Martial Arts Schools in New York
2079 schools across New York. Pick a city for full listings with phone numbers, or scroll down for smaller towns.
New York has about 19,867,248 residents, so that's 10 martial arts schools per 100,000 people. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 estimate.
New York by feature
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Schools498
- Kids Martial Arts Classes786
- Traditional Martial Arts Schools1051
- MMA Gyms419
- Family Martial Arts Classes and Academies34
- Mixed Martial Arts Gyms and Training110
Cities
- New York379
- Brooklyn134
- Rochester47
- Bronx36
- Staten Island32
- Syracuse23
- Buffalo22
- Smithtown16
- Long Island City14
- Yonkers14
- Flushing13
- Oyster Bay13
- Albany12
- Astoria12
- Deer Park11
- Hempstead10
- Hicksville10
- Huntington10
- Latham10
- Lindenhurst10
- Syosset10
- Troy10
- Brookhaven9
- Cicero9
- Kingston9
- New Rochelle9
- Oceanside9
- Poughkeepsie9
- Patchogue9
- Bay Shore8
- Bayside8
- Binghamton8
- Hamburg8
- Islip8
- Levittown8
- New Windsor8
- Niagara Falls8
- Ridgewood8
- Ronkonkoma8
- Fresh Meadows7
- Farmingdale7
- Franklin Square7
- Ithaca7
- Jackson Heights7
- Mahopac7
- Massapequa7
- Ozone Park7
- Port Jefferson Station7
- Scarsdale7
- Vestal7
- Watertown7
- Webster7
- White Plains7
- Woodside7
- Yorktown Heights7
- Baldwinsville6
- Bellmore6
- Corona6
- Eastchester6
- Forest Hills6
- Liverpool6
- Lockport6
- Lynbrook6
- Middletown6
- Mt Vernon6
- New Hartford6
- New Hyde Park6
- North Tonawanda6
- Nyack6
- Port Chester6
- Schenectady6
- Tonawanda6
- Utica6
- Valley Stream6
- Woodhaven6
- Amherst5
- Babylon5
- Bethpage5
- Centereach5
- Cheektowaga5
- Clifton Park5
- Colonie5
- Commack5
- Delmar5
- East Islip5
- East Northport5
- Endicott5
- Fairport5
- Glen Cove5
- Glens Falls5
- Great Neck5
- Hopewell Junction5
- Huntington Station5
- Jamaica5
- Medford5
- Middle Island5
- Mineola5
- Monroe5
- Mt Kisco5
- Nanuet5
- North Hempstead5
- Orchard Park5
- Oswego5
- Port Washington5
- Rome5
- Sayville5
- Suffern5
- Wappingers Falls5
- Auburn4
- Batavia4
- Beacon4
- Canandaigua4
- Depew4
- East Syracuse4
- Fishkill4
- Floral Park4
- Fredonia4
- Freeport4
- Garden City4
- Jamestown4
- Larchmont4
- Le Roy4
- Mamaroneck4
- Manhasset4
- Massapequa Park4
- Miller Place4
- Newburgh4
- Pittsford4
- Plainview4
- Pleasantville4
- Port Jervis4
- Queens Village4
- Red Hook4
- Rego Park4
- Rensselaer4
- Rotterdam4
- Scotia4
- Seaford4
- Selden4
- Spencerport4
- West Babylon4
- Walden4
- West Seneca4
- Whitestone4
- Amityville3
- Baldwin3
- Ballston Spa3
- Blasdell3
- Brewster3
- Briarcliff Manor3
- Bronxville3
- Camillus3
- Clarkstown3
- Clay3
- Copiague3
- Coram3
- Croton-on-Hudson3
- De Witt3
- East Meadow3
- Elmira3
- Goshen3
- Greenlawn3
- Halfmoon3
- Hartsdale3
- Hastings-on-Hudson3
- Hewlett3
- Holbrook3
- Hornell3
- Hyde Park3
- Irondequoit3
- Johnson City3
- Long Beach3
- Manlius3
- Marcellus3
- Marcy3
- Merrick3
- Northport3
- Oakland Gardens3
- Oneida3
- Oneonta3
- Peekskill3
- Penfield3
- Rockville Centre3
- Rocky Point3
- Roslyn3
- Saratoga Springs3
- Saugerties3
- Shirley3
- South Glens Falls3
- Southampton3
- St James3
- Victor3
- Warwick3
- West Islip3
- Williamsville3
- Allegany2
- Altamont2
- Amsterdam2
- Armonk2
- Bayport2
- Bellerose2
- Bergen2
- Bethlehem2
- Bohemia2
- Brentwood2
- Brockport2
- Cairo2
- Carle Place2
- Carmel2
- Center Moriches2
- Central Valley2
- Chadwicks2
- Chaffee2
- Chester2
- Churchville2
- Clarence2
- Cobleskill2
- Cortland2
- Cortlandt Manor2
- Dobbs Ferry2
- East Amherst2
- East Rockaway2
- East Setauket2
- Elma2
- Farmingville2
- Geneva2
- Glen Head2
- Glenville2
- Grand Island2
- Greenburgh2
- Greenfield Center2
- Hampton Bays2
- Harrison2
- Hauppauge2
- Highland2
- Hilton2
- Hollis2
- Hudson2
- Island Park2
- Islip Terrace2
- Johnstown2
- Kenmore2
- Lackawanna2
- Lake Grove2
- Little Falls2
- Little Neck2
- Malone2
- Malta2
- Malverne2
- Massena2
- Mechanicville2
- Melville2
- Middle Village2
- Montgomery2
- Monticello2
- Mount Vernon2
- Mt Pleasant2
- Nesconset2
- New City2
- New Paltz2
- New York Mills2
- North Babylon2
- Norwich2
- Painted Post2
- Pearl River2
- Phoenix2
- Pine Bush2
- Queensbury2
- Richmond Hill2
- Riverhead2
- Rockaway Park2
- Somers2
- Stony Brook2
- Stony Point2
- Tarrytown2
- Uniondale2
- Valatie2
- Valley Cottage2
- Wantagh2
- Washingtonville2
- Watervliet2
- Waverly2
- Wellsville2
- West Hempstead2
- Westbury2
- Williston Park2
Other towns in New York
Ben Aldridge's International Black Belt StudioAlden
13118 Broadway, Alden, NY 14004
UMAC Ardsley - United Martial Arts CentersArdsley
15 Center St, Ardsley, NY 10502
Torres Tae Kwon Do IncBallston Lake
43 B Round Lake Road, Ballston Lake, NY 12019
Marti Martial Arts AcademyBedford
118 Route 117 by Pass Rd, Bedford, NY 10507-2140
Robert Hugus Brazilian Jiu-JitsuBeekmantown
11 Spellman Rd, Beekmantown, NY 12901-5326
Mugen Martial Arts and FitnessBig Flats
3300 Chambers Rd, Big Flats, NY 14845-1404
Vamos Mixed Martial Arts CalvertonCalverton
4462 Middle Country Rd, Calverton, NY 11933-1185
🕒 Monday – Friday : 9am
Oneida Karate ClubCanastota
8375 N Main St, Canastota, NY 13032-3243
Hudson Valley AikidoCarmel Hamlet
44 Towners Rd, Carmel Hamlet, NY 10512
🕒 6:30pm - 8pm
Warren Levi Martial Arts & FitnessCedarhurst
136 Washington Ave, Cedarhurst, NY 11516-1913
L.I. World Taekwondo AcademyCentral Islip
130 W Suffolk Ave, Central Islip, NY 11722-2162
Kaizen Martial ArtsChatham
15 Dardess Dr, Chatham, NY 12037-1439
🕒 Wednesday at 3:30
East Coast Martial ArtsChestnut Ridge
811 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977-6330
LifeFit Kickboxing College PointCollege Point
18-48 College Point Blvd, College Point, NY 11356
The Martial Way Nihon Goshin AikijujutsuCrawford
61 Main St, Crawford, NY 12566-6401
Kempo Academy of Cross RiverCross River
20 N Salem Rd, Cross River, NY 10518-1104
🕒 Monday - Thursday: 4:00
Duanesburg Tae Kwon DoDuanesburg
3025 Western Turnpike, Duanesburg, NY 12056
🕒 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Dewey's Martial Arts of Rensselaer CountyEast Greenbush
179 Columbia Tpke, East Greenbush, NY 12144-3523
Mark Tuthill's Martial Arts CenterEast Hampton
37 Three Mile Harbor Rd, East Hampton, NY 11937-2622
Hesselbirg's Taekwondo and Karate for KidsEast Patchogue
655 Montauk Hwy, East Patchogue, NY 11772
United Xtreme Martial arts, ElmhurstElmhurst
81-15 Queens Blvd, Elmhurst, NY 11373
Okinawa Karate Kobudo KaiElmont
1626 Dutch Broadway, Elmont, NY 11003-4446
🕒 Sun 9:10am-10am, Mon 4pm-9:15pm, Tue 12pm-8pm, Wed 4pm-9:15pm, Thu 12pm-8pm, Fri 4pm-9:15pm, Sat 9:10am-2pm
Behring Jiu Jitsu × Shinobi MMAEvans Mills
25519 NY-342, Evans Mills, NY 13637
🕒 15 - 7pm
Beyond the Belt Martial Arts AcademyFar Rockaway
18-27 Cornaga Ave, Far Rockaway, NY 11691
Northeastern Martial Arts AcademyFlorida
1743 State Route 17A, Florida, NY 10921-1066
Golden Eagle Martial Arts - Galway, NYGalway
5317 Sacandaga Rd, Galway, NY 12074
Rockland Grapplers and BoxingGarnerville
60 W Railroad Ave, Garnerville, NY 10923-1260
Samurai Martial ArtsGates
1512 Spencerport Rd, Gates, NY 14606-3524
🕒 2pm - 8pm
Tiger Schulmann's Mixed Martial ArtsGlendale
73-25 Woodhaven Blvd., Glendale, NY 11385
Greene Dragon Martial ArtsGreene
10 S Canal St, Greene, NY 13778-1237
Starrs Black Belt Academy - Okinawan Goju Ryu KarateGreenville
Route 32, Greenville, NY 12083
Mechelle's Way Tae Kwon DoGuilderland
10 New Karner Rd, Guilderland, NY 12084-9571
S & S Fitness & Martial Arts CenterHamlin
49 King St, Hamlin, NY 14464
🕒 Sun - Sat: 5am-10pm
Body, Mind, Training CenterHighland Lake
111 Highland Lake Rd, Highland Lake, NY 12743-5111
Twin Tiers Martial Arts ChampionshipHorseheads
116 Breesport Rd, Horseheads, NY 14845-9324
Tiger Schulmann's Martial Arts (Howard Beach, NY)Howard Beach
162-38 Cross Bay Blvd, Howard Beach, NY 11414
Murray's Family Martial Arts CenterHudson Falls
345 Main St, Hudson Falls, NY 12839-1513
Triumph KarateHurley
11 Main St, Hurley, NY 12443-5104
Tiger Shulmann's Islandia Mixed Martial ArtsIslandia
1726 Veterans Hwy, Islandia, NY 11749-1512
Community Martial Arts of Western NYKendall
1979 Kendall Rd, Kendall, NY 14476-9776
Revolution Wing Chun Lake PlacidLake Placid
462 Averyville Rd, Lake Placid, NY 12946
Family Martial Arts AcademyLake Ronkonkoma
527 Hawkins Ave, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
Buffalo Elite NinjaLancaster
2500 Commerce Pkwy W, Lancaster, NY 14086
🕒 Thursdays-Friday: 4 to 6PM
Catskill Martial Arts AcademyLoch Sheldrake
1175 NY-52, Loch Sheldrake, NY 12759
Locust Valley Martial ArtsLocust Valley
196 Forest Ave, Locust Valley, NY 11560-2111
Middletown KickboxingNew Hampton
5036 Route 17M, New Hampton, NY 10958-4808
🕒 Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat 9am-1pm
Nisky Martial Arts & Family CenterNiskayuna
2305 Nott St E, Niskayuna, NY 12309-4302
🕒 Monday: 2:00pm - 6:30pm
Nice Guy Jiu JitsuNorth Massapequa
1127 N Broadway, North Massapequa, NY 11758
Campese School of Self DefenseNorth Syracuse
113 E Taft Rd, North Syracuse, NY 13212-3763
Classical Martial Arts of Long IslandOld Bethpage
222 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd, Old Bethpage, NY 11804-1315
The Academy For Martial ArtsOrangeburg
8 Orangetown Shopping Ctr, Orangeburg, NY 10962-2143
Budo Jiu-Jitsu MMA NewsOtisville
185 Grange Rd, Otisville, NY 10963-3123
🕒 Monday & Wednesday 5:30pm-6:30pm
Williams Martial Arts AcademyParma
5247 Ridge Rd W, Parma, NY 14559-1111
🕒 Monday / 5:00pm
Patterson Karate, Boxing , Brazilian Jiu-jitsu & MMAPatterson
65 Front St, Patterson, NY 12563
Bushido School of Mixed Martial ArtsPawling
56 Charles Colman Blvd, Pawling, NY 12564
Bassallo School of Martial ArtsPetersburg
Petersburgh Memorial Hall, 71 Main St, Petersburg, NY 12138-5012
Traditional Okinawan KaratePleasant Valley
17 North Ave, Pleasant Valley, NY 12569-7943
Self Defense America - PotsdamPotsdam
22 Depot St, Potsdam, NY 13676-1140
Family Dragon Martial Arts and Fitness AcademyPound Ridge
54 Westchester Ave, Pound Ridge, NY 10576-2147
Finger Lakes Martial ArtSeneca Falls
81 W Bayard St, Seneca Falls, NY 13148-1807
RuShin Karate Do,Sleepy hollow dojoSleepy Hollow
38 Beekman Ave, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591-2617
Inner Circle Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay ThaiSolvay
527 Charles Ave, Solvay, NY 13209-1700
Karate-do Kyokushinkai Saikyo DojoSouth Ozone Park
134-09 Rockaway Blvd, South Ozone Park, NY 11420
Universal Mixed Martial ArtsSouth Richmond Hill
114-10 Liberty Ave, South Richmond Hill, NY 11419
Jeff Hunt Traditional Shotokan Karate Inc.Springfield Gardens
Jetair Service, 230-59 International Airport Center Blvd, Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
Sensei Sandy BJJTannersville
6045 Main St, Tannersville, NY 12485-7717
🕒 Monday 5:00 PM 6:00 PM
TaiChi and Qigong at Cold SpringsTrumansburg
5166 Cold Springs Rd, Trumansburg, NY 14886-9153
USA Goju-Ryu Karate Do Inc. Tuckahoe, NYTuckahoe
86 Main St, Tuckahoe, NY 10707-2913
Transform Martial Arts & FitnessWaterloo
1963 Route 5 & 20, Waterloo, NY 13165-8437
United Martial Arts Centers MiddletownWawayanda
5036 Route 17M, Wawayanda, NY 10958-4808
Nomad Kali and Combat FitnessWest Nyack
2332 Palisades Center Dr, West Nyack, NY 10994-6403
Studio MoodoWesthampton Beach
97 Old Riverhead Rd, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978-1402
Side Kicks KarateWhitesboro
239 Oriskany Blvd, Whitesboro, NY 13492
🕒 Monday 4pm to 7:30pm
John Garrett's Martial Arts AcademyWhitestown
1307 Champlin Ave, Whitestown, NY 13502-3660
Alliance Jiu Jitsu SaratogaWilton
Bow Tie Cinemas, 3065 Route 50, Wilton, NY 12866-2905
Woodstock AikidoWoodstock
487 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY 12498
Good to know about martial arts schools in New York
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Where did brazilian jiu jitsu come from?
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Where did brazilian jiu jitsu originated?
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