-defense in their real lives. The class teaches real life moves for real life scenarios and helps you to maintain calm and focus so that you can get yourself out, get away and get help. I especially appreciated that we would be paired up with people who are very different in size and height from us, it didn't feel like a cookie cutter program. Having a male in the class to practice 'choking out' our attacker was the highlight of the class for me! Very empowering! I would recommend this class to all of my friends, high school and college aged ladies, even as a business team building exercise.

I did the six week self defense class. The coaches are great and make it a very comfortable…read moreatmosphere, despite the seriousness of the class. Both coaches are very knowledgeable and skilled. After the second week of the class I knew that I wanted to pursue Jiu Jitsu. This class really helped build my self confidence and make me feel that in a terrible situation I could act in a way to get myself out of it. The camaraderie in the six week class got stronger each week!!! The only down side was how fast the six weeks go by. I would recommend this class to any women out there regardless of age. It's only six weeks, do it.

Gamma Phi Beta USC

Temple Isaiah, West LA

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Camp Adventurewood

Locally owned & operated

My son attended his first season at Camp Adventurewood in 2023 - it was his first experience at a…read moresummer camp and he was a little nervous and shy but all his counselors made him feel so welcome and comfortable and after the first day he was hooked! He loved the variety of activities and made so many new friends. He came home with fun stories each day. I loved that they offered a variety of options from 2 days/week to 5 days. We returned last summer and an unexpected and sudden medical event threw our summer for a loop. They were beyond kind and accommodating. Michael, the owner, personally made sure we were taken care of at a very scary time and was just incredibly kind and communicative. I can't thank him and his staff enough for the support. I would recommend this camp for any family. Its like a classic, old-school summer day camp experience!

My son attended Adventurewood camp for the first time this week. For the most part he enjoyed…read morehimself -- particularly the characters they introduce throughout the week. However, we decided to pull him out for next week because of a very disturbing situation. He shared that a counselor had pushed him with both hands on his shoulders during a capture the flag activity. He had dropped his flag and was putting it back on when a counselor (he didn't know her name) pushed him back hard enough to make him lose his balance and fall. She also barked "you need to reset!" She didn't ask if he was ok or help him up. You'd think if this was an accidental push and he fell over she would say something like "sorry bud are you ok? Here let me help you up" but nope, not a word. A friend he's attending camp with witnessed the whole incident. Since I pick them both up in the afternoons they both recounted this situation to me and both of them noted how inappropriate her behavior was. I immediately reached out to Michael, the owner of the camp. He said he wanted to identify this counselor and get her side of the story. Understandable. My son felt uncomfortable going back the next day but I reassured him it would be handled and offered to drop him off in the morning and stick around to talk to Michael and the counselor. I wanted him to feel safe. Michael identified her (her name is Carson) and said he wanted to talk to her first, which he did a few feet away from me. I heard her say she didn't push him. They then walked over to me and she again denied everything. So we asked both kids to come over and recount what happened. They both did -- in front of her -- and reiterated she pushed him. She denied even touching him. So Michael suggests at this point that perhaps it was an accident and my son responds by saying "how do you push someone like that by accident?!" No response. So I ask her, are you saying these kids are lying? She again said she didn't touch him and at this point we send the kids away. I'm incensed because not only does she gaslight both of them to their face but tells this bold faced lie to her boss in front of the campers and me. I tell her I believe them and I think she's the one lying. At this point she gives me this dirty look - angry, irritated and almost rolls her eyes at me. I turn to Michael and say "and now she's giving ME an attitude?!" Unbelievable. In a follow up call, he tells me how good of a person she is and that this is shocking for him to hear but that she doesn't seem like someone who would do something like this...that she's getting her teacher credentials and he knows her really well. I am getting the vibe he doesn't actually believe any of this and he sounds very skeptical. I respond by telling him that it's almost always surprising when people exhibit bad behavior and that even teachers do bad things...that doesn't make her any more credible in my eyes. He acknowledged that. In fact, it's worse because I would be really concerned to have someone like that teaching a kid. Lack of empathy, accountability, and integrity. I mean, I think it's great he's trying to have her back but there are moments in life when you need to draw a line and act swiftly...these are one of those moments. Because ultimately, this impacts the reputation of your camp. I told him that it would be good to offer training to his staff in case this ever happens again in the future and honestly he sounded baffled and asked me to clarify...I said well maybe tell your staff not to give dirty looks to a mom who's clearly upset that her son just got pushed by a grown adult at summer camp?? I told him that the response to this situation could've resulted in a totally different outcome. Had she said something like "I really don't recall pushing you but if I inadvertently did and made you feel bad I'm sorry - I didn't mean to do that" - I would've went home that morning feeling fine about the situation. When I told him this he said that he's not going to police all her reactions, that she's still young, that she's still learning and made all kinds of excuses for her. Exhausting. Apparently she got a "warning" and will sit out of the flag activity (umm, ok...). He seems like a smart guy and wish him nothing but success in the future and I was earnestly trying to offer advice for how to handle a situation like this better but it fell on deaf ears. I really hope that some kind of learning comes out of this for both of them. Oh and to top it off, my son's friend told her mom that Carson was giving her looks several times throughout the day today and when she asked what kind she said "side eye" looks. NOT COOL. My son also said she was kind of mean to him but wondering why they were even in close proximity when Michael said they'd absolutely be separated and would not see each other? Validates we both made the right choice by pulling them both out. He offered a refund but I'm still pissed about the situation.

Campers row their canoes in search of battery-operated fish.

The campers erupt in cheers at Camp Adventurewood!

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Megan and Giovanni's Troop of campers arrive at the campsite.

Camp Galileo Burbank

(19 reviews)

5.8 mi

They are now officially a scam. I paid $1600 for two kids... then I asked for a refund before the…read morecamp started. They refused to refund (in the mean time, they received MILLIONS in taxpayer loans) then filed for bankruptcy.

My son did the Go Kart summer quest camp and loved it. Each day he would come home excited about…read moreadding the wheels, adding the seat from noodles, painting it. We ordered lunch this week of camp and with him being such a picky eater, we were pleasantly surprised that he ate it most days. He is on the autism spectrum/Asperger Mann and the team at Galileo was so good with him. My daughter who is 7 also did camp (her first year) and she has already asked to come back next year. We thought it was a great experience for our kids but it is expensive.

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Sparr Heights Community Center

(5 reviews)

0.5 mi

David and Jose were great!! Great customer service, super friendly, amazing food, really friendly…read moreand interacted well with our staff. A definite would do again!

This is a newly remodeled community center which has done a great job in preserving the original…read morearchitecture of the building. The staff is very cooperative. The facility is very bright clean and has a very fresh feel about it. They offer classes for seniors which is only a dollar. You have to join and the membership is only $10 for one year which is a great bargain!!! I have met some very nice people. There is no parking lot for this facility so you park on the streets. Be aware of the time limit and parking and Glendale is notorious for giving out tickets if you don't curb your wheels.

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The Electric Voyage - Marina Del Rey

What a perfect afternoon out on the Marina. This experience was literally turnkey. Our boat arrived…read moreon the dot at our scheduled departure time. We were given a quick overview of the boat mechanics and safety equipment and boating etiquette. The boat was fully stocked with soft drinks and a phenomenal charcuterie that we were able to arrange as an "add on" and decorated for our friends birthday. This was a seamless and top notch experience. Adriana and her team clearly know what they are doing and are completely dialed in to make your day putting around the Marina as effortless as possible. You will not be sorry and should not hesitate to book your trip with The Electric Voyage.

Went with my 10-year-old daughter and my 10-year-old goddaughter and had the best time. The…read moreelectric boat was smooth, quiet, and very kid-friendly perfect for a relaxing ride around the marina. We added the charcuterie and s'mores package when booking online, and it was totally worth it. The kids loved it! Staff were kind, patient, and made us feel comfortable before heading out. Such a great family-friendly experience and a really special memory.