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Based on The Fairway in Harlow, Essex, FightSportsUK is a martial arts academy covering Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, Muay Thai, MMA and No-Gi. The club runs more than 20 classes a week for adults and children, with sessions pitched at every level from complete beginner to advanced. Young students can start Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from the age of four, and the academy trains in a purpose-built facility.

A mixed martial arts gym like this can suit people with very different goals, whether that is getting fitter, learning self-defence or preparing for competition. Newcomers usually begin with the fundamentals, and trying a couple of disciplines is a good way to find the style that suits you best.

Five disciplines

20+ weekly classes

Kids from age four

All levels welcome

Purpose-built facility

Martial arts academy in Harlow, Essex offering BJJ, Boxing, Muay Thai, MMA and No-Gi classes for adults and children of all levels.

FightSportsUK

Based in Edinburgh, Flash Taekwondo Academy offers taekwondo training in Scotland's capital, with a focus on the Olympic side of the sport. Classes are held in spacious, family-friendly spaces and are open to people of all ages and fitness levels, with a community feel to the sessions.

Sessions are led personally by a black belt master, and the academy is an official member of British Taekwondo. Its instructors and assistant coaches are qualified, registered, insured and DBS checked. Taekwondo is a good choice for anyone looking to build fitness, discipline and self-defence skills in a structured, coached setting.

All ages welcome

Coached by a master

British Taekwondo member

Qualified instructors

Olympic taekwondo

Spacious venues

Flash Taekwondo Academy is a family-friendly taekwondo club in Edinburgh, open to all ages and fitness levels.

Flash Taekwondo Academy

Based in Bolton, Flatley Brothers Boxing is a martial arts club focused on the sport of boxing. It offers a place for people in the local area to train, whether they are stepping into the ring for the first time or building on existing experience.

Boxing is a good way to develop fitness, coordination and technique, and clubs like this one typically cover the fundamentals of footwork, guard and combinations. Sessions often suit a mix of abilities, so newcomers and more experienced members can train alongside each other.

Flatley Brothers Boxing is a boxing club in Bolton offering training for beginners and more experienced members.

Flatley Brothers Boxing

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Based in Derby city centre, Foot Fusion School of Dance offers dance classes for boys and girls from age two through to their teens. Sessions cover a range of styles, including ballet, tap, modern jazz, street and lyrical, and are taught by qualified teachers across the school's studios. There are also female fitness sessions and preparation for IDTA exams.

A dance school like this is a good place for children to build confidence, coordination and rhythm while making friends, whether they are complete beginners or keen to work towards performances and exams.

Classes for all ages

Range of styles

Qualified teachers

City centre studios

Flexible timetable

IDTA exams

Foot Fusion School of Dance in Derby city centre offers dance classes for boys and girls from age two to their teens.

Foot Fusion School of Dance

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Based in Cannock, Staffordshire, Optimal Sports Performance is a functional fitness gym built around coached group sessions. The timetable covers HYROX training, Sweat, Barbell, WOD, Endurance and Olympic lifting, alongside women-only classes. The gym aims its training at everyday people of all levels, and newcomers can try their first HYROX or Sweat class free.

Functional fitness gyms generally focus on practical strength and conditioning, mixing lifting, running and bodyweight work in structured classes. Coached sessions like these tend to suit people who want guidance on technique, a clear plan, and the motivation of training alongside others, whether they are preparing for an event or simply getting fitter.

Free first class

HYROX training

Women-only classes

Coached sessions

Strength and lifting

Functional fitness gym in Cannock, Staffordshire offering coached HYROX, Barbell, Endurance and women-only classes for all levels.

Optimal Sports Performance

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Rough Diamonds MMA is a martial arts club based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. As the name suggests, it is set up around mixed martial arts, giving local people a place to train in combat sports close to home. The club has its own website, which is the best place to check current details before visiting.

Mixed martial arts generally brings together striking and grappling, so training at an MMA club often covers a blend of stand-up work, takedowns and ground skills. Many people take it up for fitness, confidence and self-defence as much as for competition, and newcomers can usually expect to start with the fundamentals and build from there at their own pace.

Rough Diamonds MMA is a mixed martial arts club in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, offering combat sports training for local people.

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