Traditional Shotokan karate is taught at JKA Karate Dalgety Bay, one of several dojos run across Fife, East Lothian and the wider Edinburgh area. Sessions are open to everyone, from complete beginners to more experienced practitioners, with a focus on steady personal progress within a supportive group. The club is part of the Japan Karate Association and follows a traditional, non-competitive approach.

A martial arts club like this is a good place to build discipline, coordination and confidence at your own pace. Newcomers can generally expect coached sessions covering the fundamentals before moving on to more advanced technique.

Beginner friendly

Traditional Shotokan

JKA member club

Multiple dojos

Regular sessions

JKA Karate Dalgety Bay offers traditional Shotokan karate classes for all ages and abilities in Fife.

JKA Karate Dalgety Bay

KA Childrens Martial Arts Academy

Kernow Resilience Hub ( KRH )

Kettering Abc

Based in Brighton, this martial arts club offers kickboxing and fitness based classes alongside a busy Taekwon-Do programme across Brighton and Hove. Sessions are open to all levels, with a teaching style built to suit different shapes, abilities and ages, and no requirement to be fit or flexible before you begin.

Taekwon-Do here covers patterns, pad work, fitness, sparring and self-defence releases, giving a full body workout for both mind and body. Martial arts training like this generally suits people looking to build fitness, confidence and practical self-defence skills at their own pace.

All levels welcome

Taekwon-Do training

Runs five days a week

Adults classes

Teens and adults

Kickboxing and Taekwon-Do martial arts classes in Brighton, open to all levels with sessions across Brighton and Hove.

Kickboxing Brighton

Kickboxing Cheltenham

Kim's Martial Arts Academy/Tae Kwon Do, Judo

KMA Sports Academy

Kofukan Stirling Karate

Kung fu gym

Lanarkshire Karate Academy

Lancaster Aikido Club

Based in Manchester, M31 Boxing Academy is a boxing gym in the Greater Manchester area. It runs classes for those looking to train, and the coaches are DBS registered. The gym is also affiliated to the international boxing body AIBA.

A boxing gym like this is generally a good place to build fitness, learn technique and develop discipline, whether you are new to the sport or want to keep sharpening your skills. Sessions are typically coached, so there is guidance on hand as you progress.

Coached sessions

AIBA affiliated

Boxing classes

M31 Boxing Academy is a boxing gym in Manchester with DBS registered coaches and AIBA affiliation.

Manchester M31 Boxing Academy

MARS Mixed Martial Arts (St Ives)

National Karate Association

Newport Pagnell Shotokan Karate Club

Based in Lurgan and Craigavon, ONeill Martial Arts Academy is a martial arts club teaching Jeet Kune Do (Jun Fan Gung Fu), kickboxing and self defence. Sessions run at South Lakes Leisure Centre in Craigavon and at Clann Eireann in Lurgan, with classes for adults, teens and children.

Alongside the fundamentals classes, the academy offers Doyle style Irish stick fighting, a Little Dragons programme for children aged five and up, and JKD cross training that mixes disciplines such as Kali, Wing Tzun, kickboxing, wrestling and grappling. Martial arts clubs like this are a good way to build fitness, confidence and practical self defence skills, whether you are starting out or already experienced.

Range of disciplines

Kids classes

Irish stick fighting

Two locations

Adult and teen sessions

ONeill Martial Arts Academy in Lurgan and Craigavon teaches Jeet Kune Do, kickboxing and self defence for all ages.

ONeill Martial Arts Academy, Lurgan, County Armagh.

For anyone looking to take up boxing in Manchester, OnPoint Boxing Club offers a place to train in the sport within Greater Manchester. It caters to people wanting to build skills, fitness and confidence through the discipline of boxing.

Boxing clubs like this one generally suit a range of abilities, from complete beginners learning the basics to those keen to develop their technique over time. Sessions typically combine conditioning work with practical training, giving members a structured way to stay active and improve.

OnPoint Boxing Club is a boxing and martial arts club in Manchester, Greater Manchester.

Martial Arts clubs