Goulburn Martial Arts Academy

Fantastic place for beginners and experienced folks to learn martial arts and self defence. BJJ knowledge is very high level. Felt so welcome as a visiting guest. Thanks Craig and crew!

Dropped into GMAA last night for a lesson. Great atmosphere, great instruction. Craig and the team make it a really comfortable and relaxed environment to training in.

Highly recommend!

Elena AND Charlie here,

GMAA is a great place to train, as the community is kind and the atmosphere is enjoyable. The instructors make training suitable for all ages, accommodating everyone. I (Charlie) love coming here for the fitness and the social side of training. I have been doing Taekwon-Do for 5 years and the women's kickboxing since it started. I really enjoy them both!
I (Elena) joined Charlie training 3 years ago and am also loving the women's kickboxing classes. It's a fun, safe and great place to be part of!

This is the first gym I have ever been to in my life so I was unsure what to expect. Everyone is welcoming, friendly and happy to spend time helping each other. Now I have my son (5) here learning taekwondo and he loves it too. They have a great family atmosphere, I would highly recommend it.

A fantastic Club always helpful a great place to train. Friendly and always inclusive. The instructors are knowledgeable and always helpful. Recommend GMAA to everyone.

My son and I have been attending GMMA for 4 months & we both have been welcomed into the gym with open arms. We cannot recommend GMAA enough! The professionalism, the skill of the trainers and the difference in us both after such a short time is to be commended by the team. We give them 6/5 stars!!
Andrew and Hudson Woods

Can’t recommend this academy highly enough!
Craig is an exceptional coach who is not only incredibly kind and patient but who also genuinely cares about his students and continuously goes above and beyond to ensure that his students are happy and have what they need to succeed in their training.

The team at GMAA is made up of amazing individuals who each contribute to fostering a welcoming, friendly and respectful atmosphere throughout the academy. Everyone on this team is very supportive and make great training partners that you can always trust, be safe with and never stop learning from. Throughout my time training here I have formed bonds and friendships that I would have otherwise missed out on and have received so much kindness from team mates who have gone out of their way to be supportive and help me learn and improve on the mats.

As a woman it may seem intimidating to step on the mats and join in but from my very first class I have felt welcomed and encouraged by the entire team. We are also fortunate enough at GMAA to have an amazing group of women who never fail to show support and encouragement for one another.

I don’t have a bad word to say about GMAA and can say with 100% honesty that joining this team has been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

I highly encourage everyone to come and check out the classes on offer and take up the opportunity to learn martial arts with this amazing team!

Great gym, professional world class coaches, welcoming and respectful environment. Performance and fitness focused with laughs and fun along the way. Clean, hygienic and modern gym complete with a MMA cage.
Highly recommend this gym!

Had the best experience starting off with the Alta Warrior program and now enjoy the MMA, BJJ and women's kickboxing classes. Love the atmosphere, everyone is so helpful and welcoming. Definitely fitter and stronger as a bonus

My daughter and I had the good fortune of finding GMAA 6 years ago when I was looking for a BJJ gym in Goulburn. Since then I have joined in the women's kick boxing and fitness class, MMA, the Alta program and KEF courses they have on offer, my daughter has done the little Ninjas program (4-8y/o) and now does the mat monkeys class (kids BJJ).
My experience of GMAA, so far, has been amazing and life changing. I love that I can build fitness and strength whilst learning real self-defense skills that work. The coaches are skilled, respectful, and supportive. If you put in the effort, the coaches will give you the push to reach your goals. As I've developed skills and discipline, my self-confidence has improved, too, and that has been a benefit to all aspects of my life... It's also the place where the best people in town hang out, so you'll meet some great people there too 😁

Goulburn martial arts academy is an incredible gym to learn martial arts with a very welcoming and warm environment .

Craig Harmer the main instructor is always very caring and kind , and is an awesome BJJ coach . The gym is clean and very inviting !
-Anthony

GMAA is brilliant and has a new home - check it out - great place for the whole family - the place to be for martial arts in Goulburn with international level qualified instructors and fabulous students of all ages. Come along and join - you won't regret it.

I started here at Goulburn MMA academy in November of 2022, to which i rang the number provided, whom led me straight to Craig Harmer. I rang to just make some enquires and without hesitation he says come in tonight for a free BJJ lesson and see how you feel. I followed through with the offer and walked into the doors feeling a-bit nervous, i was immediately welcomed by Craig, shook my hand, said hello and showed me to the lesson. We did rotational partner pairing and everyone was very friendly and welcoming, completely understanding that you are new and took me slowly through each drill. From that point on I completely fell in love with not just the sport, but the environment, the team and the journey. Ive lost over 10kgs from doing a mixture of the MMA, BJJ and the new fitness classes that Craig provides, I honestly couldn’t recommend it enough!

Absolutely one of the best coaches I have ever met such a great guy with fantastic experience of mixed martial arts Absolutely love going down to Goulburn martial arts academy and learning awesome training. I highly recommend.

GMAA is a great place to learn new skills for all ages under the guidance of qualified and supportive instructors. A great team environment.

Would highly recommend GMAA!

Wonderful community to be apart of. The Academy has been like a second family for us for the last 10 years. Our son wouldn’t be the young man he is without the influences of the wonderful GMAA!!

I love the academy, it has a friendly and fun atmosphere and the Coach Craig does an amazing job!

The new gym has significantly larger mat space and more boxing bags. I can't reccomend this gym and the fantastic community it has built highly enough. Even after a few years of training here I still look forward to going to class and learning something new!

Slowly becoming one of my favourite places! Craig is an excellent coach, and the people that attend are really great! I'd recommend training here to anyone 👍🏼

I highly recommend GMAA if you are looking for great martial arts classes! All instructors are great at teaching the content and everyone within the club are friendly and supportive!

Has been very beneficial for building my self confidence, self esteem, self discipline and has taught me self defence. My physical fitness has improved helping with flexibility, balance, posture, strength and stamina. Ben