Friary Judo Club

GFS Wellness : Mui Fa Dao Wing Chun - Oulton & Lowestoft Self Defence

Hampton Shotokan Karate

Set in Inverness, Highland Boxing Academy is a martial arts gym focused on boxing training in the Highland Council area. It offers a place for local people to learn the sport and work on their fitness in a group setting.

Boxing gyms like this one generally suit a range of goals, from picking up the basics of technique and footwork to building conditioning and confidence. Newcomers and those with some experience alike can usually find sessions that match their level, so it is worth getting in touch to see what suits you.

Highland Boxing Academy is a boxing and martial arts gym based in Inverness, Highland Council.

Highland Boxing Academy

HSTS Taekwon-Do - Martial Arts - Barton-Le-Clay

Irvine Judo Club

Practising Shotokan karate in Wigan, Greater Manchester, Jinsei Dojo is a Community Interest Club that runs its classes in a family friendly setting. As a not for profit organisation, it aims to make the sport accessible to everyone, with DBS checked instructors and links to local community projects such as summer schools and outdoor activity sessions.

A karate club like this generally suits both children and adults, whether you want to learn from scratch, work towards belt grades or simply build fitness and focus. Alongside the physical side, karate is often valued for its emphasis on discipline, self-esteem and calm under pressure.

Beginner friendly

Shotokan karate

Qualified instructors

Not for profit club

Wellbeing focus

Wigan venue

Jinsei Dojo is a not for profit Shotokan karate club in Wigan, teaching all ages in a family friendly setting.

Jinsei Dojo

JT Strength & Flow

Based in the centre of Barnsley, KBOX Kickboxing Academy is a martial arts club teaching kickboxing to both adults and children from age seven upwards. Training takes place at Central Chambers on Eldon Street, with a Karate style belt grading system and a syllabus that guides members through the ranks.

The club welcomes complete beginners and offers a free trial class to help newcomers get a feel for things. A kickboxing academy like this is a good fit for anyone wanting to build fitness, coordination and confidence, and its instructors hold safeguarding, ADHD and Autism aware certificates alongside enhanced DBS clearance.

Adults and children

Free trial class

Belt grading

Barnsley centre venue

Vetted instructors

KBOX Kickboxing Academy is a martial arts club in Barnsley teaching kickboxing to adults and children from age seven.

KBOX Kickboxing Academy

Kids Karate Academy Oxford

Kingston Aikido Club

Kokoro Academy Dewsbury

Lea Valley Karate Academy

Liverpool Kendo Club

Minami Kaigan Karate UK

Neath Bushi Kai Karate

Based in Rugby, West Northamptonshire, Neil Adams Judo is a judo resource and coaching operation covering the Olympic sport and martial art from grassroots learning through to elite level tactics and technique. It offers online education, technical seminars and coach education days held at the NA Dojo in Rugby.

Judo focuses on throws, grips, groundwork and controlled sparring, and is practised by people of a wide range of ages and abilities. Sessions typically build technique gradually alongside fitness and discipline, making it suited to both newcomers and those looking to sharpen more advanced skills.

Judo focus

All levels

Technical seminars

NA Dojo Rugby

Online resources

Neil Adams Judo in Rugby offers judo coaching, seminars and online technical education from grassroots to elite level.

Neil Adams Judo

Based in Reading, Berkshire, Nemesis Martial Arts & Fitness is a martial arts club offering classes for both children and adults. Junior sessions cater for ages 5 to 14, with lessons that combine a warm up of cardiovascular exercise, stretching and strength work before moving on to kickboxing techniques, pad work, sparring drills and traditional Karate.

Alongside the junior and adult classes, the club also runs a Team Strike programme, Boot Camp fitness sessions and a Fight Team. A martial arts club like this is generally a good place to build fitness, discipline and confidence, whether you are starting out or looking to train more competitively.

Junior classes

Adult classes

Kickboxing and Karate

Fitness sessions

Competitive fight team

Structured warm ups

Nemesis Martial Arts & Fitness is a martial arts club in Reading, Berkshire, with classes for children and adults.

Nemesis Martial Arts & Fitness

Northgate Karate Club - Claydon & Gt Blakenham

Oni: Judo and No Gi Grappling

Based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Optimal Martial Arts is a martial arts and self-defence club focused on practical techniques you can use in everyday situations. Sessions cover a range of throws, including hand, hip, leg and sacrifice techniques, alongside self-defence skills aimed at building confidence and awareness.

The club welcomes new students from ten years old, with the first session free. Martial arts training like this can be a good way to develop physical ability and mental resilience, and beginners are generally supported as they learn the fundamentals at their own pace.

Free first session

From age 10

Self-defence focus

Throwing techniques

Optimal Martial Arts is a martial arts and self-defence club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, with a free first session.

Optimal Martial Arts

For anyone in Dundee looking to take up Brazilian jiu jitsu, Origin BJJ (also known as Origin Jiu Jitsu Scotland) is a martial arts club based in the city. The club is built around a shared enthusiasm for the sport and welcomes people keen to learn and train on the mats.

Brazilian jiu jitsu is a grappling art focused on ground fighting, control and submissions. Sessions typically combine technique work with live sparring, and many clubs cater to a mix of experience levels, so newcomers can build up their skills alongside more seasoned members.

Brazilian jiu jitsu

Dundee based

Origin BJJ Dundee is a Brazilian jiu jitsu martial arts club in Dundee, Scotland.

Martial Arts clubs