Top Martial Arts Studios in Maine
What You are Looking for
There are many reasons to learn or improve your skill in martial arts. Finding a good studio, one that will fit with your individual needs can be an overwhelming task for instance. Here is where to start your search for a martial arts studio in Maine. You have to find a trainer that works with your needs and style. It is a very individual and personal thing, and the martial arts trainers of Maine will each have their very own style. Though this is a decision you have to make for yourself or your loved one, our handy Maine list will give you a great starting point.
What You Need: Martial Arts Studios
Martial arts are becoming ever more popular with the need for protecting ones self or relieving stress. Find the best martial artists in Maine here and interview each. As a result, find out if they mesh well with you and teach the styles you are after. Each will be different, pricing, styles, rules, and times. Finding the perfect match can be quite time consuming. We hope our Maine area list will narrow the search down for you and save you oodles of time. Our goal is to list only the absolutely finest studios in Maine, so make sure to let us know about your experiences as well.
Exactly What We are Offering
By the people, for the people. Above all, that is how we work. Therefore, as a group we will continue to improve and grow. Not only in our Maine martial arts studio list (which will be updated periodically) but also in all of our other offerings. If you have an amazing experience, please let us know about it. If someone on our list doesn’t make the cut, we need to know that too! Each persons experience will be unique and we can only go off of those experiences that we know about. So please, share your experiences with local Maine area martial arts studios so that we can ensure each and every suggestion is only the best.
Maine Traditional Karate
Orrington, ME
Maine Traditional Karate, a Bangor area Okinawan Karate dojo for everyone. Children and adults are warmly welcomed to train at the school. Their weekly classes include adult, youth, little samurai and joint family training times. Martial arts provide fitness, fun and self-defense training that can change your life.
The Academy
Portland , ME
The Academy is Maine’s premier training facility for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,Muay Thai Kickboxing, and Functional Fitness.
Pelletier’s Karate Academy
Lewiston, ME
Pelletier’s Karate Academy was established in 1992 by Rich Pelletier, who has been studying the martial arts since 1970. Since that time he has trained men, women, and children of all ages and experience. His students range from beginners to nationally ranked competitors. Their instructors are qualified professionals with extensive experience with children and adults. Every session at their dojo is like having a personal trainer right by your side.
Portland Aikido
Portland, ME
Portland Aikido is a school dedicated to the practice and teaching of the traditional Japanese martial arts of Aikido and Iaido. Portland Aikido was founded in 1985 by Carol Schifman.
Union Street Athletics and Young’s MMA
Bangor , ME
Union Street Athletics and Young’s MMA is the premier fitness facility in the Bangor area. Their diverse classes and fully outfitted weight and cardio areas provide our members with a varied way of achieving their fitness goals.
Dragon Fire Martial Arts
South Portland, ME
The ancient Chinese believed that dragons would use their fire to protect the treasures of their caves. They feel their students are the treasure of our school, thus the name Dragon Fire Martial Arts. Their goal is to teach their students all about Shotokan Karate and the mental and physical benefits that karate training has to offer. They strive to be the same kind of instructors that they would want in front of their own children.
Campbell’s ATA Black Belt Academy
Bangor , ME
They are an American Taekwondo Association school. Their schools are based on the belief that their students’ needs are of the utmost importance. Their entire team is committed to meeting those needs.
Greater Portland School of Jukado
Westbrook, ME
For more than a decade, The Greater Portland School of Jukado has trained young and old alike in the martial arts. Developed more than thirty years ago by Grand Master Terry Suyom Mayer, Jukado combines the traditional arts of Kung Fu, Karate, Aikido and Judo into a refined discipline designed for practical use in real-life situations.
Acadia Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
ELLSWORTH, ME
Acadia Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was founded in September, 2012 in Ellsworth, Maine by Port City BJJ (Portsmouth, New Hampshire) brown belt, Nicholas Braley. After a year of the gym being open, the kids class had begun and was thriving and many of the kids from the first group still train to this day. They are now at their third and largest location with 1,000 sq. ft of mat space.
Riverview Martial Arts
South Portland, ME
Riverview Martial Arts provides a curriculum of traditional techniques from classic movements of the hard and soft styles of Okinawan Karate, Chinese Kung Fu, Korean Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do, Aiki-jujitsu, Chi Gung, Goju Ryu, and Tai Chi Chuan.