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Brazilian jiu jitsu nashville

Learn to Defend Yourself.
Get in Incredible Shape.
REACH YOUR FULL POTENTIAL.

Renzo Gracie Nashville Jiu Jitsu is more than a workout. Our structured training system builds strength, confidence, and lifelong resilience in an environment that pushes you to grow on and off the mats.

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FUNDAMENTALS

Essential building blocks, taught with patience and an emphasis on proper technique. We recommend beginners start in the gi.

GI TRAINING

Focuses on grip-based techniques, positional control, and slower, more technical transitions, performed in a traditional BJJ uniform.

NOGI TRAINING

Emphasizes speed, body-control grips, and dynamic transitions, performed without the gi to create a faster, more fluid style of jiu-jitsu.

Our Difference Is in the Details

More Than a Workout.
A System for Growth.

Most fitness programs focus on sweat. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu builds:

• Functional full-body strength

• Real-world self-defense skills

• Mental resilience under pressure

• Confidence that carries off the mat

• Sustainable conditioning without boring routines

Every class challenges your body and your mind. You’re not counting reps, you’re solving problems in real time.

What to Expect

At Renzo Gracie Nashville, you’re not just learning random techniques. You’re progressing through a structured, system-based curriculum designed to help you understand:

• Why techniques work

• How positions connect

• How to apply Jiu Jitsu in competition and self-defense

Every coach is commited to helping you succeed by deliving high-level, details intruction in every class.

 
 
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Beginners build a solid foundation through guided instruction and positional understanding, learning essential movements, escapes, and submissions at a controlled pace.

Experienced grapplers take a deeper dive into the Gracie and Williams systems, exploring advanced concepts, sequences, and strategies that define high-level Jiu Jitsu.

You Don’t Need to Be in Shape to Start

IS JIU JITSU FOR YOU?

The answer is yes! Our program is built for everyone including:

• Complete beginners
• Busy professionals
• Former athletes
• Men & women looking for a new challenge
• People tired of traditional gyms
• Anyone wanting real self-defense skills

Most people walk in nervous but walk out hooked on jiu jitsu.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Your first class is beginner-friendly and structured.

You’ll:
• Learn foundational movements
• Be introduced to basic positions
• Drill techniques step-by-step
• Optionally try light, guided sparring

There’s no pressure to perform — just an opportunity to experience what training here feels like.

Not at all.
Getting in shape is a result of training, not a prerequisite.

Our beginner classes are structured to help you build conditioning safely and progressively. You’ll improve your strength, cardio, and mobility naturally as you train. Most new students are surprised at how quickly their fitness improves.

No.

We have students in their 30s, 40s, and even 60s who started with zero experience. Jiu Jitsu is about leverage and technique, not youth or athleticism. Our system-based curriculum allows you to progress at your own pace while training safely and intelligently.

When taught correctly, it’s one of the safest combat sports to train.

We emphasize controlled drilling, structured progressions, and safe training etiquette. You’ll learn how to protect yourself, tap early, and train with partners who respect your development. Safety and longevity are priorities in our program.

Jiu Jitsu is not about being better than someone else. It’s about being better than you were yesterday.

Renzo Gracie

With academies in Belle Meade and Brentwood, Renzo Gracie Nashville offers flexible class times, state-of-the-art training spaces, and a unified community led by world-class coaches.

Two Locations. One Community.

With academies in Belle Meade and Brentwood, Renzo Gracie Nashville offers flexible class times, state-of-the-art training spaces, and a unified community led by world-class coaches.

Belle Meade

73 White Bridge Rd Suite G-3 Nashville, TN 37205

*entrance off of Brookwood Terrace

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2 large mat spaces • Showers • Locker rooms

BRENTWOOD

5105 Maryland Way Suite 101 Brentwood, TN 37027

Maryland Farms

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1 large mat space • Showers • locker rooms

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TESTIMONIALS

Our member experience is unmatched

I’ve been training here for the past two years, and Shawn Williams’ technical mastery is evident not just in his own teaching, but throughout the coaches he’s developed. The curriculum is clear, cohesive, and accessible at any level, with his instructional app offering a seamless way to reinforce what’s taught on the mats.

Feraaz Hosein Member Since 2023

I always have fun and get a great workout in. The coaches are incredible stewards of Shawn’s techniques and also make the martial arts journey feel rewarding. Every session leaves me feeling stronger, more confident, and deeply respected both as a woman and as an aspiring martial artist.

Maddi Steffen Member Since 2022

Excellent instruction at this gym. Have been to several martial arts studios and this place easily has the most impressive instructors. Johnny and Lance are amazing and many other great instructors! Shawn Williams is a BJJ genius and Nashville is very lucky to have him. The culture here is extremely positive and helpful!

Jeremy Durham Member Since 2022

I dropped in for a class. Best BJJ in Nashville hands down. Shawn has built an academy that has the highest level instruction, friendliest knowledge sharing community, and one of the cleanest gyms around. Shawn has been at ground zero for the evolution and revolution of BJJ in the US since the beginning and it definitely shows.

Andrew Walker Visiting Student 2025

Dropped in with my son to train at the 6am class. Great instruction, great structure to the class. Great rolls. Everyone was welcoming. Will drop in here every time I'm in Nashville.

Casey Thom Visiting Student 2025

I have been training at RGN for a little over two years now and have nothing but great things to say about my experience. The coaches are all fantastic and super detailed in their instruction. I've visited a few other gyms since I started training and none of them come close to the level of comradery and instruction here.

Thomas Lyles Member Since 2023

I was a member for over two years and loved every second. It was an honor being able to train under Shawn Williams! I recently started the Muay Thai program…yaaaay PJ! Between the positive attitudes, knowledge, and patience, you will love the community here!

Amanda Free Member 2022-2024

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