JIUJITSU

2. Gracie Barra Cedar Park 500 Cypress Creek Road, Ste. 120, Cedar Park 512-497-2996 www.gbcedarpark.com Gracie Barra Cedar Park offers Brazilian jiujitsu for individuals, families and law-enforcement officials. The program is for fitness, character development, self-defense, and martial arts and Brazilian jiujitsu training.

3. Hero Way Strength 24 Hour Gym and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy 651 N. US 183, Ste. 370, Leander 512-796-6068 www.herowaysc.com The family-owned and -operated facility offers personal training, Brazilian jiujitsu  and children and adult self-defense classes.

4. Peak Performance Martial Arts 500 Brushy Creek Road, Ste. 504, Cedar Park 512-918-8921 www.peakperformancemartialarts.com Peak Performance is a professional martial arts academy with classes in jiujitsu, tang soo do, Soul Fighter, and self-defense and weapons training.

KARATE

5. Rockhold Karate 1075 Lakeline Blvd., Ste. 104, Cedar Park 512-699-9288 www.rockholdkarate.com Rockhold Karate offers instruction in tang soo do—Korean karate—in addition to traditional tang soo do classes. Rockhold students have the opportunity to learn defensive strikes, tradition forms, breaking, sparring and more.

6. John’s Gym Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness 11416 N. RM 620, Austin 512-436-0675 www.johnsgymatx.com John’s is dedicated to helping people from all walks of life. The facility offers free classes for veterans on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

7. The Mat Martial Arts & Fitness 251 N. Bell Blvd., Ste. 11A, Cedar Park 512-520-5997 www.themataustin.com The mat has been offering martial arts since 2004 with programs such as kids martial arts, krav maga, adult martial arts and corporate wellness. The facility has online web specials.

8. Barrett’s ATA Martial Arts 1335 E. Whitestone Blvd., Ste. 160, Cedar Park 512-786-2837 www.barrettsata.com Barrett’s focuses on providing students with the highest-quality martial arts instruction in a safe learning environment. The instructors emphasize traditional values and use the most advanced concepts and philosophies in the classroom.

9. HK Taekwondo 200 S. Bell Blvd., Ste. C-2, Cedar Park 512-260-0060 www.hk-tkd.com HK offers both traditional and competitive taekwondo instruction. HK offers classes in poomse/test prep, youth beginner, Tiger Taekwondo, performance team and adult martial arts along with summer and after-school programs.

10. Leander Taekwondo Training Center 304 Hazelwood St., Ste. 1, Leander 512-461-9485 www.leandertkd.com Leander Taekwondo focuses on strengthening bodies, sharpening minds and refining character. The facility offers programs for Little Warriors, juniors, teens and adults as well as an instructor program.

11. MagnumForce TKD 1150 S. Bell Blvd., Cedar Park 512-909-0575 www.magnumforcetkd.com Master Joseph Kaufman has been teaching for more than 30 years and has had students compete in Olympic-style competition. Magnumforce TKD offers a full spectrum program teaching self-defense an

12. Martial Athletes 600 S. Bell Blvd., Ste. 7, Cedar Park 512-709-0966 www.martialathletes.com The business specializes in athletic development and utilizes techniques from martial arts, freestyle dance and professional athletic drills to prepare students for the sports and entertainment industry

13. North Austin TaeKwonDo and Jiu-Jitsu 12233 N. RM 620, Austin 512-918-8025 www.northaustinmaf.com The facility offers adult martial arts, martial arts for elementary school students, martial arts for early childhood development, self-defense and anti-bullying programs along with taekwondo training.

14. Tiger Rock Martial Arts 2405 US 183, Ste. 104, Leander 512-809-7689 https://tigerrockmartialarts.com/leander The location aims to teach life lessons through martial arts and success. Tiger Rock has a 15-step program and hosts events and tournaments.

15. GKX Martial Arts 700 N. Vista Ridge Blvd., Ste. 102, Cedar Park 512-960-4898 www.gkxtreme.com GKX, which teaches goju-kenpo, offers no contracts and aims to provide practical martial arts and functional fitness to its members and has programs for children, teenagers and adults.

16. Nunan’s Martial Arts 2100 Cypress Creek Road, Ste. 500, Cedar Park 512-335-1890 www.nunansmartialarts.com Students at Nunan’s can study multiple forms of martial arts at no extra charge. The location offers family, adult, youth, tang soo do mi guk kwan, kodokan judo and pekiti-tirsia kali classes.

17. Patterson Academy of Martial Arts 1251 W. Parmer Lane, Ste. 201-B, Cedar Park 512-456-0068 www.pamatx.com The academy provides martial arts and self-defense instruction for all ages and abilities and offers group fitness.

18. USA Martial Arts 700 W. Whitestone Blvd., Cedar Park 512-560-8579 www.usamartialarts.org Held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, the nonprofit ministry offers Christian-focused classes in issho-ryu for low costs with no contracts. Students meet on Sundays and Tuesdays from 6-7:30 p.m. inside Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.