Indiana Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy

Fantastic experience: First, and best place I trained in BJJ and Muay Thai. James and the other instructors are awesome. Honestly the other places I have tried since I moved away are not on the same level even. No ego or BS at IBJJA. Keep up the awesome work and miss you all.

Fantastic experience: James is the best. Known him now for years. Great instructors. Great facility. Highly recommend. Oh,and extremely clean I might add

Fantastic experience: I have been around the world twice, and trained with everyone at least once! Well maybe not everyone, but I have had the fortune to train at a lot of great Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academies, and the Indiana Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy, located in central Indiana, is no exception! It, or rather all who train there benefit from it being one of the longest running and most successful BJJ/MMA academies in Indiana. Not to give you a uphill in the snow story, but back when I started training Jiu-Jitsu, there I could count the number of brown and black belts in the state of Indiana on one hand. IBJJA has 3 to 4 brown belts and 5 to 6 purple belts on the mat at one given time. IBJJA offers a great and clean environment to train in. It is family friendly, pride is left at the door, and everyone there, from it's staff to it's students just wants to train and help each other progress and spread the gentle art!

Fantastic experience: The staff and coaches here are fantastic. A very welcoming environment with top notch coaching/training. If you are not training here, you are not training.

Fantastic experience: The Indiana Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy is an excellent school for those at all skill level. My husband, my children, as well as myself, all participate in various classes and we all love it. The school provides a solid foundation for those of us just beginning, and continued skill and challenges for those much more experienced. Children even have an opportunity to participate and compete if they choose. More importantly, valuable lessons of dedication, determination, self-empowerment, teamwork, and reasoning are obtained just by being involved!

Fantastic experience: I've trained at other gyms and the detail of instruction is the best I've seen by a long shot. Not only is the instruction great but it's very clean facility and has a family environment.

Fantastic experience: “If you’re not training here, you’re not training,” is often said at IBJAA, because it’s true. You will be pushed to do more and go farther than you thought you could. It’s the perfect place if you wish to make an active lifestyle choice. No matter what body build or skill level, you will be supported in exceeding your goals. Various competitions, races, and charity events are scheduled so that members can prepare and train harder for ongoing challenges. It is a place where you will see elite champion coaches train beginners and skilled athletes at their ability level with the same amount of respect and encouragement. It also is a place where there is a spirit of community and camaraderie. Staff are always present at competitions supporting and coaching along the sidelines. Social events are family oriented and filled with light-hearted fun. IBJAA truly is the place if you want life-changing training.

Fantastic experience: James runs the top BJJ school in Central Indiana. His instruction is detail oriented and ever evolving. He has such a welcoming atmosphere and brings a no-ego approach to teaching and learning. This is the place to improve your game!

Fantastic experience: I've been training at this Academy for close to 2 years. All the coaches here are top notch and experts at what they do. The Academy is always very clean and well maintained. If your looking for a place to train and awesome team in Indianapolis and surrounding areas be sure to check this place out!

Fantastic experience: I found IBJJA years ago after getting bored with my traditional gym membership. I joined up for the kickboxing and conditioning, and I have since fallen in love with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. My entire life has been positively affected by training martial arts here. The academy has a high standard for cleanliness. The coaching staff is incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, humble, and just all around great people. I highly recommend this academy to anyone interested in practical martial arts, self defense, or an engaging fitness program. Since I've been training at IBJJA, my confidence has improved drastically (with it comes conflict resolution skills, and the assurance of how to handle myself in a self-defense situation), my physical fitness is better than ever, and I am more motivated than ever to live an active healthy lifestyle. IBJJA is also a great place for kids to train martial arts. It is a family friendly environment, and there are numerous invaluable benefits of engaging kids in martial arts. With a 30 day free trial, there is really no reason not to try it.

Fantastic experience: I dropped in for a class and two open mats while visiting Indy for the holidays. Everyone was incredibly welcoming—as the only woman on the mats for these three visits, I never felt out of place. Great place and people to train with. I’ll be back next Christmas!

Fantastic experience: I dropped by IBJJ during a work trip. Coach AJ was our instructor and what a great class she taught. Very fun and inviting room with great coaching. I espically loved her tips on building a competition strategy. A+++

Fantastic experience: Best thing I've done in my 40's.

Fantastic experience: Clean facility, excellent staff, perfect instruction... I can't speak highly enough about this place

Fantastic experience: I thought my cardio was decent until I trained here! Loved every minute of it everyone is respectful and great to train with definitely recommend training here!

Fantastic experience: Was in town for a few weeks for business and contacted the academy to see if I could drop in for some classes. Beautiful facility, top quality instruction, everyone was welcoming and super friendly. I spent 2 weeks dropping in on classes and they refused to charge me a drop in fee. Took a few awesome new tricks back to my home gym too!

Fantastic experience: James and Aj Clingerman run one of the best academies around. If you're serious about getting in shape, making new friends, or gaining practical self defense skills, look no further.

Fantastic experience: Best place to train jiu-jitsu

Fantastic experience: Coach Ryan was realy great with my son at his first lesson tonight we will definitely be back

Fantastic experience: Positive: Professionalism Had a great time while training here. Coach James was professional and his students friendly. Great environment to train in. I'm looking forward to going back.

Fantastic experience: Positive: Communication , Professionalism , Quality , Value I've been going here for three weeks now for jiu jitsu and everything has been great. They have knowledgeable teachers and everyone has been very welcoming and instructive. It's a great workout with great people I would recommend anyone to come learn here. Have a nice day!

Fantastic experience: Positive: Quality I have trained in many gyms across the United States, and this one is my favorite. The Clingerman team is friendly, professional, and experienced. It is the best place to learn BJJ for fun, self-defense, or competition. I highly recommend you try this place out.

Fantastic experience: I can’t say enough good things about this place! They are very welcoming, considering that it is not easy to try a sport as an adult. They made me feel like I belong there. Both James and AJ the owners are great people that truly love everything about Jiu Jitsu and you can see that on the mat. It is a fun environment to be apart of All the coaches and people there are great and willing to help you learn this art. It is not a belt factory and they do not just hand out belts because of it. I don’t think I would respect it as much as I do if they just handed out promotions to people that don’t commit. For example I have been going there on and off since 2016 and am a white belt. This is because I have not committed my self and had long breaks in between training. This is 100% my fault. Even then I can walk in there and feel at home after some time. It’s a clean environment they do care about you as well as the coaches. I highly recommend this place!

Fantastic experience: Great place, great trainers!

Fantastic experience: Iv been to quite a few places across the country and I have to say, hands down, the best gym Iv been to! The fundamentals class really gives you a great intro into BJJ and everyone is very friendly and welcoming!

Fantastic experience: I have now been at this academy for almost 2 months and love it. I went to 3 other Indianapolis academies prior to starting full time with IBJJA and hands down this is the cleanest gym, awesome coaches and has the most diverse classes available. They also have very fair monthly pricing too. Just stop eating fast food 10 days out of the month and you will be squared away. Love it and anyone out there that is nervous about joining or has self doubt, This academy is very welcoming! Hell I just got a “welcome to the team” card in the mail which sparked this review. Awesome academy.

Fantastic experience: This place is by far one of the best Jiujitsu schools in Indiana, there approach to the techniques and way of teaching just makes you understand and retain the knowledge they are passing along no matter how difficult the technique is the coaches will ensure you understand. It's not just a gym / or dojo, everyone here is like family and it shows the minute you walk through the door. Give it a try you dont have anything to loose and I promise you, you won't regret it.

Fantastic experience: A very nicely ran Academy. I travel for my job so if I want to train I cross train with other gyms. The team was welcoming and friendly. I will return.

Fantastic experience: Great people, we learn so much from James and AJ. Been a member for 4 years. No regrets.

Fantastic experience: Great place, great instruction, and even great people!

Fantastic experience: Amazing group of coaches and teammates!

Fantastic experience: Positive: Communication , Professionalism , Quality , Value Love this gym and all the different options for classes! Their kids class is always a hit with all our kids as well. Great school, great leaders, always clean and always friendly.

Fantastic experience: If you want a safe, fun, and challenging way to get in shape and challenge your mind then you should try out BJJ for a few weeks. The environment at IBJJA is very safe, fun, family friendly, and yet still serious about teaching and training top notch Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. My 9 year old son and I started going a little less than a year ago and both love the school and all the coaches. The zoom classes and flexible class schedules have helped me be able to get in classes and workouts without sacrificing family, or work commitments. I really enjoy learning BJJ alongside my son; he gets really excited to show me what his favorite coach, coach Manning, is teaching in classes. I highly recommend anyone of ANY age trying it out for a month. I think they might have a promo to try out a month for free.

Fantastic experience: Positive: Communication , Professionalism , Quality , Value This team is a great organization with James and AJ working tirelessly to bring BJJ to all people looking to join. They have several affiliate gyms that allow for open cross training regardless of your home gym. This organization has really inspired me to make BJJ a lifelong journey.

Fantastic experience: Love this place! I have been training as a part of this team for over 6 years now and don’t intend on stopping anytime soon. The facilities are great, the coaches and teammates are top notch and I can’t recommend this academy enough. Getting started in any martial art is intimidating but this team is superb at reducing the feel of pressure and fear of starting a combat sport. Give them a chance, I promise you won’t regret it!

Fantastic experience: Positive: Professionalism , Quality , Value I’ve been train at IBJJA for over seven years now and it’s the best decision that I’ve made since moving to Indiana. The coaching staff is amazing at breaking down techniques and the environment makes everyone feel like part of a big family.

Fantastic experience: They are amazing. Great with kids and adults very good at teaching

Fantastic experience: IBJJA is the absolute best place you can train. Every coach treats you with respect and makes you feel like part of a family. Everybody that trains there are great people and I love training there under coach James. If you are looking for a place to start learning how to defend yourself or just looking to get in shape with kickboxing or jujitsu male or female I highly recommend attending. Everything about IBJJA is amazing and I’m proud and honored to say I train at IBJJA.

Fantastic experience: IBJJA features excellent instruction, a variety of upper belts that are always available to assist, a number of classes available during the week, and a clean and safe environment. But what really sets it apart is how owner James Clingerman and his wife AJ make you feel like part of the family. You can find whatever you want here; self defense, exercise, challenging yourself, or all of the above. Classes are fun and as tough as you want them to be. I highly recommend all gender, shape, size, and age of people to try IBJJA's free month to see what you think. I've been training here for several years now and am so convinced I will always want jiu-jitsu in my life that I opted for the lifetime membership!

Fantastic experience: Positive: Professionalism , Quality I was only here for a few months before Covid hit but in those short months the gym did an amazing job of making me feel included and part of the BJJ family. Definitely going to be back once things get back to normal for me! Great place for anyone with any level of experience!

Fantastic experience: Great for all ages!!! Our 5 year old goes twice a week and loves it. Coaches are awesome. Highly recommend!!!

Fantastic experience: Coach Ryan and Coach Manning are great. Coach Manning works well and shows patience working with the toddlers and kids class. Coach Ryan does great with the intro to the adult class as well. Great atmosphere.

Fantastic experience: Great coaches. Awesome gym culture. Everyone, students and coaches alike, wants to help you grow. I wish i would have joined years ago.

Fantastic experience: Amazing place. Everyone is welcoming and it just feels like a home away from home.

Fantastic experience: Incdeadible Place! Everyone loves learning, and helping teach the new guys! Very clean facility, and great atmosphere.

Fantastic experience: This place feels like family, and the training is unmatched!

Fantastic experience: Ive been training for 15 years and this place is the real deal. You can not find a better place to train. Not only is the Gym top notch but the professor knows what he is doing. you will be missing out by not going.

Fantastic experience: Very clean gym. Awesome people. I have been coming to kettle bells and jujitsu classes. I love it.

Fantastic experience: Team James Clingerman is fantastic. Great coaches, clean and kid friendly environment. Not only do you get to train with awesome in-house coaches but they bring in people for seminars. Wilson Reis and Josh Hinger are two that come to mind.

Fantastic experience: James is a world class instructor and great guy as well. The training here is top notch and it is a warm and friendly enviornment. They will make you feel welcome and part of the family from the time you walk in! Great for anyone looking for fitness, self defense, competition, or just fun.