Martial arts classes in Chattanooga, United States
Browse 12 martial arts gyms in Chattanooga. Compare styles, prices, free trials, kids and beginner classes. Open a gym for its timetable and contact details.
Logica Jiu-Jitsu
A no-gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy on Dodson Avenue with about 2,000 square feet of mats, showers and changing rooms. Adults train in Foundations, All Levels, Takedowns and open mat sessions, and there is a separate kids program.
Chattanooga Jiu-Jitsu Academy
A Gracie jiu-jitsu academy on Hixson Pike, founded in 2002 and run by owner and head instructor Mickey Swafford, a certified instructor under Pedro Sauer. It teaches adult, kids and youth jiu-jitsu with a self-defense focus, plus a women’s self-defense program and private lessons.
Militia Mixed Martial Arts & American Jiu-Jitsu
An MMA academy on Ringgold Road in East Ridge led by UFC veteran Tom Gallicchio, a second-degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt. It runs gi and no-gi jiu-jitsu, MMA, Muay Thai, boxing and wrestling classes, a women’s jiu-jitsu program, kids MMA and jiu-jitsu, and a fight team.
Agoge Combatives
A large martial arts gym just over the Georgia line in Rossville, serving Chattanooga and East Ridge. It runs gi and no-gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai and Krav Maga classes, from early-morning to evening, plus kids jiu-jitsu, kids Muay Thai and a strength and conditioning area.
Infinity Jiu Jitsu Tennessee
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai gym on East Brainerd Road. Adults have gi and no-gi jiu-jitsu, evening Muay Thai and a wrestling-for-jiu-jitsu class, and children have jiu-jitsu, kickboxing and Muay Thai classes, including a 4–6 age group and home-school sessions.
Leviathan Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Muay Thai (Chattanooga)
The Chattanooga location of Leviathan Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a two-academy school based in Cleveland, Tennessee, in a strip of units on Lee Highway. It runs adult gi and no-gi jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai and kickboxing on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, kids classes from age 7 and Sunday sparring.
Dojo Chattanooga
A traditional martial arts school on Cherokee Boulevard on the North Shore, run by Trevor Haines, founder of Five Animal Kenpo and a wing chun sifu. Adults can train Five Animal Kenpo and wing chun kung fu; the school also runs youth kenpo for ages 6 to 12, a non-sparring kickboxing class, fencing and iaido.
Hanner International School of Taekwondo
A family-run taekwondo school on South Highland Park Avenue led by Master Terry Hanner, a 7th-degree black belt who has taught in Chattanooga for decades. It runs youth classes from age 5 and adult classes Monday to Thursday, plus morning fitness sessions.
Yong-In Martial Arts
A taekwondo and judo school on Hixson Pike led by Grandmaster Jeong, a 7th-dan Kukkiwon taekwondo and 3rd-dan judo black belt. Adults train in family taekwondo classes and the Monday evening judo class; there are separate classes for children aged 3 and up.
Green’s Karate
A traditional karate school on Ringgold Road in East Ridge, run by Sensei Corey Green since 1998; he is a USA Karate national referee and has coached athletes onto the U.S. karate team. It teaches kids from age 3, teens and adults, has adaptive classes for students with special needs and a competition team.
Chattanooga Tai Ji Community
A member-supported tai chi group led by Dr. Zibin Guo of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Master Ziwei Guo. Its main weeknight classes run at Sports Barn North in Hixson, from a beginner 7-form class to Yang-style 24, 42 and 88 forms; there is also a weekly morning class at Second Presbyterian Church downtown.
Y-CAP Boxing Club
The YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga’s boxing club on Central Avenue, which has produced national and world champions and Golden Gloves titles. Adults can take co-ed boxing lessons and a competitive boxing class with supervised sparring, and youth boxing is free.