Martial arts classes in Calgary

Studying martial arts is a unique and engaging way to get fit. Calgary schools offer karate, taekwondo, judo, ninjutsu as well as several other disciplines. Contact any of these schools to find the martial arts practice that suits you best.

Martial arts classes in Calgary
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Chan Lee Tae Kwon Do

Chan Lee Taekwondo grand master Chanwoo Lee has more than 40 years of experience teaching taekwondo. While his credentials may be intimidating, his school is open to novices and accepts students as young as six years of age, and offers family classes.

Kees Taekwondo

9 Broadway St W, Yorkton, SK

Headed by Yoon Sang Ha, a seventh-dan World Taekwondo Federation black belt master (and son of the founder-grandmaster of Kees Taekwondo Canada), Kees accepts students as young as four. With a wide range of programs to fit children, teens, adults and families, Kees has a taekwondo class for you.

Grand Master Park's Korean Martial Arts School

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105-9705 Horton Rd SW, Calgary, AB T2V 2X5

If learning hapkido is what you have in mind, check out Grand Master Park’s Korean Martial Arts School. With over 40 years of experience, Park has trained everyone from bodyguards for Korean government house representatives to masters who have opened their own hapkido schools. Hapkido instruction includes techniques from taekwondo, judo and kumsuldo.

Jin Jung Kwan Martial Arts Academy

Calgary, AB T2P 2G8

With its Canadian division headed by master Wade Langin, a sixth-dan black belt holder with over 23 years of experience in hapkido, your learning experience at this school will be rewarding. Jin Kung Kwan offers black belt classes for advanced learners as well as introductory classes for people of all ages. The school even runs summer camps for children.

Calgary Karate Club

Teaching authentic karate since 1999, the Calgary Karate Club is run by Steve Heiter, a fifth-dan with over 25 years of karate teaching experience. The school offers classes for adults, families and children age six and up. The first class is free of charge.

Japan Karate Association

2
2-3515 32 St NE, Calgary, AB T1Y 5Y9

Teaching shotokan karate since 1985, ISKF Calgary is an affiliate of the International Shotokan Karate Federation and is headed by sensei David Jones, a seventh-degree black belt holder. This Japanese-style karate school offers special student and family rates.

South Calgary Wado Kai Karate Club

3
31 Auburn Sound Cove SE, Calgary, AB T3M 0G6

Headed by senseis Heather and Darren Fidyk, the South Calgary Wado Kai Karate Club was launched in 1994 and now has over 250 students. This non-profit martial arts club offers classes, workshops and tournaments for wado kai karate learners of all ages.

Ninpo Martial Arts School & Equipment

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9-3500 27 St NE, Calgary, AB T1Y 5E2

This school teaches ninjutsu. Unlike other martial arts disciplines, it has no competitive or sport aspect. Ninjutsu is purely focused on self-defense. Learning ninjutsu in this school does not involve a structured program, but rather, Ninpo offers a dynamic, unstructured program that allows its students to develop their own techniques through exposure to variation.

Hiro's Judo Club

5
115-1919 27 Ave NE, Calgary, AB T2E 7E4

Established in 1957, Hiro’s Judo Club in Vista Heights offers junior and adult classes as well as competitive training and technical sessions – in other words, there is a place for judo learners of all skill levels at this school.

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