Beginner martial arts classes in Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Browse 5 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.
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.
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.