Beginner martial arts classes in Anchorage, United States
Browse 5 martial arts gyms in Anchorage. Compare styles, prices, free trials, kids and beginner classes. Open a gym for its timetable and contact details.
Anchorage Grappling Academy
A grappling school on East 68th Avenue teaching Brazilian jiu-jitsu from fundamentals to advanced levels, plus judo classes that range from breakfalls and throws to controlled randori. It also runs a striking class, technical sparring, kids jiu-jitsu and open mats.
Tanaka's Martial Arts Academy
A Nihon Karate-Do Kenwa Kai dojo on Fairbanks Street led by Sensei Tanaka, a ninth-degree black belt who has taught in Anchorage since 1969. Beginner classes run six days a week for ages 4 and up, with a separate Little Dragons class for ages 3 to 5 and women’s self-defense courses.
Anchorage Dojo (Anchorage Judo Club)
A volunteer-run Kodokan judo club on Woodland Drive, training on Swain tatami. The teen and adult program (13 and older) practices on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, alongside a kids program, beginner, kata, ne-waza and female-only classes.
Krav Maga Anchorage
A krav maga school on West International Airport Road with classes for ages 13 and up on a weekly lesson plan, mornings and evenings Monday to Thursday. It also teaches Kali (close-quarter blade work), juniors and tiny-tots classes, and runs the L.A.C.E. women’s self-defense workshop.
Champ Martial Arts
A family taekwondo school founded by Master Son Sung Yu in 2000, with schools on Arctic Boulevard in Midtown and on the Old Seward Highway in South Anchorage. It runs adult, teen, kids and toddler classes and a large after-school and summer-camp program for children.