Best Martial Arts Gyms In Austin Near Me

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Here at Cooper MMA, we have something for everyone. If you want to get in shape, lose weight, learn self-defense, or perfect your competitive fight game, Cooper MMA can help you.

We train professional fighters, amateur competitors, law enforcement, and people just starting off their martial arts journey. Our students learn how to react to real life situations by using efficient techniques and simple movements. Our programs are so efficient that state and local police officers trust us to keep them sharp on the most relevant and up to date self defense strategies.

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Over the years, we taught South Austin students of all ages with a focus on solid martial arts instruction and teaching essential life skills. We first opened in April of 2005 in the Bee Caves area, moved to Athena Montessori Academy and finally our home in the Brodie Oaks shopping center at South Lamar and Ben White. Over the years, we taught hundreds of children and adults in our facilities along with many thousands through seminars and special events in area schools.


We are so proud of the effort shown by our students in their training, and the support they received from their families. Our students embodied our spirit of warriorship with honor, humanity and service to others.

And though we closed our doors at the end of June 2022 with great sadness, we were, in the end, overwhelmed with gratitude that so many were willing to share such an important part of their lives with us and to share our vision of making the world a better place through introspection, courage and community.

4worldlovers: Integrated Fighting Arts (IFA) Academy in Austin, Texas specializes in detailed instruction in Boxing & Muay Thai, Wrestling & Jiu-Jitsu, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), and Filipino Martial Arts (Eskrima). Since 1990, our academy has welcomed anyone interested in attaining realistic fighting skills, getting in great physical condition, and having a lot of fun in the process.

Develop fundamental striking skills in our Boxing & Muay Thai class. Your instruction is focused on developing you into an in-shape, fight-ready boxer and kickboxer. Every structured class includes group and one-on-one coaching, partner drills, timed rounds, conditioning, and sparring. While training with like-minded, conscientious individuals, you will improve your skills and fitness - no matter what level they may be - in a challenging, yet safe environment.

Your instruction is focused on developing you into a knowledgeable, competent submission grappler in competition and self-defense. You will learn how to gain optimal positions on the ground, and execute effective submissions and holds to debilitate an opponent, utilizing techniques and frameworks from our core grappling arts: Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Gi and No-Gi), Judo, Russian Sambo, etc.

By embedding your training in our MMA class, you can properly blend all the fighting disciplines together in the proper context and situations. We train you not only for the cage or ring (which our students have gone on to have success in), but also for self-defense in the real world.

Develop essential blunt and blade weaponry skills in our Filipino Martial Arts (Eskrima) Classes. Your instruction is focused on developing you into a skilled Eskrimador, competent to handle (and help defend against/disarm) blunt and blade weapons, such as the baston (club, single or in pairs) and the daga (hand knife).

We are proud to now offer a comprehensive program designed for the female population of Austin that will serve as an introduction to the other programs at IFA Academy. Designed primarily with real-life compromising situations in mind, chief instructor Frank Benn will guide you through practical techniques that will make you feel safer on the street.

Become fight-ready and in the best shape of your life in our Combat Conditioning class. Combining "old-school" fight conditioning with "new-school" circuit training, you will gain functional, real-world strength, speed, and power while forging a fit physique. While participating in a wide variety of exercises, you will see dramatic improvements in your fitness in a very short amount of time.

Frank Benn, the founder and chief instructor of IFA Academy, has been teaching martial arts for over 30 years. He has an extensive background in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), Western Boxing, Muay Thai, Freestyle Wrestling, Filipino Martial Arts, as well as several traditional arts.

Frank has spent many years analyzing actual self-defense encounters, fights that occur on the street, as well as challenge matches between trained martial artists of various styles around the world. Based on this analysis, he designed a curriculum primarily emphasizing real world functionality, addressing all areas of combat including stand-up striking, clinch and ground fighting, and modern-day hand-to-hand weapons.

It is a comprehensive system that teaches students to flow between different combat ranges and leverage the strengths of each most effectively. Training under this system has produced competent and skilled fighters - both in competition and in self-defense encounters.

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Elite Martial Arts in Austin, TX is a well-respected dojo for kids and adults who want to learn mixed martial arts. Our experienced instructors offer a unique blend of martial arts disciplines, including Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Jiu-Jitsu, and Hapkido. Our classes are designed to help students develop a well-rounded set of martial arts skills and improve their physical and mental health. In order to earn a Black Belt at Elite Martial Arts, students must be highly proficient in all areas of martial arts and demonstrate important life skills such as discipline, self-control, and respect. Contact us today to learn more and to sign up for your first class!


Sensei Roberson is a highly skilled martial artist who has obtained a 4th degree Black Belt in American Karate and Black Belts in Isshin Ryu, Superfoot System, Combat Hapkido, and Tae Kwon-Do. With over 30 years of teaching experience and a mixed martial arts background, Sensei Roberson has developed a unique and innovative curriculum that is fun, empowering, and suitable for students of all ages.

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Tiger-Rock Martial Arts has provided a world-class martial arts experience in the Oak Hill & South Austin area for over a decade. Our academy teaches an incredible training system that combines martial arts, self-defense, and physical fitness into a life-changing workout. We offer kids martial arts classes and adult martial arts classes for students ages 4 and up — no previous experience necessary.

Three taekwondo programs for different age groups: Tiger-Cubs (4 & 5-year-olds), Juniors (6 to 11-year-olds), and Teens (12 to 15-year-olds)

Our Kids Taekwondo Programs focus on developing motor skills, coordination, flexibility, and strength

Students build self-confidence, self-esteem, social skills, and problem-solving with regular martial arts lessons

A 55-minute workout that boosts cardio fitness, improves stamina, and enhances flexibility

Kicking, striking, and grappling drills to further build motor skills and agility

Taekwondo martial arts training to help you develop kicking, striking, and grappling skills

Self-defense training that is real-world and street-smart to protect yourself from the unexpected

Life skills education that will help you deal with the demand and challenges of life

Physical fitness training that will improve your cardiovascular and mental health

Our Incredible Programs! Tiger-Rock Martial Arts in Austin features age-based martial arts programs that correlate with the cognitive and physical abilities of each age group. This allows us to provide a positive training experience for you & your child to naturally develop your skills.

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Looking for a FUN workout where you can also learn practical self-defense skills? Check out our Jeet Kune Do and Jun Fan Arts classes! You'll get an awesome workout while learning effective punching, kicking, trapping, and clinch skills. Click below to find out more...


If you want to learn a practical method of self-protection using all manner of bladed and impact weapons AND defenses against those weapons, check out our Kali-Silat classes! Click below to find out more...


"I've trained with everyone from world champion fighters to master instructors in traditional arts to hardened professional soldiers, and I can tell you that Ray Parra is on-par with any instructor out there. For one, he's a walking encyclopedia of martial arts knowledge and fighting skill. Second, he can teach what he knows! It's rare to find someone with his level of skill and knowledge, who can also effectively impart that knowledge to others. Ray is that rare combination of fighter and teacher that most life-long martial artists like me hope to find. If you're on the fence about training with him, I suggest you take action and contact him now before he gets a waiting list for his classes! Don't hesitate and do not pass go until you pick up the phone and call him. You will not be sorry you decided to train with Guro Parra."

Read on to find out how you can learn Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Kali Stick and Knife Fighting... right here in Austin, TX!

"Discover How Bruce Lee Easily Beat Guys Twice His Size... And How He Stayed In Tip-Top Shape, Year Round!"

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My name is Ray Parra, and I'm the owner and head instructor here at the Parra Academy of Martial Arts right here in Austin, Texas.

Here at the Parra Academy, we teach Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do ("The Way of the Intercepting Fist", also known as "JKD" for short) and Filipino Kali-Silat, the empty-hand and weapons arts of the Philippine archipelago.

For four decades I've been on a journey to learn the combat arts from the top masters and instructors, where ever I could find them.

Now, after four decades plus of training and seeking knowledge, I'm sharing that wisdom with a select group of students, right here in my private South Austin dojo.

In reality, Jeet Kune Do is mixed martial arts - in fact, many people consider Bruce Lee to be the original mixed martial artist of the modern era. In Jeet Kune Do, we take a very eclectic approach to learning martial arts. Bruce is noted for saying, "Absorb what is useful and discard what is useless." In that regard, we teach our students the very best of what the martial arts have to offer.

In the same way, Filipino Kali-Silat is a very pragmatic martial art. Originating in the blade culture of the Philippines, where in some areas kali practitioners still have fights to the death, the skill of kali are focused on maximum damage with minimum effort. As a martial art weaponry system, kali has no equal.

There are several reason why you might choose to learn Kali and Jeet Kune Do over another martial art. For starters, practicality. Most martial arts classes consist of about 90% impractical and useless training (at least as it applies to self-defense). In the typical karate or kung-fu class, you'll spend most of your time learning how to do movements that have nothing to do with real self-defense.

But in Jeet Kune Do and Kali, we are ALWAYS practicing real fighting! So, when you train in JKD, your time is going to be spent exclusively on learning real fighting skills.

Second, for fitness. In many martial art schools, the classes move so slowly as to be almost sedate. But in JKD and Kali training, you're always moving. This means that you'll be burning a lot of calories in each and every class - which was one of the reasons why Bruce Lee was so fit!