Groundwork & control
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the Ralph Gracie lineage at Chicago MMA.
Explore Brazilian Jiu-JitsuRalph Gracie BJJ · Sityodtong Muay Thai · Chicago
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Train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Grappling, and MMA across Lincoln Park and South Loop. Choose your location, find your first class, and start with a 7-day trial.
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Our programs.
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Striking & timing
Muay Thai
Train Muay Thai in the Sityodtong lineage at Chicago MMA.
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Grappling
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MMA
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Kids BJJ
Chicago MMA offers Kids Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training.
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Strength and Conditioning
Build a practical strength and conditioning practice at Chicago MMA, where each location includes a dedicated strength room.
Explore S + CBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Grappling & MMA in Chicago
Train where you are
Two locations.
One membership.
Lincoln Park
1528 N Halsted St
Chicago, IL 60642
Train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Grappling, and MMA in Lincoln Park. Each location includes a dedicated strength room.
South Loop
110 E Cermak Rd
Chicago, IL 60616
Train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Grappling, and MMA in South Loop. Each location includes a dedicated strength room.
Leadership
Meet the people
behind the room.
Meet Misho Ceko, Patrick Gatbunton, and Rosie Aybar—the three coaches currently featured from Chicago MMA’s public roster.
01Featured leadershipFounder & Head Instructor
Misho Ceko
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, and MMA
Fourth-degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt in the Ralph Gracie lineage, fourth-degree Luta Livre black belt, and Sityodtong Muay Thai coach with nearly 30 years in martial arts.
02Roster featureProfessor
Patrick Gatbunton
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu · Grappling
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, first degree, and grappling champion.
03Roster featureMuay Thai Trainer
Rosie Aybar
Muay Thai
Muay Thai fighter and trainer.
Learn more about the people who teach, guide, and build Chicago MMA.
Meet the teamChicago MMA lineage
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Chicago Mixed Martial Arts, founded in 2010, is part of the Ralph Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Sityodtong Muay Thai, and Luta Livre USA teams. Our roots go back 100 years.
01 / Grappling lineage
Gracie Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu developed in Brazil during the early twentieth century after Japanese judoka Mitsuyo Maeda shared judo and jiu-jitsu with Carlos Gracie. In 1925, Carlos opened the Gracie Academy in Rio de Janeiro, helping establish a family of methods that became globally associated with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
02 / Striking lineage
Sityodtong
Muay Thai
Sityodtong began as a Muay Thai training camp founded by Kru Yodtong Senanan in Thailand. The Sityodtong Boston history records Mark DellaGrotte’s training at the Pattaya camp with Kru Yodtong in the late 1990s and the permission he later received to teach in the United States.
03 / No-gi lineage
Luta
Livre
Brazilian Luta Livre is a grappling tradition that developed in Rio de Janeiro. The Luta Livre Submission federation’s history identifies Euclydes “Tatu” Hatem as an early central figure and traces his training in Rio in the late 1920s. The art is commonly practiced without a traditional jacket.
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The Chicago MMA trial is $49 for 7 days. Review the next steps, choose a location, and begin through our secure booking flow.
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