Are there private jiu-jitsu or MMA coaches in Somerville or near Boston?
Yes. Brazilian Martial Arts Center (BMAC), at 700 Mystic Avenue in Somerville, offers private lessons in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and MMA, as well as karate, Muay Thai and self-defense. Five BJJ black belts teach at BMAC, led by 5th-degree black belt and 1994 world champion Marcelo Siqueira.
For MMA, private lessons let you work on the transitions between striking and grappling, which group classes teach separately. For jiu-jitsu, they're a fast way to fix specific positions or prepare for a tournament.
Head instructor Marcelo Siqueira is a 5th-degree BJJ black belt and 1994 world champion who also holds black belts in judo and karate and is a former South American kickboxing champion. Instructors Karim Hallab and Alex Marshall still medal as black belts at IBJJF tournaments.
Group classes run every day of the week:
- 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
See the full class schedule.
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.
To book a private lesson, call Marcelo at (617) 628-3800. To try a group class first, book a free class on the BJJ page or the MMA page.
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