Announcements!

Beginning Monday, Sept. 29th the WK Karate night classes are going to be as follows:

Monday: 7:00pm-8:30pm, Sensei Maria
Tuesday: Cancelled
Wednesday: 7:00pm-8:30pm, Shihan Jose
Thursday: Cancelled
Friday: 7:00pm-8:30pm, Sensei David

Instructor Highlight

Sensei Maria has been involved in the martial arts as student, competitor, judge, coach and teacher for nearly twenty five years. After a number of years as a dance student, she was seeking another field of movement training. She began practicing Eizan Ryu Jujitsu in 1981, drawn by techniques which allowed a smaller person to control a larger attacker.

Anatomy & Kinesiology in the Martial Arts: The Foot

Saturday, February 17, 2007, 2pm - 5pm @ SFMAI, 4 West 18th St., 3rd fl. NY, NY 10011. In Anatomy & Kinesiology in the Martial Arts: The Foot, we will examine the foot as the foundation for explosive and accurate kicking technique. The class will include an introduction to the bones and muscles of the foot using textbooks, models, and palpation. We will then look at the dynamic principles of the supporting foot, various kicking feet (ball, side, and heel foot), and their relationship to whole body connectivity and power.

Michelle Gay is a Certified Movement Analyst, Registered Somatic Movement Educator/Therapist and Executive Director of the Society for Martial Arts Instruction. She earned a third degree blackbelt from World Oyama Karate and currently teaches World Kanreikai Karate to children and adults. She also teaches "karate kicks asana" workshops with Amy Matthews, and workshops combining Laban Movement Analysis and the Martial Arts. She is a guest teacher for the Laban/ Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies' Yearlong Program and Intro to Anatomy and Kinesiology workshops. She studies embodied anatomy and yoga with Amy Matthews,and Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen, and kinesthetic anatomywith Irene Dowd.

Workshop Fee $50 (10% discount for members of SFMAI/LIMS/ISMETA/BMCA)

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The Movement Fundamentals class is suitable for anyone seeking more ease and effectiveness in movement. It explores kinesthetic awareness and the basic principles of movement that underly all activities.
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Past Events

Kali Silat Instructor/ Instructor Candidate Seminar

Protective skills of Kali Silat
"Fear no man on Earth"(C).
5 Day Intensive: July 2 - July 6
8am - 11am & 12:00pm - 3pm*

P. Greg Alland, Certified Master Instructor of Kali Silat, has conducted over one thousand, seminars, workshops, demonstrations and lectures in Kali Silat for businesses, organizations, schools, colleges and universities world wide. He helped initiate the development of Pekiti Tirsia in the US, Germany, Sweden, England and Italy. He sponsored a cable program "The Martial Arts Today" on NY cable television and has produced 15+ videos on Kali Silat. For more information and/or to register online go to: www.kalisilat.com.

10% discount for SMAI Members