I was looking for an opportunity to start training some type of martial art, and then the stars aligned and I saw that this gym was offering a 6 week challenge for free. Of course I signed up and I have no regrets. Everyone at the gym is extremely supportive and interested in not only developing their skills, but helping you grow your skills as well. I’ve been focusing on BJJ and even though I’m still getting messed up during rolling, I’m levels above where I was 6 weeks ago in terms of my skill level. So, if you’re looking for a way to get your foot into the world of martial arts, there’s no better place to start than here.

Great place to build your skills in BJJ! People are friendly, trainings demanding, yet very interesting, and instructors knowledgeable and caring about students progress. Highly recommend this place if you want to start practicing martial arts or switch from other type of butt kicking to more efficient one ;)

Great gym! I have already noticed improvements to my game in the short amount of time Ive been training here. The gym is kept clean and well lit, and has a professional and positive atmosphere that is great for learning. The instructors seem very knowledgeable and thorough when demonstrating techniques. Highly recommended!

I have tried few Bjj places around this area but this place is the best! I started training few months back having back problems on and off for years from mostly sitting at work and few weeks later everything went away... coach William is a great young coach learning a lot from him every day, very technical, patient, conscious soul not to mention master coach Asu which I think there is not a lot of BJJ coaches out there that has jiu jitsu knowledge like him! I would recommend this place for beginners and advanced people in Bjj! It’s a great awesome feeling to learn from people who love what they doing for living!

Great place and great coach. Enjoyed my time visiting here!

I participated in the 6-week BJJ challenge and would like to say that it was one of the best decisions in my life. Very good atmosphere to be around. Master Asu and his team are very friendly, knowledgeable, and caring about their students progress. I highly recommend Champion JJ to anyone who would like to learn and practice BJJ.

Probably one of the best Gyms to train in the world if you really want to be one of the best (And I can state it with confidence since Ive been training all over the globe). Master Asu one of the most talented, professional, skillful coaches Ive met in my life. There are also great amount of professional athletes and black belt you can learn from. The training atmosphere is amazing, super friendly. I strongly believe its a great place for kids and adults whether they want to be strong and healthy or want to become Champions.

Ive been training with Champion JJ for 13, almost 14 years come January of 2021. Ive come to share many great memories and experiences with the team and Coach Harvard,who I consider a close friend, mentor and brother. Theres a reason this gym has been running for as long as it has in the NW suburbs of Chicago. I believe in this gym, not only for myself but for my own family. My brother now trains with me and soon my young son will be on the mats. If you have ever considered checking out jiu-jitsu, do yourself a favor and stop by, talk to the team members ask questions, get the vibe of the place and you will quickly realize there is no better place to train, learn great techniques, get in shape and most importantly become part of a family.

Great couching good vibes wonderful people truly happy wonderful professional place for everyone who wants something more from life,Professional place that cares about the students about their success and needs,

If you want to become a REAL fighter it is the right place and the right coach. Master Asu gives his student everything they may need to become the best fighters. Any level of BJJ can lean a lot of new from mater Asu

I participated in the 6-week BJJ challenge in March 2021 and would like to say that it was one of the best decisions in my life. Master Asu and his team are very friendly, knowledgeable, articulate, and caring about their students progress. I highly recommend Champion JJ to anyone who would like to learn and practice BJJ.

Very good coaching and quality students one of the best I’ve experienced

This place is awesome, because they care about respect, making sure we don’t injure each other, yet we get an amazing workout with tough people. The Master Asu really knows his stuff, he not only tells you The moves and techniques, but goes into depth as to why that works and all the defenses to it as well. If your interested just try it out.

The best place for training Jiu Jitsu👍

Great gym, with great instructors. Great atmosphere. Everyone is very friendly. ASU is top notch.

Best Jiu Jitsu gym in Chicago. Great if you wanna improve self defense or mma skills. Is fun, enjoyable, and has a friendly atmosphere.

Recently found out about this gym. I love it here and everyone makes you feel welcomed and part of the team. Coach Asu is an amazing instructor that wants to make sure you master each technique before moving on to the next. Overall,this gym is for you if you are serious about learning Martial Arts in a very clean and friendly environment.

Love this place. I signed up with my 6 year old son. Great atmosphere,people and instructors. Definitely recommend to anyone interested in BJJ.

Best coach in all america without any doubt . Coach Asu has a different level of bjj he is the real O.G of this game , I`m very grateful to train with him and his team and I recommend to everybody who wants to be good .

Messaged them cause I recently moved to the area and want to continue training Jiu jitsu. Saw online they have a few black belts and thought it may be a good place to check out. I received an email back fast and we proceeded to email back and forth a few times in the same day, so their representative was extremely responsive to emails. I asked about wanting to try a trial class for my wife and I. They said there is a 25 dollar fee per person and for both of us they could give us a cheaper rate of 40. Ive never heard of any place charging a fee and not giving atleast a free trial class, many give a free week, or even give a free month. Not this place. I then informed them that I am a black belt and my wife is a blue belt because it is almost standard that a credited black belt will train for reduced price or more often than not train for free, or atleast not have to pay a drop in fee. I very politely asked them if the fee still applied to me and if there was any form of discount for being a black belt since their representative asked me if I would be interested in teaching at there gym to which he informed me was on a volunteer (unpayed) basis only. That was over 3 days ago now, no response to my simple questions about the trail class fee of 40, or if theres any potential discounts.This representative of the gym also asked me to wait till August 23rd to come in for my trail class cause their main instructor is out of town. (THIS HAPPENED AUGUST 6TH) so they wanted me to wait over 2 weeks just to pay to try out a class.... unreal, and absolutely unprofessional to not even respond to a very polite and direct question. Any place that wants to charge you to try out a trail class to become a place you may sign up at, or asks you to wait over 2 weeks just to come in Id shy away from, its probably only a sign of other negative things to come.

The instruction received at this school is very intense but at the same time the teachers give you the material you need to succeed both physical and mentally. The teachers are very talented martial artists and I hold the utmost respect for them. They also recognize the variations of ability level of students and effectively work with them to assist them in learning what they need to know. They are very equipped masters in their respective fields and along with teaching the style teach core life values that are forever instilled in my mind. I HIGHLY recommend this dojo if you wish to learn martial arts. Their BJJ classes are some of the best I have taken. They have a very well equipped up-to-date facility as well. Five out of five stars in my book.

I’ve been lucky enough to train with Assou for almost 15 years now. Assou has been there at every step in my BJJ journey since I was 6. Along with becoming a champion in the sport, Assou has also prepared me for behind a champion in life. Currently I’m a sophomore in college, and Assou has inspired me and other students to work hard in the classroom and pay attention to the details. Champion JJ will not only teach to become the best in the sport, but also the best in life.

My daughter trains at this gym and loves it. She has been here for 6 months and has learned more than she did at her last school in a year and a half. Every class is very intense and she walks away with a feeling of accomplishment. We know this was the best decision we made for her and her training. We know Master Asu will take her far.

Awesome place. Love it.

Ive been to many gyms in the area and was immediately surprised at the welcoming environment. Definitely the best gym of the northwest suburbs!

As a total gym rat, I can say that Champion Jiu Jitsu has excellent facilities and excellent instructors. I really enjoy my workouts - they are great cardio and great for co-ordination and balance.

I love this gym with the best BJJ black belt coach and nice people to train with. Largest BJJ gym in the area. Many people train here with Professor many years. From children to adults everybody like a big family. Strongly recommended!

Been coming here for 10 years and still learn something new everyday; quality instruction and people!

Dropped in to train from out of town. This is a great place to train. Good instructors and friendly atmosphere.

I love this gym I have been coming here for half a year and everytime i come to class I learn so much! For the first 3 months I trained with Master Asu i won first place in my NAGA tournament. I totally suggest coming to this gym if you want to learn how to protect yourself or just be in shape.

Im very happy,that we have found this gym.Kids class is awsome!

Master Asu is the best instructor there is known! Ive been training for over 10 years on and off but he has been the only one to help me get back into shape. There curriculum has everything there is to offer to spice things up and provides a variety to your daily workout reigmen. The school is completely welcoming and provides a sense of a family-friendly atmosphere. The new and improved gym is awseome and definitely recommend everyone to come train at Spider Gym!

Thee best gym Ive ever been apart of with affordable prices and the equipment for any aspiring MMA fighter.

Trust Master Asu and his black belt instructors to get you started rolling properly.

I am training here many years. Very smart teacher, he care about the students to be good in jiujitsu. Everyday he is in the gym coaching but if he is not there he have many black belt of his helping all the time. He coached many instructors in Chicago he is a like father of Chicago BJJ very respectable person, all of his students are all nice people. Gym itself is very clean, very large mat space , mma cage and many boxing bags. Everybody friendly and helpful. I recommend to come and feel it by yourself. Oss!

This is the best place to learn real ju-jitsu with master asu...its like learning bjj at your own house. Very skillfull and nice coach. All levels

This gym is tge best, Coaches are high level, people are the best. Everyone is being treated well and coach Asu is the best. I defenetly recomend coming to this gym.

Ive trained at other MMA and Jiu Jitsu schools in Europe and USA in the past, but Champion Jiu Jitsu Martial Arts Academy really stands out tall in all of them. There are a lot of reasons, why I am still sticking to this Academy since the last 5 years but first and foremost is the instructor. Prof. Master Asu Harvard, who is not only an extremely talented Jiu Jitsu athlete, but also possesses an exceptional talent for teaching. He engages the students not only on individual level in a way that makes them champions but also in a group setting, where everybody can improve his/her style, technique and stamina. He is the most friendly, personal and talented trainer I have ever met, who always gives you a feeling of ownership and proud for this academy.The facility in Wheeling Illinois itself is Japanese clean, the mats are disinfected and cleaned everyday, the Mens and Womens changing rooms are adequate and neat. There is also a separate Dojo for individual and extensive training, for the ones who want to compete on different levels.Lastly, I must mention the overall environment, upon entering one is personally greeted by Professors Wife, who also takes care of all the administrative stuff in this Academy. In the years I have been training here I met some of the nicest and interesting people. The students here are diverse in background, age, gender, and by physique. Everyone is incredibly respectful, friendly, and genuine.Joining this academy was one of the best decisions Ive ever made!

My husband has been taking BJJ classes at Spider Gym MMA for about a year now and is loving it. He used to attend a Jiu Jitsu school years and years ago but is now really into the brazilian style and loves the instructors and curriculum at Spider Gym. Its a great physical fitness regime and definitely beats hiring a personal trainer. We enrolled our son a couple of days a week into one of their after school programs and he really loves being like his daddy. At home he plays submission wrestling with his dad and keeps talking about wanting to get his black belt. Anyway, we just wanted to say a big thanks for all of the support and training tips.

This place is horrid, the conditions are horrid, the equipment is old , the gym is really small and dirty,.The head coach is some fat mafioso who is making money out of the mma/bjj mania.Just dont go there

THESE PEOPLE ARE COMPLETE FRAUD. I have had my touch to different martial arts over the years, and I have trained in clubs in Europe and North America. I however had never trained BJJ so I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately Spider Gym was close enough to my house so I went and signed there. From the very beginning I explained to master Asu,( which by the way I believe is not his real first name, but his last one is Harvard as same as the last name of the girl who wrote one of the three real excellent reviews above, just because she is his daughter and exuberantly in a hurry to join the family business of stealing money from people who want to learn something new), I explained to him that my ambition is to compete, considering my background, so he suggested that I should take private one on one sessions to help me advance quicker. I agreed then, Ms. Harvard charged me an amount four times bigger then the usual monthly memberships payment, yet he forgot to discharge me from my regular monthly memberships payment. So guess what, even though I was paying 5 times the usual tax, I received exactly 0 one on one private sessions with him. What Mr. Harvard did was to include me into the BJJ advanced class, which is a decision that completes the range from silly to very dangerous. When I realized what is going on, I asked to be removed from the private sessions and be just a regular practitioner. He said ok, but did not stop taking money for it. Every time I asked him about the charges I was given sleazy answers such as: I forgot to tell my wife, we will figure it out, we will talk about it later, but my money were still taken. My only move in situation like that was to quit this club and be over with, as I did but Spider Gym wasnt over with me. They kept charging my credit cardI send them pleading and begging emails to stop the nonsense, I filed disputes via my credit card company, two per month, but these people needed my money badly. My next step was to contact an attorney when, the stealing suddenly stopped.Which led me to believe that Mr. Harvard had had previous experience in this field.Besides that, Mr.Asu never hesitated to badmouth any of his non present students or coaches, in front of the present ones, he also deliberately diminished the name of religious-like figures for the BJJ world like the Gracie family, although they are the creators of BJJ.If you still want to train there you should know, there are no yoga classes, BJJ classes work for kids or adults from purple belt and above because they wouldnt really need to learn from the fake Asu, there is no kickboxing class, the boxing coach is good, MMA could be trained because there are a lot of ambitious guys who go there and you will get good sparring partners,yet if you are beginner looking for MMA class this place is not for you, and the chance to be robbed of your money always stands.

I started a class of boxing last month and it was really cool . I enjoyed every class more and more ... The coachs have a really good energy and make everyone feel special. Although, the classes are not private, you still feel that youre getting that one-on-one focus from your coachs. They also offer a variety to choose from, so for those who are not big fan of boxing, there are various martial art classes to choose from and I beleive they are starting a Bikram/Hot yoga class next month, sep, 2013.

I am member of Spider Gym. Ive been a member for over 6 years. I dont always make to class due to my busy schedule but on the day I do go, I always leaving feeling so energized and motivated to come agaain for another class. There are many classes their that you can choose from, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and what I love more about this place is that they are always trying to add more classes so that theyre students can get their moneys worth.Oh and they are starting a Bikram yoga soon, I am soo excited.You must come to this gym, I promise you wont be disappointed.

Coach Asu is the best master that I met !!Chicago is not cooler with Jiu JitzThan there.Black food, and white, there are all levels and girls also go.There is no better MMA club.