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YOUTH MARTIAL ARTS IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA

16 programs · Santa Cruz · checked Aug 2026

We found 16 youth martial arts programs across the Santa Cruz County area (Santa Cruz). The mix: 2 with recreational play, 15 offering training, camps or lessons. Every listing comes from the organization's own public website — nobody pays to be listed, and nobody has to submit themselves.

Rec martial arts in Santa Cruz County

2 programs: Watsonville Police Activities League (PAL), Watsonville Youth Training Center (Watsonville Boxing Academy).

Martial Arts training, camps & lessons in Santa Cruz County

15 programs: Aikido of Santa Cruz, Allied MMA, Castillo's Shotokan Karate-Do, Claudio Franca BJJ - Watsonville, Innovative Martial Arts Academy, Kaijin Martial Arts, Kessler's Martial Arts & Fitness, Laird's Academy of Martial Arts, and 7 more.

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16 programs
Rec leagues2

Police-and-community nonprofit providing youth boxing, martial arts and soccer ages 4-20 with leadership programs and seven-person staff.

Watsonville · Ages 4–20
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Nonprofit youth boxing gym with USA Boxing coaches and age-tiered classes.

Watsonville · aid available
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Training, camps & lessons14

Non-profit public-benefit aikido dojo offering youth and teen classes since 1982.

Santa Cruz
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TRAINING

Martial arts facility offering boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with youth membership tiers.

Capitola
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Traditional Shotokan karate instruction with decades of teaching experience in Watsonville.

Watsonville

Multi-location BJJ, striking and martial-arts gym with deep instructor bench across kids and youth jiu-jitsu, striking, judo and capoeira using community-based instruction.

Watsonville
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Scotts Valley martial arts dojo offering self-defense and fitness instruction for kids and adults.

Scotts Valley area
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Multi-site family-friendly BJJ and boxing gym with kids jiu-jitsu and pankration (striking) programs for all skill levels.

Felton
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Long-standing martial arts and fitness instruction in Boulder Creek.

Boulder Creek

Korean martial arts school teaching Ho Kuk Mu Sul blend of Hapkido, Judo and Tae Kwon Do.

Santa Cruz
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Karate school teaching ages 5+ with cardio kickboxing and fitness.

Boulder Creek area
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Bujinkan dojo offering Taekwondo, Judo, Ninjutsu and a distinctive Ninjas in Nature program.

Santa Cruz area
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Martial arts dojo in Felton.

Felton area

Boxing gym with kids boxing classes and summer camps affiliated with USA Boxing.

Scotts Valley · Ages 8–13
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Taekwondo/hapkido/judo/BJJ dojo with age-tiered children's programs emphasizing values and character.

Felton · Ages 3–13
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Taekwondo dojang offering evening and Saturday morning youth classes.

Watsonville
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All 16 martial arts programs in Santa Cruz County

Every martial arts program on this page in one plain list, including the teams that sit inside a league above. Each one has its own page with ages, cost and what they offer.

Rec leagues · 2

Training, camps & lessons · 14

  • Aikido of Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz — Non-profit public-benefit aikido dojo offering youth and teen classes since 1982.
  • Allied MMA · Capitola — Martial arts facility offering boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with youth membership tiers.
  • Castillo's Shotokan Karate-Do · Watsonville — Traditional Shotokan karate instruction with decades of teaching experience in Watsonville.
  • Claudio Franca BJJ - Watsonville · Watsonville — Multi-location BJJ, striking and martial-arts gym with deep instructor bench across kids and youth jiu-jitsu, striking, judo and capoeira using community-based instruction.
  • Innovative Martial Arts Academy · Scotts Valley — Scotts Valley martial arts dojo offering self-defense and fitness instruction for kids and adults.
  • Kaijin Martial Arts · Felton — Multi-site family-friendly BJJ and boxing gym with kids jiu-jitsu and pankration (striking) programs for all skill levels.
  • Kessler's Martial Arts & Fitness · Boulder Creek — Long-standing martial arts and fitness instruction in Boulder Creek.
  • Laird's Academy of Martial Arts · Santa Cruz — Korean martial arts school teaching Ho Kuk Mu Sul blend of Hapkido, Judo and Tae Kwon Do.
  • Lone Wolf Kenpo Academy · Boulder Creek — Karate school teaching ages 5+ with cardio kickboxing and fitness.
  • Pathways Dojo · Santa Cruz — Bujinkan dojo offering Taekwondo, Judo, Ninjutsu and a distinctive Ninjas in Nature program.
  • San Lorenzo Valley Martial Arts · Felton — Martial arts dojo in Felton.
  • Santa Cruz Boxing · Scotts Valley — Boxing gym with kids boxing classes and summer camps affiliated with USA Boxing.
  • Santa Cruz Martial Arts Academy · Felton — Taekwondo/hapkido/judo/BJJ dojo with age-tiered children's programs emphasizing values and character.
  • Watsonville Taekwondo Academy · Watsonville — Taekwondo dojang offering evening and Saturday morning youth classes.

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