.Martial Arts Class Guide

A complete guide to martial arts in the East Bay.

Academy of Martial Arts
785 Oak Grove Rd., Concord 925-798-6235.

AMAConcord.com
Kenpo, arnis, Wing Chun.

Academy of Tae Kwon Do
3972 Washington Blvd., Fremont 510-490-3636
Cardio kickboxing and tae kwan do.

Aiki Budo Kan-Tri City Aikido
4673 Thornton Ave., Fremont, 510-742-8321
TriCityAikido.com
Aikido and tae kwan do.

Aikido Institute
5036 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, 510-658-2155
www.Aikidoinstitute.org
Aikido.

Aikido of Alamo
321 Hartz Ave., Danville, 925-837-7251
www.AikidoofAlamo.com

Aikido of Berkeley
1352 S. 49th St., Richmond, 510-412-9999
AikidoofBerkeley.com
Aikido.

Aikido of Diablo Valley
1674 Challenge Dr., Concord, 925-676-6763

ADVdojo.org

Aikido of Fremont-Aiki Zenshin Dojo
42307 Osgood Rd., Fremont, 510-657-5387

Aikido of Pleasant Hill
3442 Clayton Rd., Concord, 925-687-2580

Aikido of San Leandro
1033 MacArthur Blvd., San Leandro, 510-430-2518
Aikido-SanLeandro.com
Aikido, self-defense, and yoga classes.

Alexander Martial Arts Studio
915 C St., Hayward, 510-581-6080

Amador Judo & Jujitsu Studio
2105 Railroad Ave., Livermore, 925-455-6054

America’s Best Karate of Danville
321 Hartz Ave., Ste. 4, Danville, 925-838-3820
ABKDan.com
Traditional School for children and adults, Tae kwon do, karate A to Z (ages 3 to 5), aikido, and self-defense.

Baker’s Martial Arts Cultural Center

4226 Park Blvd., Oakland, 510-482-2814
Tae kwon do, tai chi, and cardio kickboxing.

Bay Mountain Wing Tsun
3001 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, 510-530-3706

Bay Shaolin Kung Fu Academy
4966 Pacheco Blvd., Martinez, 925-370-2284

Berkeley Aikikai
1812 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, 510-549-1518

Berkeley Cuong Nhu Karate
1819 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, 510-526-4880
Cardio kickboxing, yoga, karate

Bill Jones Tae Kwon Do Academy
1500 Monument Blvd., Concord, 925-686-5425
MasterBillJones.com
Tae kwon do for children and adults; free lessons daily.

Brewer’s Karate Fitness

22683 Main St., Hayward, 510-581-9697
Cardio kickboxing.

Briones Kajukenbo Karate
4097 Peralta Blvd., Fremont, 510-794-8252

Buck Sing Gwoon

1129 B St., Hayward, 510-888-9446
PantherFist.com

Buk Sing Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu Association

37427 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, 510-792-5259
BukSing.com
Kung fu for children and adults.

California Wushu Academy
47900 Warm Springs Blvd., Fremont, 510-979-9886
CAWushu.com
Chinese martial arts.

Capoeira Arts Cafe

2026 Addison St., Berkeley, 510-666-1255
CapoeiraArts.com
Capoeira.

Capoeira-Brincadeira Viva Academy
1645 4th St., Berkeley, 510-528-2133
Capoeira for children and adults.

Capoeira Mandinga
c/o Hearst Gymnasium, UC Berkeley

(Tue., Thu. 5-8:30 p.m.).
c/o Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley
(Sat., 4-6 p.m.), 510-655-8207
[email protected]

Capoeira.

DJ’s Martial Arts Academy

4116 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, 510-531-0898

Cardio kickboxing.

Choi’s Martial Arts of Union City
31816 Alvarado Blvd., Union City, 510-477-9552
Hengdo.com
Tae kwan do for adults and children.

Concord School of Karate
2803 Main Ave., Concord, 925-671-4875

Cruz International Martial Arts
26775 Hayward Blvd., Hayward, 510-537-3548

Cuong Nhu Hoa Sen Dojo
4770 San Pablo Ave., Emeryville, 510-428-1979
www.SkillsforSafeLiving.com
Classes for adults and children.

Cuong Nhu Redwood Dojo
3883 Aliso Ave., Oakland, 510-524-1328
Redwood-Dojo.com
Cuong nhu, a Vietnamese martial art that blends shotokan karate, Wing Chun kung fu, aikido, judo, vovinam, tai chi, and boxing.

Danville Karate International

105 Town and Country Dr., Danville, 925-820-9612
Traditional karate for adults and children, cardio kickboxing for women, women’s self-defense, and national competitive martial arts team.

Dukes Martial Arts Center
43239 Osgood Rd., Fremont, 510-252-1131

DukesMartialArts.com

Tae kwon do, hapkido, eskrima, kickboxing.

East Bay Aikido
1446 Leimert Blvd., Oakland, 510-531-0303
Aikido, tai chi, Pilates.

East Bay Karate Do
1365 Buchanan Rd., Pittsburg, 925-439-0964
[email protected]

Karate, fitness kickboxing, baby dragons (for kids aged three to four).

East Bay Shotokan Karate Club
c/o Finnish Brotherhood Hall
1970 Chestnut St., Berkeley (Mon., Wed., Fri.)
c/o Center for International Dance
729 Heinz Ave., Berkeley (Sat.), 510-526-3604
[email protected]
Shotokan karate.

Esteller Martial Arts
977 Manor Blvd., San Leandro, 510-346-5425
Kajukenbo.tv
Kajukenbo self-defense for children, teens, and adults.

Evolving Body Mind Kung Fu Academy
666 63rd St., Oakland, 510-658-3378
KungFu.net
Kung fu, tai chi, san shou, and kickboxing.

Family Martial Arts of America
3811 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, 925-370-6000
FMAA.Cmasdirect.com
Shotokan, shorin-ryu, and jujitsu.

Fighting Arts Studio
3224 Grand Ave., Oakland, 510-893-7640
Geocities.com/fightingarts
Wing Chun, kick boxing, kung fu, sansuu, and tai chi.

Frohm’s Martial Arts
2630 Seminary Ave., Oakland, 510-635-4259
[email protected]
Tae kwan do and Japanese karate for adults and children; self-defense and weapons classes.

Golden Lion Martial Arts School
1031 San Pablo Ave., Albany, 510-527-1606
Choy li fut and tai chi.

Goju-Kai Karate-Do USA National Headquarters
925-736-3008

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
7233 Regional St., Dublin, 925-829-8387

Gracie Sports Center
150 Longbrook Way, Pleasant Hill, 925-827-5455

GracieFighter.com

Brazilian jujitsu for adults and children, and boxing.

Haak Lung Chuan School of Martial Arts
1509 1-2 Webster, Alameda, 510-865-6319

Hand To Hand Kajukenbo Self Defense Center
5680 San Pablo Ave., Emeryville, 510-428-0502
HandtoHandKajukenbo.com

Kajukenbo (a blend of karate, judo and jujitsu, kenpo, and bo Chinese boxing) and self-defense.

Harding Tae Kwon-Do
2551 San Ramon Valley Blvd., Ste. 110, San Ramon, 925-820-3828

Tae kwan do for children and adults; adult cardio kickboxing.

Hardy’s Martial Arts
847 Rincon Ave., Livermore, 925-449-3536
Traditional shotokan and shorin-ryu karate.

Haywood Brothers Kenpo Karate

4410 International Blvd., Oakland, 510-535-2201

Hemenes Kenpo Karate
1572 150th Ave., San Leandro, 510-481-2917

Henry Thom’s Self Defense and Karate

Clayton, 925-383-0686
SelfDefense-Lessons.com

Hernandez Kajukenbo Self-Defense

33476 Alvarado Niles Rd., Union City, 510-487-3790
Kajukenbo and children’s programs.

Hoover Chan Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy

2724 Park Blvd., Oakland, 510-446-7999

Hung Sing Gung Fu School

510-483-2789

Iaido Traditional Japanese Swordsmanship

510-231-0678

Impact Bay Area

146 East 12th St., Oakland, 510-208-0474
ImpactBayArea.org
Self-defense for women and teen girls.

In Motion Center for Moving Healing & Martial Arts
813 San Pablo Ave., Albany, 510-528-9560
www.StillnessinMotion.com
Tai chi, qigong, Taoist yoga, and pencak silat-serak Indonesian martial arts, body work and restorative arts, and eskrima.

Institute of Martial Art
1035 W. Macarthur Blvd., Oakland, 510-655-7700

Japanese Shotokan Karate
915 Main St., Pleasanton, 925-484-1954

Judo-Jujitsu
21463 Foothill Blvd., Ste. B, Hayward, 510-581-9697
Kickboxing, aerobics, judo and jujitsu and karate for adults and children.

Jue’s Taekwon-Do
5460 Sunol Blvd., Pleasanton, 925-484-0308
Traditional tae kwan do and cardio kickboxing.

Jujitsu-Yoshin Jitsu Kai
119 N. Livermore Ave., Livermore, 925-371-6062
Jujitsu and aikido.

Kang’s Tae Kwon Do Academy
1251 Arroyo Way, Walnut Creek, 925-933-6647
Tae kwon do.

Karate & Fitness Place
432 Center St., Moraga, 925-376-3667

Karate for Kids
4040 Papazian Way, Fremont, 510-490-8300
20440 Redwood Rd., Castro Valley
www.BlackBeltOnline.com
Children’s martial arts, self-defense for women and men, and “executive self-defense.”

Karate International
3037 Hopyard Rd., Ste. D, Pleasanton, 925-461-1101

Karate Ways
609 Gregory Ln. #120, Pleasant Hill, 925-935-5963

Kenpo karate.

Karatedo Doshinkan
2724 Park Blvd., Oakland, 510-451-2035

Kenpo Go Shin Jitsu School of Karate
17144 E. 14th St., Hayward, 510-276-2636
www.kenpogoshinjitsu.com

Mixed martial arts drawing on kenpo, kung fu, judo, jujitsu and boxing, for realistic self-defense.

Korean Martial Arts Center
15008 Farnsworth, San Leandro, 510-667-9423

Koo’s All American Martial Arts

2411 Old Crow Canyon Rd., San Ramon, 925-855-4595

Koryo Martial Arts Academy
22138 Mission Blvd., Hayward, 510-538-8778

3506 Old Santa Rita Rd., Pleasanton, 925-251-9010

Tae kwon do.

Kuk Sool Won Martial Arts America
2438 Sacramento St., Berkeley, 510-540-5425
17321 Hesperian Blvd.,
San Lorenzo, 510-276-3834
1901 Encinal Ave.,
Alameda, 510-769-0939
Traditional Korean martial arts.

Kyokushin School of Karate
2641 Pleasant Hill Rd.,
Pleasant Hill, 925-938-2533

Lai Hung Chinese Martial Arts Institute
5221 Central Ave., Ste. 107, Richmond
[email protected]
Northern Shaolin kung fu, choy lay fut, Chinese weapons, lion dance, and tai chi.

Lamorinda Martial Arts Studio
1 Orinda Way,
Orinda, 925-254-5244

Laurel Jujitsu
4148 MacArthur Blvd.,
Oakland, 510-530-5043
AIJF.org/dojos/laurel/
Dan zan ryu jujitsu for women and girls; women’s self-defense.

Lily Lau Eagle Claw Kung Fu Federation International

4475 Treat Blvd., Ste. G, Concord, 925-689-6868

Lim’s Martial Art
2064 Lincoln Ave., Alameda, 510-522-2224
Tae kwan do.

Livermore Kenpo Karate
2181 1st St., Livermore, 925-443-3920

Lo Man Kam Wing Chun Kung Fu
192 10th St., #202, Oakland, 510-504-2586
WingChun-SF.com
Wing Chun.

Manila Tae Kwon Do — Korean Martial Arts Center

32023 Alvarado Blvd., Union City, 510-441-8661
Olympic-style tae kwan do.

Mach Martial Art Ahn’s Tae Kwon Do
9150 F Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon, 925-875-1405
AhnsTKD.com
Tae kwon do.

Marital Arts Academy

3734 Grand Ave., Oakland, 510-839-1814

AMAOakland.com
Kenpo, arnis, and Wing Chun.

Martial Arts America — Karate for Kids
243 Main St., Pleasanton, 925-443-3400
Tae kwon do.

Martial Arts America
2432 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon
243 Main St., Ste. A, Pleasanton, 925-443-3400
1342 N. Vasco Rd., Livermore, 925-846-1700
1839 B Ygnacio Valley Rd., Walnut Creek, 925-932-9000
MAAKarate.com
Tae kwan do, jujitsu, eskrima, and krav maga.

Martial Arts USA
3052 Pacific Ave., Livermore, 925-455-1800
Korean-style Olympic tae kwon do.

Modern Combatives
1432 University Ave., Berkeley, 510-540-8283
ModernCombatives.com
Mixed martial arts including kickboxing, wrestling, Brazilian jujitsu, judo, and women’s self-defense.

Moore’s Chinese Martial Arts of Hayward

458 W. Tennyson Rd., Hayward, 510-784-1232
Shoshu kung fu (traditional Chinese fighting system incorporating seven fighting animal styles of China).
Muay Thai Kickboxing
510-444-KBOX
www.pacifickickboxing.com
Boxing and Yoga

North America Martial Arts Academy
14799 Washington Ave.,
San Leandro, 510-895-8393
Self-defense classes.

North American Martial Arts Academy
545 8th St., Oakland, 510-763-7048

Northern California Martial Arts Association
425 San Pablo Ave., Albany, 510-527-2400

Oakland Karate & Kickboxing
3242 Grand Ave., Oakland, 510-444-7616
Kenpo karate, muay thai kickboxing, and cardio kickboxing.

O-Mei Kung Fu Academy
212 9th St., Ste. 109, Oakland, 510-465-1925

USAOMei.com
Chinese kung fu.

Open Door Jiu-Jitsu
2935 Chapman St., Oakland, 510-532-3803
[email protected]

Brazilian jujitsu, submission wrestling, ginastica natural (Brazilian aerobic yoga), and women’s self-defense.

Pallen’s Martial Arts

13730 Doolittle Dr., San Leandro, 510-483-6560
3963 Castro Valley Blvd., Castro Valley, 510-537-0901
3385 Deer Valley Rd., Antioch, 925-753-1167
PallenMartialArtsCV.com
PallensAntioch.com
Ken po, tae kwan do, Korean stick fighting, and cardio kickboxing.

Pitts’ Martial Arts Academy
3298 Lakeshore Ave., Oakland, 510-836-4929
Martial arts, plus cardio kickboxing/self-defense.

Powell’s Tae Kwon Do Center
1441 A Franquette Ave., Concord, 925-680-0406
www.PowellsTaeKwonDo.com
Tae kwan do, hapkido, and gum do.

R & C Martial Arts
1360 Bockman Rd., San Lorenzo, 510-278-3000

Richard Lee’s East-West
925-837-9091

Rising Phoenix School of Martial Arts
1028 Diablo St., Clayton, 925-672-1979

Sam Montgomery West Coast Tae Kwon Do
31185 Mission Blvd., Hayward, 510-471-8100
Tae kwon do.

Secrease’s Tae Kwon Do-Karate
3212 Adeline St., Berkeley, 510-653-0140
Tae kwon do and stretching.

Self Defense Institute
41899 Albrae St., Fremont, 510-657-5558
SDI-Fremont.com
Tae kwon do, judo, eskrima, jujitsu, krav maga, and kenpo hands.

Sennin Foundation Center for Japanese Cultural Arts

1053 San Pablo Ave., Albany, 510-526-7518
Traditional Japanese systems of yoga, martial arts, and fine arts.

Shaolin Kung Fu
347 13th St., Oakland, 510-272-9988

Shorin Ryu Karate 3494 Clayton Rd., Concord, 925-691-6747
Karate, jujitsu, and kobudo for adults, children, and special-needs children.

Shugenkai California
109 J St., 3rd Floor, Fremont, 510-796-6754
Aikido.

Sky Martial Arts
20867 Redwood Rd.,
Castro Valley, 510-583-0902
7425 Village Pkwy., Dublin, 925-556-1759

SkyMartialArts.com
Tae kwon do, kum do (Korean swordplay), Olympic sparring, self-defense, hapkido, weapons, and kickboxing.

Studio Naga Indonesian Martial Arts & Self Defense
5850 San Pablo Ave., Emeryville, 510-652-6242
www.StudioNaga.com
Indonesian martial arts and self-defense, with an after-school program, and Indonesian yoga.

Suigetsukan
103 International Blvd., Oakland, 510-452-3941
Suigetsukan.org
Jujitsu, aikido, shinkendo, and inayan eskrima.

Superior Martial Arts
3823 Macarthur Blvd., Oakland, 510-531-3999
Korean-style tae kwon do, tai chi, kung fu, judo, and Filipino sticks for children and adults.

T. Kane’s Kung Fu Karate
37420 Cedar Blvd., Newark, 510-796-9966
20809 Nunes Ave., Castro Valley, 510-582-6233
1098 E. Stanley Blvd., Livermore, 925-606-7700
TKanesKarate.com
White tiger kung fu, kenpo karate, tae kwon do, and kickboxing.

Taijiquan Tutelage of Berkeley
510-549-2745
Traditional tai chi chuan.

Tang Soo Do of Fremont
40571 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, 510-226-0520
FremontTangSoodo.com
Traditional Korean tang soo do.

Tao Sports
462 Hartz Ave., Danville, 925-831-3188
TaoSports.us
Tae kwon do, tai chi, jujitsu, yoga, and Pilates.

Tat Wong Kung Fu
5100 Clayton Rd., Concord, 925-288-0900
Kung fu.

Team Bushido Kick Boxing Academy
5523 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, 510-749-9767

The International Capoeira Angola Foundation
2443 Magnolia St., Oakland, 510-835-2052

Tony Wong Chen Taijiquan
c/o Berkeley Adult School
1222 University Ave., Berkeley, 510-644-6130
Chen taijiquan (tai chi) and qigong.

Traditional Tae Kwon Do Academy
110 Ryan Industrial Ct., San Ramon, 925-855-0807
TKDUSA.com
Self-defense and tae kwon do.

Tyrone Ward’s Best in the West Karate
3327 Foothill Blvd., Oakland, 510-534-2425

Ty-West Martial Arts
7102 Village Pkwy, Dublin, 925-829-0700

United States Black Belt Academy
1861 2nd St., Livermore, 925-449-5425
Kenpo and kajukenbo.

United Studios of Self Defense
7776 Dublin Blvd., Dublin, 925-803-8773
4429 First St., Livermore, 925-449-1746
3460 Camino Tassajara, Danville, 925-736-1738

USA Wu Chi Kung Fu Academy
40924 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, 510-226-6813

USKS Family Training Center
4493 Clayton Rd., Concord, 925-682-9517
Karate, judo, tae kwon do, aikido, and jujitsu.

US Karate School of The Arts and Boxing Gym
20613 Mission Blvd., Hayward, 510-317-8825
Chinese kenpo, kung fu, boxing, and self-defense.

Wen Wu School of Internal Martial Arts
10124 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito, 510-524-1057
Tai chi, wild goose qigong, northern shaolin kung fu.

West Coast Fong Taekwondo
148 Ray St., Pleasanton, 925-426-3787
[email protected]
Tae kwon do, eskrima, and weapons work.

West Coast World Martial Arts
6107 Jarvis Ave., Newark, 510-796-9776
ErnieReyes.com
Mixed martial arts drawing from tae kwon do, jujitsu, and Thai kickboxing.

West-Wind Karate Schools
1551 University Ave., Berkeley, 510-450-0600
1429 Park, Alameda, 510-841-1426
1531 Jefferson St., Oakland, 510-891-9100
WestWindSchools.com
Bok-fu karate.

White Magnolia Tai Chi School
281 Arlington Ave., Kensington, 510-525-0244
White-Magnolia.com
Tai chi.

Wong’s Martial Arts Academy
1027 Detroit Ave., Concord, 925-686-9664
Wushu, kung fu, tai chi, and self-defense.

World Kido Federation
40577 Grimmer Blvd., Fremont, 510-252-0707
Kidohae.com
Korean martial art kuk sool-hatkido.

World Tong-Il Moo-Do Federation
24970 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward, 510-259-1033

Wu Tao Kuan
3824 Macarthur Blvd., Oakland, 510-336-0129
[email protected]
Tai ji, judo, jujitsu, kung fu, yoga, Taoist meditation, da yen qigong, five-animal qigong.

Youth on the Move
c/o Destiny Arts Center
5688 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, 510-597-1619
DestinyArts.org
Kajukenbo kung fu, wu chien pai kung fu, judo, tai chi, fusion dance.

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