Martial arts classes in Oxford, United Kingdom
Browse 9 martial arts gyms in Oxford. Compare styles, prices, free trials, kids and beginner classes. Open a gym for its timetable and contact details.
Jiu-Jitsu Republic Oxford
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu club formed in 2020 that trains in the hall of St Ebbe’s CofE Primary School on Whitehouse Road, with weekday lunchtime classes at South Oxford Community Centre. It teaches gi and no-gi BJJ and freestyle wrestling, runs a women-only class and an open mat, and has kids’ classes for ages 4 to 13.
Oxford Martial Arts Academy (OMAA)
A martial arts gym inside Templars Square shopping centre in Cowley, with a boxing ring, bag area and matted space. It runs boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai classes from beginner to fighter level, kids’ classes, and ladies-only boxing, Muay Thai and BJJ sessions.
Senshi Martial Arts
A kickboxing club teaching freestyle and K-1 kickboxing in the first-floor pavilion at Stratfield Brake Sports Ground in Kidlington, just north of Oxford. Adult classes are split into beginners and intermediate/advanced sessions on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and there are kids’ classes for ages 5 to 13.
Oxford Judo
The judo club for both Oxford University and the city, training mainly in the dojo at the Iffley Road Sports Centre with a weekly session at Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre. It takes non-students aged 18 and over, runs a free eight-week beginners’ course each Michaelmas term (October to December), and holds regular women-only classes.
Oxford University Kickboxing Club
A university club that welcomes local community members, teaching freestyle kickboxing and Muay Thai in the Rugby Fives courts at the Iffley Road Sports Centre. Sessions run four times a week for all abilities, and the instructor is Master Jan Treska, a British and European kickboxing champion.
Oxford University Amateur Boxing Club
Founded in 1881, the university’s amateur boxing club trains in the sports hall at the Iffley Road Sports Centre and takes non-student members as well as students. Open sessions on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday suit complete beginners, and invite-only squad sessions prepare boxers for shows and the annual Varsity match against Cambridge.
Oxford University Karate Club
A Shotokan karate club affiliated to the Japan Karate Association England, training at the Iffley Road Sports Centre. It welcomes non-students over 18 and beginners as well as experienced karateka, with coached sessions on Monday and Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons.
Blackbird Leys Boxing Club
A volunteer-run amateur boxing club founded in 1960, with England Boxing-affiliated coaches, training juniors and seniors in Blackbird Leys. It has separate junior, senior and beginners’ sessions on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
Oxford University MMA Club (OUMMAC)
The university’s mixed martial arts club, which also takes a limited number of non-university members aged 18 and over. It trains at the Iffley Road Sports Centre, with separate BJJ, Muay Thai, wrestling, boxing and MMA striking sessions, plus open mats, a competition class and a women’s session.