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Martial arts Classes in Williamsport, PA for All ages & Skill Levels
Martial Arts Training for Every Stage of Life
Kids Martial Arts (Ages 3–13)
Our kids programs help children build discipline, confidence, coordination, and focus while learning martial arts in a safe, age-appropriate setting. Classes are grouped by age and experience to support steady development.
College Student Training
College students train with us for stress relief, fitness, and skill development. Programs like MMA, boxing, and no-gi grappling offer high-energy workouts with beginner-friendly coaching and flexible schedules.
Adult Martial Arts Training
Adult programs are ideal for beginners and experienced students looking for fitness, self-defense, and personal growth. Training emphasizes technique, conditioning, and long-term progress. Learn more about our instructors and training philosophy on our About Us page.
Community Support Membership
We believe training should be accessible to everyone in our community. A limited number of Community Support Memberships are available for eligible families and individuals. These are provided privately — contact us for details.
Kids Martial Arts Programs
Our Kids Martial Arts Programs are designed to help children build confidence, coordination, discipline, and focus in a safe, positive environment. Classes are structured by age to ensure appropriate instruction and steady development.
Judo - "Little Dragons" Class (Children 3-5 years old)
Instructor: David Agama
Our Little Dragons program is designed as a private or very small-group, appointment-based class that introduces young children to martial arts through movement, balance, listening skills, and basic coordination drills.
At this age, training focuses on fun, structure, and confidence-building while gently preparing kids for future martial arts training.
Most sessions are taught one-on-one, allowing the instructor to tailor each class to the child’s attention span, comfort level, and developmental needs. Parents are welcome to join on the mat when needed to help children who may be shy or new to structured activity feel confident and engaged.
Kids Judo (5-13 years old)
Instructor: David Agama
Kids Judo training teaches balance, safe falling, throws, and ground control in a fun, age-appropriate environment. Judo helps children build confidence, focus, coordination, and resilience while developing real martial arts and athletic skills.
Kids Tae Kwon Do (5-13 years old)
Instructor: David Agama
Kids Taekwondo training focuses on discipline, respect, coordination, and kicking fundamentals. Children build flexibility, confidence, and control while learning a traditional martial art with clear skill progression.
Traditional Martial Arts Programs
Traditional martial arts develop technique, discipline, and long-term skill. These programs are great for local adults who want structured training, and for college students who want a challenging way to stay fit, build confidence, and learn self-defense.
Adult Judo (13 years and up)
Instructor: David Agama
Adult Judo is a grappling-based martial art built on leverage, timing, and control. Training includes throws, takedowns, pins, and groundwork, making Judo a strong option for self-defense, fitness, and competitive martial arts training.
Adult Tae Kwon Do
Instructor: David Agama
Adult Taekwondo emphasizes kicking technique, balance, speed, and traditional forms. Training combines structured drills with martial arts skill development to improve flexibility, coordination, athletic performance, and confidence.
Wing Chun - Adult
Instructor: David Agama
Wing Chun is a traditional Chinese martial art focused on close-range self-defense, efficient movement, timing, and centerline control. Students develop practical striking and defensive skills through structured drills and forms that improve coordination and self-defense fundamentals.
Women's Self Defense Training
Instructor: David Agama
Women’s Self-Defense training focuses on practical personal safety using techniques from Judo, Wing Chun, and Taekwondo. Training emphasizes balance, control, awareness, and effective responses to common self-defense situations through structured drills designed to build confidence and real-world skill.
Sessions are offered by appointment only and are available as one-on-one private sessions or small group training.
Combat Sports Training
Our Combat Sports training is designed for people who want fitness, self-defense, real skill, and high-energy training. Perfect for busy adults and college students looking for stress relief, conditioning, and confidence-building in a supportive gym culture.
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Classes
Instructor: Sean Ferry
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) combines striking and grappling into a complete combat sport. Training includes boxing-style striking, takedowns, clinch work, and ground control, with beginner-friendly coaching and scalable intensity.
No-Gi Grappling
Instructor: Sean Ferry
No-Gi Grappling focuses on takedowns, positional control, escapes, and submissions without the gi. Our program welcomes beginners learning grappling fundamentals while giving experienced students opportunities to develop advanced skills for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), submission grappling, and MMA.
Boxing
Instructor: Roland "Two Gun" Cooley Jr.
Boxing training teaches fundamentals including footwork, punching technique, head movement, defense, and conditioning. It’s a great option for adults and college students who want a challenging workout while developing practical boxing and striking skills.
About Our Martial Arts & Combat Sports Programs
Below is a deeper breakdown of each program for parents, college students, and adults choosing the right class.
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Judo
The Way of Gentle Power
Founded in 1882 by Jigoro Kano in Japan, Judo (meaning “the gentle way”) is a Japanese martial art and Olympic sport rooted in balance, leverage, and control. Developed from traditional Japanese jujutsu, Judo emphasizes throws, takedowns, pins, groundwork, and submissions while teaching students to apply technique and timing rather than relying on brute strength.
At Growth Combat Sports, our Judo training for kids, teens, and adults is taught through Golden Dragon Academy of Williamsport, our traditional martial arts program. Students develop timing, technique, discipline, coordination, and confidence while learning both standing and ground techniques. Whether you’re a beginner, interested in self-defense and fitness, or looking to develop your skills for Judo competition, the program provides a structured path for continued development.
Learn to throw. Learn to fall. Learn to rise.
Learn more about martial arts training standards through organizations such as USA Judo.
Wing Chun
Close-Range Combat. Timeless Strategy. Unshakable Focus.
Wing Chun is a traditional Chinese martial art known for its direct approach to close-range fighting. Its training emphasizes centerline control, efficient movement, simultaneous attack and defense, sensitivity, and close-range striking. Wing Chun has been passed through generations of practitioners and became internationally recognized through influential teachers such as Ip Man.
At Growth Combat Sports, Wing Chun is taught through Golden Dragon Academy of Williamsport as both a traditional Chinese martial art and practical approach to self-defense. Students develop structure, timing, sensitivity, and efficiency through forms, striking practice, trapping techniques, and drills such as Chi Sau (Sticky Hands).
Wing Chun is a strong option for adults interested in traditional martial arts, practical self-defense, coordination, focus, and lifelong skill development.
Move with purpose. Strike with intent. Live with Fighting Spirit.
Tae Kwon Do
High Kicks. Strong Minds. Indomitable Spirit.
Taekwondo is a traditional Korean martial art and Olympic sport known for dynamic kicking techniques, fast footwork, forms, and disciplined training. Modern Taekwondo developed in Korea during the 20th century and has since become one of the world’s most widely practiced martial arts.
At Growth Combat Sports, our Taekwondo training for kids, teens, and adults is taught through Golden Dragon Academy of Williamsport, our traditional martial arts program. Students build flexibility, coordination, focus, confidence, and respect through structured training in kicking and striking techniques, forms (poomsae), and other traditional Taekwondo skills.
Whether you’re looking for kids martial arts, traditional martial arts training as an adult, fitness, self-defense, or continued skill development, Taekwondo provides a structured system built around discipline and long-term progression.
Kick higher. Stand taller. Live with Fighting Spirit.
Mixed Martial Arts
Where Styles Collide. Warriors Rise.
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) combines striking and grappling into a complete combat sport. Modern MMA draws techniques from disciplines including Boxing, Kickboxing, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), Judo, and submission grappling, teaching athletes to transition between standing, clinch, takedown, and ground fighting.
At Growth Combat Sports in Williamsport, PA, our MMA program welcomes beginners, martial arts hobbyists, and aspiring competitors. Training develops technique, strategy, conditioning, and confidence while teaching students how different striking and grappling disciplines work together.
Whether your goal is fitness, learning practical fighting skills, developing as a martial artist, or preparing for MMA competition, the program provides a challenging environment with instruction that can scale with your experience.
Train for every fight. Prepare for anything. Live with Fighting Spirit.
No-Gi Grappling
Fast. Fluid. Real.
No-Gi Grappling combines techniques from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), submission grappling, wrestling, and Judo without relying on the traditional gi. Training emphasizes leverage, movement, takedowns, positional control, escapes, and submissions while developing the ability to grapple against resisting training partners.
At Growth Combat Sports in Williamsport, PA, our No-Gi Grappling program is designed to support beginners learning fundamentals, intermediate students developing their skills, and experienced grapplers looking for advanced training. Students develop takedowns, positional control, submissions, escapes, movement, and live grappling skills that can carry over into BJJ, MMA, self-defense, and grappling competition.
Whether you’re a college student looking for an active new hobby, a martial artist adding grappling to your skill set, or an experienced competitor looking for more mat time, No-Gi Grappling offers a challenging workout with continuous technical progression.
Grip less. Think faster. Move smarter.
Boxing
Ancient Roots. Modern Power. Unbreakable Spirit.
Boxing is one of the world’s most established combat sports, built around footwork, timing, defense, conditioning, and effective punching technique. Modern boxing develops both physical conditioning and technical striking skills through structured training, pad work, drills, and partner practice.
At Growth Combat Sports in Williamsport, PA, our Boxing program focuses on fundamentals, footwork, punching technique, head movement, defense, combinations, and conditioning. Students can train for fitness, self-defense, skill development, or competition while learning authentic boxing technique in a supportive gym environment.
Boxing is especially well suited for adults and college students looking for a challenging workout that develops conditioning, coordination, confidence, and practical striking ability.
Step into the ring. Embrace the legacy. Train like a warrior.