Lincolnshire BJJ for Busy Weeknights
Lincolnshire sits along the Des Plaines River where Half Day Rd (IL-22) meets Milwaukee Ave, and a big share of the village’s weekday traffic heads to work. Zebra Technologies, Quill, Sysmex America and Camping World all have headquarters here, the Lincolnshire Corporate Center fills up every morning, and the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort and Marriott Theatre draw visitors in the evening. Families know Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Spring Lake Park and the Vernon Area Public Library.
Office days are long, and a lot of people want something after work that is more engaging than a treadmill. Brazil 021 offers BJJ Arlington Heights classes with a single focus, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, taught by world champion black belts. Every adult class is an hour, and every one starts after a normal workday. You learn something new each night, work through it with a partner, and leave having thought about nothing but the mat for sixty minutes. See the full lineup of jiu-jitsu classes for kids and adults.
Our coaching team includes co-founders Hannette Staack, a 7x World Champion and 3x ADCC champion, and Andre “Negão” Terencio, a 6th-degree black belt, along with black belts Vinicius “Machine” Pereira and Patrick Mullen.
The Drive From Lincolnshire to Brazil 021
From the Half Day Rd and Milwaukee Ave side of the village, take Milwaukee Ave (IL-21) south to Lake-Cook Rd and head west to the start of the IL-53 expressway. Follow IL-53 south, exit at Euclid Ave, go east and turn left onto Salt Creek Ln.
From the west side of Lincolnshire near Aptakisic Rd, Buffalo Grove Rd runs south to Lake-Cook Rd, where you turn west for the same IL-53 route.
Lincolnshire Jiu-Jitsu Classes for Adults and Kids
New adults start in Jiu-Jitsu Fundamentals on Monday and Wednesday at 6:30 PM. The coach takes you through the core positions step by step, you train with a partner at a comfortable pace, and you can rest whenever you need to. Tuesday’s All Levels Gi class adds more detail, and Thursday’s No-Gi class trades the uniform for a rash guard.
For kids, jiu-jitsu teaches focus, respect and how to stay calm under pressure. Children learn to fall safely, get out of grabs and stand up for themselves without hitting anyone, which gives parents real peace of mind about bullying.
- Adults Fundamentals (Gi): Mon & Wed 6:30–7:30 PM
- Adults All Levels (Gi): Tue 6:30–7:30 PM
- Adults Advanced No-Gi: Thu 6:30–7:30 PM; Sat 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
- Kids Class 1, Beginners (ages 3–6): Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri 4:15–5:00 PM
- Kids Class 2, All Levels (ages 7–11): Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri 5:15–6:15 PM; Sat 10:30–11:30 AM (No-Gi)
One Evening, Two Classes for Working Parents
Our weekday timing works for families. Kids Class 2 runs from 5:15 to 6:15 PM on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, and an adult class starts at 6:30 PM on each of those nights, so a parent can drop off, watch the end of the kids class and then train. Wednesday is adults only with Fundamentals, and we are planning early-morning Gi All Levels classes on Tuesday and Thursday from 5:45 to 6:45 AM, coming soon.
Free trials are for people who live in or near Arlington Heights; visiting from out of town is a drop-in. Students give Brazil 021 4.9 stars across 32 Google reviews. Book your free first class and plan your first evening on the mat.
From our blog: Jiu-Jitsu for Everyone: Who Can Really Train at Brazil 021 Arlington Heights?.
