Nino Schembri Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Best place to train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in South Bay! Nino Schembri is no doubt one of the best grapplers of all times and learning from the king of omoplatas, Pride FC champion and 2x Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion is a unique opportunity. The gym has a great environment and everybody is weolcoming and friendly.

This gym is awesome! Nino and the other instructors are very knowledgeable and go over techniques in great detail. When it was my first day training here, everyone was very welcoming and friendly towards me, and always willing to help. I would definitely recommend Nino Schembri’s gym to anyone, experienced or new.

If you’re looking for a place to train, Ninos is the place. I’m new at Jiu Jitsu and the minute I stepped into the gym everyone has been nice and humble towards me. They were accepting with open arms. They have some great experienced people who know what they’re doing but also your peers who are more than willing to teach you. Overall great experience and a great place to train bjj.

Nino Schembri is known as one of the greatest jiu jitsu practitioners ever, and he’s also running one of the best jiu jitsu gyms in the South Bay. He gives great attention to all of his students. It’s an amazing opportunity to learn from a world champion. The gym overall has a great vibe and an amazing learning environment.

This is the best gym in the South Bay. Over the last five years, Nino and Ben have built up a great community and place to train. I’ve been to my fair share of jiu jitsu gyms and few compare. If you’re looking for a great place to train without having to deal with big egos or «tough guy» types, Nino’s is the place to be.

I can here from a recommendation of my old training buddies from the old school. I felt right at home and started training again. Nino, along with other instructors improved my jiu jitsu game. It’s clean and with a bunch of friendly people that are willing to help. It’s worth coming here if your looking too learn from the best in the south bay area.

What an awesome BJJ school. So happy I found this place. Nino is one of the best practitioners in the game and his instruction is unrivaled. If you’re ready to learn Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and are in the Los Angeles area, make sure to stop in and see where Prof. Schembri can take your game.

Love training here. Nino is an awesome instructor and the training atmosphere is great. He is passionate about teaching and about helping his students reach their highest potential. Everyone at the gym is friendly and the training atmosphere is very productive! This is the place to train!

We don’t come down to LA from the bay too often, but when we do, the bf tries to train at Nino’s. Everytime, Nino teaches something I’ve never seen before and makes BJJ look easy, even when he rolls with other black belt BJJ instructors! If you’re lucky enough to have the chance to train with Nino regularly, I would highly suggest it.

Nino is such a cool and chill dude. And he is a total badass. Being a sport BJJ star and an experienced MMA fighter who has fought some bug names, he is very humble and soft spoken. Despite that, he still teaches nearly all his classes. From advanced to beginner classes, he still teaches. After the main mixed/​advanced training, the beginner class takes place. Only about 2 students take the class, complete beginners and yet he still stays and teaches them personally. Many instructors might just leave the beginners to their advanced belts (which there is no shortage of here) but Nino takes his time to instruct them anyway while the students from the previous class have open mat training on the other side of the mat.
Nino Schembri is a HUGE fan of Elvis and I heard that before classes, the students bow to a picture of music legend, Elvis Presley. I was really looking forward to witnessing this but unfortunately for my personal entertainment, the picture was taken down temporarily.
The atmosphere here makes me feel as if I am at my own home gym as everyone here is friendly, humble, and has good technical skill. No egos flying all over place. Really good group of people here.
I like the way Nino teaches too as he clearly highlight important elements of the technique he is demonstrating. I picked up some good tips and very minor details from watching him explain stuff I thought I had a good grasp on.
Nino being a competition phenom does not seem to highly push competition nor does he discourage it. Being one of the most exciting competitors in the sport displaying much technical skill, I am sure he could take anyone willing to work hard and mold them into a good competitor. They say with a knowledgeable instructor and good training partners, you can go far. This academy has just that.

I’ve traveled and trained at many Jiu-​Jitsu gyms in my time. Understandably it’s a sport that has a ‘Your Mileage May Vary’ experience. What I mean is that I’ve trained with some schools that others love and felt less that impressed with my training there, while at other gyms I’ve gotten the kind of training and attention that I seek. Coming from a wrestling background, I tend to prefer the type of training that focuses a lot on repetition and drilling, with a healthy mix of cardio conditioning work. Nino’s is exactly this kind of gym. You will leave tired and drained but grow stronger both in body and mind, and your techniques will becomes sharper because of it. Nino and his crew have been very good in helping me identify the weak points in my game and helping me to improve and tighten up the stronger areas.

This place deserves the 5 stars as it is the best place to train in So Cal hands down. Based on my drop-​in and private here is my experience: Students are inviting, engaging, and really chill. Professor Nino, is really detailed and thorough in his instruction. While he’s known for a lot of his innovative techniques, you find that he stress a lot on fundamentals and positions.
Gym/​Location Wise: They have since moved to a newer location which seems larger so it’s irrelevant now.
As for a private: I definite suggest everyone to do this at least once if they are doing BJJ. Nino went over the 1hr time limit and gave me a lot of pointers and details that I was missing. Based on my personal mistakes and experience, my suggestion for anyone doing a private (w/​anyone) this is… bring a notepad/​record session, also come prepared with questions, and have an idea of your game and whats giving you issues and just ask away freely.
Overall, awesome teacher, great atmosphere, and good folks all around. If i lived in the area I would not hesitate to train here in a heart beat and never leave.

I started judo and brazilian jiu jitsu around 1996, and this is the BEST school I have ever been a part of. Nino is a true legend and master, he is on the mats with us everyday, teaching the fundamentals, which is so important. Some people have the wrong idea about our school, we are not an mma school, Nino is a legend in Pride fighting championships, but our focus is jiu jitsu — groundwork. There is this guy who teaches judo in the mornings also.
The atmosphere is amazing, everyone is friendly, there is no trash talking, we are all there to grow and improve. Everyone is willing to help. The higher belts are very approachable and willing to work with you after class if you have any questions.
I have improved GREATLY since joining Nino’s school, it’s now been about two years, and have to say you would be crazy to not come train at Nino’s if you are in the area, you will not find a better combination of skill, instruction, and training in the area.
It is true, we train hard, but we train smart, no one is trying to hurt anyone here. I highly recommend coming to Nino’s if you are a white belt or a black belt, there is a lot to learn from him. I can’t wait to see a black belt that started with Nino as a beginner, these guys that started with Nino from the very beginning are going to be AWESOME, I only wish I had that opportunity when I first Started

A while back my old Jiu Jitsu instructor closed his academy’s doors to pursue a new career. A couple of other guys and I were out of a school, and some of us even considered stopping our training at a formal school and just train with each other. After looking at a couple of other schools we finally hit the jackpot and found Nino Schembri’s Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy.
Nino is a great instructor who truly cares about the development in his students. Ben is the blackbelt assistant instructor teaches the kids classes, Muay Thai, and assist with some of the adult jiu jitsu classes. The classes are very methodical and the techniques are solid. They take their time to observe everyone and make sure that everyone gets the technique before moving on.
They have a mix of guys who are competitive and hobbyists, but everyone has on thing in common which is a certain «esprit de corps» where everyone helps to bring the best out of each other whether you are a current, new or a visiting student.
Be prepared to sweat and make new friends.

I recently came here last year in Novemeber– December, 2011 from Ryan Gracie (Gracie Oceania) Sydney, Australia, to train with Californian teams to prepare for the World Championships in Long Beach this year, 2012.
I was looking for a team with high level students and instructors. I came across Prof. Nino Schembri and his students. I trained almost daily for two weeks here and it became a second home from Sydney for me. There is a strong competitive environment but also very friendly. I noticed many students took care, and was very careful in training. There, I witnessed a «smart» training in progress, from solid warm-​ups and then techinique, then applied in light sparring.
The students here represent high-​level precision, care in technique and how it is applied, as I must say; this is a very technical team. I encourage to Whom May Ever seek a team in L.A. California to visit Prof. Nino’s team. His Blue belts and Purple belts were some of the best I went against and are very strong compared to Australian teams.
The purple belts would help and encourage me, and on my mistakes and how to improve and I felt by the end of two weeks I became a better Jiu Jitsu Fighter after I returned to Sydney. Many of my Australian team mates say my game has positively evolved to a different level.
I have so much respect for these guys and I will be back in May-​June 2012 for the World Championships and I can’t wait to call this place Home once again!
Thank you Prof. Nino and the guys!
Sincerely,
Jo H.
Sydney, Australia

I’ve tried a variety of the Jiu Jitsu clubs in the area and I left this one because of the competitive mentality and the aggression of one of the students that went unchecked by Nino Schembri.
This student would make it a point to crush me in a painful way every time we matched up (he was high level purple and I was just a new blue belt).
When students act in this type of way, students get hurt if it is left unchecked (my last straw, he bruised my ribs and really hurt my elbow, which still bothers me to this day a year later).
It’s up to the instructor to set the proper mentality of being helpful instead of being so competitive you hurt those lower ranked than yourself.
With this in mind, I would highly recommend Gracie Academy in Torrance. They have a more cooperative and helpful model from the Instructors down to the new students which is about helping and not crushing those that are lower than you when you spar. Students that don’t pickup the proper attitude are asked to leave.

I don’t train here, but I visited recently. Great gym. Nice atmosphere. Nice students.
That kind of stuff usually comes from the top down.
This is a QUALITY BJJ school.
I visited a couple of the other MMA gyms on Hawthorne Blvd and they could take a lesson or two on how to do it from Nino’s school.

Great training! I recommend this place; unlike other places, you can attend everyday. That works well with my schedule since Im not sure when I will have a free evening to train. Nino and Ben are good trainers and there is a good atmosphere here, very down to earth. There are plenty of black, brown and blue belts to help those of us novice white belts.
I compared with other three other gyms in the area and this place tops the Gracie academies by far. If you want old fashioned training, this is the place.

My kids love this place. The other day on the drive home they were talking about arm bars, side control, and omaplata.
This school has been really good for them, they seem happy and are always excited when they head to class 10 minutes early.
Both Viv 8 and Joaquin 11 say «It’s Awesome!»

If you’re a Brazilian Jiujitsu enthusiast or a beginner looking to train with the best, you owe it to yourself to come to the world famous Jiu-​jitsu champion and Pride FC veteran, Nino Schembri! Straight outta Rio de Janeiro, Nino is absolutely no-​nonsense with his Jiu-​jitsu, but don’t let that scare you from his easy-​going and humorous demeanor! He will make sure you get top notch instruction along with ample opportunity to spar. The mat area is very spacious and free of hindrances. Safety is key!
So come on in, don’t be shy! Whether it’s for recreational or self-​defense purposes, you will get bitten by the Jiu-​jitsu bug sooner or later and it’ll consume you! If it’s competition you’re training for, he’ll MAKE SURE you get the gold, so you better start eating your Wheaties! Kids are also welcome!
Thunderhead, signing out!