Portland, ME hosts a selection of four Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gyms, including highly rated options like Aikido of Maine and Portland Aikido, both boasting perfect 5.0-star averages from 19 and 16 reviews respectively. The local scene also features Mandala Son Martial Arts Portland Maine, with a strong 4.7-star rating based on 12 reviews, alongside Portland Youth Wrestling. These gyms offer diverse training environments within the city.
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Portland, ME
Discovery Martial Arts operates a combat sports and martial arts training center at 34 Rainmaker Drive in Portland, Maine. The school delivers traditional self-protection and tactical movement instruction for practitioners throughout the Portland community. The academy was founded by chief instructor John Poliquin, who began training in martial arts in 1977 and holds a 10th Degree Black Belt in Budo Taijutsu as well as Hakken Budo Ninjutsu. Instruction is co-directed by school owner and Shihan Mark White, a 5th degree Black Belt who started training under Poliquin in 2001, alongside co-owner and third-degree black belt Zach, who began training in 2005. The instructional roster also includes Nidan instructors Heidi and Ian Pratt. Coursework centers on the historical art of Ninjutsu, incorporating practical joint locks, throws, and weapon defense. Programs include adult group classes, introductory workshops, and private instruction. Prospective practitioners can take advantage of an introductory 30-day trial that includes a training uniform.
Portland, ME
The Academy is located at 18 Ashmont Street in Portland, Maine 04103. Founded in 2003 by Jay Jack and Amanda Buckner, the facility provides instruction in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, MMA, and Muay Thai. Co-owner Jay Jack received his black belt in Jiu-Jitsu from Amal in 2006, while co-owner Amanda Buckner earned her black belt from Amal Easton in 2009. The instructional team includes black belt coaches Paul Gorman, Beau DeCourcy, Matthew Frahm, and Shaun Durfee, alongside brown belt Arthur Haines and Muay Thai instructor Brandon Clark. The weekly training schedule spans seven days a week from Monday through Sunday. Course offerings include All Levels BJJ in both gi and no gi, Basic BJJ, Advanced BJJ, Live BJJ Training, MMA sparring, and Muay Thai striking classes.
Portland, ME
Aikido of Maine provides classical martial arts instruction and partner-based movement training in Portland, Maine. Affiliated with the legacy of Mitsugi Saotome Sensei and Aikido Kenkyukai International USA, the dojo serves men, women, and children across Portland and southern Maine seeking mindful martial discipline and self-defense. The curriculum teaches traditional Aikido principles focused on blending with an incoming attack, utilizing circular movements, balance disruption, joint control, and safe falling techniques. Training avoids reliance on brute physical force, allowing practitioners of all sizes to redirect aggressive momentum safely. Classes for children develop concentration, physical coordination, and polite etiquette, while adult training deepens technical flow through repetitive paired drills and weapon fundamentals. Instruction is provided by experienced teachers committed to safety, mutual respect, and authentic budo traditions. Practitioners of all experience backgrounds throughout Portland can contact the dojo to schedule a visit, observe ongoing practice sessions, and register for introductory Aikido training.
Portland, ME
Portland Aikido operates at 120 Woodford Street in Portland, Maine. Founded in 1985 by Carol Schifman, the dojo operates as a nonprofit organization affiliated with the United States Aikido Federation, delivering traditional Aikido instruction, sword arts education, and youth martial arts programs for the Portland community. Instruction at the dojo focuses on the traditional Japanese martial art of Aikido, emphasizing unbalancing principles, defensive evasions, blending movements, and joint locks. Senior instructors guide students through falling safely, centering, and partner coordination without aggressive competition. The training environment fosters mutual respect, mental focus, and continuous personal discipline on the tatami mats. The dojo organizes its schedule into distinct developmental pathways for varied ages and disciplines. Programs include foundational Aikido basics, mixed-level open classes, and Iaido instruction covering the traditional art of drawing and cutting with a Japanese sword. Youth classes provide children with structured training in coordination, discipline, and basic martial body movement.
Portland, ME
Boxing and Striking give I Get Active a clearly stand-up-focused identity in Portland, MA, USA. Boxing is the named combat-sport discipline, while Striking is the broader label that aligns the record with stand-up martial arts. For a beginner, this pairing describes a broad orientation toward boxing and striking; for a competitor, it identifies those categories without claiming any particular preparation, format, or result. The two labels complement each other, with Boxing providing the specific discipline and Striking expressing the wider focus. I Get Active carries the $$ price-range symbol as its listed relative category. Portland, MA, USA is the stated setting for this record, and Boxing together with Striking remains the complete supplied martial-arts profile.
Portland, ME
Wrestling is the defining focus of Portland Youth Wrestling in Portland, Maine, USA. That single-discipline identity centers the record on wrestling rather than a mixed martial-arts category. For someone beginning to explore martial arts, wrestling represents a grappling-focused discipline built around close-range engagement and positional control. For a competitor, the same focus points toward a sport with direct physical exchanges and an emphasis on developing wrestling-specific understanding. Portland Youth Wrestling is situated in Portland, ME, giving the record a clear connection to this Maine city. Its straightforward wrestling designation makes the martial-arts focus easy to identify from the outset, whether the interest is broad grappling exploration or a more competition-oriented wrestling path.
Portland, ME
Recon Fitness - Boxing Fitness and MMA Training Gym operates at 1067 Riverside Street in Portland, Maine 04103. The facility is a nonprofit mixed martial arts gym serving adults, teens, and kids across the Portland area with community combat sports training. The coaching staff includes Henry Clark, who serves as Head MMA Coach and Kids Coach. Kyle Jackson serves as Head Coach Clubhouse Jiu-Jitsu, alongside Darren Elder as Head Boxing Coach, Tyler Hjelm as a BJJ Black Belt instructor, Josh Villegas as Muay Thai Coach, and James Crehan as Boxing Coach. Class programming includes Boxing in 60 minutes of training, a 60-minute Muay Thai class, and a 90-minute Wrestling practice covering Folkstyle, Freestyle, and Greco-Roman styles. Ground grappling is taught through a 60-minute Clubhouse Jiu-Jitsu class, complemented by Kickboxing and advanced MMA training.
Portland, ME
Stonecoast Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for Kids is located at 131 Johnson Rd in Portland, Maine 04102. The academy operates as a youth martial arts school in Maine, introducing students as young as age 4 to martial arts practice. The school was established by Founder / Head Coach Shaun Durfee, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt who began training in 2004 under Jay Jack and Amanda Buckner at The Academy and earned his black belt in July 2015. Instruction is supported by Coach Kory, a brown belt training since 2013, and Coach Carl Nguyen, a black belt training since 2007. Course offerings include Fundamental BJJ divided into age groups for Ages 4-6 Littles, Ages 7-10, and Ages 11-16. Grappling curriculum also features NoGi Wrestling and Take Downs for Ages 7-16. Training is scheduled six days per week Monday through Saturday, with free trial classes available for new youth participants.
Portland, ME
Muay Thai and Striking define the training focus at Portland Kung Fu in Portland, Massachusetts, USA. Muay Thai is a striking discipline, while the added Striking label keeps the record centered on stand-up martial-arts categories rather than a grappling designation. This pairing gives the listing a clear combat-sports identity built around those two supplied focus areas. Portland Kung Fu is marked with the relative price category $$, which is the price-range symbol associated with this record. Its Portland, MA location and USA country designation place that Muay Thai and Striking focus within the supplied geographic context, with no additional disciplines, affiliations, amenities, or achievements listed for this entry. The record therefore presents Portland Kung Fu through a concise combination of name, location, focus labels, and its $$ price category.
Portland, ME
Shown as Mandala Son Martial Arts Portland Maine, this Portland, ME, USA listing uses Martial Arts as its supplied broad classification. Martial Arts is a wide umbrella category associated generally with diverse combat disciplines, cultural traditions, physical systems, and lineages across many contexts. Portland, ME supplies the city-and-state reference for this entry, while USA supplies the country reference that completes its geographic description. Mandala Son Martial Arts Portland Maine remains the exact named designation, with its supplied wording, capitalization, and order retained throughout this record. Together, the name, city, state, country, and broad category form a focused directory record that preserves the provided details in a straightforward, readable format for geographic and categorical reference.
Portland, ME
Boxing and Striking define the focus of Portland Boxing Club in Portland, MA, USA. The Portland location is accompanied by a $$ price-range symbol, which is the supplied relative price category for this martial-arts entry. Boxing places attention on a striking discipline centered on punches, while the broader Striking label situates that focus within stand-up combat. For a beginner, these labels clearly point toward a punch-and-strike-oriented martial-arts focus; for a competitor, they identify the same broad stand-up emphasis without implying any particular format or preparation. Portland Boxing Club is therefore described through two directly aligned labels, Boxing and Striking, rather than through a mixed grappling focus. Its supplied location, Portland, MA, USA, and its $$ symbol remain part of the description alongside that specific discipline mix.
