Beginner martial arts classes in Chattanooga, United States
Browse 6 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.
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.
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.
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.