Grand Opening: Green Mountain Martial Arts Collaborative

274 North Winooski Avenue,Burlington VT 05401

17 July, 2021

Description

Join us for our grand opening on Saturday July 17th! Green Mountain Martial Arts Collaborative is your new neighborhood martial arts studio located at 274 North Winooski Ave, Burlington Our first day open to the public will be Saturday July 17th and we are offering a day of free demonstrations and micro classes! Why should you train with GMMAC? Collaboration: GMMAC fosters a collaborative community and strives to offer a wide variety of martial arts and classes to a diverse range of individuals. We believe all martial arts deserve recognition and encourage our students to try out all arts/classes they may be interested in. Fitness and Health: Whether you’re looking for something fun to do, seeking to pick up some self defense tactics or want to pursue competition, we can accommodate all of your goals. All of our arts/classes provide challenging yet rewarding content. Our practices will strengthen your body and your mind. Inclusivity: GMMAC’s purpose is to provide an environment of respect and inclusivity. Individuals from all communities are meant to feel welcome and safe. Everybody is expected to treat everyone in the gym fairly and equitably. Individuals will conduct themselves with mutual respect for both instructors and students. Community: All of our instructors are passionate about their respective practices. Propagating our arts and connecting with our members is what inspires us. Our goal is for participants to feel fully immersed within a like minded community. Our success is reflected by your enjoyment. Does that all sound like your type of space? Join us! We currently offer four different classes: Yoga, Muay Thai, Krabi Krabong, and Kali Day of schedule: 11am-12pm 45 minute "Yoga for Combat Athletes" session and Q&A 12pm-2pm Muay Thai Kickboxing and Krabi Krabong Demonstration, Micro Classes, and Q&A 2pm-3pm Kali Demonstration, Micro Class, and Q&A Other important details! When ordering tickets please include as many of the sessions that you think you might attend! Our location is amazing, but can only fit so many attendees at once so we have to include a cap. If the session you wanted is capped out you are still welcome to sit and watch! Can't get to Burlington but still want to attend? Don't feel safe going to events just yet? We are also offering a free live stream for the entire day as an alternative option! Please make sure to review our website for our full COVID19 policy as the safety of our staff and community are top priority! If you wish to attend in person without a mask we need to see proof of vaccination. GMMAC offers Power Flow for Combat Athletes. Classes are geared toward getting your body ready to train and include gentle stretches, vigorous sun salutations, as well as a brief standing series. Classes also incorporate a hip opening series and brief meditation to prepare you mentally and physically. (aka: Thai Boxing or the “Art of Eight Limbs”) – is a Thai martial art and combat sport that predominantly uses eight limbs for stand-up striking: fists, elbow, knees and shins. There are also various clinching or standing grappling techniques which allow practitioners to maximize the devasation of their short range strikes. GMMAC’s Muay Thai program is certified under Ajahn Steve Wilson, and thusly through the World Thai Boxing Association. Our style additionally incorporates lessons and teachings from Ajahn Jason Harrington, Khru Paul Santiago. The art of short and long weapons, and predecessor to Muay Thai, Krabi-Krabong (KK) provides students with intense conditioning and effective self defense tactics. The system was originally the military weaponry and empty hand combat system of Thailand, and is still practiced widely within the country. KK’s name refers to its main weapons, namely the curved sword (krabi) and staff (krabong). Unarmed, practitioners revert to empty hand techniques, utilizing kicks, pressure point strikes, joint locks, holds, and throws. Footwork, coordination and ambidexterity are emphasized in all drills, preparing students to face and handle threats from any and all angles. Kali (aka: Filipino Martial Arts, Escrima or Arnis) – is a weapon art primarily concerned with close quarters combat. It is taught to and utilized internationally by elite military forces for its practicality in self defense tactics and combat. Developed for facing multiple attackers, as well as single opponent confrontations, the training teaches environmental awareness to students. They will enhance their coordination, range, and timing by using empty hands, as well as long and short rattan sticks to replace swords, knives, and spears. In addition, everyday objects become effective means of self-defense in the hands of a practitioner. The Pekiti-Tirsia system of kali (PTK) is primarily concerned with close quarters combat and employs the traditional full-length stick, typically around 30 inches in length. The system originates from the provinces of Panay and Negros Occidental and was created by the Tortal clan. The family patriarch and Grandmaster of Pekiti-Tirsia, Grand Tuhon Conrado B. Tortal, passed the system to his only grandson Grand Tuhon Leo Tortal Gaje, Jr. Under Tuhon Rommel Tortal’s direct guidance, we carry on the Pekiti-Tirsia tradition of vigorous training, complete tactical awareness, and values of life, success, and good health.