Family Martial Arts Academy
Kickboxing, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Bainbridge Island
- Price
- Not published
- First visit
- No trial published
- Beginners
- Beginner class
- Town
- Bainbridge Island
- Website
- bainbridgefma.com
Children are at the center of the teaching at Family Martial Arts Academy on Bainbridge Island, and its older students train a blend of kickboxing, wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Chief instructor Sifu Rick DeMile founded the school in 1995. He began training at age 10, after finding out that his father had been an original student of Bruce Lee, and he holds a black belt under James W. DeMile, a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Chris Blanke and a brown belt in American Combat Jiu Jitsu under Professor Tony Maynard.
The school sums up its aim as giving children “practical tools for building true confidence,” and kids train in three age groups covering ages 4 to 16. For adults the school runs Fitness Kickboxing, for ages 18 and up, which the school pitches as a change from the same old cardio workout. Its hours are a question for the school.
The school serves Bainbridge Island, Rolling Bay, Suquamish and Poulsbo.
- Chief instructor's father was an original student of Bruce Lee
- Future Black Belts mixes kickboxing, wrestling and BJJ for ages 10 to 16
- Fitness Kickboxing class for adults 18 and up
Kids and juniors at Family Martial Arts Academy
Little Dragons (ages 4 to 6) and Little Champions (ages 7 to 9) are the younger classes. They work on control of movement, focus and persistence, with each new belt a goal that can take more than one try, and the school calls them full workouts disguised as games and drills. Self-defense is part of it, from the neighborhood bully to a stranger on the street, along with how to calm a situation down without violence.
Future Black Belts (ages 10 to 16) mixes boxing and kickboxing drills, takedowns and grappling, pad work and Brazilian jiu-jitsu escapes, with self-defense standing and on the ground; no prior experience is needed. The school also hosts martial arts birthday parties in three themes, for up to 16 guests. Staff run the games, set up and clean up, and will cut the cake with a samurai sword if the birthday child wants.
Classes at Family Martial Arts Academy
| Class | Who | Ages | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Dragons | kids | Ages 4-6 | |
| Little Champions | kids | Ages 7-9 | |
| Future Black Belts | teens | Ages 10-16 |
When classes meet at Family Martial Arts Academy
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids | PM | PM | PM | PM | no | no | no |
| Teens | Eve | no | Eve | no | no | no | no |
Days and part of day as of November 2026. Exact times are on the school's schedule.
Facts from bainbridgefma.com, checked November 2026. Something out of date? Send a correction.