Martial Arts and Self Defense

Martial arts and self defense classes are available through the following businesses and programs. A wide range of martial arts ranging from sports oriented competition to personal defense to historical martial combat from a wide variety of schools and regions can be found in Davis.

See the Gyms & Fitness page to find out about other fitness opportunities in the Davis area. Also of interest may be the firearms entry.

• Aikido Institute Davis
  

• ARC Martial Arts Program
  

• Baciarini's Martial Arts (formerly Pallen's Martial Arts) - Adult and children classes specializing in Hawaiian Kajukembo (Kempo karate) & Senkotiros (Eskrima)
  

• Campus Violence Prevention Program
  

• Davis Aikikai
  

• Davis Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes offered for teens and adults! Located conveniently at the Davis Athletic Club!
  

• Davis Doshin-Aikido
  

• Experimental College
  

• Davis Ju-do Kai - An American Judo and Jujitsu Federation school
  

• Davis Police Department offers the low-cost, self-defense radKIDS class for children ages 5 – 7 and 8 – 12. They also occasionally offer the Women or Teens RAD class.
  

• Denise Platt Lichtig — Tai Chi instructor
  

• Doce Pares Eskrima Filipino Martial Arts Academy - Filipino weapon-fighting, Filipino kickboxing, and more.
  

• Fencing Club
  

• Fiesta DanceN' Fitness — Has a youth Capoeira program
  

• Form-Mind-Spirit — Tai Chi & Hsing-I
  

• Kendo Club
  

• Kung Fu Club
  

• Nova Geração Davis Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy- IBJJF Certified Academy - Offering classes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, and Cardio Conditioning. Currently for adults, teens, and kids.
  

• Ramtown Karate — in Dixon but active in Davis and UCD.
  

• Real World Self Defense
  

• Rodness Martial Arts Center - Tae Kwon Do, Brazilian Jiujitsu, Kali, JKD Unlimited MMA for the Street classes offered for Adult and Kids
  

• Society for Creative Anachronism — Fencing, armored combat and siege weaponry.
  

• Superior Fighting Academy - Boxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Mixed Martial Arts, and Self-Defense
  

• Tae Kuk Mu Sul
  

• The Tai Chi Club at UC Davis
  

• Tracy's Karate Studios - Kenpo Karate/Jiu-Jitsu, Shootfighting (MMA) / Mixed-Martial Arts, Kickboxing
  

• UC Davis Sports Clubs

• Aikido
  

• Bali Quan
  

• Boxing
  

• Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
  

• Capoeira
  

• Chinese Kickboxing and Self-Defense
  

• Fencing
  

• Filipino Martial Arts (Eskrima, Arnis, Kali, etc.)
  

• Hapkido
  

• Judo
  

• Karate
  

• Kendo
  

• Kung Fu
  

• Mixed Martial Arts
  

• Muay Thai
  

• Qi Gong
  

• Tae Kuk Mu Sul
  

• Tae Kwon Do
  

• Tai Chi
  

• Wrestling

• Davis Martial Arts Festival — A sample of everything