The Arena - San Diego MMA School / Training Gym

read moreWelcome to The Arena, San Diego's leader in Combat Sports training. We are the largest Martial Arts school in North America, offering Beginners to Pros the best classes and training in 12 different Combat Sports, Martial Arts and Strength & Conditioning programs. Our San Diego classes include Boxing, Filipino Martial Arts, Grappling, Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Kickboxing, MMA, Muay Thai, S & C and Wrestling. This is the biggest program of its kind in the U.S. and our training is known worldwide. Our weekly San Diego classes include Boxing, Filipino Martial Arts (FMA), Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Muay Thai, Strength & Conditioning, Submission Wrestling (No Gi Jiu Jitsu) and Greco-Roman / Freestyle Wrestling.

read moreOur Submission Grappling gym offers high level training for Beginners to Pros in this very practical art, also known as No Gi Jiu Jitsu or Submission Wrestling. With the increasing popularity of Submission competitions such as the ADCC's, we meet this demand with 18 weekly Submission Wrestling classes at our San Diego gym and offer a very active and successful Competition Team. We're also the San Diego headquarters for Baret Submissions. This is a new US based Jiu Jitsu association headed by the legendary Baret Yoshida.

read moreWelcome to our San Diego MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) gym. We're the leading MMA gym in San Diego, with MMA classes and training designed for Beginners to Pros. If you don't have experience, don't worry. We'll teach you rock solid fundamentals before moving you up the ladder. If you do already have experience, we provide world class training to develop you as far as you want to go. We work with fighters at all stages of development, but we pride ourselves on building our athletes from the ground up.

read moreOriginally started in 1949 by Sensei Al Holtmann, we are the longest running Judo school in San Diego, as well as the rest of North America. We offer outstanding classes and training, beneficial to both Judo purists and other athletes who want to learn the world's premier Martial Art for throwing and stand up grappling. Now run by Dr. Zibi Piec, a Rokudan (6th degree Black Belt) and one of the top Judo Coaches in the U.S., our Judo academy offers the best instruction in San Diego for both new students and experienced Judoka looking for high level training and Randori (judo sparring).