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BJJ Open Mats

An open mat is unstructured mat time — show up, roll, and train with whoever's there. RollPass tracks 5171 weekly open mats across 130 cities, updated every week.

USA

Philadelphia, PA 177Denver, CO 150Indianapolis, IN 129Las Vegas, NV 117Phoenix, AZ 120Minneapolis, MN 114Boston, MA 102Chicago, IL 102Salt Lake City, UT 102Seattle, WA 105Dallas, TX 101Raleigh, NC 102San Antonio, TX 96Jacksonville, FL 90Cincinnati, OH 75Oklahoma City, OK 75Washington, DC 78Jackson, MS 75San Jose, CA 72Austin, TX 69Los Angeles, CA 69Nashville, TN 72San Diego, CA 69Portland, OR 69St. Louis, MO 72Charlotte, NC 69Stockton, CA 63Detroit, MI 54Sacramento, CA 54Columbus, OH 54Tampa, FL 54New Orleans, LA 57Allentown, PA 51Milwaukee, WI 48Pittsburgh, PA 48New York, NY 51Colorado Springs, CO 48Virginia Beach, VA 45Riverside, CA 45Omaha, NE 45San Francisco, CA 45Palm bay, FL 42Atlanta, GA 38Greenville, SC 39Akron, OH 39Houston, TX 33Boise, ID 27Little Rock, AR 33Kansas City, MO 33Richmond, VA 33Springfield, MA 33Hartford, CT 33Cleveland, OH 27Baltimore, MD 30Des Moines, IA 30Honolulu, HI 30Louisville, KY 24Memphis, TN 30Tulsa, OK 30Harrisburg, PA 30Orlando, FL 27Greensboro, NC 27Tucson, AZ 24Grand Rapids, MI 21Miami, FL 21El Paso, TX 21Lancaster, PA 24Ogden, UT 24Columbia, SC 21Bridgeport, CT 21Chattanooga, TN 18Albany, NY 18Albuquerque, NM 15Buffalo, NY 15Knoxville, TN 18Oxnard, CA 18Fresno, CA 15Toledo, OH 15Spokane, WA 12Baton Rouge, LA 9Deltona, FL 12Providence, RI 12Provo, UT 12Rochester, NY 12Wichita, KS 9Birmingham, AL 9Dayton, OH 9Fayetteville, AR 11Augusta, GA 9Charleston, SC 9Lakeland, FL 6Madison, WI 6Cape Coral, FL 6Fort Worth, TX 6Hurst, TX 6Kyle, TX 6McAllen, TX 6Winston-Salem, NC 6New Haven, CT 3Bakersfield, CA 3Durham, NC 3Georgetown, TX 3McKinney, TX 3Pflugerville, TX 3Scranton, PA 3

Brazil

São Paulo, SP 27Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21Belo Horizonte, MG 12Curitiba, PR 12

Canada

Toronto, ON 153Calgary, AB 42Victoria, BC 39Vancouver, BC 30Halifax, NS 33Edmonton, AB 24Hamilton, ON 24Montreal, QC 15Ottawa, ON 9Quebec City, QC 6Saskatoon, SK 3Winnipeg, MB 3

France

Paris 12

Germany

Berlin 40

Ireland

Dublin 24

Mexico

Mexico City 12Puerto Vallarta 6

Netherlands

Amsterdam 94

Portugal

Lisbon 27

UK

London 87Manchester 12

What to know before your first open mat

What is a BJJ open mat?

Unstructured mat time with no instructor leading a class. People show up, pair off and roll, drill, or work positions with whoever is there. Most gyms host one on a fixed day each week, and many welcome visitors from other academies.

Can beginners go to an open mat?

Usually yes, but check the listing and the gym: some are all levels, some are advanced only, and a few are members only. If you’re brand new, tell whoever runs the room and pick partners who’ll go light.

Do open mats cost money?

It depends on the gym. Many are included for members and charge visitors a mat fee, some are free for everyone, and others are members only. RollPass shows the fee when a gym publishes it; otherwise assume there may be a drop-in fee and confirm with the gym before you go.

Gi or no-gi?

Both exist, and some gyms alternate by week. The listing’s title and description say which; when in doubt, bring both and ask.

What should I bring, and how should I behave?

Clean gear, a rash guard under a gi, water, and flip-flops for off the mat. Tap early, match the room’s intensity, ask before jumping into a round, and thank the coach or owner on the way out.

How current are these schedules?

Every listing links to the gym’s own published schedule, is re-checked weekly, and is removed when the gym drops it. Schedules still change on short notice, so verify with the gym before you drive over.