Beginner martial arts classes in Leeds, United Kingdom
Browse 7 martial arts gyms in Leeds. Compare styles, prices, free trials, kids and beginner classes. Open a gym for its timetable and contact details.
Bad Company
A Muay Thai gym founded in 1993 by Richard Smith, which moved in 2025 to a 12,000 sq ft unit on Waterloo Way in Bramley with two boxing rings and a strength and conditioning area. The timetable also includes lunchtime BJJ and evening MMA and grappling classes, plus junior and beginners’ Muay Thai sessions.
Immortal Martial Arts (IMA Leeds)
A martial arts academy on Limewood Approach in Seacroft, behind the Ultraflex gym, teaching gi and no-gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu, MMA and kickboxing. The striking classes mix kickboxing, boxing and Muay Thai, with fundamentals classes for beginners, and there is a kids’ programme for ages 5 to 15.
Hajime Judo Club (Horsforth)
A British Judo club with a full-time dojo, The Unit 4, on Low Hall Road in Horsforth, one of four Hajime venues in Yorkshire. It runs children’s classes from age 5, mixed youth and adult sessions, a Saturday women-only class and a structured beginners’ programme.
Leeds Wing Chun
An adult wing chun kung fu class at St Peter’s Church on Hough Lane in Bramley, meeting on Monday and Thursday evenings. Students pay per class, and new starters begin with an introductory course in chain punches, defensive techniques and the wing chun stance.
Elemental Kickboxing Academy
A kickboxing and freestyle martial arts studio on Bath Lane in Bramley with a boxing ring, bag area and gym equipment. Adult classes are split by experience, with a Tuesday beginners’ session, and there are children’s classes and a six-week ladies-only beginners’ course.
Sea Cloud Hall (Lishi Tai Chi and Kung Fu)
The Leeds Taoist Centre at Sea Cloud Hall, at the end of Sandford Place in Kirkstall, teaches the Lee Family Taoist Arts: tai chi, qigong, Taoist yoga and Hand of the Wind kung fu. Newcomers start with a four-week beginners’ course, and there are gentle daytime tai chi classes and a children’s kung fu class.
Gracie Barra Roundhay
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy on Street Lane in Roundhay, part of the international Gracie Barra organisation, which teaches only BJJ. It runs age-specific children’s classes from age 3, beginners’ classes with a personal mentor, and adult gi and no-gi training.