Salem Street Studio Yoga is a wellness and health services company offering a wide range of relaxation techniques for clients. The studio has a variety of yoga workshops and classes including Kripalu yoga, relaxation and meditation. Classes are for any skill level and the studio also offers private instruction as well as yoga for special events or celebrations.
With more than 30 years of self-defense experience, Tokyo Joe's owner Frank Manzelli likes to talk about the not-so-obvious benefits of teaching karate, jujitsu and other techniques. He believes his time with students helps them develop confidence, discipline and self-awareness. Tokyo Joe's is a great place to get your youth trained in martial arts, and it's a favorite spot for kids' birthday parties.
This two-floor facility offers classes teaching self-defense in Karate, Brazilian Ju-Jitsu, Muay-Thai, and other styles. It also features Mixed Martial Arts classes taking place in a 30-foot MMA cage.
Cape Cod Florists provides arrangements for any occasion, including weddings, holidays, funerals and everyday events. Customers can request centerpieces, baskets, planters, something for a company event and more. The shop also sells handmade shell creations, with most of the shells collected from local beaches on Cape Cod.
Cervizzi's Martial Arts Adacemy in Lynnfield opened in May 2003. It is one of three locations owned by Paul B. Cervizzi and offers more than the standard martial arts training.
Self-defense, leadership programs, sparring, kata and weapons competition team are taught, as is kickboxing, conditioning kick class and personal training.
Cervizzi's Martial Arts Academy offers a signficant number of martial arts training programs; visit its website for a full listing.
This mixed martial arts Mecca offers a wide range of fighting styles, from American Boxing to Pilipino Kali Escrima. Open since 1996, basic self defense classes and physical fitness gambits are on offer as well. Men and women, professional and amateur alike train here, but the atmosphere is definitely serious; this is not an aerobics studio.
With locations in both Marblehead and Beverly Farms, the International Tae Kwon Do Academy is designed to assist in the personal development of its students. It uses a variety of activities to help them achieve objectives, including an Olympic sport, an artistic discipline, self-defense training, and an abundance of exercises and games. Owner and head instructor Brian Malik's philosophy is that all students can continuously improve themselves, both physically and mentally through Tae Kwon Do training, and enjoy the process. A free trial membership is available for anyone.
"Stay true to yourself," is the mantra of Red Tiger Academy of Martial Arts owner Alberto Ortiz, a one-time national champion. Specializing in Sho To Kan, a traditional form of Japanese karate, each of the academy's five instructors are black belts and JKA certified. The vast, colorful studio provides everything students need to learn, such as uniforms, headgear and footgear, as well as weight lifting equipment, nun chucks and heavy bags. Participating in individual and group competitions, the academy holds age-based classes with an emphasis on sparring. Teaching as many girls as it does boys, new students are always welcome.
Villari's specializes in using the martial arts to build character, promote leadership skills and provide self-defense and protection. Classes provide instruction in karate, kempo and the shaolin animals system. Activities beyond instruction include family nights, movie nights and tournaments. This location has been open since 1974, and has operated under the current ownership since 2000.
The Nonantum Boxing Club is a Newton gym located on Adams Street. The club's staff of trainers and former boxers offer boxing and boxing fitness programs for athletes of all ages. For rate and registration information, visit the Nonantum Boxing Club website.
Set up in a large office building off Pearl, Impact offers a very unique set of classes. Its extremely realistic self-defense courses simulate the threats, intimidation and violence encountered during an assault. Classes are taught by a two-man team, one taking the role of instructor, the other donning a full-body suit of armor and taking the role of perpetrator. Students defend themselves with full contact. Classes are offered for men and women and a special course is offered for assault survivors. Impact also provides community courses and workplace classes, and works with local homeless shelters. Visit Impact's website for the most up-to-date class scheduling.
Beacon Hill Athletic Clubs maintains seven area locations. This facility located near the Thoma P. O'Neil, Jr. Federal Building features fitness equipment, locker and shower facilities, a sauna and tanning services.
Master Moran, a ninth degree black belt, was awarded "Instructor of the Year" by the Martial Arts Hall of Fame. He is also the inventor of the "Sharp-Shooter Self-Defense Keychain." Moran has taught individual self-defense training in Belmont for 11 years.
