Ephrata Martial Arts is committed to building strong individuals and families, and a healthier community by empowering its students with the positive benefits of martial arts training.
Ephrata Martial Arts is dedicated to its affiliations with world-class individuals and organizations in the martial arts industry that promote the same philosophies shared by its leadership. It is through these relationships that Ephrata Martial Arts extends its sphere of positive influence to the community both local and abroad.
Ephrata Martial Arts is the largest, most successful mixed martial arts school in the Ephrata, PA area.
Since 1997, Ephrata Martial Arts has been the Ephrata and Lancaster County and surrounding area’s best source for world-class mixed martial arts instruction—producing some of the nation’s top talent in all facets of competitive martial arts, from competitive forms and weapons performances to grappling, and amateur kickboxing.
The spacious martial arts studio is located at 248 West Fulton Street in Ephrata, next to Modern Cleaners. The Ephrata Martial Arts training facility has ample room and equipment to accommodate the nearly 100 students who train in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Kung Fu, Kickboxing, Grappling, SAMBO / Submission Wrestling, and Self Defense.
Ephrata Martial Arts is continually investing in its training facility and equipment. A full-size kickboxing and MMA ring provides a dedicated, realistic, training area for timed rounds of sparring and rolling. The training floor at Ephrata Martial Arts is padded wall to wall with Zebra Mats, the same wrestling mats found at world-class grappling competitions such as NAGA and Grappler’s Quest. Heavy bags, speed bags, headache bags and Century Wavemaster bags in addition to Thai pads and various focus mitts provide the platform for Kickboxing drills—all of which are timed using a regulation round timer. Grapplers use throwing dummies of various weights, spacious crash mats and a variety of resistance bands and training implements. We constantly update our training facility to make certain that our students receive the best possible training. However, the real wealth lies in the knowledge base that the staff at Ephrata Martial Arts possesses.
Powerful Knowledge-Powerful Results
The experienced, knowledgeable instructors and staff members at Ephrata Martial Arts are constantly mindful of the students’ best interests.The instructors and staff members at Ephrata Martial Arts continually pursue their own martial arts training, learning from some of the best instructors of each discipline. Their pursuit of knowledge in the martial arts fuels the dynamic nature of the school and motivating, fun, and inspiring classes. All staff members also compete on a regular basis. Competing keeps them on top of their game, gives students positive, real-life role models and provides the Ephrata Martial Arts competition team with solid, experienced leadership.
The leadership and staff of Ephrata Martial Arts upholds the traditional values of martial arts while devoting themselves to growing and evolving with the needs of the members of the martial arts academy. Every martial arts class, demonstration, and event held by Ephrata Martial Arts will have one common goal: to provide the best possible learning environment in which to develop well-rounded, mentally, and physically accomplished martial arts students. Learn more about the staff here.
For ten years, Ephrata Martial Arts has improved the lives of its students one class at a time. Our continued success is a reflection of the hard work and dedication of our instructors, assistants, and most importantly, our students. Ephrata Martial Arts is a living, ever-evolving system of self defense and artistry—a family of members of all ages, all abilities, and all walks of life, all of whom are dedicated to learning and growing. They have come in search of something. And, no matter what that something is, they’ve found it here.Formally Parkers Self Defense, Ephrata Martial Arts continues to teach founder Sijo James Parker’s Bai Kai Kung Fu—a Northern Chinese system of self defense and artistry that is both recognized and respected throughout the world. During the past several years, and under the leadership of Owner and Head Instructor Sifu Justin Press, Ephrata Martial Arts also offers a true Mixed Martial Arts system consisting of disciplines including Kickboxing, Grappling and Submission Wrestling, and Self Defense. Something for everyone, right? That’s only the beginning.
Find out more about the programs Ephrata Martial Arts offers including Kung Fu, Kickboxing, Grappling, Self Defense and Kids Classes.
Ephrata Martial Arts is the Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and surrounding area's best in martial arts instruction.
Located in Ephrata PA, Ephrata Martial Arts offers martial arts programs and martial arts classes, martial arts for kids, Kung Fu,
Kickboxing classes, grappling, mixed martial arts, or MMA, Russian SAMBO, submission wrestling, and self defense classes.
The spacious martial arts studio is located at 248 West Fulton Street in Ephrata, next to Modern Cleaners. The Ephrata Martial Arts training facility has ample room and equipment to accommodate the nearly 100 students who train in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Kung Fu, Kickboxing, Grappling, SAMBO / Submission Wrestling, and Self Defense. 
