Beginner martial arts classes in Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Browse 6 martial arts gyms in Bournemouth. Compare styles, prices, free trials, kids and beginner classes. Open a gym for its timetable and contact details.
Ippon Gym
A classes-only grappling gym on Terrace Road in central Bournemouth, run by Jeff Lawson and home to the Paraestra UK headquarters. The timetable has early-morning, lunchtime and evening BJJ, no-gi and fundamentals classes, plus judo, wrestling, a BJJ competition class and a no-gi open mat, with kids’ and teens’ BJJ from age 4.
MKG Bournemouth
The Bournemouth branch of the Minnesota Kali Group, teaching Muay Thai, Filipino kali and Jeet Kune Do at the Glenmore Business Centre off Fancy Road. Beginners train alongside the regular Muay Thai class, and there is a women-only kickboxing class on Wednesdays. New students can try a free week.
Muscliffe Karate Academy
An adult karate school teaching since 1995 at The Epiphany School in Muscliff, led by chief instructor Sensei Gary Excell. Classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings focus on fitness and practical self-defence, with a separate beginners’ session after the senior grades.
Inner Strength Martial Arts Academy
A Wado-Ryu karate club led by Kyoushi Shaun Lanham (7th Dan), with classes at several Bournemouth schools. Adults train on Tuesday evenings at Glenmoor and Winton Academies and on Saturday mornings at Muscliff Primary School, and the club runs a competition squad and Little Ninjas classes for ages 4 to 7.
Academy of Shaolin Kung Fu
A Shaolin kung fu school teaching the Five Animals style, chin na and Chinese kickboxing on Tuesday evenings at Ashdown Leisure Centre in Canford Heath. A beginners’ class runs before the intermediate class.
Natural Elements Tai Chi
A Chen-style tai chi school led by Shifu Paul, teaching in Bournemouth and Christchurch. The main Tuesday evening classes at the Annunciation Church Hall on Charminster Road run from beginners to advanced, and there are further classes in Christchurch and a Sunday mixed-level session.