Bernales Institute of Martial Arts

Bernales Institute of Martial Arts is a martial arts school in Salt Lake City that offers high-energy, practical training in a fun, supportive, community-minded environment. The school provides classes for both kids and adults, with an emphasis on building useful self-defense skills while keeping students engaged and challenged. A defining focus of the program is Kali, or Filipino Martial Arts, including training for weapons-based attacks involving knives, clubs, and potential gun threats, as well as disarming techniques and empty-hand application. The institute also recognizes that students come with different goals, from fitness and personal interest to practical skills relevant to law enforcement, and aims to match training to those individual needs.