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Traditional Martial Arts Schools in Chicago, IL

78 of the 224 martial arts schools we list in Chicago have traditional styles. A basic map listing can't tell you whether a "martial arts" result teaches lineage-based traditional forms like karate, taekwondo, or kung fu, or runs a modern fitness-kickboxing class under the same label. Every school on this page has its traditional style confirmed from its own website or class listings, not inferred from the business name.

3 Circles Karate Karate / taekwondo

9012 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60617

(773) 374-2100 Directions

5-Rings Martial Arts Dojo Kids classesKarate / taekwondoMMA

10436 S Wallace St, Chicago, IL 60628

+17732169858 Directions

606 Karate & Self-Defense Kids classesFree trial classBJJ / grapplingKarate / taekwondoMMA

5307 S Hyde Park Blvd, Chicago, IL 60615-5728

🕒 12:00 pm-1:00 pm, 7:30 pm-8:00 pm

+17734904882 Website Directions

Aikido Association of America Karate / taekwondo

1016 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657-3303

+17735253141 Website Directions

Aikido World Alliance Karate / taekwondo

4512 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625-2103

+17737844450 Website Directions

Alpha Krav Maga Chicago Muay thai / kickboxingKarate / taekwondoMMA

1235 N LaSalle Dr, Chicago, IL 60610-1912

+17738183851 Website Directions

Asiatic Martial Arts Kids classesFree trial classKarate / taekwondoMMA

8342 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60617

+17732345584 Website Directions

Attack Taekwondo Wicker Park Karate / taekwondo

2123 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622

+17733426442 Website Directions

Baker's Dojo of Karate Kids classesKarate / taekwondoMMA

356 E 109th St, Chicago, IL 60628

+17733989837 Website Directions

Bei Dou Kung Fu Chicago Karate / taekwondo

1511 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614

7733274710 Website Directions

Bushido Martial Art Karate Karate / taekwondo

2601 W 71st St, Chicago, IL 60629-2003

+13126598728 Directions

Bushido karate and fitness Karate / taekwondo

2413 West 79th Street, Chicago, IL 60652

+13124809774 Directions

CW Taekwondo Chicago Karate / taekwondo

1406 N Sedgwick St, Chicago, IL 60610-1235

Website Directions

Cardenas Taekwondo Academy USA Karate / taekwondo

2808 N Laramie Ave, Chicago, IL 60641-5027

+17734275672 Website Directions

Champion Taekwondo USA Karate / taekwondo

4300 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60639-3503

+17735635465 Website Directions

Champyon Taekwondo USA Inc. Karate / taekwondo

3657 E 112th St, Chicago, IL 60617-7023

+17733755330 Website Directions

Chicago Aikido Club Karate / taekwondo

4427 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640

7736349824 Directions

Chicago Karate Academy Karate / taekwondo

4233 W 65th St, Chicago, IL 60629-5106

+17736695552 Website Directions

Chicago Karate Club Karate / taekwondo

4437 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60640-6103

+16096515035 Website Directions

Chicago Northside Kung Fu Karate / taekwondo

4432 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60625-4509

+12246005191 Website Directions

Chicago Shotokan Karate / taekwondo

3003 W Touhy Ave, Chicago, IL 60645-2833

Website Directions

Choi Tae Kwon Do Karate / taekwondo

3596 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60641

+17085242792 Website Directions

Choyokan Kendo Dojo Karate / taekwondo

3900 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618

7732185847 Website Directions

Enso Karate Karate / taekwondo

412 S Wells St, Chicago, IL 60607-3900

+13124273676 Website Directions

Evolution Dojo Karate / taekwondo

2813 W Touhy Ave, Chicago, IL 60645-2901

+17734063650 Website Directions

Gen-Ki Karate & Fitness Center Karate / taekwondo

5756 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60646-6216

+17737748818 Website Directions

Gen-Ki Ruiz Dojo Karate / taekwondo

6944 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60634

+17733319674 Website Directions

Gladiator's Tae Kwon DO Center Karate / taekwondo

5448 S Kildare Ave, Chicago, IL 60632-4630

+17737671215 Directions

GoKungFuUSA,Inc / Lily Lau KungFu Karate / taekwondo

2801 W Howard St, Chicago, IL 60645

(773) 308-6137 Directions

Golden Tigers Taekwondo Karate / taekwondo

4144 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60632-1825

+17738584247 Website Directions

Gomez Taekwondo Center Karate / taekwondo

4138 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60632-1854

+17738431627 Directions

HealthKick Kung Fu Karate / taekwondo

1327 N Larrabee St, Chicago, IL 60610-1745

🕒 Mon-Thu 4pm-8:30pm, Sat 9:30am-2:30pm

+17738790063 Website Directions

Hu Shin Kai Karate Karate / taekwondo

3935 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60618-3113

+13128344636 Website Directions

Hyun's Hapkido and Tae Kwon Do Karate / taekwondo

2743 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647-2015

+17732528300 Website Directions

Imazaki Dojo Karate / taekwondo

1720 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616-1465

+13122565484 Website Directions

International Hapkido USA Karate / taekwondo

1620 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

7733591271 Website Directions

International Traditional Karate Association Karate / taekwondo

5945 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60634-2618

+17732838200 Website Directions

Japan Karate Association of Chicago Karate / taekwondo

2940 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60657-8677

+18722427514 Website Directions

Jin Sei Ryu Karate-Do Chicago Karate / taekwondo

6961 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60626-3222

+18477904226 Website Directions

Karate Academy Karate / taekwondo

6340 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60634

+13124166194 Website Directions

Kata Chicago Judo Club Karate / taekwondo

6022 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60634-5115

+12247236714 Website Directions

Kokushikan Judo Academy Karate / taekwondo

2331 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60618

+17736128837 Directions

Kung Fu Academy of Chicago Karate / taekwondo

6751 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60626

+17737618751 Website Directions

Kyokushin Karate Kanku Dojo Karate / taekwondo

6022 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60634-5115

+17739884050 Website Directions

Lion's Paw Karate & Chess Academy Karate / taekwondo

811 E 82nd St, Chicago, IL 60619

(708) 926-1817 Directions

Lion's Tae Kwon Do & Kung Fu Karate / taekwondo

4137 W 26th St, Chicago, IL 60623

(773) 412-9075 Directions

Lions Tae Kwon DO Karate / taekwondo

2644 W Cermak Rd # 1, Chicago, IL 60608

(773) 523-2520 Website Directions

Logan Square Aikido Karate / taekwondo

2845 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60618-7601

+17734570120 Website Directions

Menomonee Judo Club: Paralympic National Training Center Karate / taekwondo

244 W Willow St, Chicago, IL 60614

(773) 230-6070 Website Directions

Midwest Aikido Center Karate / taekwondo

4349 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60618-1705

+17734770123 Website Directions

New Path Wingtsun Kung-fu Sciences Karate / taekwondo

9101 S Jeffery Blvd, Chicago, IL 60617

8728083080 Website Directions

Northern Raptor Kung Fu Karate / taekwondo

7014 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60645

(773) 754-7096 Directions

Panthers Martial Arts Taekwondo Karate / taekwondo

5438 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60632-2620

+17737032453 Website Directions

Seigokan AIkido Chicago Karate / taekwondo

1856 W 95th St, Chicago, IL 60643

+17736565500 Website Directions

Senshi Karate Of Chicago Karate / taekwondo

5707 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60660-4010

+17733123404 Website Directions

Shobu Karatedo Karate / taekwondo

4511 N Hermitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60640-5303

Website Directions

TAC Karate & Fitness Karate / taekwondo

7223 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649-2806

+17736848500 Website Directions

Tac Karate and Fitness Karate / taekwondo

8220 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60652-3329

+17732396529 Website Directions

Third Coast Aikido Karate / taekwondo

820 N Orleans St, Chicago, IL 60610

+13128831516 Website Directions

Thousand Waves Martial Arts and Self-Defense Center Kids classesFree trial classKarate / taekwondo

1220 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657-3290

+17734727663 Website Directions

Tohkon Dojo Karate / taekwondo

5409 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60646-4105

+17733575680 Website Directions

Traditional Wado Ryu karate Club Karate / taekwondo

3443 N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL 60634-3606

+17089645484 Website Directions

Tsai Kung Fu Karate / taekwondo

11107 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60643

(773) 227-1888 Directions

Ultimate Kicks Taekwondo Karate / taekwondo

3521 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647-2417

+17735624646 Website Directions

Victory MMA Midway Gyms Chicago-Midway Kids classesFree trial classMuay thai / kickboxingKarate / taekwondoMMA

5101 S Keeler Ave, Chicago, IL 60632-4205

🕒 10:00 pm tuesday 4:00 – 10:00 pm

+17739578040 Website Directions

Ving Tsun Self Defense Academy Karate / taekwondo

729 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60616-1021

+17733016257 Website Directions

Warrior Institute of Chicago Kids classesKarate / taekwondo

1841 W 95th St, Chicago, IL 60643-1103

+17733367517 Website Directions

Warrior's Dojo Karate / taekwondo

10737 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60628-3509

Directions

White Tiger Martial Arts Chicago Kids classesFree trial classKarate / taekwondo

1363 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614

+17735495425 Website Directions

Wing Tsun Kwoon Free trial classKarate / taekwondo

820 N Orleans St, Chicago, IL 60610

🕒 06:30pm to 08:00pm

+13129856114 Website Directions

Wolf Judo Karate / taekwondo

1535 N Dayton St, Chicago, IL 60614

+17732306070 Website Directions

Woori Taekwondo & Hapkido Academy Chicago Kids classesFree trial classKarate / taekwondo

5501 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60641-1300

+17738779345 Website Directions

World KM Taekwondo Karate / taekwondo

3918 N Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60641

(773) 647-1647 Directions

Wushu Kung Fu Karate / taekwondo

3725 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60618-1008

+17735313867 Website Directions

Yong In Martial Arts Free trial classKarate / taekwondo

6232 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60629-4610

+17737672646 Website Directions

Yoshitaka Karate-do Karate / taekwondo

3039 W 59th St, Chicago, IL 60629-2540

+17086120023 Website Directions

Zaragoza Tae Kwon Do Academy Free trial classKarate / taekwondo

5150 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60641-4200

+17734283720 Website Directions

Zhong Hua Kung Fu Karate / taekwondo

2401 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60616-1840

+17735697690 Directions

Ask exactly which style and lineage the school teaches before your first class. "Traditional" covers very different systems — striking-focused styles like karate and taekwondo, grappling-focused styles like judo and aikido, and internal styles like tai chi — so the right fit depends on what you actually want to train.

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What's the difference between traditional and modern martial arts schools?
Traditional schools generally follow a set curriculum tied to a specific style's history, forms, and belt-ranking system, often with added emphasis on etiquette and philosophy. Modern or hybrid schools tend to blend techniques from multiple styles or focus more narrowly on fitness or competition.

How long does it take to get a black belt in a traditional martial art?
Most traditional styles take about 3-5 years of consistent training to reach black belt, though the exact timeline varies by style, school, and how often a student trains. A school that awards black belts much faster than that is generally worth a closer look before signing up.