Hidden gems: Self defense schools in New York City

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in New York City. This list contains 12 places from Self defense school category.

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Fabio Clemente StudioX BJJ
Martial arts school
👍👍 I have never practiced sports before and joined Team Fabio Clemente in 2017, starting with classes 2x a week in the mornings. What I found here is a great environment, with top and dedicated coaches and teammates that are super invested in helping you improve and keep a healthy and vibrant community...
5.00 (66 reviews) (~2.45 km from centre)
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Unlimited Martial Arts NYC
Martial arts school
👍👍 UMA is a great place to train. The vibe is very welcoming! Really can't express enough how fantastic and patient the instructors are. I highly recommend joining/checking it out. As a BJJ student, I'm so appreciative of UMA. Coach Fernando's teaching is phenomenal. It's had a huge impact in my life a...
5.00 (45 reviews) (~4.48 km from centre)
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Queens Training Club
Martial arts school
👍👍 Great addition to the neighborhood! The Strength and Movement class was challenging and fun. We focused more on technique rather than heavy weight. Coach Zach really showed me movement i never learned in working out. I felt amazing after the class and I worked out completely different sets of muscl...
5.00 (38 reviews) (~4.47 km from centre)
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STAND OUT
Martial arts school
👍👍 In Rod Berger’s class at Stand Out, everyone is a ‘fighter’ and, regardless of your experience, skill level and ambition, regardless of your weaknesses or strengths, Rod will make you a better fighter. Fighter Rod brings a paradigmatic approach to the art of Wing Tsun, one that focuses on individual...
5.00 (11 reviews) (~4.04 km from centre)
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Water and Rock Studio
Personal trainer
5.00 (6 reviews) (~1.68 km from centre)
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Clockwork Jiu Jitsu
Martial arts school
👍👍 Josh and the folks at Clockwork are refreshingly warm people who know their bjj absurdly well. They are amazing teachers of technique, super talented practitioners, AND humble, encouraging, and kind to their students. I am a fourth degree adult female brown belt from LA so was a visitor to Clockwor...
4.90 (124 reviews) (~2.89 km from centre)
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Tiger Schulmann's Martial Arts
Martial arts school
👍👍 Found it. I was looking for a Tiger Schulmann’s location, where my son who is 15 years old could train alongside the best. We’ll I found it at this location. I signed my son up this about a year ago. The talent at this school is very high, which help my son be his better self. The staff, studen...
4.90 (83 reviews) (~1.24 km from centre)
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Tiger Schulmann's Martial Arts (Hoboken, NJ)
Martial arts school
👍👍 My kids went to the Hoboken school for almost six years before we moved to Tenafly. Sensei G is a fantastic martial artist, a warm caring human being, a fantastic and engaged teacher and to top it off he’s freaking hilarious. My kids had a great time with him and we still see him at tiger Schulmann...
4.90 (76 reviews) (~4.57 km from centre)
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Evolution Muay Thai
Muay Thai boxing gym
👍👍 Came here more than 10 years ago, and realized I haven't left a review. The head instructor Brandon is fun, and humorous, and has been the entire time I've trained here. I've seen him handle varieties of situations inside and outside the gym in an exemplary manner, eg. recently he saved some unconsc...
4.80 (64 reviews) (~0.93 km from centre)
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NY Martial Arts Academy Brooklyn
Martial arts school
4.70 (130 reviews) (~4.09 km from centre)
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Anderson's Martial Arts Academy
Physical fitness program
Membership-only martial arts program featuring jiu-jitsu & kickboxing in a no-nonsense studio.
4.70 (106 reviews) (~1.94 km from centre)
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Modern Martial Arts Tribeca
Martial arts school
👍👍 I signed up my then 8 year old daughter up at Modern Martial Arts in Tribeca 5 years ago, during an extremely challenging time of our lives. You see, I had become a single parent by default and she is an only child. In the absence of an extended family, I wanted my daughter to be surrounded by stro...
4.60 (28 reviews) (~4.47 km from centre)
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