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Krav Maga schools, by what else they teach
Krav Maga is rarely the only thing on the schedule. Because it's so often taught inside a broader martial-arts or fitness gym, most Krav schools share the mats with a whole other curriculum — a striking program like muay thai, boxing or kickboxing, an MMA team, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for the ground game, sometimes defensive firearms training under the same roof. That's good news if you want more than one thing: to add sport striking or grappling to your self-defense, to cross-train for mixed martial arts, or just to have options on nights the Krav class doesn't fit. Pick an art below and you'll see the Krav Maga schools that also train it, ranked by rating, with students' reviews as proof. New to how these arts differ and overlap? Start with the flagship guide, Krav Maga vs BJJ vs Muay Thai for self-defense.
🥋 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the ground-fighting art — a natural complement to Krav's stand-up self-defense for when a confrontation ends up on the floor.
🦵 Kickboxing
Kicks and punches on the feet — an accessible, fitness-friendly striking class many Krav schools run alongside self-defense.
🏟️ MMA
The complete striking-and-grappling sport — many Krav Maga schools share a roof with an MMA program, and cross-training sharpens both.
🥊 Boxing
Hands-focused striking — footwork, head movement and sharp punching that carry straight over to Krav's striking and defense.
🥊 Muay Thai
The striking art of punches, kicks, knees and elbows — the most common stand-up partner to Krav, and a serious conditioning workout.
🎯 Firearms Defense
Defensive firearms and concealed-carry training — a distinctive add-on some Krav schools offer to round out a real-world personal-safety skill set.
Why Krav Maga schools are so often multi-art
Krav Maga gives you fast, practical self-defense, but plenty of students want more — the sport striking of muay thai or boxing, the ground game of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the full puzzle of MMA, or defensive firearms training to round out real-world readiness. Sharing a roof just makes sense: one facility, one community, one membership, more ways to train. A school lands on a page here when its own site or its students' reviews show real evidence it teaches that art — "they also run muay thai next door," "great MMA program," "the BJJ coach is excellent" are exactly the lines that count. One honest caveat: a class schedule is a snapshot, not a promise — schools add and drop programs, so confirm before you count on it.
Keep going: browse schools by Krav Maga program, compare the arts in the vs guide, or find a school with a free intro class to try a class.