My son of 10 years takes class here 3x a week. It is one of the most active kids BJJ on the westside. The instructors are legends and teach kids more than just BJJ. They teach discipline and hard work. My son looks forward to each class! read more

I've been training at WERDUM for 7 years. When I walked through those doors, I was in awful shape. Depressed, I wasn't eating, and was emotionally damaged. I was in a critical state. I was looking for a reason to keep going. WERDUM saved my life. Literally. Felipe Werdum is the Master. He is patient, friendly, and funny. He has over 30 years of experience. The Brother of former UFC heavyweight champion, Fabricio Werdum. Felipe, and the rest of the team have become my family. They've given me meaning, and purpose. They've given me happiness. If your interested in becoming a Ninja Samurai, look no further. WERDUM is the place you are looking for... OSS. read more

Clean, supportive gym that focuses on learning BJJ fundamentals before progression. The instructors are great teachers, patiently helping students improve while minimizing the risk of injuries. Even live rolling sessions emphasize technique. read more

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I am always love to come here ,Professor Felipe it's a great teacher and he does have a lot knowledge about martial Arts ,clean and great Location for read more

If you want to work on martial arts, your personal fitness, or try out a new sport then this is the place for you. I've been training here for somewhere in the ballpark of 2 years now. In that time it has evolved into a family and a place that pushes you as hard as you are willing to work. Fabricio's brother Felipe is the main trainer and genuinely cares about his students, spend a lot of time training them. If you stay long enough and are committed you will become part of the family. read more

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The former heavyweight champion of the UFC personally trains you in a supportive, patient environment. What more could you ask for?

If you are looking to get into brazillian jiu jitsu, this is the place to go. The level of instruction here is top notch, the class sizes arent too big so you get plenty of personal attention, and all of the other students are very open and welcoming. Extra bonus. Even if you have never done jiu jitsu before, you will never have to worry about feeling out of place, or fear being the "worst" practioner in the room (as long as I'm there, and I intend to be there for a very long time). read more

This is an excellent gym for all levels of BJJ. I had trained Muay Thai for many years, but had never done BJJ until signing up here. I was instantly made to feel welcome, and in less than two months of training, felt like I had learned so much. Andre and Leo were both awesome teachers, and I would highly recommend this gym. If I weren't moving to another city, I would definitely still be training here. read more

It is with mixed feelings that I write this review. I started my Jiu Jitsu journey at Werdum Training Center. I received my share of bumps and bruises as a white belt. I brought my children in to train with Felipe Werdum. I enrolled my wife of 10 years to train with me. I watched proudly as my family received our stripes. Eventually, I was promoted to Blue Belt. It was a wonderful journey. I spent hundreds of hours on those mats, and thought I was learning lessons of brotherhood, understanding, mutual support, and respect. The art of Jiu Jitsu was a brotherhood and sisterhood, and I was blessed to be in that space. However, over time, a darker side of Werdum Training Center crept in. By way of background, my wife, who years earlier survived a brain tumor the size of baseball, but still has residual damage to her frontal lobes, and who suffers a lack of judgment, and a lack of social mores, began to attract attention from the other fighters in the gym. At first it was due to her strong grips, and enthusiastic approach to BJJ. Later, however, several upper belts began asking her out, sending her amorous or inappropriate Facebook messages, and "hug" and "kiss" emojis before tournaments. Seeing the writing on the wall, I made clear to the professors and the higher belts that my wife suffered brain damage, and that continued attention could lead to serious consequences for my family and myself. Nonetheless, the inappropriate behavior continued until my wife and I suffered a marital separation. In a heartfelt plea to the members of the gym at a morning class, including the professors, I explained that my wife was likely experiencing issues related to her brain damage, and that we needed space to work on our relationship for the sake of our two young children. To his credit, the black belt professor at the time told the other fighters that they should respect the gym, respect my family, and respect my efforts to mend a broken relationship with a mentally broken wife. I vividly recall what the professor (who is no longer teaching at Werdum) said that day . . . "we roll together in the gym, but outside of the gym is their lives, and we must respect that." While most men did show respect to my efforts to reconcile with my wife, one purple belt (now black) and one blue belt (now purple) continued with their efforts to interfere with my marriage, as they saw that my wife was confused, vulnerable, and easily influenced. On several occasions I spoke directly with these two men about the problems they were creating, and each time, they placed the blame squarely on my wife's shoulders. Although there were promises of respecting the relationship and our children, behind the scenes, their efforts remained persistent towards my wife. Eventually, the reconciliations failed, due in part to the unwanted attentions arising from several members, and a Black Belt Professor at Werdum Training Center. I then moved to another gym to train, as I could not trust that my training partners at Werdum who were trying to sleep with my wife, would be safe and respectful when torqueing an arm bar or sinking in a foot lock. After I left, the pressures became worse towards my wife. Offers of free private lessons, after-class free private instruction, reduced prices on mat time, free mat time, or free month-to-month membership came in from the upper belts, and also from Professor Felipe Werdum. Those in-gym perks eventually were joined with offers of drinks at UFC fight nights, coffee, dinner, late night walks, and direct solicitations for intimate relationships. Eventually, Professor Felipe Werdum, knowing full well of my wife's brain damage, instability, and vulnerability entered into a sexual relationship with my wife, which he requested remain "secret." At the same time, a former member of the gym also entered into a sexual relationship with my wife, under similar circumstances. My wife and I are now divorced, thanks in part to Werdum Training Center. BJJ was the best thing that ever happed to me. Werdum Training Center . . . the worst. Although there are many quality fighters at the gym, it is managed by a sexual predator (Felipe Werdum) who apparently sees the black belt on his waist as a license to prey on vulnerable women. I cannot recommend Werdum Training center to any woman who wishes to be free of a sexual hostile environment, or a sexual predatory environment. Nor can I recommend to any men that they bring their mothers, wives, girlfriends, daughters, or sisters into the gym, lest they catch the eyes and non-professional interest of Felipe Werdum. It is sad that it has come to this. However, Werdum Training Center is simply not a safe place for women to train, unmolested. read more

Exactly the experience you are looking for: Great coaching Friendly students An amazing workout Real Skills I am only 3 weeks into it and already signed up for 6 months. Highly recommended for advanced and beginners!! read more

Good People,Great Workout,Always Learning. Thank You for the Experience. Eric read more

Urso/Felipe is a passionate and dedicated Capoeira teacher. If you like to sweat profusely, this is your place!

This review is long overdue. I have been training at Werdum Training Center for about 10 years. I walked into the school initially to just check it out. I was immediately greeted warmly by Fabricio Werdum and welcomed to his new school. I felt very comfortable and decided on the spot to sign up. Best decision I ever made. I was about 40 yrs old and relatively new to Jiu-Jitsu at the time. Long story short...they were patient with me and helped me to learn the beautiful art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I am now on the verge of turning 50, training 3-4 days a week as a brown belt and I feel great. I am extremely happy with my journey and experience at WTC. I strongly recommend this school to everyone...kids, men and women. I hope to see you all on the mats. OSS! read more

My experience here started out great but has been steadily going down hill. There used to be a number of different BJJ instructors teaching but then the 3 best left one after the other. There is supposedly a Brentwood location but I defy you to find it as it is not listed anywhere. If you try to call this place, their voicemail is full. It looks like they failed to renew their internet domain now so they don't even have a website. Fabricio does not train here, he trains down at King's MMA in Huntington Beach. This is just a poorly run business now which is a shame. I don't know why things have taken such a turn but I hope things turn around otherwise I will have to find a new school. read more

I'm in town for the week, and a friend and I decided to get some mat time in this weekend and hit up Werdum Combat Team. For background, I'm a purple belt who has trained at over a dozen different academies in the US and Japan. Fabricio was at his gym working the desk when we showed up, which was amazing to me since I'm sure he's exceptionally busy. He was very friendly and let my friend and I get pictures with him before he had to leave. Everyone at the gym was nice which made it easy to feel comfortable and make friends. Since it was an open mat I can't really rate the classes. I did get to roll with a few guys, including another purple belt named Steve and a blue belt named Marco. Neither of them were meatheady at all which was great--you get that sometimes being a visitor to a gym, especially if you're coming in with rank. Don't misread that; they were both very game and aggressive opponents with technique to back it up. We had some good and challenging rolls. I hope to be able to train there again next time I'm in the Venice/Culver City area. read more

If you want to push yourself and find that inner warrior, this place is for you. The best of the best train here aka Fabricio and many other fighters and its also a great place for those simply looking to get skillful in BJJ or another martial art. Overall very friendly place and no egos here. Felipe is our master and he has over 35 years of training under his belt in many areas. read more

So I started off learning MMA through a private instructor some years ago. I always thought 1 on 1 was better and was hesitant about doing group classes. After a couple years my instructor convinced me to come check out this gym and I have loved it ever since. They've got top notch instructors and once in a while you get to see some big MMA stars including Fabricio Werdum. It's a small gym and everybody is super friendly and very helpful. You definitely feel like a family when you come and train here. read more

Pedigree If you are planning on competing on a professional level or if you just want to casually learn Jiu- Jitsu, Muay Thai, or MMA this is a quality institution to join. Fabricio Werdum and Lucas Pires are great people and dedicated coaches. Their lineage of education in Jiu Jitsu is top notch and their instruction is meticulous. They take pride in their school and want to produce athletes that can participate at a competitive if not professional level. Fabricio is currently an active fighter under Strikeforce (UFC), and yet he still finds time to come to the facility to teach class. These guys give a lot and they expect a lot out of their students. read more

Although I think they need to expand the size of the gym (which they already have plans to and is only because they've become SO popular!), there are elements to this experience you won't find anywhere else. 1) NO egos...only a strong team. 2) Fabricio is an active instructor there...with his caliber and experience, 'nough said. (and when's he's not there, you will not feel like your training suffered) 3) Open to ALL...young and old, novice to very experienced. 4) Professional, respectful environment that stays true to the game. No hype, sorry Dana White. :) read more

This place is awesome. Fabricio Werdum teaches a lot of the classes himself and when he's not there, Lucas Pires does an excellent job of instructing beginners to professional Martial Artists. read more

Vai Cavalho! My life is better since joining WCT. I have been there almost a year, and my game has improved from non-existent to giving people a hard time! People come here to get better at what they do. i have made friends with my fellow students and teachers. this gym is competitive but everybody wants you to get better, and i too want you to get better. Fabricio is there every day, and Lukas and Andrew. They have all helped me overcome my abilities. they believe in me. i believe in all my teammates.... read more

I'm a firm believer that Jiu Jitsu is fundamental to self defense especially for women. We all hope that we will never have to use it but I think everyone would agree that it's better to know how to defend yourself than live in the world of wishful thinking. Since starting here I have learned a tremedous amount. Jiu Jitsu and Kickboxing have also had positive impact on my self confidence which translates into all aspects of my life. And it's fun! The instructors and teammates here are wonderful. They push me to be the best I can be. No one sets limits for me because I'm a girl. They're encouragement gets to moments of achievement that I didn't know was possible. If you're looking for world class instructors and a teammate/family environment I highly recommend this place. read more

If you work or live around this place, they have a Fitness class at Noon which is excellent. Great way to get a workout in for those of us with busy schedules during the week. The class is held Monday's, Wednesday's and Fridays. Highly recommend it! read more

Great ego-free Jiu Jitsu MMA gym. Everybody, from teacher to students are very welcoming and make you feel right at home. However, that doesn't mean that when it comes time to get down they'll go easy on you. The warm ups are great, and you learn something new every class. You always get the chance to try out the things you have just learned and there is lots of one on one instruction. Bring your A game and get ready to sweat. read more

Fairly new to bjj I started training at another school and there was something missing. I started gym hopping before I finally found this awesome place! The key thing that was missing was *drumroll please* a family vibe!! Everyone and I mean EVERYONE is down to earth and willing to go out of their way to teach you a thing or two. Now don't think its an easy gym, for as much as it is chill, they will make you work your a$$ off! I signed up for a year, that's a pretty big commitment but def worth it! So come over and try the free classes I'm doing the nogi in the am...come roll son!!! read more

Friendly environment with great instructors, they let you try out the classes to see what you want to focus on- Muay Thai, BJJ or MMA. Fernando and all the other instructors are great. Clean too read more

Really like it here. The coaches and the team(the people training there) are all super cool with a good attitude. What I wanted when looking for a place to train Jiu Jitsu was finding a place that was competitive and would push me to the next level, but also train with guys who have a mutual respect for my safety so I can keep training. And this place was it. The talent there will push you hard , and everyone is friendly and respectful. If you have no martial arts experience at all, you will have no problem walking into this place cold. The coaches and training partners are friendly and patient and the classes are scalable to your skill level. read more

Great place to train for MMA and BJJ. The coaches are awesome as are the other students. A legit Brazilian Jiu Jitsu school that is not too intimidating for beginners, but also very competitive for advanced belts. Really a lot of fun to train here. you roll or spar for at least 30-45 minutes every class. read more

Amazing instructor Urso, Felipe Werdum, for ABADA capoeira! Very knowledgeable, and will challenge you to be your best! Must check it out!!!

A great place with some of the starts of MMA, such as Fabricio Werdum. Yet, a very clean and friendly - almost family like atmosphere. Definitely go in and try it/watch them/ say hello to them if you're in the vicinity. read more

This is probably one of the worst places to do jiu-jitsu. The owner is a jerk. All he does is make you run like instead of learning Jiu Jitsu technique. If I wanted to run I would go to the gym and get on the treadmill.When Lucas teaches the class(He is the owner) all he makes you do run. Doesn't really care about working on technique. It's more of a condition class then Jiu Jitsu. Do not go here. It's a piece of crap. Go to Gracie Barra or Rey Diogo Jiu Jitsu. They have a curriculum unlike the crappy Werdum. read more

I highly recommend. They are awesome! Thanx Werbum Combat Team!!!

My son LOVES Werdum Combat Team. Very skilled professional teachers. Great people and good energy. I highly recommend it.

Great, ego-free BJJ and MMA training. Good group of guys; high quality, detailed instruction.