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A 2008 Poll revealed that 9.4 million Americans actively practice martial arts in a given year, and some 21.7 million Americans have practiced martial arts of some kind in their lifetime. Casting those numbers aside, along with the 30,000+ active martial arts schools in the U.S., the increasing popularity of MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) and Hollywood’s ongoing barrage of martial arts infused films; it is shocking the amount of misinformation that still exists in popular culture about the martial arts.
Despite what you’ve heard, martial artists cannot fly, black belts do not need to carry a special card that identifies them as lethal weapons, nor is there a style that is better than another, regardless of what you have heard. That would be much like saying, “what is better baseball or basketball?”
These are some of the myths that the Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE.org) will try to dispel during their first annual Boston Martial arts Academy(BMAA) being held on August 28, 2010. The one-day seminar and workshop has gathered together the ‘best of the best’ of various styles in the New England area to play host to both first-time martial artists and advanced stylists from around the United State and beyond. “The Boston Center for Adult Education received enough interest and feedback to create this first ever event in the city of Boston. They’ve aggressively assembled some of the best martial artists in the area and while many martial arts camps or seminars focus on advanced students and physical education based classes, the BMAA hosts all levels of students and provides both classroom based lectures on history and technique, as well as hands-on workshops on everything from basic stylistic techniques to advanced striking, blocking and ground fighting. I am always surprised how many people are extremely interested in the martial arts but are too intimidated to make that step into the dojo, and even more surprised at how many martial artists have no idea where their style came from and how little they know about the other styles out there,” said Spokesperson for the BCAE and Kung Fu and Tae Kwon Do practitioner JP Faiella.
The 1-day university consists of classroom lectures and physical classes and students must take a minimum of (6) classes to take part in graduation from the seminar.
The instructors graciously donating their time at this year’s event will be:
- Sifu Bob Rosen, Chief Instructor of the Wah Lum Kung Fu Athletic Association
- Sifu Mai Du, Instructor of Wah Lum Kung Fu & Tai Chi Academy of Malden
- Sensei Jason Gould, Founder of Emerald Necklace Budo Martial Arts
- Sensei Heather Randolph, Head Instructor of Boston Kokikai Aikido, Inc.
- Gershon Ben Keren, Director of the Boston Academy of Krav Maga
- Ali Roshankish, Founder of the Roshankish Martial Arts Center
- Contra Mestre Chuvisquinho, Instructor of Capoeira at Roshankish Martial Arts Center
- João “Amaral” Miranda, Head coach of Brazilian Top Team Boston
For more information or to sign up please visit: www.bostonmartialartsacademy.com. The event is $199.00USD and includes commemorative certificate and T-shirt. Visit one of the local school listed for a code to get the special price of $99.00 for the event.