Best Martial Arts Schools in Wollongong

39 businesses in Wollongong, NSW, ordered by the evidence we hold on each one rather than by who paid.

The short answer

The best martial arts schools in Wollongong, NSW, ranked on independent evidence rather than paid placement, are GKR Karate Wollongong in Wollongong (5.0 stars from 167 reviews, scored 89 out of 100), Gracie Barra Shellharbour in Albion Park Rail (5.0 stars from 150 reviews, scored 89 out of 100), Legacy Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Dapto in Dapto (5.0 stars from 55 reviews, scored 85 out of 100), UBX Wollongong (5.0 stars from 32 reviews, scored 82 out of 100) and Legacy BJJ Corrimal in Wollongong (5.0 stars from 42 reviews, scored 84 out of 100). 39 martial arts schools in Wollongong, NSW are listed in total. Placement cannot be bought.

Verified 4 October 2026. Every listing is checked the same way, and a check that has not run is shown as a blank, not a pass. How we rank

33 of 39 independently corroborated · 10 with a confirmed phone number · every check ↓

All 39 martial arts schools in Wollongong

Ordered by evidence, then by closest match. How this works →

  • GKR Karate Wollongong

    Wollongong, NSW

    89.3/100
    5.0from 167 reviews
    • Independently corroborated
    • Website live
    • Phone number matches
    0401 132 256Visit website

  • Gracie Barra Shellharbour

    Albion Park Rail, NSW

    88.9/100
    5.0from 150 reviews
    • Independently corroborated
    • Website live
    • Phone number matches
    0452 377 292Visit website

  • Legacy Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Dapto

    Dapto, NSW

    84.8/100
    5.0from 55 reviews
    • Independently corroborated
    • Website live
    • Phone number matches
    0405 058 574Visit website

  • UBX Wollongong

    NSW

    82.3/100
    5.0from 32 reviews
    • Independently corroborated
    • Website live
    • Phone number matches
    0484 679 697Visit website

  • Legacy BJJ Corrimal

    Wollongong, NSW

    83.6/100
    5.0from 42 reviews
    • Independently corroborated
    • Website live
    • Phone number matches
    0426 646 605Visit website

  • Boost Boxing & Fitness

    Albion Park Rail, NSW

    86.3/100
    5.0from 78 reviews
    • Independently corroborated
    • Website live
    • Phone number matches
    0402 760 559Visit website

  • FiveStar Taekwondo & Gracie Jiu Jitsu Shellharbour

    Albion Park Rail, NSW

    84.7/100
    4.9from 91 reviews
    • Independently corroborated
    • Phone number matches
    0414 378 994Visit website

  • Reflex Centre Martial Arts & Fitness

    NSW

    79.5/100
    4.9from 36 reviews
    • Website live
    • Phone number matches
    • Trading since 1996
    0402 010 058Visit website

  • Fighters Guild MMA

    Wollongong, NSW

    80.6/100
    5.0from 22 reviews
    • Independently corroborated
    • Website live
    • Phone number matches
    0481 570 519Visit website

  • Modern Musashi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Wollongong

    Wollongong, NSW

    77.8/100
    4.9from 110 reviews
      0424 697 249Visit website

    • Air Locker Training Wollongong

      NSW

      76.6/100
      5.0from 141 reviews
      • Independently corroborated
      • Website live
      0436 317 166Visit website

    • Boxing with Lauri

      Wollongong, NSW

      77.1/100
      5.0from 72 reviews
        0423 826 485Visit website

      • Illawarra Karate & Family Fitness Centre

        Wollongong, NSW

        75.0/100
        5.0from 8 reviews
        • Independently corroborated
        • Phone number matches
        0481 206 550Visit website

      • Dapto Jiu Jitsu

        Dapto, NSW

        74.2/100
        5.0from 77 reviews
        • Independently corroborated
        • Website live
        0499 115 399Visit website

      • Oni Combat Academy (& Oni Fight Team)

        Unanderra, NSW

        71.8/100
        5.0from 22 reviews
          0401 290 031Visit website

        • iBOX Fitness

          Shellharbour, NSW

          72.3/100
          4.9from 16 reviews
          • Independently corroborated
          (02) 4244 1421Visit website

        • Groundworks BJJ & MMA Centre Shellharbour - Illawarra - Wollongong

          Barrack Heights, NSW

          72.6/100
          5.0from 53 reviews
          • Independently corroborated
          • Website live
          0403 669 149Visit website

        • Shaolin Warrior Martial Arts

          Wollongong, NSW

          68.6/100
          5.0from 22 reviews
          • Independently corroborated
          • Website live
          0438 406 861Visit website

        • ADAPT Martial Arts Academy

          Wollongong, NSW

          68.2/100
          5.0from 35 reviews
          • Website live
          (02) 4200 1309Visit website

        • Freestyle MMA

          Wollongong, NSW

          70.0/100
          4.9from 46 reviews
          • Independently corroborated
          • Website live
          0410 556 313Visit website

        • First 2 Strike Freestyle Martial Arts

          Wollongong, NSW

          67.6/100
          4.7from 29 reviews
          • Independently corroborated
          • Website live
          0421 806 319Visit website

        • Fire Phoenix Martial Arts

          Wollongong, NSW

          68.2/100
          5.0from 20 reviews
          • Independently corroborated
          • Website live
          0429 229 077Visit website

        • United Taekwondo Bulli

          Bulli, NSW

          68.6/100
          4.9from 12 reviews
            0466 746 485Visit website

          • South coast martial arts centre

            Warilla, NSW

            68.9/100
            5.0from 46 reviews
            • Independently corroborated
            0409 668 182Visit website

          • Xtreme B-Force Martial Arts

            Wollongong, NSW

            64.2/100
            4.7from 11 reviews
            • Independently corroborated
            • Website live
            (02) 4268 8679Visit website

          • Shinkyokushin Karate Wollongong

            Wollongong, NSW

            60.6/100
            5.0from 3 reviews
            • Independently corroborated
            • Website live
            0417 397 470Visit website

          • Garage Jiu Jitsu

            Wollongong, NSW

            62.3/100
            5.0from 32 reviews
            • Independently corroborated
            • Website live
            • Trading since 2010
            0402 243 442Visit website

          • Little DOJO Martial Arts

            Wollongong, NSW

            61.6/100
            5.0from 4 reviews
            • Independently corroborated
            • Website live
            0400 111 203Visit website

          • Wollongong Shotokan Karate

            Wollongong, NSW

            59.4/100
            5.0from 2 reviews
            • Independently corroborated
            • Website live
            Visit website

          • Kwak's Taekwondo, Oak Flats Division

            Oak Flats, NSW

            57.7/100
            5.0from 1 review
            • Independently corroborated
            • Website live
            0408 237 611Visit website

          • FIGHTWORKS

            Wollongong, NSW

            52.9/100
            5.0from 16 reviews
            • Independently corroborated
            0481 246 753

          • Illawarra Kyokushin Karate

            Wollongong, NSW

            51.6/100
            5.0from 4 reviews
            • Independently corroborated
            0402 011 051Visit website

          • Credentials Martial Arts - Kazoku Dojo

            Wollongong, NSW

            48.7/100
            5.0from 6 reviews
            • Independently corroborated
            0409 908 268

          • Grange High Performance

            Wollongong, NSW

            47.2/100
            5.0from 4 reviews
            • Independently corroborated
            0419 904 434

          • Illawarra Taekwondo

            Wollongong, NSW

            48.4/100
            • Independently corroborated
            • Website live
            • ABN confirmed
            • Trading since 2018
            Visit website

          • Edge Boxing

            NSW

            45.1/100
            5.0from 2 reviews
            • Independently corroborated
            0417 668 343

          • PMA Super Martial Arts Centre

            Wollongong, NSW

            42.8/100
            4.0from 1 review
            • Independently corroborated
            (02) 4229 4491

          • Jishukan Illawarra Self-Defence Academy

            Wollongong, NSW

            43.0/100
            3.7from 3 reviews
            • Independently corroborated
            (02) 4296 4448

          • Zen Dan Kwan School of Martial Arts

            Wollongong, NSW

            24.9/100
            5.0from 1 review
            • Independently corroborated

          What we hold on these 39 businesses. Not the site-wide average — the actual list below.

          corroboration confirmed
          85%corroboration confirmed33 of 3992% of 36 checked
          website confirmed reachable
          59%website confirmed reachable23 of 3985% of 27 fetched
          phone number confirmed
          26%phone number confirmed10 of 3938% of 26 compared
          ABN confirmed
          3%ABN confirmed1 of 39

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