Martial arts classes in Liverpool, United Kingdom
Browse 13 martial arts gyms in Liverpool. Compare styles, prices, free trials, kids and beginner classes. Open a gym for its timetable and contact details.
Next Generation MMA
A mixed martial arts gym on Kempston Street, off London Road, teaching Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Thai boxing, boxing, wrestling, submission grappling and MMA. Head BJJ coach Paul Rimmer was the first BJJ black belt on Merseyside, and there are separate beginner, advanced and competition classes.
The MMA Academy
A large martial arts gym on Vulcan Street, north of the city centre, teaching Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai and kickboxing, MMA and wrestling. New members start on an intro programme, and there are women-only Muay Thai and BJJ classes, graded kids’ classes and weekly BJJ competition team sessions.
Alliance Muay Thai
A Muay Thai gym at the Old Stanley Meat Market on Prescot Road, open since 2017. It runs Muay Thai classes for Minis (4 to 7), Mediums (8 to 14) and adults (15 and over), plus submission grappling on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
The Combat Unit
A martial arts academy on Miston Street in Kirkdale teaching Muay Thai, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, wrestling and MMA. It runs junior classes from age 3, beginner classes and fighter classes, and the gym has a 22 ft MMA cage and a weights area.
Budokan MMA
A martial arts gym on the Barclay Trading Estate in Aintree, run by a head coach with decades of experience. Its timetable lists Thai kickboxing, Japanese-style jiu-jitsu and aiki-jutsu, and submission grappling, plus kids’ Muay Thai and jiu-jitsu on Monday and Wednesday evenings.
Kam Lau School of Tai Chi Chuan
A tai chi school founded in 1995 teaching Chen-style and Yang-style tai chi and chi kung across Merseyside and Cheshire. In Liverpool it runs a Saturday morning Yang-style beginners’ class at Edge Hill Youth Club and a Wednesday evening Chen-style class in Allerton.
White Tiger Taiji School
A tai chi and qigong school established in 1998 that runs weekly classes across Sefton and north Liverpool, led by instructors with over 20 years of tai chi experience. Classes include Wednesday mornings in Bootle, Monday evenings in Aintree Village and seated or standing classes on Zoom.
Liverpool Karate Shuhari
A small karate club that meets on Tuesday evenings at St Mary’s Millennium Centre in West Derby, opened in 2025. Sessions mix basic striking, pad work and paired drills with kata and sparring games, and are mainly for adults, with teenagers welcome alongside a parent.
Bushido Kai
A Shotokan karate club in south Liverpool, established in 1993 and led by Sensei Geoff Cole, 6th dan, as part of the HDKI organisation. It trains at the All Hallows Centre in Allerton on Tuesday and Friday evenings and at Harthill Youth Centre in Wavertree on Mondays, with a children-only class on Fridays.
Sho Go Ryu Karate
A karate school at Amaisleys on Townsend Lane teaching Sho-Go Ryu karate alongside Jeet Kune Do. It runs adult classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings, Little Dragons classes for ages 4 to 6, and children’s and family classes.
Hurricane Combat and Fitness
A kickboxing and sport karate school with a purpose-built centre on Longmoor Lane in Fazakerley and a second in Bootle. It runs classes by age group from 3 to 15, adult and family classes, separate sparring sessions, and a competition team.
Liverpool ITF Taekwon-Do
An official ITF taekwon-do school set up in 2017 with Liverpool City Council and part of the United Kingdom Taekwon-do Association. Its Liverpool class runs on Monday evenings at SFX College in Woolton for adults and children from age 9, with further classes on the Wirral.
Alpha Dog Krav Maga
A Krav Maga and self-defence school at King George V Sports Centre in Huyton, led by a head instructor with over 30 years in martial arts and 12 years in the Parachute Regiment. It runs adult and kids’ classes on Sundays and Tuesdays, an advanced class on Thursdays and private lessons on weekdays.