Martial Arts Programs Available In Newberry

An amazing workout and iron-clad self-defense skills are at your fingertips with Mat Life Training Center. Our unique style Jiu Jitsu will teach you the most effective self-defense in the world while building your muscle and improving your day-to-day life with increased health and happiness.

The Mat Life Kickboxing team has been consistently competing since the program began in 2006. While competition is not required, Mat Life regularly competes in amateur and professional striking events in the southeastern region.

Our Martial Arts program will use the fundamentals of karate to get you started on a fitness routine that will have you leaving big box gyms in the dust! You'll lose weight, develop muscle, and enjoy reduced stress and anxiety, while your child can learn self discipline and lessons about bully prevention!

Mat Life’s Junior Jitsu program is designed to build fundamental movement skills for young grapplers in Newberry. We incorporate age-appropriate strength building exercises and fun games to teach classroom skills to provide a dynamic and well-rounded training experience.

At Mat Life Training Center, we’re building students up one step at a time and we’re supporting them every single day on the path to life-long success. Instructors for our Kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu program are specifically trained to work with youth athletes.

Mat Life offers traditional Brazilian jiu jitsu classes in gi (training uniform or kimono) as well as no gi classes. We also offer regular topical seminars with our instructional team and special guests. Learn more today or visit us in Newberry!

Mat Life’s Kinder Kicks program is designed to build fundamental movement skills for young martial artists. We utilize the PreSKILLS youth karate program to teach foundational stances, strikes, blocks, kicks, and karate forms.

Mat Life’s Kids Karate program empowers youth athletes ages 7 to 13 to experience physical, mental, and emotional growth through martial arts training.

The ultimate test of a martial artist’s capability is through competition. Mat Life Karate regularly competes in regional, national, and international tournaments, as well as Mat Life Foundation’s Kingdom Comp Invitational tournaments for adults and kids.

The ultimate test of a martial artist’s capability is through competition. Mat Life BJJ regularly competes in IBJJF events, smaller regional tournaments, and Mat Life Foundation’s Kingdom Comp Invitational tournaments for adults and kids.