Kids' martial arts classes for kids (5–12) — 38 programs with live registration status updated daily.
Search & filter every class →At a glance · 38 martial arts classes for school-age kids from 12 providers · 36 open for registration · typical price $210 · updated Oct 28, 2026
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,…
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 7–9Mon 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 7–9Mon 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,…
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 7–9Mon 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,…
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 6–8½Sun$105.50–$222Full season
Cross Island YMCA, in Bellerose, Queens, offers swim as its biggest program alongside soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and art for kids roughly 6 months to 20. Dance classes like Mommy & Me Ballet and Hip Hop…
Long Island City YMCA · Long Island City, Queens
Ages 8–12½Sat$210–$223Full season
Long Island City YMCA focuses mainly on swim instruction, with Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement classes for kids 3 to 5, plus soccer, multi-sport and martial arts. Swim packages run $168 to $225, with a…
Flatbush YMCA · Flatbush, Brooklyn
Ages 7–9½Sat$163–$171Full season
Flatbush YMCA's biggest offerings are soccer/multi-sport and martial arts for kids roughly 1 to 18, plus a Youth Afro-Caribbean Dance class. Prices run free up to $163.
Northeast Bronx YMCA · Wakefield, Bronx
Ages 7–11½Mon$156–$164Full season
Northeast Bronx YMCA, in Wakefield, runs swim, soccer/multi-sport, dance, gymnastics and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18. Dance offerings include Tiny Toes Ballet and Hip-Hop for 6-to-11-year-olds, priced $130 to…
Dodge YMCA · Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Ages 6–8½Fri$263Full season
Dodge YMCA, in Brooklyn Heights, centers on swim — including Aquatic Conditioning for 12-to-17-year-olds — alongside enrichment, soccer/multi-sport, dance and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18. Prices run free to…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Ages 6–8½Wed Sat$250Full 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…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Ages 9–12½Wed Sat$250Full 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 · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Ages 7–9Mon 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,…
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 7–9Mon 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 7–9
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,…
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 9–12½Sun$222Full season
Cross Island YMCA, in Bellerose, Queens, offers swim as its biggest program alongside soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and art for kids roughly 6 months to 20. Dance classes like Mommy & Me Ballet and Hip Hop…
Long Island City YMCA · Long Island City, Queens
Ages 5½–12½Sat$223Full season
Long Island City YMCA focuses mainly on swim instruction, with Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement classes for kids 3 to 5, plus soccer, multi-sport and martial arts. Swim packages run $168 to $225, with a…
Flushing YMCA · Flushing, Queens
Ages 5–11½Sat$160Full season
Flushing YMCA offers swim as its main program, plus soccer, multi-sport, martial arts, dance and an after-school enrichment track (Y Scholars/YAS), for kids roughly 3 to 16. Prices run free to $236, with most around…
McBurney YMCA · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 5–12½Thu$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 5–6
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,…
Rockaway YMCA · Arverne, Queens
Ages 5½–16½Sat Sun$149–$159Full season
Rockaway YMCA, in Arverne, is mostly a swim program — Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement for 3-to-5-year-olds — with gymnastics, soccer/multi-sport and martial arts filling out the rest. Prices run $103 to…
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 10–13Mon 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 10–13Mon 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,…
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 10–13Mon 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 10–13Mon 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,…
Long Island City YMCA · Long Island City, Queens
Ages 4–7½Sat$210–$223Full season
Long Island City YMCA focuses mainly on swim instruction, with Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement classes for kids 3 to 5, plus soccer, multi-sport and martial arts. Swim packages run $168 to $225, with a…
Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Ages 5–15½Sat$296–$340Full season
Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA runs swim as its core program, plus Tiny Toes Ballet for 3-to-6-year-olds, martial arts and soccer/multi-sport, for kids 6 months to 18. Prices run free to $426, median around $259.
Flatbush YMCA · Flatbush, Brooklyn
Ages 4–6½Sat$163–$171Full season
Flatbush YMCA's biggest offerings are soccer/multi-sport and martial arts for kids roughly 1 to 18, plus a Youth Afro-Caribbean Dance class. Prices run free up to $163.
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Ages 4–5½Sat$250Full 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 10–13Mon 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 10–13
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,…
Northeast Bronx YMCA · Wakefield, Bronx
Ages 4–6½Mon$164Full season
Northeast Bronx YMCA, in Wakefield, runs swim, soccer/multi-sport, dance, gymnastics and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18. Dance offerings include Tiny Toes Ballet and Hip-Hop for 6-to-11-year-olds, priced $130 to…
NYC Parks · Flushing, Queens
Ages 6–18Mon 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…
Flatbush YMCA · Flatbush, Brooklyn
Ages 10–16½Sat$163–$171Full season
Flatbush YMCA's biggest offerings are soccer/multi-sport and martial arts for kids roughly 1 to 18, plus a Youth Afro-Caribbean Dance class. Prices run free up to $163.
Flatbush YMCA · Flatbush, Brooklyn
Ages 10–16½Sat$163–$171Full season
Flatbush YMCA's biggest offerings are soccer/multi-sport and martial arts for kids roughly 1 to 18, plus a Youth Afro-Caribbean Dance class. Prices run free up to $163.
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 3–5½Sun$222Full season
Cross Island YMCA, in Bellerose, Queens, offers swim as its biggest program alongside soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and art for kids roughly 6 months to 20. Dance classes like Mommy & Me Ballet and Hip Hop…
NYC Parks · Harlem, Manhattan
Ages 10–17Mon Wed FriLikely 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…
As of Oct 28, 2026, Enrollercoaster tracks 38 martial arts classes for school-age kids across NYC, from 12 providers including Asphalt Green, Flatbush YMCA, and Long Island City YMCA. 36 are open for registration right now, and the rest are closed or not yet reporting a status. 60% of the programs with a published schedule meet on a Saturday or Sunday; the rest are weekday-only.
Prices. Across the 20 programs that publish a price, the typical (median) listed price is $210; most fall between $163 and $243, with a full range of $106 to $296. Providers list prices differently — a single class, a month, or a full term — so compare the registration pages, not just the number.
Ages. Every program here accepts at least part of the school-age kids range (ages 5–12); 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 school-age kids with open registration today are in Upper East Side (8 open), Battery Park City (8 open), Flatbush (4 open), Long Island City (3 open), and Bellerose (3 open). Neighborhood counts change daily as providers open and close sessions.
Kids' martial arts classes in NYC — karate, taekwondo, jiu-jitsu, judo and kung fu among them — start around age 3 or 4 with "little dragons" style classes built on listening, balance and basic stances, and become more technical from about age 6. A first class is usually 30 to 45 minutes for the youngest students and up to an hour for older kids, with a formal opening, drills, partner work and a short cool-down. Most schools let a new student try a class or a short trial before buying a uniform; after that, expect a uniform (gi or dobok) and a belt-testing schedule. Look for schools that separate children by age and size for any partner or sparring work. For school-age children (5 to 12), programs split by ability as much as by age, and this is the band with the widest choice: recreational classes, leagues with games, competitive tracks and multi-week camps. After-school and weekend slots dominate; weekday daytime programs in this band are mostly school-break camps.
36 of the 38 martial arts classes for school-age kids we track across NYC are open for registration as of Oct 28, 2026. Status is read from each provider's own registration system every morning.
The typical listed price is $210, and most of the 20 priced programs fall between $163 and $243. Prices are as published by each provider and may cover one session, a month or a full term.
Usually yes, if the child's age falls inside the range the provider publishes. On this page the classes built specifically for ages 5–12 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 school-age kids are in Upper East Side (8 open), Battery Park City (8 open), and Flatbush (4 open). These counts are recomputed every morning.
The largest by number of programs are Asphalt Green (16), Flatbush YMCA (4), Long Island City YMCA (3), Cross Island YMCA (3), and West Side YMCA (3). 12 providers in total have martial arts classes for school-age kids listed across NYC.
Yes — 21 of the 35 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.
