The regional branch of the Russian Union of Martial Arts in the Republic of Karelia covers 16 municipal entities and unites 25 clubs in Petrozavodsk, Kondopoga, Kem, Sortavala, Segezha, Pitkyaranta, and other settlements. More than 3,100 athletes train in the republic's halls in 14 disciplines: sambo, judo, karate, kickboxing, hand-to-hand combat, grappling, pankration, and other directions.