Martial arts classes in Syracuse, United States
Browse 12 martial arts gyms in Syracuse. Compare styles, prices, free trials, kids and beginner classes. Open a gym for its timetable and contact details.
Bulletproof Combat
A combat sports gym on East Fayette Street, opened in 2023 and run by head coach Shane Manley. The weekly timetable covers gi and no-gi jiu-jitsu, boxing, wrestling and MMA/kickboxing, and the gym's fighters compete in amateur boxing and MMA.
Inner Circle BJJ
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai academy on Charles Avenue in Solvay, just west of the city. Adults have BJJ fundamentals and advanced classes plus Muay Thai four evenings a week, and kids train BJJ in two age groups.
SAS Team Syracuse
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy in Eastwood Plaza on James Street, led by Diego Ramos. It runs gi and no-gi classes for adults, a fundamentals class for beginners and a kids program.
Tai Kai Jiu-Jitsu
A long-running jiu-jitsu and MMA school on Old Liverpool Road, which calls itself the first BJJ and MMA school in Central New York. Besides Brazilian jiu-jitsu it lists classes in Muay Thai, boxing, MMA and fitness kickboxing, and has a kids martial arts program.
Vien Jiu-Jitsu
A competition-focused grappling gym on Thermold Drive in Manlius, east of the city. It teaches gi and no-gi jiu-jitsu, wrestling for jiu-jitsu and a basics class, and hosts Clear Vision Judo for teens and adults on the same mats.
CNY Karate
An Okinawan Goju-ryu karate and kobudo school founded in 1963 and now led by Sensei Marvin Labbate. Teens and adults train four evenings a week, with a separate black belt class, and children train in age groups from 4 years old.
SMAK Dojo (Syracuse Martial Arts Kenkyukai)
An Okinawan Goju-ryu karate dojo on Seeley Road and an authorized branch of the Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate-do Kenkyukai. It runs traditional karate for teens and adults, an Olympic-style sport karate team, kids karate, aikido and kettlebell classes.
Tearney's Martial Arts
A family-run Okinawan karate dojo, founded in 1969 and now led by Kyoshi Alexis Tearney Kuhl, at the Township 5 center in Camillus. It teaches a blend of Goju-ryu and Shorin-ryu, with kids classes from age 4 and a teen and family program for ages 13 and up.
Master McDowell's World Class Tae Kwon Do
A taekwondo school on Fayette Street in Manlius, east of Syracuse, run by Master McDowell. It has classes for teens and adults, families, children aged 5 to 12 and a Little Tigers class for 4- and 5-year-olds.
Syracuse Kung Fu
A Hung Ga kung fu school in East Syracuse led by Sifu Sharif Anael-Bey, the Upstate New York representative of Yee's Hung Ga International Kung Fu Association. Adults learn the full system of forms, conditioning, weapons and qigong, and there are kids kung fu, lion dance and fight team classes.
Syracuse Martial Arts Academy
A Wing Chun kung fu school inside the Destiny USA mall, teaching in Syracuse since 1997. Alongside Wing Chun it teaches Kali Escrima weapons, grappling and sparring.
Tai Chi Revolution
A tai chi group with its own studio at James Street and North Edwards Avenue, practicing the 108-movement set. Beginner courses start several times a year and grow into ongoing classes, and some summer classes move outdoors to Barry Park.