Martial arts classes in Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Browse 9 martial arts gyms in Stoke-on-Trent. Compare styles, prices, free trials, kids and beginner classes. Open a gym for its timetable and contact details.
Gladiator MMA Gym
A mixed martial arts gym on Trent Trading Park in Hanley, open since 2000 and run by former UFC fighter Ross Pointon. Adult MMA classes run every weekday at 11am and 7pm and on Saturday, with early-morning sessions that include wrestling, submission wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. There are separate classes for ages 6 to 10 and 11 to 15.
McGovern Academy
A grappling and striking academy at Harvey House on Lingard Street in Burslem, teaching Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Jeet Kune Do kickboxing, submission wrestling and Muay Thai. The evening timetable has BJJ fundamentals, advanced and all-levels classes, striking/MMA sessions twice a week and two BJJ open mats. Kids’ BJJ runs on Tuesday and Friday.
Horizon BJJ
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy on Fenton Industrial Estate that specialises in no-gi training and uses a constraints-led, game-based coaching approach. Adults train daily, with early-morning rounds, lunchtime and mid-morning classes, an adult foundations course and a Friday open mat. Children’s classes run for ages 4 to 12.
Bedlam BJJ
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu gym on an industrial estate in Biddulph, on the northern edge of the Potteries, affiliated to Daniel Strauss’s Raspberry Ape team and run by black belt Greg Cook. The full-time timetable covers BJJ, no-gi, submission wrestling, MMA and boxing, with adult classes every day and kids’ classes on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Members also get 24-hour use of a weights and conditioning area.
Suua Muay Thai
A Muay Thai gym in a former foundry on Leek New Road, with a ring, bag area and matted floor. Adult classes for ages 16 and over run Monday to Saturday, from beginners’ and intermediate sessions to fighters’ classes, pad work, sparring and clinch work. Youth classes for ages 6 to 15 run on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday.
Gorilla Martial Arts
A kickboxing club founded in 2008 by Mark Colley, now based at Marlborough House in Fenton. Its kickboxing blends western boxing, Dutch kickboxing and Muay Thai into a belt-graded striking system aimed at MMA and K-1 rules, and the club also teaches Luta Livre submission grappling. Classes run on five evenings a week and Saturday morning.
Stoke Kung Fu & Kickboxing
A kung fu and Chinese kickboxing club founded in 1974, with its headquarters on the first floor of the Spode Works in Stoke town. Adults train in kung fu and kickboxing in 75-minute classes graded by sashes and belts, including a Saturday afternoon adult class. Children’s and family classes are also offered.
Queensberry Police Amateur Boxing Club
A charity-run amateur boxing club founded in 1981, upstairs in the Queensberry Hub on Newcastle Road in Trent Vale. It runs beginners’ classes, sessions for registered competitive boxers, mixed adult fitness boxing without full contact and a women-only non-contact class. The hub also has a bar where parents can watch sessions on screens.
Warrior Taekwondo
A taekwondo club that trains in hired halls in Hanley, Brown Edge and Burslem, with classes for ages 4 to 7, 8 to 12, teenagers and adults. Adults (Warrior Seniors) train with the teenagers on Monday and Wednesday evenings at the Best Western Hotel in Hanley and on Tuesday and Thursday at St Anne’s Primary School in Brown Edge. Students work through belt gradings towards black belt.