New York has the history. San Diego has the roster. Austin has the argument.
Five years ago this was a solid regional scene with a couple of long-standing academies and not much national profile. Then the Danaher Death Squad broke apart in 2021, and both halves of the wreckage moved to Texas. Gordon Ryan and John Danaher put their room in north Austin. Craig Jones and Nick Rodriguez put B-Team ten minutes south of downtown. For four years the sport's loudest rivalry was conducted across twenty miles of Highway 183, and every serious no-gi grappler in America had a reason to visit.
That is still what makes Austin worth a gi bag, but almost none of it is where you left it. Both of those academies have changed their names since 2025, both have changed who runs them, and one of them carries a story you should read before you book. This guide covers nine academies worth your mat time, what each one publishes, who is actually teaching now, and the local logistics that catch visitors out.
One note on prices before we start: everything below was checked in August 2026 and is listed exactly as each academy publishes it. Four of these nine publish a drop-in number. The other five don't, and rather than repeat a figure from a gym directory we've said "not published" and given you the phone number. Turning up with the wrong cash is worse than making a phone call.
First: nothing is downtown, and Austin is two cities
Here is the thing to plan around. You will almost certainly stay downtown, on South Congress, or somewhere in East Austin. Not one academy in this guide is in any of those places. Every single one is a drive.
Worse, the scene splits cleanly into two clusters that are nowhere near each other:
- The southern cluster. Simple Man and Gracie Humaitá are both on West Ben White Boulevard, about a mile apart, which is the single most useful geographic fact in this guide. Paragon is on West Gate, Gracie Barra is on Brodie Lane, and 10th Planet is on Friedrich Lane just off the same corridor. You can train at four of these in one day without ever getting on the interstate.
- The northern cluster. Kingsway sits on Highway 183 up past Anderson Mill. Fight Factory is on Research Boulevard. VOW and Renzo Gracie are the two central-north outliers, both in 78751 and about ten minutes from each other.
Kingsway to Simple Man is roughly twenty miles. In the middle of the afternoon that is half an hour. At half past five on a Thursday, with I-35 doing what I-35 does, it is an hour and you will miss the class. Do not build a day that crosses the city at rush hour.
Some specifically local details:
- Rent a car or budget for rideshares. CapMetro exists and it will not get you to a 6am class on Highway 183.
- Two of these gyms restrict gi colour. Renzo Gracie Austin allows blue, white or black. Gracie Humaitá Austin allows white or royal blue only. If you own one gi and it's grey, check before you fly.
- Austin is a no-gi town first. More of these rooms will hand you a rashguard schedule than a gi one. Pack accordingly.
- The heat is a training problem, not just a weather problem. From May to September the afternoons sit between 95 and 105°F. The mat rooms are air conditioned, but you will sweat through kit at a rate that surprises people from cooler places.
- Avoid event weeks if you can. SXSW in March, ACL in October, and the Formula 1 weekend at Circuit of the Americas each turn the whole city into a traffic problem and triple the hotel rates.
1. Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu: Gordon Ryan's room, and no longer called New Wave

Photo: © Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu, via kingswayjiujitsu.com
Where: 13776 N Hwy 183, Unit #122, Austin 78750 · far north Austin, past Anderson Mill Getting there: off the 183 frontage; a 25 to 40 minute drive from downtown depending entirely on the hour Drop-in: offered with no commitment, rate not published · call (737) 226-1013 Memberships: $350/month adults on 3x/week · $300/month kids · unlimited by the week or the month, rates not published Head coach: Gordon Ryan, seven-time ADCC world champion, competition record 157–9–3 Also teaching: Garry Tonon, and the academy still lists John Danaher Hours: Mon–Fri 6am–8:30pm · Sat 8:30am–12pm · Sun 9:30am–12pm Classes: beginner and advanced twice daily, plus two pro sessions on weekdays
Three things have changed here in eighteen months and all three matter to a visitor. The team formerly known as New Wave was rebranded Kingsway in April 2025, so if you search the old name you'll find old addresses. John Danaher stepped back from active coaching in 2025 to have a run of surgeries. And in February 2026, Gordon Ryan retired from competition at 30, citing a long-running stomach condition he has described as unfixable, and said he would spend the next few years building this academy instead.
The practical upshot is unusual and worth understanding: the most decorated no-gi grappler in the sport's history is now a full-time coach with a room to fill, rather than an athlete who occasionally appears. The schedule is built accordingly, with beginner and advanced classes twice a day and a separate pro track that isn't what you're dropping into. This is a proper seven-day academy now, not the invitation-only training camp people remember from the New Wave era.
What visitors like: the 6am start, the seven-day schedule, and a genuine beginner class in a room most people assume is only for killers. What to know: it is a long way north of anywhere you'll be staying, the drop-in rate isn't published so you have to ring, and the $350 3x/week membership is the highest published in this guide, so this is not the place to sign up casually for a month.
2. Simple Man Martial Arts: the old B-Team room, under a new name and a caveat

Photo: © Simple Man Martial Arts, via simplemanmartialarts.com
Where: 1701 W Ben White Blvd, Austin 78745 · suite number and zip vary between listings, so confirm when you call Getting there: on Ben White, ten minutes south of downtown; about a mile from Gracie Humaitá Drop-in: not published · free trial class offered · call (737) 310-3838 Memberships: not published; the site routes you to a contact form Instructors: Nicky Ryan, Nick "Nicky Rod" Rodriguez (two-time ADCC silver medallist, 2024 Craig Jones Invitational heavyweight champion), Ethan Crelinsten, Damien Anderson, Declan Moody, Liam Crelinsten and others Programmes: adult fundamentals, youth competition (7–14, six months' experience required), pro training Hours: not published
This is the address everyone means when they say "B-Team," and B-Team no longer exists. Craig Jones announced his departure in July 2025, saying plainly that running a gym wasn't what he wanted to do; Seth Belisle followed; and after the team won the $1 million Craig Jones Invitational 2 in August 2025, the academy rebranded as Simple Man Martial Arts under Nicky Ryan and Damien Anderson, with a stated pivot toward a family martial arts gym and away from the influencer-party identity. Most of the competitive roster stayed. The instructor bench here is still, on paper, one of the best in America.
You should know about one ongoing story before you decide. In May 2025, Craig Jones publicly announced that Jay Rodriguez had been banned from B-Team over what was described as predatory behaviour toward female members; Rodriguez acknowledged unhealthy interactions with women at the gym and attributed it to an addiction he said he was in therapy for. In December 2025 and again in March 2026, the grappling outlet BJJDoc reported that Rodriguez was using the Simple Man facility outside public hours, publishing footage that carried a December 2025 date stamp and visible Simple Man branding. Coach Damien Anderson responded that "Jay Rodriguez is not a member of Simple Man Martial Arts, is not part of our team or programs, and does not train during public classes or member hours," that the academy's zero-tolerance policy remains in place, and that "any limited use of the facility has occurred outside of public hours and does not involve participation in classes."
We are not adjudicating any of that, and nothing above is a finding of fact about anyone. But two practical things follow regardless of what you conclude. First, if this matters to you, ask about it when you call, because the gym has a stated position and you're entitled to hear it directly. Second, the room you'd be visiting is not the room from the YouTube videos: different name, different management, different stated culture.
What visitors like: the instructor roster, the location on Ben White that pairs with three other gyms on this list, and a fundamentals programme that genuinely is aimed at beginners now. What to know: nothing is published, not the drop-in rate, not the membership, not even the class times, so this is entirely a phone call. And the situation above.
3. Renzo Gracie Austin: the only one that publishes a proper visitor policy

Photo: © Renzo Gracie Austin, via renzogracieaustin.com
Where: 4631 Airport Blvd, Suite 114, Austin 78751 · central-north, about ten minutes from downtown Drop-in: $20 visitor day pass, and it covers as many classes as you can fit into that day Renzo Gracie affiliate schools: free day pass, bring your visitor card Memberships: unlimited classes at one price; rate not published, ask via the form Head instructor and co-owner: Professor Jason Rebsch, black belt awarded by Brian Marvin in 2018, a retired police officer of over twenty years and formerly his department's head defensive tactics trainer Lineage: Carlos Gracie Jr. → Brian Marvin → Jason Rebsch Gi policy: blue, white or black only, except at the Sunday open mat Hours: Mon/Wed/Fri 6:30–7:30am · Mon–Fri 11am–12:30pm and 5–7:30pm · Sat 10am–12:30pm · Sun 10am–12pm
If you are in Austin for two days and you want one easy, unambiguous answer, this is it. Twenty dollars for a full day of unlimited classes is the best published visitor deal in the city by a wide margin, and it is published, in plain language, on a page that also answers the gi question and the trial question without making you fill in a form first. That is rarer than it should be.
Jason Rebsch is an interesting fit for a travelling grappler, because the twenty years of police work shows in how the material gets framed: less competition meta, more why this control actually holds. He also founded Invictus, an organisation that gets law enforcement officers training jiu-jitsu, and he still teaches officers nationally.
One thing to watch. The pricing page still advertises New Wave classes taught by John Danaher at $50 a drop-in, a holdover from when that team trained out of this building. Kingsway has had its own north Austin facility since 2025 and Danaher stepped back from coaching that year, so treat that line as stale and ask what's actually on the timetable when you call.
What visitors like: the $20 day pass, the free pass for Renzo affiliates, the Sunday open mat, and a location that's genuinely central. What to know: the gi colour restriction, the split schedule with a long midday gap, and that stale New Wave line on the pricing page.
4. Gracie Humaitá Austin: the best gi classroom in the city, and the clearest prices

Photo: © Gracie Humaitá Austin, via ghaustin.com
Where: 321 W Ben White Blvd, Suite 108, Austin 78704 · about a mile from Simple Man
Drop-in: $30 · gi rental $10 · beginners classes are free to the public
Head instructor: Professor Paulo "Coelho" Brandão, 6th-degree black belt, black belt world champion at the first ever IBJJF World Championship in 1996
Lineage: Hélio Gracie → Royler Gracie → Paulo "Coelho" Brandão
Gi policy: white or royal blue only
Hours: Mon–Fri from 6:30am, through to 8pm · Sat 9am–1pm · closed Sunday
Free classes: beginners intro Tue 6pm and Sat 10am · open mats Tue 6:30am and Sat 9am
Contact: (512) 766-3809 · graciehumaitaaustin@gmail.com
Two of Austin's nine best rooms are on the same road, and this is the one that will actually teach you something in the traditional sense. Paulo Brandão won a black belt world title at the inaugural Mundial in 1996, was promoted by Royler Gracie, and moved to the United States in 2012 to coach. The timetable is what a proper gi academy's timetable looks like: fundamentals five mornings a week, fundamentals five evenings, an advanced class, a women's class, a self-defence class, a competition class, and a sparring hour on Saturday.
It's also the most transparent academy in this guide. Thirty dollars, ten for a gi, beginners free, all stated on the front page with no form to fill in. If you're travelling without a gi because you only expected to do no-gi, this is the one place on the list that will hand you one.
What visitors like: the price clarity, the gi rental, the 6:30am starts, and a genuinely structured curriculum rather than technique-of-the-day. What to know: it's closed Sundays, the published schedule image is dated January 2025 so confirm the times, and the gi colour rule is strict.
5. 10th Planet Austin: the no-gi room, and the deepest black belt bench

Photo: © 10th Planet Austin, via 10patx.com
Where: 4509 Friedrich Ln #210, Austin 78744 · southeast, off Ben White
Second location: 3810 Gattis School Rd #109, Round Rock 78664, and membership covers both
Drop-in: not published · free class offered · call (737) 255-2622 · info@10patx.com
Memberships: unlimited, 2x/week, and paid-in-full tiers; base rates not published, but published discounts are $109/month for active first responders, $150/month for veterans, and 10% off for students
Founder: Curtis Hembroff, 2nd-degree black belt under Eddie Bravo, 5–0 as a professional in MMA
Also teaching: Ben Eddy (2nd-degree black belt under Bravo, rubber guard specialist), Lauren Sears (2025 IBJJF No-Gi World Champion), Jacob Norton, Casey Champagne, Angel Cruz and a dozen others
Lineage: Jean Jacques Machado → Eddie Bravo → 10th Planet
Hours: Mon–Thu 6am–10pm · Fri 6am–9pm · Sat 8am–2pm · Sun 10am–2pm
If Austin is a no-gi city, this is its most complete no-gi academy. Thirteen instructors are listed on the staff page and the bench is unusually varied: a rubber guard specialist, a leg lock specialist who also referees at ADCC, a former Division I wrestler running the wrestling programme, a striking coach, and Lauren Sears, who won a world title at the 2025 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds and is ranked in the top ten of her division.
The full 10th Planet vocabulary is here, taught by people promoted directly by Eddie Bravo, so if you've never trained the system you'll pick up entries you have not seen. The sixteen-hour weekday opening is the widest in this guide, and the Round Rock location being included on the same membership is genuinely useful if you're staying north.
What visitors like: the breadth of the timetable, the Sunday hours, and a room that will absolutely have someone on the mat whenever you turn up. What to know: the drop-in rate isn't published, Friedrich Lane is southeast and not near anything else you'll be doing, and this is a no-gi system, so leave the gi at the hotel.
6. Paragon Jiu-Jitsu Academy: the most beginner-proof timetable in Austin
Logo: © Paragon Jiu-Jitsu Academy, via paragonaustin.com
Where: 6800 W Gate Blvd, Suite 116, Austin 78745 · south Austin Drop-in: not published · free trial for Austin residents, and they advertise a free trial week · call (512) 909-5200 Founder: Robert Dembeck, 3rd-degree black belt under Ricardo "Franjinha" Miller Head instructor: Corey Stockton, black belt, who teaches most of the week himself Also teaching: Michael Esquivel II, Christian Carter, Jerremy Adams, and Laura Heiman (1st-degree black belt and gym manager) Lineage: Ricardo "Franjinha" Miller → Robert Dembeck → Paragon Austin Hours: Mon–Thu 7am–8:30pm · Fri 12pm–7:30pm · Sat 10:30am–12pm · closed Sunday Schedule: four or five adult classes a day Mon–Thu, gi and no-gi, plus a Friday evening open mat
Look at the timetable and you can see the philosophy. Every weekday block is labelled either all levels or fundamentals, and there is a named instructor on every single slot. There's no "advanced only" hour where a visitor gets quietly excluded, and no session where you turn up and find a purple belt running things because the coach is away.
That makes it the easiest room in this guide to walk into if you're a white or blue belt travelling alone, or if you're two years in and honest enough to know that dropping into Kingsway's advanced class on holiday is an ego decision. Six black belts on staff for a school this size is a lot, and Laura Heiman being both a black belt and the person running the front desk is a good sign for how a visitor's afternoon will go.
What visitors like: the all-levels labelling, the free trial week, and morning, midday and evening options every weekday. What to know: no published drop-in rate, it's closed Sundays, Friday is a short day with only two adult sessions, and the free trial is pitched at Austin residents thinking about joining rather than at a visitor passing through, so say which you are.
7. VOW Jiu-Jitsu: $25, and the closest thing to a walk-in

Photo: © VOW Jiu-Jitsu, via vowbjj.com
Where: 5555 N Lamar Blvd, H115, Austin 78751 · North Loop, ten minutes from Renzo Gracie Drop-in: $25 class pass, and non-member drop-ins are explicitly welcomed Memberships: not published · free intro class · six-week beginner course offered Owner and head instructor: Ryan Villalobos, black belt awarded by Sean Cooper in 2014; founded the academy in 2018 Name: VOW stands for Village of Wolves Hours: Mon–Fri roughly 12pm–8pm · Sat 10:30am–1pm · Sun 12–2pm Also offered: adult MMA, kids' classes, privates
The cheapest published drop-in in Austin, from the academy that is most obviously happy to see you. "Non-member drop-ins are welcomed" is written on the website, which sounds trivial until you've spent an afternoon leaving voicemails at gyms that never call back.
It's a smaller, independent room in North Loop rather than a competition factory, and that's the point of including it. Villalobos has run the place since 2018 and it has the feel of a neighbourhood academy: a six-week beginner course, a kids' programme, an MMA class, and enough structure that beginners spend their first three months in fundamentals, escapes and the introductory classes rather than being fed to the wolves the name promises.
What visitors like: the $25 rate, the open-door policy, the Sunday session, and a central-north location that pairs neatly with Renzo Gracie on the same day. What to know: the weekday schedule doesn't start until midday, so this is no use to you if you train before work, and it's a smaller room than most on this list.
8. Fight Factory Jiu-Jitsu: northwest Austin, and a Léo Vieira black belt

Photo: © Fight Factory Jiu-Jitsu, via fightfactoryjiujitsu.com
Where: 9607 Research Blvd #675, Austin 78759 · northwest, on the 183 corridor
Drop-in: not published; the first class is free with no commitment, and they note the drop-in fee includes a rashguard · call (512) 428-6125 · info@fightfactoryjiujitsu.com
Head instructor: Rodrigo "Brucutu" Cabral, black belt under Léo Vieira, close to thirty years in the sport
Lineage: Léo Vieira → Rodrigo Cabral
Produced: Kody Steele and the Tackett brothers came up through this room
Schedule: morning, midday and evening classes, adults and kids; exact times not published
The quiet answer to "where did Austin's competitors actually come from." Before the New York teams arrived, this is one of the rooms that was developing the city's talent, and the alumni list is the argument: the Tackett brothers and Kody Steele all trained here on the way up.
Cabral is a Léo Vieira black belt, which puts him in a different technical family from most of this guide. If you've spent your trip in Danaher-descended no-gi systems and want a different accent on the same language, this is the address. It's also the sensible pick if you're staying in the northwest of the city and don't fancy the drive to Kingsway.
What visitors like: the lineage, the alumni, the no-ego framing they lead with, and a free first class that's genuinely a free first class. What to know: the class times aren't published anywhere, so you're calling; the drop-in rate isn't published either; and Research Boulevard is a long way from the southern cluster.
9. Gracie Barra South Austin: the known quantity

Photo: © Gracie Barra South Austin, via gbsouthaustin.com
Where: 8204 Brodie Ln, #102, Austin 78745 · south Austin
Drop-in: not published · free trial class via their online portal · (512) 820-4440 · info@gbsouthaustin.com
Head instructor: Professor Alexandre "Dande" Ferreira Santos, 4th-degree black belt under Master Carlos Gracie Jr., over twenty years teaching in Brazil and the USA
Lineage: Carlos Gracie Sr. → Hélio Gracie → Carlos Gracie Jr. → Gracie Barra
Founded: 2011
Programmes: kids, adults, women's, competition class, first responders, privates
Facilities: 1200+ sq ft of IBJJF-standard mats, changing rooms with showers, pro shop
The case for a Gracie Barra on a travel itinerary is the same everywhere and it's a real one: you already know exactly what you're getting. The GB curriculum is standardised globally and the belt-tiered structure is identical in Austin to what it is in São Paulo or Southampton, so if you train at a GB school at home you can slot into the syllabus here without losing a week.
Professor Dande isn't a franchise placement either. He's been teaching for over twenty years across Brazil and the US, and he's had this room since 2011, which by Austin standards makes it one of the established academies rather than one of the new arrivals.
What visitors like: the predictability, the tiered classes that make it safe to visit as a beginner, the showers, and a Brodie Lane location that's a few minutes from Paragon. What to know: no published rates at all, the schedule isn't on the site either, and the free trial is aimed at prospective local members, so be clear on the phone that you're visiting.
More worth knowing about
Four Austin academies that didn't make the numbered list but are worth a call depending on where you're staying:
- Atos Austin, 11701 Bee Caves Rd, Bee Cave 78738, (512) 366-2318. Head professor Gui Campos. The hill country option, well west of everything else here, and the right answer if you're staying out toward Lake Travis. Note that the Atos team went through a significant public rupture at its San Diego headquarters in 2026, which we covered in our San Diego guide; this is an affiliate academy and a separate room, but it's worth knowing the context.
- Vandry Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 9514 Anderson Mill Rd, Austin 78729, (512) 585-1289. William Vandry is a 6th-degree black belt under Carlos Machado and one of the first four BJJ black belts in Texas; he started teaching in Killeen in 1996 and moved to Austin in 1999, which makes this the closest thing the city has to a founding academy. Their site (
austinbjj.com) was not resolving when we checked, so this is a phone call. - Gracie Jiu-Jitsu South Austin, 8213 Brodie Ln, Suite 107, Austin 78745, (512) 280-0899. The Relson Gracie side of the family, self-defence-weighted, free trial classes for adults and kids. Rates aren't published.
- 10th Planet Round Rock, 3810 Gattis School Rd #109. Covered by the same membership as 10th Planet Austin, run by Joseph Gomez, and much easier to reach if you're staying north of the city.
Mat etiquette: how not to be the annoying visitor
None of this is Austin-specific, but visiting as a guest raises the stakes on all of it. You're a stranger on someone else's mats and the impression you leave rests on about six things.
Hygiene comes first, and it's not negotiable. Clean gi every session, washed and not just aired out. Trimmed nails on hands and feet. No jewellery. If you have any skin condition, cover it or sit out. Our mat hygiene guide goes deeper, and it matters more when you're rolling with unfamiliar people in a city where everything is hot and damp for five months of the year.
Flip-flops on, off the mat. Bare feet, on the mat. Never walk to the bathroom barefoot and step back on. This is the single most common thing visitors get wrong.
Introduce yourself to the instructor before class, not during. Two sentences: your name, your gym, your belt.
Respect the tap, theirs and yours. Tap early as a guest. You have nothing to prove in a room you'll never see again, and release instantly when your partner taps.
Roll to your host's level, not your ego's. Match the intensity of the room. Visitors who spaz get remembered, and not fondly.
Ask before you film. Every academy here has a policy. Ask at the desk, not afterwards.
Say thank you on the way out, to the instructor and to everyone who rolled with you. Then go and leave a nice review, because small academies live and die by them.
What to pack for an Austin training trip
The list is shaped almost entirely by heat and by the fact that this is a no-gi city.
- Rashguard and shorts or spats, as the first thing in the bag. No pockets, zips or buttons. You will use these more than the gi.
- A second rashguard, and honestly a third. Austin humidity means nothing dries in a hotel room overnight. Two sessions in a day on one rashguard is not a plan.
- Gi, plain white if you have one. Renzo Gracie Austin wants blue, white or black; Gracie Humaitá wants white or royal blue. White clears every gym on this list. Gracie Humaitá is the only one publishing a rental, at $10.
- Flip-flops. Non-negotiable, see above.
- Electrolytes, not just water. Training twice on a 100°F day and rehydrating with plain water is how people end up with a headache by the evening class.
- Your own towel, and expect a shower only at the larger academies. Gracie Barra South Austin publishes that it has them.
- A padlock. Most academies have lockers, not locks.
- Sunscreen, for the walk across the car park, repeatedly, in August.
Practical planning notes
Costs at a glance. As published in August 2026:
| Academy | Drop-in | Other published rates |
|---|---|---|
| Renzo Gracie Austin | $20 day pass, unlimited classes that day | free day pass for Renzo affiliates |
| VOW Jiu-Jitsu | $25 class pass | not published |
| Gracie Humaitá Austin | $30 | $10 gi rental · beginners classes free |
| Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu | ask | $350/mo adults 3x/week · $300/mo kids |
| 10th Planet Austin | ask (free class) | $109/mo first responders · $150/mo veterans |
| Simple Man Martial Arts | ask (free trial) | not published |
| Paragon Jiu-Jitsu Academy | ask (free trial week) | not published |
| Fight Factory Jiu-Jitsu | ask (first class free) | not published |
| Gracie Barra South Austin | ask (free trial) | not published |
Renzo Gracie's $20 day pass is the outlier and you should use it. It covers every class that day, which on a Monday means 6:30am, 11am and 5pm. No other academy in Austin publishes anything close.
Sunday splits the city. Gracie Humaitá and Paragon are both closed. Kingsway (9:30am), Renzo Gracie (10am open mat), 10th Planet (10am–2pm) and VOW (12–2pm) are all open. If you land on a Saturday night, Sunday is a perfectly good training day as long as you pick the right half of the list.
Mornings are the best-served part of the day. Kingsway and 10th Planet both open at 6am, Gracie Humaitá and Renzo Gracie at 6:30am, Paragon at 7am. If you're here for work or with family, you can train and be back before anyone notices. VOW is the exception, with nothing before midday.
Cluster by side of town, and never cross at rush hour. Simple Man and Gracie Humaitá are a mile apart on Ben White; Paragon and Gracie Barra are minutes from both; 10th Planet is the same corner of the city. That's five academies in one southern loop. Kingsway and Fight Factory are the northern pair, and Renzo Gracie and VOW sit centrally between them. Build the week around the map.
Don't lose what you pick up
Here's the thing about training while travelling: you will learn something you would never have learned at home. A leg entry from a 10th Planet black belt, a defensive detail from a man who won a world title at the first Mundial, some no-gi wrinkle from a Sunday session in north Austin that turns out to work on everybody.
And unless you write it down, it will be gone by the time your flight lands. That isn't pessimism, it's just how memory works. We've covered why you forget techniques after class, and the fix has never changed: capture it while it's fresh, then drill it deliberately when you get home.
That's exactly what we built DrillBuddy for. Log the session before you leave the car park, break the new technique into steps while you still remember the details, and turn it into a drill you can run at your home gym next week. It works offline, it's completely free with no premium tier, and a year of training trips later you'll have a library of things you learned in other people's rooms.
Pack the rashguard first. Book the 6am. Stay off I-35 at five.
Prices, schedules and policies were verified in August 2026 and are published here as each academy states them. They change, so always confirm directly with the gym before you travel. If you spot something out of date, let us know.



