Martial arts for students in Sarajevo
The gym is in Nedžarići, walking distance from the student halls. Sessions run mornings and evenings so they fit around lectures — and if your schedule is unpredictable, you can pay per session.
It's close, and that's half the battle
The most common reason people stop training isn't cost, it's the journey. If the gym is fifteen minutes away, you go even on the days you don't feel like it. The student halls in Nedžarići are in the same neighbourhood as our gym, so for students living there that problem effectively doesn't exist.
Sessions around lectures
Evening groups start at 18:00 and 20:00, leaving the whole day free. The 09:30 morning session works if your lectures start in the afternoon. Saturday is open mat, 10:00 to 12:00. No advance booking for regular sessions — you come when you can.
If your semester is unpredictable
Exam periods can swallow three weeks. That's what the 15 KM single session is for — you pay only when you come, so there's no sense paying a monthly membership for a period you know you'll miss. When your rhythm returns, switching to monthly is one conversation with the coach.
Why grappling and MMA rather than a gym
In a gym you train alone next to other people; here you train with them. For someone who moved to Sarajevo to study, that's the difference between knowing nobody and knowing thirty people after two months. Conditioning comes along the way rather than being the goal itself.
Frequently asked questions
- How far is the club from the student halls in Nedžarići?
- The gym and the halls are in the same neighbourhood, within walking distance. You can open the exact route from our location page.
- Is there a student discount?
- Prices are the same for everyone: 70 KM per month for one program, 100 KM for both, or 15 KM per single session. For students the drop-in is often the most practical option during exam periods.
- Can I train with no previous experience?
- Yes. Beginner groups run at 20:00 and everyone there started from zero. No prior experience or particular fitness is expected.
- What if I go home over the summer?
- Membership runs from the date you pay and doesn't auto-renew, so it simply lapses. When you're back, you pick up again with no procedure.
Your first session is free
Message the coach on WhatsApp, say when suits you and come try it. Nothing to pay and nothing to sign.
Nedžarići 7, Sarajevo
Other programs
MMA is the most complete combat sport — striking, wrestling and ground fighting in one. At OCD Fighters we train all three from day one, in groups split by experience level.
Grappling is fighting without strikes — takedowns, control, submissions and chokes. A sport where technique regularly beats strength, and probably the fastest way to learn to control someone bigger than you.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is ground fighting built on leverage, angle and timing — the idea that a smaller, weaker person can control a stronger one who doesn't know what they're doing. Ours is taught by a black belt.
A dedicated women's jiu-jitsu session, in a closed group, led by coach Dalila. No prior experience needed, and no atmosphere where you have to prove anything to anyone.
Never trained before? That's where most of our members started, and it isn't an obstacle. We run dedicated beginner groups for MMA and grappling, paced for people starting from zero.
No hidden costs and no joining fee. You pay a membership for the program you train, or per session if a monthly rhythm doesn't suit you. Your first session is free.
We train Monday to Saturday, mornings and evenings, in groups split by level. The full weekly schedule is below, with today highlighted.
Our gym is at Nedžarići 7, in the Novi Grad municipality of Sarajevo. There's a map and a directions button below — if it's your first visit, following the route straight to the address is easiest.
In your first weeks you'll hear a lot of terms nobody stops to explain. Here's what they mean — so you don't have to ask mid-round.