Raja Academy of Martial Arts

Raja Academy of Martial Arts is a martial arts school in Greenville, SC. It teaches Muay Thai, Wing Chun, Nogi Jiu-Jitsu, Escrima/Kali, Filipino Martial Arts, cardio kickboxing for women, and a mixed program combining Wing Chun, Muay Thai, ground fighting, and Kali. Classes serve teens and adults of all fitness levels, with separate Tiger Warriors classes for ages 5 to 8 and Dragon Warriors for ages 9 to 12, plus private one-on-one instruction. The academy was founded in 2009 by Sifu Harun Raja and has trained students in the Upstate of SC for over 20 years. Its instructors hold direct affiliations with Francis Fong Wing Chun, the Thai Boxing Association under Ajarn Chai, the Inosanto Academy, and USA Boxing. Wing Chun is taught by Sifu Harun Raja within the Francis Fong Wing Chun Instructor Association, and the Escrima/Kali program draws on the Dan Medina and Dan Inosanto lineages. Nogi Jiu-Jitsu is influenced by the 10th Planet system. The school describes its approach as teaching traditional martial arts professionally in a positive, ego-free environment, with programs tailored to goals ranging from street self-defense to competition. The academy is located at 1200 Woodruff Road, Suite B-8, in the Merovan Center. The Living History Farm and the Harrison Hall of Natural Science are both about half a mile away, as are the Butterfly Garden and a post office. Raja Academy has served Greenville for more than two decades, marking a 20-year anniversary with anniversary specials that include discounts on cross-training and family enrollments and free gear rental on a first trial. Its training space holds heavy bags, training dummies, and matting. For Greenville residents seeking authentic striking and grappling instruction, Raja Academy of Martial Arts pairs lineage-based teaching with a family-oriented atmosphere built over 20 years on Woodruff Road.

Services:

• Derobio Escrima Training
• Muay Thai Training
• Nogi Jiu-Jitsu Training
• Silat Training
• Wing Chun Training