Where can my child take karate classes near Boston?
Brazilian Martial Arts Center (BMAC), at 700 Mystic Avenue in Somerville, runs kids karate classes for ages 6 to 17 on Tuesday and Thursday at 6pm and Saturday at 11am, and the first class is free. BMAC is right off I-93 at Exit 21 with free parking.
Kids karate at BMAC follows the Wado Ryu style. Head instructor Marcelo Siqueira holds a 4th-degree black belt in Wado Ryu karate.
Classes build focus, discipline and confidence, and kids earn new belts at BMAC's karate graduation ceremonies.
If your child is younger than 6, BMAC's jiu-jitsu classes for ages 3 to 5 meet Monday and Wednesday at 5pm and Saturday at 10:15am.
Private karate lessons are also available.
Parents are welcome to watch the trial class and every class after it.
BMAC is at 700 Mystic Avenue in Somerville, right off I-93 at Exit 21, with free parking. Outside rush hour it's about 5 minutes by car from Union Square, 6 from Davis Square, Charlestown and Medford Square, 8 from Everett, 10 from downtown Boston, 12 from Harvard Square and Arlington Center, and 15 from Belmont Center. There's no T station nearby. MBTA bus 95, which connects to the Orange Line at Sullivan Square, stops at Mystic Ave @ Moreland St, a short walk from the door.
Your first class is free. Book it with the form on the Kids page or call Marcelo at (617) 628-3800.
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