Where can I learn Krav Maga or self-defense near Somerville?
Brazilian Martial Arts Center (BMAC), at 700 Mystic Avenue in Somerville, teaches self-defense through Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai and MMA training, with private self-defense lessons available, and the first class is free. BMAC doesn't teach Krav Maga.
Krav Maga is a self-defense system developed for the Israeli military. BMAC covers the same goals through two sports you can train for years:
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu: escaping holds, staying safe on the ground and controlling a larger opponent.
- Muay Thai: striking, distance and the clinch.
Class times:
- Gi: Monday and Wednesday at 11am and 7pm, Tuesday and Thursday at 5pm, Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 12pm
- No-Gi: Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm, Friday at 11am
- Women's Gi class: Thursday at 7pm
- Open mat: Sunday at 11am
- Muay Thai: Monday and Wednesday at 7am, 6pm and 8pm; Tuesday and Thursday at 11am and 6pm; Friday at 6pm and 8pm; Saturday at 11am
See the full class schedule.
Five BJJ black belts teach at BMAC, led by 5th-degree black belt and 1994 world champion Marcelo Siqueira. Kids self-defense is part of every BMAC kids class, from age 3.
Private lessons are available in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, karate, Muay Thai, MMA and self-defense.
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 BJJ page or the Muay Thai page, or call Marcelo at (617) 628-3800.
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