Vianna Brothers Jiu-Jitsu Academy

I’ve been going to this Academy for 3 years now and I have to say the instruction is this best martial arts instruction I have ever received. Pedro and Daniel have a high attention to detail. They have been teaching Jiu-​Jitsu in Chicago a long time and have taught many of the people that own schools today. The Vianna Brothers Academy is the place for top rank Jiu-​Jitsu in Chicago. Also they will put you thru a really good workout.

I have enrolled my 7yr old and he loves it! So I enrolled as well Pedro and Daniel treat with you respect! Here at the academy you are not
just a team but it feels like a family. Excellent training excellent people. So I believe we need to spread the word about this little place with a huge personality and enormous heart in the belief that Brazilian Jiu Jitzu is the way to go.

I been training at this academy for three years and recommend it. It was started by Pedro Vianna who recently transitioned the role of head instructor to his brother Daniel. Both Pedro and Daniel are BJJ blackbelts with similar backgrounds and teaching styles (both trained since a young age in Brazil, both received their blackbelts from Carlson Gracie, etc.).
When I started BJJ, I selected this academy because it was authentic, no-​frills instruction from someone who committed his life to this discipline. I liked that it was a non-​commercial or non-​sales (y) kind of place «it’s either for you or it’s not».
The structure of the class is a consistent hour and a half (30 minute fairly rigorous warm-​up, 30 minutes of technique, 30 minutes of sparring) and the schedule is flexible with the ability to train in the morning, at lunch, or in the evening. Daniel, as head instructor, is always teaching the class so you don’t have to worry about a student teaching it. You have the opportunity to train Gi and No Gi and there are separate boxing and muay thai classes taught by separate instructors.
When evaluating the academy, I feel it’s best to look at the whole package. Daniel will always be teaching the class but you will often get multiple perspectives from blackbelt instructors including Pedro and Tulio. Tulio has the best Judo I’ve seen and incorporates it when teaching a BJJ class. There is a good team of training partners that built up over the years so there is always a good mix of belts to spar with.

Can’t beat it!!! If u wanna learn bjj or just get back into shape Vianna Bros. is the place. Sensei Pedro and Daniel are well knowledged in the Art (25 years plus each) and geat motivators to get you to train/​work out, all while maintaining an open and friendly atmosphere. Stop by and get a free trial class and see for yourself. Im glad i did!

My 8 year old daughter started training here in October of 2012 and I am amazed of how much she has learned. The Vianna Brothers are natural teachers with both kids and adults. They know their students strengths and weakness and push them to learn more in every class.
I love how well they utilize every minute of class time from beginning to end and how well prepared they are for each class. Not one minute of class time is wasted!
My daughter’s hard work as well as her teachers, paid off during her first tournament after only 4 months of training she was able to place 2^nd in her division.
For quality jiu-​jitsu training you need quality teachers and you can most definitely find that here!

I’ve been going to this school for over two years and it’s been a great experience. Pedro is a natural teacher who takes each student’s progress very seriously. Additionally, they have recently added Rob Menigoz to their staff, who is an up and coming undefeated professional fighter. They are the real deal. If you commit, you will have world class technique. As the previous reviewer expressed, it is unlike most jiu jitsu studios.
This is what you can expect from this school:
–Outstanding, methodical instruction
–World class, detailed technique
–A genuine learning environment
This is what you probably won’t find:
–A lot of thugs
–Disorganization