Thornbury Guests Martial Arts - The Self Defence Experts

I started hanging out here when I wanted to get my little man (5) into a martial arts class to give him some focus and physical activity after school, my daughter (10) reluctantly got dragged to a few classes but after watching a few decided she wanted to try it too. After watching the different teaching methods and different classes the various instructors used with their seperate classes and being pretty impressed with the positivity and inclusiveness I thought I'd had give it a crack.I'm only a few weeks in, and already feel like I'm learning heaps. Mentally I've been pretty exhausted at the end of classes because there is a lot to take in (in a good way!). The senseis are all really good at helping different students, teaching us a big variety of techniques and building confidence. As a result am looking forward to every class I attend.I'm sleeping better, I'm more focussed at work and in a better mood in general.I'm really glad I stumbled upon this place.

The instructors are amazing and they are aware of each child and how to gently disciplineThe kids admire the instructorsMy 6yo gets so much out of going. The teach values and strength for the brain and body

This is a wonderful, family friendly, supportive Martial Arts School. I can’t recommend it enough, and am constantly telling friends and family to come and join in! We started with my daughters doing jiu jitsu two years ago and now I go to the kickboxing classes too.All the instructors are supportive, and make the classes fun, whilst still pushing you to be your best and give it your all. Thanks to everyone at Guests, we always look forward to out classes!

We love Guests Martial Arts!Our Son started when he was 6 and will be 8 this July.It’s the only activity he has always been happy to go to. The routine and gentle discipline along with the great coaching from the sensi keeps him coming back.Also earning those stripes and working to the goal of Black Belt!!!

Very friendly and helpful staff. A variety of martial arts and fitness activities to suit different ages and needs. Great flexibility in the timetable allowing lots of options for members to attend and not miss classes. The app is super easy to use and keeps one encourgaed by allowing session booking and monitoring progress. Highly recommended!

I first tried Guests martial arts about 3 years ago and found everyone to be completely welcoming and lovely. I had to stop due to personal reasons, but now 3 years later i've managed to get myself back there and had the exact same experience. Amazing team, and great effective training. Highly recommend.

The kickboxing exercise classes are awesome. Great instructors. Pounding away on the high-quality punch/kick bags pushes my cardio fitness, tones my aging body, allows me to deal with the stresses of the day. Thoroughly recommend them.

Not too intimidating physicality-wise and instructors are patient and spend time to explain things one-on-one multiple times. Couldn’t be happier with Guest!

My daughter and I enjoyed group kickboxing lessons for about five months at GMA (stopped because of crunch of time - Preston round-trip from my place is 1 hour). We took lessons on Saturdays at different times, with different trainers, and all were committed, cheerfully motivating and some with sense of humour that make you forget you are tired while working out. All the facilities, equipments, scoreboards, hygiene practice in place all are remarkable. If I stayed closer we would have definitely continued. Thanks to all the staff.

I attended the 4 weeks Japanese Jujitsu introduction program. The program was great and I definitely learnt a lot about stances, executing wrist locks, striking, rolling and landing safely. Definitely enjoyed learning the self defence elements of the program. The dojo is great and the environment is very inclusive and friendly. The theoretical elements were spot on as well and the instructors were very knowledgeable.Couple of things that could be better:1. I missed out on getting any kicking training which I was looking forward to2. The instructors were a bit stiff in the learning sessions when demonstrating techniques e.g wrist locks, striking etc on white belts. They could be a touch softer as we are not actually sparring with them.Overall a great experience and would definitely recommend it.