Beginner martial arts classes in Chester, United Kingdom
Browse 5 martial arts gyms in Chester. Compare styles, prices, free trials, kids and beginner classes. Open a gym for its timetable and contact details.
JKS Karate Chester (Hoole)
A volunteer-run Shotokan karate club affiliated to the Japan Karate Shotokan (JKS), training in The Old Chapel on Housesteads Drive in Hoole. Monday evenings have a beginners’ class for ages 7 to 60+ followed by an intermediate and advanced class, with an extra technical session on Fridays.
Handbridge Shotokan Karate Club
A non-profit Shotokan karate club founded in 1969 and affiliated to the Karate Union of Great Britain (KUGB), led by a 7th Dan instructor. It trains on Monday and Thursday evenings at Eccleston Village Hall, just south of Chester, with an hour for beginners and kyu grades followed by an hour for brown and black belts.
Chester Judo Club
A British Judo Association member club in the small chapel building on Housesteads Drive, off Hoole Lane, opposite Hoole Primary School. Adults aged 16 and over train on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, and there are beginners’ and advanced junior classes for children from age 5.
Ji Siu Tai Chi Chuan
A Wu style tai chi chuan group founded in Chester in 2005, teaching the traditional long form, chi kung, push hands and weapon forms. Beginners’ classes run on Wednesday evenings in Handbridge, and intermediate and advanced classes on Tuesdays in the gym at Queen’s Park High School.
Chan Academy of Martial Arts
A full-time martial arts academy in its own unit at Venture Point on Stanney Mill Road, near Cheshire Oaks, about seven minutes’ drive from Chester. Adults and teenagers from 13 start with kickboxing and can move on to a cross-training martial arts programme; there are separate children’s classes from age 5.