Based in Caerphilly, 24 Jiu Jitsu is a martial arts club focused on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, with an MMA programme alongside. The club describes itself as an inclusive community, welcoming members of any age, gender, background or ability, from complete beginners to experienced competitors, parents and teenagers. No experience or particular fitness level is needed, and newcomers can book a free first session.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a grappling art built around positional control, escapes and submissions, and it is often valued as much for the friendships and problem solving as for the fitness. A first session at a BJJ gym usually involves a warm up, some technique practice with a partner and a relaxed introduction to the basics, so comfortable gym clothes are generally all you need.

Free first session

Beginner friendly

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

MMA programme

Inclusive community

Safeguarding policy

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA club in Caerphilly with an inclusive community, a beginners programme and a free first session for newcomers.

24 Jiu Jitsu - Caerphilly

Based in Caerphilly, Forge83 is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu academy listed among the town's gyms. It trains at Creazione Fitness Village on the Western Industrial Estate and welcomes adults and children alike, with free trial sessions available for both. Memberships are flexible, with options for adults, kids, families and students, and members can collect points each time they train to swap for rewards.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a grappling martial art focused on control, positioning and submissions rather than striking. Newcomers to a BJJ gym can generally expect coached technique work, partner drilling and some form of live rolling, and many people find it a sociable way to build fitness, confidence and problem-solving skills on the mat.

Free trial sessions

Kids and adults

Flexible memberships

Training rewards scheme

Fitness village venue

Forge83 is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu academy in Caerphilly offering free adult and kids trials and flexible family and student memberships.

Forge83

Based in Caerphilly, Fighting Dragons Karate Kickboxing Association is a martial arts club listed here for anyone in the Caerphilly County Borough area looking for karate or kickboxing training. As the name suggests, the association brings together striking styles from both disciplines.

Martial arts clubs like this generally suit a wide range of people, from complete beginners to those returning after a break. Training in karate and kickboxing typically builds fitness, coordination, flexibility and confidence, alongside practical technique. If you are thinking of joining, it is worth getting in touch with the club directly to ask about session details, age groups and how to get started.

Fighting Dragons Karate Kickboxing Association is a martial arts club in Caerphilly offering karate and kickboxing training.

Fighting Dragons Karate Kickboxing Association

Based in Caerphilly, Ikigai Karate is a martial arts club teaching traditional Japanese Shotokan karate alongside kobujutsu, the Okinawan art of traditional weapons. Running since 2007, the organisation also has schools in Bermondsey, London and in Cardiff, and welcomes students of all ages and backgrounds. Classes are split into age groups, including a Little Tigers programme for four to six year olds and junior classes for children aged six and over.

Karate training generally combines basic techniques, set forms (kata) and partner work, helping students build fitness, coordination and confidence. It is a discipline that suits complete beginners as well as those returning to martial arts, and many families find it a good shared activity.

Shotokan karate and kobujutsu

Teaching since 2007

Little Tigers programme

Junior classes

Open to all ages

Schools in London and Wales

Shotokan karate and kobujutsu classes in Caerphilly for all ages, including Little Tigers and junior programmes, from Ikigai Karate.

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Ju Dachi Martial Arts is a martial arts club based in Caerphilly, in Caerphilly County Borough. If you live locally and are thinking about taking up a martial art, it is one of the options listed in the area.

Martial arts training in general can be a good way to build fitness, coordination and confidence, and many people find the structured, supportive setting of a club helps them stay motivated. Sessions at martial arts clubs typically mix technique practice with conditioning work. As details such as disciplines, class times and age groups vary between clubs, it is worth getting in touch with Ju Dachi directly to find out what they offer before your first visit.

Ju Dachi Martial Arts is a martial arts club in Caerphilly. Get in touch to find out about classes and how to get started.

Ju Dachi Martial Arts

Based in Caerphilly, Academy of Steel is a martial arts club listed in our directory for people in and around Caerphilly County Borough who want to train. If you are looking for somewhere local to take up a new discipline or return to one, it is worth getting in touch to find out more about what is on offer.

Martial arts training in general can be a good way to build fitness, coordination and confidence. Many clubs welcome people of different ages and experience levels, and classes often combine technique practice with conditioning. Visiting in person or contacting a club before your first session is usually the best way to see whether it suits you.

Academy of Steel is a martial arts club in Caerphilly, Caerphilly County Borough. Find out more about training locally.

Academy of Steel

Based in Caerphilly, this martial arts school is one of several locations run by Taekwon-do Wales, a group that also has schools in Aberbargoed and Mountain Ash. It teaches ITF-style Taekwon-do and has spent more than two decades training children, beginners and adults, with a focus on self-defence.

Alongside its core classes, the wider organisation lists tai chi, ladies only classes and a programme for younger children called Lil' Leaders. Taekwon-do in general suits people looking to build fitness, flexibility and confidence, with a structured belt system that gives students clear goals as they progress.

ITF Taekwon-do

Over 20 years' experience

Children and beginners welcome

Ladies only classes

Lil' Leaders programme

Several Welsh locations

ITF Taekwon-do martial arts school in Caerphilly, part of Taekwon-do Wales, teaching children, beginners and adults self-defence.

Taekwon-do-Wales Caerphilly

In Caerphilly, this martial arts club teaches Aikido, the traditional Japanese art built around harmony, balance and fluid movement. Classes run twice a week for children and adults from Caerphilly and nearby areas, and complete beginners are welcome alongside more experienced students. Teaching covers both the physical techniques and the philosophy behind them, including self-defence and mindfulness.

Aikido is generally known for redirecting an opponent's energy rather than meeting force with force, which makes it appealing to people of many ages and fitness levels. Newcomers to an Aikido class can usually expect to learn safe falling, joint locks and throws, practised cooperatively with a partner in a respectful setting.

Traditional Japanese Aikido

Children and adults

Twice-weekly classes

Self-defence focus

Wellbeing and confidence

Traditional Japanese Aikido in Caerphilly for children and adults, with twice-weekly classes and a welcome for complete beginners.

Fudoshin Aikido Caerphilly

Based in Caerphilly, Caerphilly County Borough, this martial arts club practises Kyokushinkai karate, a style known for its emphasis on discipline, conditioning and full contact training. It offers local people a place to learn and train in one of the more physically demanding karate traditions.

Generally, visitors to a Kyokushinkai karate club can expect sessions built around basic techniques, kata (set patterns of movement) and partner work, alongside fitness and stretching. Many people take up karate to improve strength, flexibility and confidence, and a structured grading system usually gives students clear goals as they progress. Anyone interested is best advised to get in touch with the club directly to ask about joining.

Caerphilly Kyokushinkai Karate Club is a martial arts club in Caerphilly, Caerphilly County Borough, teaching the Kyokushinkai style of karate.

Martial Arts clubs in Caerphilly