City Champs

City Champs offers classes in martial arts, boxing, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The program uses these activities as the core of its training and instruction for young people.

• Price: Providing martial arts and boxing classes at no cost

City Champs was started in 2017 by Jared Bell, a local businessman and avid boxer/kickboxer. He asked his friend and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Joshua Janis to help develop the programming. The mission of City Champs is “Providing martial arts and boxing classes at no cost, to build confidence in young people from all walks of life.” City Champs trains their coaches to listen to children, have empathy for their challenges, and to make the programs fun. City Champs has opened the door to martial arts for hundreds of kids in the Milwaukee area. In 2022 City Champs partnered with Combat Corner to have a permanent home for their programs and beyond. One participant shared, “City Champs helped me bring out my confidence. Now I know I will succeed.” Another participant said, “I know now I will be the first in my family to go to college.”

Last updated July 27, 2026.