Next Level Martial Arts

Next Level Martial Arts offers Preschool Martial Arts, Kids Martial Arts, Teen Martial Arts, Adult Martial Arts, and Adult Fitness Kickboxing, along with Karate classes. The program also offers Kids Birthday Parties, Kids After School, and Kids Summer Camp, as well as Birthday Parties, an After School Program, and a Summer Camp.

Next Level Martial Arts states that its mission is to help the community get safer and stronger, inside and out. The program describes itself as the Best Martial Arts School in Harrisonburg, Elkton, and Bridgewater and uses the slogan, “It's the will. Not the skill.” It states that it strives to provide a safe, comfortable, and welcoming atmosphere for all students and family members, and that it takes pride in creating an environment for individuals to achieve, develop, and succeed in their personal goals. The program states that it strongly believes martial arts can be for everyone, regardless of age, gender, or experience levels, and that students learn necessary skill sets to protect themselves through a realistic and practical approach. It also states that fun fitness builds motor skills and coordination, group games and activities grow positive social skills, and caring instructors provide mentorship and guidance. The program describes its kids martial arts classes as building character, with every class growing focus, discipline, confidence, and respect, and its teen martial arts classes as growing confidence, discipline, focus, and respect. Adult martial arts classes are described as giving real-world tactics to keep participants safe and as being so fun they are addicting, and adult mixed martial arts classes include grappling and striking. The program states that it helps adults get fit and safe fast, that members see results fast and that families will see a difference in as little as one week, and that friendships are born in every class within an amazing community of kind men and women. It describes its birthday parties as perfect for kids with or without any martial arts training, its summer camp as having enthusiastic staff and action-packed games and activities, and its after school program as including fun fitness, groovy games, and quiet focus time. The program states that building self-discipline does not depend on starting fitness and skill levels as long as effort is put in every class, that stepping out of a comfort zone in classes allows space for unshakable confidence to grow, and that improved focus in class flows into everything participants do. Next Level Martial Arts states that it provides martial arts classes to Rockingham County, Harrisonburg, Elkton, Bridgewater, Broadway, Penn Laird, Linville, Lacey Spring, Singers Glen, Timperville, McGaheysville, Shenandoah, Port Republic, Massanutten, Mt Crawford, Dayton, Ottobine, and Weyers Cave communities.

Testimonials describe that a child enjoyed taking karate lessons at Next Level Martial Arts and that the instructors were great and friendly, and recommend the program for kids’ karate classes. Another testimonial states that the program is amazing and makes a person braver and more confident, and that the writer loves karate and going to Brian Myers Karate. One testimonial notes that the program offers child care for school holidays and after school and fun evening events and calls it supportive of the community in different ways. Other testimonials describe the experience as wonderful and inclusive for the whole family, say it is a great place that really cares about the students, and state that staff are great with kids and are always willing to work with them to achieve their best.

Last updated January 18, 2026.