Forteza Fitness and Martial Arts

Forteza Fitness and Martial Arts

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Forteza is a studio combining a unique offering of traditional martial arts and modern self-defense with personal training, adventure racing, functional fitness, and nutritional counseling. Founded in 2012, Forteza Fitness, Physical Culture & Martial Arts is Chicagoland's most unique martial arts and fitness studio:

* The Midwest’s only full-time school for the study of traditional Western martia

03/29/2026

Now's your last chance to sign up for our next Saturday Taste of Renaissance course. Our Spring session is at 11am-12:30am for the next 12 weeks, starting Saturday, April 11th.

The price is $225 for the whole course. Equipment included during class time. Registration can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/5eksd2pt

Register while you can, our Summer Saturday course won't start until the end of June!

03/29/2026

Now's your last chance to sign up for our next SaturdayTaste of Knightly Arts course. Our Spring session is at 10-11:30am for the next 12 weeks, starting Saturday, April 11th.

The price is $225 for the whole course. Equipment included during class time. Registration can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/5eksd2pt

Register while you can, our Summer Saturday course won't start until the end of June!

03/28/2026

Now's your last chance to sign up for our next weekday Taste of Renaissance course. There's a few spaces left for on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6-7:30pm for the next 6 weeks, starting this Tuesday, March 31st.

The price is $225 for the whole course. Equipment included during class time. Registration can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/3tyheuny

03/27/2026

Now's your last chance to sign up for our next weekday Taste of Knightly Arts course. There's a few spaces left for on Mondays & Wednesdays at 6-7:30pm for the next 6 weeks, starting this Monday, March 30th.

The price is $225 for the whole course. Equipment included during class time. Registration can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/yc46mvrf

02/21/2026

Don't forget, our Annual 2026 Midwinter Armizare Open Tournament is all-day today & tomorrow. All classes, private lessons, and open range times are cancelled this weekend! Come by and watch the Tournament!

02/09/2026

Still need something to do for Valentine’s Day? We have some slots open for our Dueling for Two lessons. Choose from medieval longsword, renaissance rapier, or archery for this Friday, Saturday, or Sunday!

Due to popular demand, Forteza is bringing back our Heart of Dueling: Valentine’s Day Specials! We’re hosting a series of specialized Dueling for Two’s in Rapier, Longsword, and Archery throughout Valentine’s Day weekend. One-hour time slots are available in the evening on Friday, February 13th, and in the afternoon and evenings on Saturday, February 14th, and Sunday, February 15th.

Our Dueling for Two’s are an hour long and will contain a brief history lesson on the weapon of choice, some solo drills and some drills with your partner! Loaner equipment will be provided for your lesson. Swordplay lessons with the Medieval Two-Handed Longsword or Renaissance One-Handed Rapier are $145 and Archery lessons are $115. Options to make it a double date for the hour are available for an additional $100!

We have a series of lessons times available throughout the weekend. All of the available lessons can be found in the link below, if there is a day & time you're interested in but it's not listed please reach out to us and we'll see what we can do.

For any other questions or concerns, let us know at [email protected].

https://fortezafma.sites.zenplanner.com/sign-up-now.cfm?display=EVNTS&

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4437 N Ravenswood Avenue
Chicago, IL
60640

Opening Hours

Monday 5am - 10pm
Tuesday 5am - 10pm
Wednesday 5am - 10pm
Thursday 5am - 10pm
Friday 5am - 10pm
Saturday 9am - 7pm
Sunday 9am - 7pm