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1 of these schools is based in San Carlos; the others serve San Carlos from towns including San Jose (27 mi), San Francisco (20 mi) and San Mateo (4 mi).
23 open weekends · all 24 rated 4.5+
Data verified October 16, 2026
Short self-defense courses listed for San Carlos, CA are spread across the 24 cards on this page. Who each course is aimed at, where it runs and how often it repeats comes from the school itself, with ratings drawn from public reviews.
The 24 schools on this page are rated from 4.5 to 5.0 across 1,161 reviews; 8 have 50 or more reviews. When students and parents rate these schools on specific qualities, they most often praise professionalism (90%), quality (87%) and value (73%). The topics that come up most in reviews of the schools on this page are "skills", "atmosphere" and "community". 23 are open on Saturdays and 9 on Sundays. 2 have a BBB rating of A or A+. Domain records put 17 websites of the schools on this page at ten or more years old; the oldest dates from 1997. 1 is family- or locally-owned and 7 list coupons or special offers. We have a website on file for all 24 of the schools on this page; 17 publish a contact page; 16 list a public email and 14 take bookings online. We count these figures across the schools on this page; distances are straight-line, and hours and prices change, so confirm the details with the school before you enroll.
All 24 cards carry a website link. Look for a real outline, who teaches, and who the course is for. Stock photography of a woman throwing a man in a white studio is not an outline, and schools that keep their content vague are often selling the same session to every audience.
