What we’re about
The short and sweet: training group in Central park by west 85 st. All styles of striking and grappling are touched upon and welcomed, train at your own pace. everyone 18 +yr older
https://www.manhattanmartialarts.nyc/ <--For easier-to-find links to our reviews, photos, social media, etc.
Manhattan Martial Arts is a beginner-friendly meetup with 1 to 3 events/classes a week, mostly depending on the weather, and coach/venue availability. Now and then we also hold additional meetups for picnics, to go to check out other meetups, go dancing, to the beach, hiking, etc.
This group is for nice people who have an interest and/or experience in martial arts. If you are a beginner or new to martial arts then congratulations, you have found the best value you will ever find when it comes to martial arts in Manhattan. With over 20 years of martial arts experience, and 9 years running the group, we have cultivated the spirit of a dojo. In Manhattan Martial Arts we learn, have fun, make friends, challenge ourselves, and each other.
If you are already experienced then also congratulations, you have found an MMA playground, an oasis compared to the ego-filled schools one often finds when trying to widen our individual martial art's perspective. Come sharpen your skills, try out other styles, learn new techniques, and meet likeminded individuals!
This group started as the friendly neighborhood fight club. After many years it has evolved into a school of the people by the people, where training is the focus instead of sparring. If you are a more experienced martial artist, mainly looking to get your spar on, check out https://www.meetup.com/fight-train-compete/
Meetups will usually run in three segments: warm-ups, drilling (including hitting pads), and then conditioning games or light sparring.
You can jump in and out at any time. Communication is key in sparring and is not mandatory.
We try to focus on a given martial art for a month or two, that way we all get to experience the different modalities of empty handed combat, and thus expand our own understanding of it.
Our members come from very varied backgrounds and thus styles, with varying levels of skill. What is uniform is the respect, control, and general comradeship that has been a key element of our meet up. We also have a small (growing) network of martial art schools, coaches, and meetups that we are starting to collaborate with.
When the weather is fine, we meet in Central Park just off Central Park West and 86th Street; in the colder months, we meet at studio spaces, and locations that are announced one or two days prior to each session latest. Join us!*
You can check out our instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/manhattan_martial_arts/
You can read more about the group and become a member here*:
https://www.patreon.com/manhattanmartialarts (Membership page)
*PLEASE NOTE*: This is a fun and friendly training environment. However, given the intense physical nature of our activities, injuries will occur from time to time. THE ORGANIZERS OF THIS GROUP ARE IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURIES THAT MIGHT OCCUR.
Hope to see you all out there!
