BJJ in Copenhagen Nv

Checkmat Copenhagen

Arte Suave is one of the first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu clubs in Denmark, founded in 2002 by Shimon Mochizuki. The club began after Shimon and a training partner had been traveling to Malmö weekly to train BJJ with MMA Alliance, as there were no BJJ clubs in Denmark at that time. Peter Blackwell from MMA Alliance helped establish the first BJJ club in Copenhagen, starting in a basement near Vanløse station. Since then, the club has been located in Østerbro, Nørrebro, and has been in NordVest (Northwest Copenhagen) since May 2009. Arte Suave has developed into one of the best BJJ clubs in Europe and is part of the CheckMat organization, one of the world's leading BJJ teams led by Leonardo "Leozinho" Vieira and his brother Ricardo Vieira. CheckMat instructors visit the club several times a year to teach seminars. The gym maintains high standards by regularly hosting visiting instructors for seminars and training camps. Arte Suave is the only club in Denmark with world champions and European champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The gym has over 5 European champions and over 6 world champions, and has competed at ADCC (the world championship in submission wrestling) three times as the only Danish club to do so. The club has consistently ranked in the top 3 at major Scandinavian tournaments including Swedish Open BJJ, Scandinavian Open, Danish Open BJJ, and Gameness. Head instructor Shimon Mochizuki leads the program with a focus on competition excellence and technical mastery.