Beginner martial arts classes in Cardiff, United Kingdom
Browse 8 martial arts gyms in Cardiff. Compare styles, prices, free trials, kids and beginner classes. Open a gym for its timetable and contact details.
Celtic Warriors
A combat gym on the first floor of Lancaster House on Maes-y-Coed Road in Heath, home to the WKO Cardiff K1 kickboxing club and Heath Warriors ABC. Classes cover beginner K1 kickboxing, a K1 fight class, amateur boxing and a women-only kickboxing session, with junior kickboxing and boxing for ages 7 to 13.
Ultimate Fitness Centre Cardiff
A combat sports and fitness gym on Penlline Street, opened in 2007 by former WKA world kickboxing champion Denzil Lawrence. Cardiff Kickboxing Club teaches kickboxing and K1 here, and independent clubs including Eagles Muay Thai, Mat Muay Thai Academy and Roath ABA Boxing Club train on site.
Xplore BJJ
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu and submission grappling club that trains in Room 1 at Ultimate Fitness Centre on Penlline Street. It runs gi and no-gi classes, an adult beginners’ class, adult MMA sessions and kids’ BJJ for ages 4 and up.
Rob Taylor Jiu-Jitsu Academy
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy at Gulf Works on Penarth Road, run by head coach Rob Taylor, a black belt under Braulio Estima. The adult timetable has gi and no-gi classes, fundamentals, open mats, a competition class, MMA and a Sunday wrestling class, and there is a kids’ programme.
Craig Ewers Academy
A full-time grappling academy on Norbury Road, founded in 2012 by Craig Ewers, a former Commonwealth judo champion and BJJ black belt. It teaches Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo, freestyle wrestling and MMA, with children’s classes in BJJ and judo.
Honto Judo
A not-for-profit adult judo club run by volunteer instructors at the Citizens Community Hall by Heath Park. It holds a class for experienced judoka on Mondays and a beginners’ class on Thursdays, both for over-17s.
Koryu Karate
A Shotokan karate school founded in 2006 by chief instructor Carl Peckham, training at St Mary’s Primary School in Canton. Senior classes run on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, alongside a kumite class, junior classes and a Tigers class for ages 5 to 7.
Martyn Harris Karate Academy
A karate academy in north Cardiff led by Martyn Harris, 6th dan, teaching Kaizenkan karate in church and school halls in Pontprennau, Lisvane and Cyncoed. There are junior classes for ages 7 to 10, classes for ages 11 and over, and Saturday family classes.