Oakvale · OV1
Oakvale
Martial Arts
Muay Thai, boxing, wrestling, jiu-jitsu, Krav Maga. Kids and adults. Beginners start every week.
Call Alex to book a classClasses
Seven things run out of this room. You do not have to pick one on day one. Turn up, watch a round, then decide. You will be sore. Bring water.
Pay as you go from £7 a session. See all prices.
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Muay Thai
Fists, elbows, knees and shins. Your first month is footwork, guard, and learning not to flinch when something comes at your head. Pads and bags first. Light sparring when your coach says you are ready, not before.
Who it’s for Complete beginners upward. No experience, no kit needed to start.
Led by Alex Fenwick, Head Coach. Former professional, fought in the UK and abroad. a multiple regional champion and a European Cup winner. Trained and fought out of a well-known camp abroad.
Also coaching Danny Rowe. Professional Muay Thai fighter, highly ranked before retiring from competition.
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Ground fighting. Grips, then position, then submission — in that order, always. It is chess played by tired people. You will tap a lot in your first year. That is the class working, not you failing.
Who it’s for Anyone. Size and strength matter least here, which is the entire point.
Verify. Not on the 2026 timetable or price list. Confirm it still runs.
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Boxing
Hands only. It looks like the simplest thing in the building and it is the hardest to do well. Jab, feet, head movement, breathing. Rounds on the bag, rounds on the pads, conditioning at the end when you have nothing left.
Who it’s for Anyone who wants to be fitter and hit properly. Tuesdays, 6:30pm.
Led by Sam Whitaker. Experienced amateur boxer, undefeated as a professional.
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Wrestling
Takedowns, sprawls, scrambles, getting back to your feet. The least glamorous class we run and the one that changes the most fights. Expect to be tired inside ten minutes and to keep going anyway.
Who it’s for Strikers who keep getting taken down. Grapplers who want to choose where the fight happens.
Led by Marek Kowal. Former national champion and a fully qualified wrestling coach.
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Krav Maga
Self-defence, not sport. No points, no rounds, no referee. We drill getting out of grabs, off the wall, off the floor, and away. Simple movements you can still perform when your hands are shaking.
Who it’s for People who want to get home, not win a trophy. Saturdays, midday.
Led by Tomas Varga. Fully qualified Krav Maga coach.
For parents
Kids Classes
Striking and grappling taught in the order children can actually absorb it. Discipline, listening, and falling over safely. No sparring until a coach says so, and never with a bigger child.
Parents wait in the room, not in the car park. Tiny Thaiboxers on Friday afternoons, kids Thai boxing Monday and Wednesday evenings.
Who it’s for Children. Tiny Thaiboxers is ages 3–5. Other age ranges to confirm
£7 a session, or £45 a month. See all prices.
Women only
Ladies Classes
Bagwork, circuits and conditioning built on real striking mechanics rather than a fitness-class impression of them. No sparring and no contact. You leave with sore legs and a decent left hook.
Two nights a week: Boxexercise on Monday, Tone & Conditioning on Thursday. Both at 6:30pm.
Who it’s for Women only. Any fitness level, including none.
Boxexercise Rachel Doyle. Former professional fighter.
Tone & Conditioning Ellie Marsh. Personal trainer.
Fitness classes at the academy (opens in a new tab)
£7 a session, or £45 a month. See all prices.
Timetable
Turn up ten minutes early for your first session so somebody can show you where things are.
Class schedule 2026 · Spring Gardens, OV1 6DB
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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| 4:45pm | Advanced Kids Thai Boxing4:45pm – 6:00pm | ||||
| 5:00pm | Tiny Thaiboxers5:00pm – 5:45pm | ||||
| 5:45pm | Junior Thai Fight Class5:45pm – 7:00pm | ||||
| 6:30pm | Ladies Boxexercise6:30pm – 7:30pm Kids Thai Boxing6:30pm – 7:30pm | Boxing6:30pm – 7:30pm | Wrestling6:30pm – 7:30pm Kids Thai Boxing6:30pm – 7:30pm | Ladies Tone & Conditioning6:30pm – 7:30pm | |
| 7:00pm | Adults Thai Sparring7:00pm – 8:00pm | ||||
| 7:30pm | Adults Thai Boxing7:30pm – 9:00pm | Adults Thai Boxing7:30pm – 9:00pm | Adults Thai Boxing7:30pm – 8:30pm |
| Time | Class |
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| 9:30am | Open Mat9:30am – 12:00pm |
| 11:00am | Wrestling11:00am – 12:00pm |
| 12:00pm | Krav Maga12:00pm – 1:00pm |
Open mat runs alongside Saturday wrestling — roll in, roll out. Times change: if you are travelling in, ring 07700 900123 first.
Prices
Pay per session or pay monthly. Nothing you cannot walk away from.
Two gaps. Boxing and Krav Maga are on the timetable but not priced. Ask Greg whether a membership covers them, then add a card in the dashboard. Delete this notice afterwards.
Every monthly membership includes
- Full access to the strength and conditioning gym.
- Use it whenever the gym is open, not only on class nights.
Pay as you go on the door. Nothing to sign, nothing to cancel.
About
The academy is on Mill Lane, off Eastgate, in Oakvale.
Nobody here is going to sell you a grading certificate. You train, you get better. That is the whole arrangement.
Walking into a gym for the first time is the hardest part of the entire thing. Ring Alex first if that helps. He will tell you what to bring and when to arrive.
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Where
Oakvale Martial Arts AcademyMill Lane
Eastgate
Oakvale
OV1 2AB