Kids' martial arts classes for preschoolers (3–5) in Manhattan — 25 programs with live registration status updated daily.
Search & filter every class →At a glance · 25 martial arts classes for preschoolers from 4 providers · 7 open for registration · updated Sep 13, 2026
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Ages 4–5y11mSat$220Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
McBurney YMCA · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 5–12y11mThu$241–$258Full season
McBurney YMCA, in Chelsea, is primarily a swim program with soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and music rounding things out for kids 6 months to 18. Extras include Pre-Ballet for 3-to-9-year-olds and a Musical…
Asphalt Green · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Wed Fri Sat
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
NYC Parks · Pelham Fritz Recreation Center, Manhattan
Ages 4+Tue ThuLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Ages 5–6
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon Tue Wed Thu
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
As of Sep 13, 2026, Enrollercoaster tracks 25 martial arts classes for preschoolers in Manhattan, from 4 providers including Asphalt Green, West Side YMCA, and NYC Parks. 7 are open for registration right now, and the rest are closed or not yet reporting a status. 8% of the programs with a published schedule meet on a Saturday or Sunday; the rest are weekday-only.
Ages. Every program here accepts at least part of the preschoolers range (ages 3–5); the list leads with the classes built for this age and finishes with those that only touch it at the edge.
Where the open spots are. By neighborhood, the most martial arts classes for preschoolers with open registration today are in Upper East Side (2 open), Battery Park City (2 open), Upper West Side (1 open), Pelham Fritz Recreation Center (1 open), and Chelsea (1 open). Neighborhood counts change daily as providers open and close sessions.
Ages 3 to 5 is where most programs start taking children without a caregiver in the room: classes stretch to 45 minutes, follow a set structure, and begin teaching real technique. Separation is the main adjustment for a child new to classes; many providers allow a parent to watch from the side for the first few sessions.
7 of the 25 martial arts classes for preschoolers we track in Manhattan are open for registration as of Sep 13, 2026. Status is read from each provider's own registration system every morning.
Usually yes, if the child's age falls inside the range the provider publishes. On this page the classes built specifically for ages 3–5 are listed first; those that only overlap the edge of the range come last, so check the age chip on each card.
Today the most open martial arts classes for preschoolers are in Upper East Side (2 open), Battery Park City (2 open), and Upper West Side (1 open). These counts are recomputed every morning.
The largest by number of programs are Asphalt Green (22), West Side YMCA (1), NYC Parks (1), and McBurney YMCA (1). 4 providers in total have martial arts classes for preschoolers listed in Manhattan.
Yes — 2 of the 24 programs with a published schedule meet on a Saturday or Sunday. Use the day filter above the list to show only weekend or weekday classes.
