Martial Arts

This is the best Taekwondo school in Anchorage. My son have be able to compete at a high level Taekwondo. He has travel from Virginia to Hawaii.

Strong. Firm. Intense.

it suits my goals. gma is a fairly simple martial arts gym with some extra equipment for the mma classes, and typical judo mats that get rolled for the corresponding judo class every week. I have yet to meet anybody at this gym that was notably unfriendly to one another. most classes are taught by Trevor martin, a martial arts expert with loads of coaching and competitive experience in Tae Kwan Do, Hapkido, and judo not to mention a world championship fighter title from years ago. the judo class is taught by a less prestigious, but still excellent Jacob Dempsey and occasionally his wife who trained him when they first met some 20 years ago. I gave this gym a five star rating because i would not consider picking up judo anywhere else. I've been to mountain view judo and anchorage dojo; they are great clubs but are focused more on practice for intermediate and advanced judo players. Learning a form of martial arts can be quite the journey. If you are looking for somebody to help you get started, this will be a fantastic gym to start at.

I do goju- Ryu karate class is so fun

I had a great experience at this academy. Issac and George were very welcoming. I appreciate how clean you keep your academy. See you again soon!

Maybe I'm going to it and I can't wait

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I've never done any combat sports in my life and I always thought it's too late to take up any. I was referred to the academy when one of my colleagues said the Academy does Adult Beginner classes for ITF Taekwondo and I should try it out. BEST decision of my life. Instructors and lectures were AMAZING --- It doesn't only teach you drills but it's practical too, loads of time spent doing sparring and self-defense which is very useful. I've won my first Gold in an outside tournament just months after I joined, and I'm about to enter my 3rd tournament in just under 10 months! They've got classes for all ages as well, and most of my colleagues from the class are parents of students from the juniors/lil' warriors class. If you're looking to do martial arts (ITF Taekwondo is pretty similar to Kickboxing -- punches + kicks) for you and/or your kid, this is the best place to go! Highly recommended! Kudos to Mr. De Silva and Mr. Thomas!