Bay Area Martial Arts

3719 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610, USA

4.8 (42 reviews)

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Conveniently located in Oakland, our martial arts classes are excellent choices for self-defense, discipline, and fitness for all ages & fitness levels.

https://www.bamaoakland.com/

(341) 895-6630

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Marielle Allen

Me and my brother studied here as kids and it was great! The teachers know how to teach discipline and keep kids focused while also maintaining a fun, encouraging, and positive environment. And it’s great exercise! Would recommend!!
Posted 3 years ago
Erica Tran Wang

This place is awesome. My 4.5 year old attends the early skillz level at BAMA and he loves it. He’s been learning fundamentals like kicking, punching and blocking all while practicing patience and perseverance with his peers. The instructors do a great job at making it fun while teaching discipline. If it were up to my kid, we’d come here every day. I love seeing the big smile on his face at every lesson, how proud he is when he earns his stripes each week, and his excitement about advancing to the next belt color. We’ll be coming here a long time!
Posted 8 years ago
Joshua Jansen

Our 5 year old son (and us parents) absolutely love Bay Area Martial Arts. The staff is incredibly positive with the kids and have created environment where kids learn respect, martial arts and have fun at the same time. Scheduling is easy and we love that we can come multiple times per week and love the various camp offerings. We didn't think it could get better but just completed a b-day party where all 25 kids had an incredible time learning martial arts, swords and light saber fighting techniques. Our son is still talking about how he broke a board....Well done team BAMA!
Posted 8 years ago
Shonnon Schey

I signed my kindergartener daughter in the six-week promotion to see if she would enjoy martial arts. I knew after her first class that this was going to be truly enriching for her, and she loves going to her classes. I love that the classes are age specific- and you can see how the teaching styles are geared towards each age group. As explained by Sensei Adrian in our assessment- four-year-olds and seven-year-olds are capable of different things at different times. Having them in age-appropriate classes will help them succeed because they are with their peers. The instructors are firm but fair, and are amazing with a large group of kids. They don't coddle anyone, they have the same expectations of everyone. I'm proud of how my daughter has taken to BAMA in such a short time. She has gotten stronger and already shows more self discipline (as much as can be expected from a five-year-old)! My husband and I are so happy that we found Bay Area Martial Arts!
Posted 9 years ago
Kristen Matarazzo

I studied with Adrian for many years. He is by far the most focused and knowledgeable instructors I've ever known. The lessons I learned from him go far beyond just Martial Arts but also basic life skills. I was also fortunate enough to teach at the dojo and see first hand the benefits of Martial Arts training for young children. As an elementary school teacher I can't emphasize enough how the skills he teaches in his classes, focus, discipline, responsibility, positively affect students in their academic lives. One of the best decisions I've ever made was to train with him!
Posted 10 years ago