Birmingham Martial Arts Network

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  Find a hobby

  Martial arts classes can be fun – they're not all about sweat & blood. These days, many martial arts clubs provide a friendly & leisurely training atmosphere for their members.

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  Save your time

  Our free martial arts training advice helps you find a local club in a style to suit you. And in case you want to progress super-fast, we offer world-class private tuition in Birmingham.

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  Save your money

  With our long lists of local martial arts clubs, you've got no excuse for getting ripped-off for long by any Bullshido McDojo charging sky-high fees for insubstancial lessons.

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  Save your life

  True martial art can save your life at a time when you least expect. You could be chilling, thinking life is fine, then shortly find yourself in a sticky situation with your back to a wall.

To represent all of Birmingham's martial arts clubs...

Birmingham Martial Arts Network is here to help people who are new to martial arts to get familiar with the different styles and clubs around the city, meanwhile, we hope to feed the interest of experienced martial artists too. We also aim to represent all of Birmingham's martial arts clubs in a fair, impartial manner (except that we don't represent any weapons-only clubs). So if you're a student, have a read, watch some videos, and see what you think. See if we can't help you find some good local classes – be they for fitness, entertainment or self-defence. Birmingham has a lot to offer!

Maintained by real martial arts masters...

Birmingham Martial Arts Network aims to provide a referencepoint for anyone in Birmingham looking for an athletic hobby to improve their shape & fitness while also exploring the physical sciences and spirituality – all in one. Maintained by real martial arts masters, this site introduces all the popular different types of martial arts and the diverse range of clubs around the city. We endeavour to feature all the local karate clubs in Birmingham, and all the other styles too. From Tai Chi to Taekwondo; Judo to Jeet Kune Do. We also offer impartial recommendations on joining whichever clubs appear to be most useful and relevant to you. Indeed, you can even apply for world-class private tuition for only £20 per hour. No other city in the world can offer you this!

The making of this website

To be honest, this website was originally just commissioned to promote my own martial arts tuition service. Starting with Karate 20 years ago, I went on to study various other styles – progressed in leaps & bounds – and now teach what is (in my view) the best technically-focussed synergy of all the styles (not bogged-down in any particular tradition, but not just a hit-and-miss kickboxing bodge-job either). Indeed, with the launch of this website I was considering setting up my own huge club – based on real technical skill inherited directly from the pinnacle of the Shaolin dynasty. But due to lack of resources, that never happened. Instead, my dream is now in emigrating and restoring the true Shaolin monastery by setting up the Lao Shaolin Village. Meanwhile, I've been teaching 1-to-1 private lessons locally, and this website has evolved.

This site has developed into something quite special with the help of local web design & strategic internet marketing charity Studio B – their "Smart Sites" are outstanding for high rankings in Google and active lead generation. Indeed this site is now the most popular impartial martial arts club directory in the country. With a really strong team of local martial arts masters behind us, we are keen to help you find the best local club to suit your needs. We take into account which part of the city you're from and why you want to join a club (be it for fitness, self-defence or otherwise).