Confident kids are harder to pick on.
Combat Club blends practical self-defense, including the internationally recognized BullyProof program, with the life skills NYC kids actually need: focus, resilience, friendship, and leadership.
Book a Free Trial ClassRaising kids in this city is a team sport.
Combat Club was designed by NYC parents, behavioral psychologists, school teachers, and self-defense experts, because no one raises a confident kid alone.
Classes are deliberately small. Kids train in practical self-defense drawn from Krav Maga, boxing, Muay Thai, and grappling, alongside the BullyProof program for handling verbal and physical bullying without escalating it.
And half of every session is about who they're becoming: self-confidence, focus in a screen-filled world, public speaking, responsibility, and making friends. Parents tell us the changes show up at school before they show up on the mat.
Skills for the hallway, not just the mat.
BullyProof self-defense
Recognize, defuse, and if necessary physically handle bullying, with proportionate skills and the judgment to know the difference.
Confidence & voice
Standing tall, speaking up, public speaking practice, and the quiet confidence that makes kids a less likely target in the first place.
Focus & discipline
Attention management for a screen-filled world, self-discipline, responsibility, and time management, taught through training.
Friendship & leadership
Small classes where kids learn to encourage each other, work with partners, and lead. Social skills are part of the curriculum, not an accident.
What is Combat Club?
What is Combat Club?What parents ask us first.
Will this make my kid more aggressive?
The opposite, and it's the most common thing parents notice. Kids who feel capable don't need to prove anything. Combat Club explicitly teaches de-escalation first, and physical skills come with constant coaching about when they are and aren't appropriate.
My kid isn't athletic. Will they keep up?
Yes. Classes are small precisely so coaches can meet each kid where they are. Kids who've never done a sport often grow the most, because confidence compounds fastest from zero.
What ages, and where?
Ages 6 to 14, at our TriBeCa studio at 281 Broadway. Classes are grouped so kids train with peers at a similar stage.
How do we start?
Book a free trial class. Your kid trains, you watch, and afterward a coach walks you through how the program works. No commitment and no pressure.
Give them a skill they'll carry for life.
Book a free Combat Club trial at our TriBeCa studio. You watch, they train, everyone learns something.
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