BJJ | Cleveland | Akron
Established in 2004, The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Center of Ohio is headquarters to Team Chard Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. We are proud of the years of experience we have accumulated on the mats and are willing to share our knowledge with anyone who wants to learn and train in the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Train here at our HQ, or at our locations across Northeast Ohio.
Due to the nature of our training and structure of our academy we only offer adult classes. Training for children and teens is available in our affiliate locations.
Practice may vary between Gi (BJJ Uniform) and No- Gi (Rash Guard and Shorts )
PRACTICE DAYS
Mondays: 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Wednesdays: 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Fridays: 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
TRAINING DAY
Saturdays: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Chris Chard is a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under World Champion Pablo Popovitch (read how Chris became Pablo’s first American black belt). Chris has been a competitive Martial Artist since 1987, with his sole focus being Brazilian Jiu Jitsu since 1997.
In 2004, he created the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Center of Ohio. Since then, he has coached many local, national and international champions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, trained and cornered amateur MMA Fighters (placed 5 MMA fighters in the North American Allied Fight Series amateur finals from 2006 to 2009), and has extensive experience at refereeing many local and regional competitions for various promotions.
Email or text at 330-468-1694 regarding training inquiries.
In addition to training at our headquarters in Walton Hills, Ohio, we are proud to have the following locations across North East Ohio fly the Team Chard BJJ Banner:
Brookpark:
Instructors: Paul Bartholet and Jon Bobel
Canal Fulton:
Instructors: Paul Bartholet and Ben Baroni
Solon:
Instructor: Santo Domingo
*all affiliates are independently owned and operated