Classes offered at Kitsap Combat Sports
Boxing
Boxing is an ancient and original Olympic sport utilizing the fists for offense and defense. Modern sport boxing utilizes safety rules, padded gloves and other safety gear in a roped, square ring for a pre-determined amount of time. Boxing is also an outstanding activity to increase fitness and coordination.
We teach boxing as a competitive sport as well as for fitness and self-defense. We are proud to be a certified USA Boxing gym with certified USA Boxing coaches. Contact is not required during classes, but we do allow for safe sparring outside of class times, on Wed/Fri evenings and Saturday at noon. For more information on competing as an amateur or about boxing rules, please click the USA Boxing link below.
Classes Tue/Thu/Fri at 5pm, Mon/Wed at 6pm.
Teen boxing Fri 6pm.
Wrestling
Wrestling is another ancient and original Olympic sport in which participants attempt to throw, unbalance, or take their opponent to the ground and control, pin or submit them. Strikes are not allowed. We teach kid’s, teen and adult wrestling classes for sport, fitness, self-defense and as part of our mixed martial arts program.
Adult wrestling classes are Mon/Wed at 6pm.
Youth wrestling classes are Mon/Wed at 5pm.
For more information on wrestling and amateur competition, please click the USA Wrestling link below.
Kickboxing
Kickboxing is a sport using punching and kicking as the primary means of striking. Historically emerging in Japan in the late 1950s from a melding of Asian based martial arts like Karate and Tae Kwon Do with western style boxing, Kickboxing became popular in the United States in the 1970s. Later events like K-1, and more recently Glory and One FC have kept kickboxing popular.
We teach kickboxing for fitness as well as competition and self defense, focusing on punching and kicking combinations. balance, and movement.
Kickboxing classes Tue/Thu/Fri at 6pm
Muay Thai
Muay Thai, sometimes called “Thai boxing”, is a form of kickboxing originating in Thailand. Also referred to as “the art of 8 limbs”, as Muay Thai is a striking form that uses punches, kicks, knees and elbows. Muay Thai is a very effective form of fighting, utilizing the shins for kicking, as well as fighting from the clinch with knees and elbows, and various form of sweeps.
We teach Muay Thai for fitness and self defense as well as for sporting competition. We consider Muay Thai to be a foundational striking art for mixed martial arts.
Muay Thai classes Mon/Wed 5pm
Submission grappling
Also known as submission wrestling, this is a combat sport that focuses on wrestling as well as ground fighting with the aim of controlling an opponent and obtaining a win by applying a submission hold. Submissions typically include various choke/strangling techniques, joint lock submissions such as arm bars and leg locks and other types of holds.
We teach submission grappling with an emphasis on practical techniques for MMA and “no-gi” style competitions as well as for fitness and self defense.
Submission grappling (no gi) classes Mon/Wed 7pm, Tue/Thu/Fri 6pm.
Youth grappling returning soon.
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a grappling-based martial art whose central theme is the skill of controlling a resisting opponent in ways that force him to submit. Due to the fact that control is generally easier on the ground than in a standing position, much of the technique of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is centered around the skill of taking an opponent down to the ground and wrestling for dominant control positions from where the opponent can be rendered harmless.
To control and overcome greater size, strength, and aggression with lesser size and strength is the keynote of the sport. This is done by utilizing superior leverage, grip, and position upon your opponent. Students of the sport gain a deep understanding of the workings and limits of the human body, and can get in great shape.
BJJ (gi) classes on hiatus for now, hopefully returning soon.
Kali
A Filipino martial art, equivalent or similar to Escrima and Arnis. Kali emphasizes weapon based fighting with sticks, knives and other bladed weapons as well as improvised weapons. Kali also teaches “open hand” techniques without weapons.
We teach Kali/FMA as a fun activity with emphasis on self defense, coordination and fitness. We use aluminum training knives and rattan escrima sticks in training.
Kali classes on hiatus until Autumn.