Bakersfield Elite Martial Arts

Dave Woods is an exceptionally experienced instructor. Great programs offerings. Can't wait to sign up!

Been going here for 3 years now. Amazing instructors and variety of classes for all ages.

If you want to learn how to defend yourself in real life situations come here! What makes this place so great is the owner Dave. What makes him such a fantastic teacher is that he genuinely cares about his students and is willing to go the extra mile to help them. He really pours his heart into his business. The other students are really nice and helpful and there is ALWAYS someone who will help you out when you can't quite get a technique down the way you want to. Everyone looks out for each other. I learned more in a week here than I did my first 6 months in Tae Kwon Do classes! 10/10 I would recommend. It's definitely money well spent!!

I have been coming here for a few months now and I love it .. my kids enjoy it so much and David is a wonderful instructor. Even with the other class mates and family we all get along very well and it's such a family environment. If you want family environment this is the place to go. And kids learn a lot.

I can only speak for the MMA and Jui Jitsu camps here, but they push my cardio the limit, then they incinerate my strength and my whole body ends up sore and weak for three days after a class. I've been doing kickboxing and muay thai for several years and this is the first club I've seen that puts cardio first. You can't fight if you're tired. The technique is way beyond what I've been exposed to, but if I could add one thing it would be more time on upre form drills and a little less doing the warm up (which can last 30-45 minutes depending on if any little kids break rules). Lots of sparring is available if you want, and everyone seems focused on improving.

i've been training with Bakersfield elite martial arts for the past couple of years and they are fantastic. They've taught me things that will not only improve my health but given me the confidence to know that I can defend myself if I ever needed to.

If I could give more stars I would. My daughter has been a student of Master Dave's since she was a 6. She is now a college student and she has achieved so much confidence and skills from learning martial arts and self defense. This would never have happened if she hadn't been so well trained and mentored by such a wonderful teacher and human. I highly recommend this studio for any parent who wants to see their child improve physically, mentally and emotionally.