The Academy MN

The Academy is an amazing community of coaches and students looking to better themselves through martial arts. I have had a lot of fun and made many new friends. I would recommend anyone try it out! They are very accommodating so if you are nervous thats okay. Everyone leaves with a smile!

This is a great gym for beginners, competitors, families, and life long martial artists! The experience and diversity of training partners at The Academy is second to none. I highly recomend this gym if you are looking for high quality training!

Dropped in on a BJJ class while traveling for work. As a beginner hobbyist I was a little intimidated walking in the door. I was made to feel welcome the minute I stepped in. Good Culture, high level instruction and overall great experience. No matter what your goals are, or experience level this a great place to train.

The coaches take pride in their students, they go above and beyond to teach and are full of knowledge. The gym itself is incredible! Highly recommend to anyone that is serious about learning

My journey in BJJ at the Academy has been nothing short of excellent. My journey has had good and caring Shepards; from Coach Nat’s intro class, to Coach John’s warm welcome on my first day in fundamentals, and currently Coach Andy’s strong and unrelenting desire to see his students build their skill and creativity. I feel privileged to be a student here, as it really is a special place. Come and train at The Academy, you see it for yourself.

I am in Minneapolis on business and I wanted to find a place where I can train BJJ and feel comfortable. I travel quite a bit so I get to visit other gyms and let me just say, The Academy is one the best I’ve been able to train at. Everyone was extremely welcoming and nice to me. There was no “Who is this guy” or “ Let’s smash the new guy” attitude so any anxiety I had prior to walking in was long gone. Professor Nelson welcomed me and showed great technique during his class. I look forward to learning more from him as I plan to attend as often as I can. Again, You cannot go wrong with The Academy and I highly recommend training here.

The foundations introduction class is great for anyone that doesn’t know anything about martial arts & isn’t sure where to begin or even if it’s something they’re physical capable of. I had the wonderful opportunity to do a free intro class with one of the instructors, Shawn. He is welcoming, and creates a wonderful environment of trust & encouragement. A thank you to Matt, as well, for the welcome package and helping make the signup process easy. Highly recommend this program and location.

I been to gyms all over the United States for the past 10 years and the Academy is the best of the best. Super knowledgeable instructors, clean environment, and a great community of kind and accepting students.

I have only been training here for a month. The classes are very fun and I am excited to go every time. The team is very friendly and the coaches all take time to help me. This school is very famous and successful. My family in California even know about this school. If you think you are interested I suggest trying it out to see!

Appreciated the fact that they answered my call the second time I called so I threw in an extra star. When talking to them over the phone, they refused to give me information about pricing/class schedules. There's no mention of this stuff online either.It's shady that they will not disclose prices and schedules until they get you in the gym. If they weren't ripping people off and being fair about their rates then they should have no problem disclosing that information over the phone and on their website. Every other gym I've inquired has had no issue providing this information.I decided to take my business to a different gym that was more upfront about rates/class schedule.