Brooklyn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Great business this guy has. He’s involved in his community and also cares for the kids. You can tell it’s more then a business for him. Great guy you can tell he cares!

This is a great community business. James Noto participated at FDR High School Health fair and was so great with the students. Very professional and truly takes pride in what he does. Highly recommend you checking this place out.

I think this is essential for everyone’s life! Boys, definitely need to go if you want to protect yourself and your friends and girlfriend (you don’t want to run away at the meantime in front of your love, you know what I mean. hahaha ;)) if you didn’t do it before totally fine! it’s not about flexibility! It’s just great techniques that everyone can learn and use for real. nobody knows what’s gonna happen next better to be prepared than doing nothing right! I just started my training and I already loveD it. I’m a girl and right now if I come home late I feel so much safer that I can protect myself from strangers. «Brazilian Jiu-​JITSU» …TRAINERS ARE SO GREAT ~ VERY INSPIRING! Trust me YOU WILL love this place! Don’t procrastinate Just Get on your feet NOW!

The staff are friendly and supportive. The kids program is awesome. The days of scaring a kid with a stick is done. Here they are taught skills and encouraged for great behavior and progress. As parents we ended signing up after our children took a month of classes. Family and fitness! After moving from Florida to New York and doing research this was a great find.

So glad I joined this school as it’s truly geared for a lifestyle change. I wanted it badly but didn’t know how to start, they showed me, best money spend. Instructors believe in what they teach and it really shows in their personalized attention to each student. Really stand up guys. They have few locations in the area, each with its own ‘twist’ and schedules that works for working families. So far lost 20+lbs but the real plus is learning how not to gain it back.

Been training @ BBJJ for over 3 years now. Among many benefit of training Jui-​Jitsu itself, best benefit of all personally is training with a wide range of ppl @ BBJJ. Skl has 4 other locations that u can go train anytime

Started training at bbjj about a year ago learned a lot from professor noto in that time and never had a bad class

I have only experienced positive benefits from training at Brooklyn Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. From developing the skill of jiu jitsu, to developing myself as a productive member of society, Brooklyn Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has been there for me since day one.
All of the instructors are dedicated to providing top notch instruction in a safe environment. If you are ever experiencing a challenege, the staff is there to work with you and guide you through it. The Head Instructor, Professor Noto truly cares about his students, staff and the martial arts and it shows with his enthusiaism and genuine concern for everyone’s well being and experience on the mat!
There are several different classes including jiu jitsu, muay thai kickboxing and yoga classes! They have it all! I couldn’t ask for a better place to train and consider myself luck to have found Brooklyn Brazilian Jiu Jitsu!

A long time ago, I went in for the 2 week trial and I liked it. So, i decided to do a 3 month package. ok. NOT WORTH YOUR TIME AND MONEY!!! A few weeks later they tried to get EVEN MORE MONEY out of my pocket. First i had to pay $ 169 a month then $ 209 A MONTH. WHAT?! This place is NOT worth your time and money, the owner (i forget his name and thank god i did) was EXTREMELY RUDE AND NASTY. They are just money hungry and will do ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING just to get more money out of your pocket. I WISH i could give this place ZERO stars. To those thinking to join, don’t even consider thinking about going to the 2 week trial, oh and if they give you the «elevator speech» as to why to join, DONT LISTEN!

People ask me every day why I quit jiu jitsu. Here’s why:
I was getting tired of some of the instructors that weren’t professors being rude when professor wasn’t there. For example, Fridays professor wasn’t there so when the instructor took that class over he would always say «no talking. No laughing. Jiu jitsu is about learning.» It’s randori, relax.
It felt as if we were learning more how to keep our bodies healthy physically and mentally (not that that’s a bad thing at all!) than we were learning jiu jitsu (that’s the bad part.) Then, the lessons became way too repetitive. I certainly learned the hip toss way too many times. Besides the price of the classes (its martial arts, don’t expect it cheap) there were many additional costs to get into special classes where you actually learned some jiu jitsu. Whaaaat, I have to pay like 100+ (I never took those classes so that price is a freeball!) to actually learn what I signed up for? (Well not me per say, my dad really.)
Don’t get me started on higher belts! You are in the same class i’m in, we both still have the same color gi and, we are both doing the same lessons. Yeah you’ve been doing this longer, but it doesn’t say instructor or professor on your back. I don’t pay you to train here. So don’t tell me where to run when i’m switching spots, or to not have conversation if I know what i’m doing. Help me learn jiu jitsu, but don’t tell me what to do if i’m not training with you. (Didn’t mean to go all 2^nd person! That was my training pet peeve.) Speaking of belts, the belt system was very strange. It didn’t depend on your overall progress to get stripes or to graduate to your next belt, it was based on the number of classes attended mixed with the amount of time you’ve been training. I used to try to train every day, and in less than 2 years I was a 3 stripe blue belt. Yay me, but I feel like I almost didn’t deserve it. It was a strange feeling of false contentment. Another reason for that feeling was the fact that I don’t feel any safer or any more prepared to defend myself. I know for a fact that if you put me and another person on a mat and you told us to roll, I would have no problem getting into certain submissions and positions (haha I’m a rapper. No I’m not.) But, if someone on the street came charging at me with a clenched fist ready to steal from me, my best bet would be to duck and run.
(STORY ALERT!!!) there was one girl in my jiu jitsu class I really didn’t like, only because she judged my commitment to jiu jitsu because I was working at McDonalds. She had the nerve to say that when I already had 3 stripes on my blue belt and she had about 5 on her white belt. I was still in high school, where did she want me to work?! (I didn’t care then, I was making money!) Any who, the point to the story, too much over confidence (I really want to say COCKINESS) was condoned to the adults in the class, no matter the belt. It was as if the only way a teenager got respect (from classmates, instructors, anyone!!) was if they had already been training since the juniors class. I understand there’s a sense of comfort because they already knew them from early on, and some teenagers aren’t super enthusiastic. But I sure as hell was and sure wish that was as appreciated as these adults and been-​students-​forever teenagers! (I was 15 when I started and 17 when I quit.)

I attended this school in 2008 and I have mixed feelings about my experience. It seems that my experience is similar to that of a few other reviewers. When I attended in 2008, there were two speeds, beginner and advanced. After about 40 beginner classes, I upgraded my membership to train with the advanced class. A beginner plus class would have been perfect. The conditioning drills alone were way too tough for me. A beginner plus class/​intermediate would have been the next logical progression.
I recommend this school if you are dedicated to 5X a week of training and can afford to pay $ 160 a month for two years. As far as Jiu-​Jitsu training is concerned, it’s the real deal. If you are a part-​timer or can’t afford to miss $ 160 from your account, do not go to this school. If you try to cancel, expect multiple phone calls and emails, and I mean multiple. This is neither a positive or a negative. It just is.
Professor Noto was a purple belt at the time and I’m happy to see that he is now a brown belt. Professor Noto is an excellent instructor and trains just as hard, if not harder than he expects out of his students. It was a real treat when Shihan Dunn lead the class.
Pros —
You learn genuine Gracie Brazilian Jiu-​Jitsu
It’s a great workout. Expect to drop some lbs.
It’s a fun, motivating environment
Neutral —
Two year commitment at $ 160 (could be more or less at this point)
Cons —
As of 2008/​2009, only beginner and advanced classes
You get hounded if you want to cancel.
You get hounded after you cancel.
Be prepared to call people 20 years your junior by Miss and Mister.

It has almost been two years since I have started at BBJJ at the invitation of a must trusted friend who has also found great value in the training the school provides.
For me, training at BBJJ is not just for my martial arts development. Of course that’s a big part of why I train, but what I am about to list means so much more:
–I came into the school wanting fitness, I got it. I have maintained my goal weight, thanks to consistent training and development encouraged by my professors to have a home practice.
–I go to school to completely relax, I am sure that sounds funny, because I roll and spar with students. But with intense focus on task, nothing else matters.
–I also gain great confidence in myself, maybe it’s feeling like I can protect myself, which leads to believing that I have full control over what happens to me or at least how I take it. I find myself speaking up for what I believe in and ask for what I want out of life.
–I got great new friends, who share this passion with me, who geek out on technique with me, hang out with me, and I know I can count on them.
–Most importantly, I got mentors, teachers who go after their dreams, who I can look to for guidance.
–It is a new life-​style, a discipline of self, it’s mastery of every area of your life through commitment and practice.
–I get that mastery of any martial art cannot be attained in days, it takes a lifetime. We didn’t all start out knowing how to walk, it took time to perfect. Repetition and consistent practice is the only way for the body to remember – muscle memory. None of us start college and expect to take one class and earn our degree, why would Brazilian Jiu Jitsu be any different?

I have visited the school as a guest multiple times mainly for the Women’s Safety Classes that they offer. The classes were very focused and educational. Professor Noto has a great energy and took the time to talk to each person to make sure that they are getting the most out of each class.
I left the school feeling so positive about my fitness and felt a little safer.
The school was really clean and all of the staff members were attentive and helpful.
I am definitely going to keep going back to the seminars and would highly recommend the school.

I read all the negative reviews about this place, but I had a friend who enjoyed his experience here, so I decided to go for the trial month (which they give you for FREE along with a free uniform if you were recommended by a family member or friend). I’m going to write a somewhat long review because there are some negative ones written by people who didn’t fully understand/​go through with the program here.
First off, I do have some previous experience with some other martial arts. However, many (or even most) traditional arts aren’t very practical when it comes to street defense, unless you’ve been training for a minimum of approximately four years (give or take, depending on the art.
Brazilian ju-​jitsu is one of the most practical arts in terms of actual self-​defense. Street fights that don’t end after the first two or three blows, normally end up involving some sort of rolling or wrestling on the ground. That being said I expected this place to have an extremely combative atmosphere, seeing as they teach very practical applications of self-​defense. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the atmosphere here was not only non-​combative, but is also friendly and set up as such so that no matter what shape you’re in you can train without being judged (when I joined I couldn’t do 15 push-​ups, after three months I can do at least triple that and have lost 15 pounds).
They also teach Thai kickboxing (Muay Thai) here, which is also an extremely practical fighting/​self defense style. As well as having phenomenal children’s karate and Brazilian Ju-​jitsu classes. Every class has a workout/​warm up session which ensures that you not only become a martial artist in your own right, but get in shape as well.
All the instructors, without fail are great human beings and positive role models, who are committed to their students success both in and outside of the school. They’ve helped me in the school by offering me one on one sessions at no additional cost, when I didn’t understand certain techniques, or when scheduling didn’t allow me to make it to the usual classes. They’ve personally helped me outside of the school by teaching me how to eat right and mentoring me when I needed it.
They do insist that students sign a contract, which is totally understandable because they invest themselves in every single student, but this can’t be done if the student won’t commit to themselves. They also ask that you schedule an appointment before coming in for the intro session, which is also understandable seeing as they have a school to run.
All in all it’s a great place to train, as well as to get in shape, while developing connections and lifelong friends and I definitely recommend it to anyone who is serious about training or getting in shape in a positive atmosphere.

I have been practicing here for close to 5 years and I haven’t really experienced any issues. If you want to take martial arts seriously, this school offers a curriculum where you can learn things to excel to the advance program. They tailor their teaching style to the student. The learning curve is different for everyone. There’s fundamentals to learn and this school can break down each move in order to stem to the next. Try the introductory program. If you don’t like it, you’re not obligated to sign the contract. Like any institution, there’s tuition or membership fee. Quirk — they have seminars where MMA fighters visit the school and teach the students.

I walk by this place almost everyday before i get on the bus. At first glance i thought it was pretty cool that they teach self defense and higher level of jiu-​jitsu. Unfortunately i was unable to join because of my work schedule. My 12 year old cousin wanted to join so i paid for either $ 160 or $ 140/​month for 6 months. I thought it was a good price for some reason. After the 6 months of payment my cousin didnt learn nothing at all and the master there keep calling my phone at least 2 – 3 times a day to for the 1 year extension. i keep saying no and i had to take actions in my on hands and basically block their number from calling me. i feel like it was a bunch of waste of time and my hard working money for my cousin to learn nothing.
People with these 5 star reviews are just suck ups to their quote on quote masters.
I dont recommend this place at all just put your children in karate classes instead it much cheaper.

i’m a long time student, i can’t overstate what this school has done for my life.
i’m fit now, i have more confidence now, i get more of my personal goals done now.
if you live in the area and want to have a better life, join

Simliar to the reviews written in other locations, I felt this place was after your money using pressure sales and other tactics that aims at your self esteem.
Four years ago I signed my brother up for classes here, I thought it was pretty nice and close to my house. Since he needed some exercise, what better way to join a martial arts school? Even though I was a broke college student I agreed to the $ 140/​month for 6 months agreement, which is pretty expensive considering he’s just a beginner 10 year old child and the place is not in manhattan.
Things got sour within when they kept asking me to sign a one year extension. What followed was constant phone calls and voicing to my 10 year old little brother who I have to add has asperger. They would call me 2 times a day and harass my brother and I to sign up. I had told them it cost too much and it wasn’t on my financial situation’s best interest. Mr. Noto had the nerve to say, «so how did you have the money to sign up for 6 months?» I had to work harder and sacrifice other things, not that it was his business. When I got fed up, I told them they charge too much, he got mad and said they’re committed to cleanliness. In my mind, they had better because all schools I’ve signed up for better be clean.
The rest of the 5 months I had remaining was a horrible experience for my younger brother and I because they vowed not to teach him anything further if I had not signed the 1 year extension. I was also not happy that I wasn’t told about the 2 week free trial until I signed up later. My brother was terrified everytime he went because the «professor» kept what he felt harassing him to extend for a good 5 months. He’s now traumatized to go to any martial arts school. I regret leaving him in there for that long but it was a lot of money for me at that time and didn’t want to waste it.
To this day, they still call me and I have no interest in talking to them at all after what has happened. If you’re experienced and want to train, I’m sure this place is awesome and worth the price. However if you’re a rookie or your child/​sibling is not that coordinated, then it’s not a place for them to start off because the price is not worth it.

This is a great place to learn jiu jistu and self defense with great instructors and a great training partners. I been doing jiu jistu for 1 ½ years and I love being there. The people here are friendly and fun to be around. I recommend this to any one who wanna learn how to protect them self on the street.

Great positive place ! Professor Noto, Mr. Crocilla, Mr. X, and the other intstructors keep tabs on me very week. It’s a very personal touch and they are their to help you reach your goal, whatever belt itis that you are undertaking.
It’s physically demanding but never at any time do I feel like stopping, the suport base is incredible!
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