Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Instruction Now Offered in the Hyde Park and Poughkeepsie, NY area

Sept. 26, 2009 - PRLog -- New York Karate Academy, located at 419 Violet Avenue in Hyde Park, NY, is now offering classes in Mixed Martial Arts and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

With Mixed Martial Arts being the new hot button in the martial arts world, many local schools are now claiming to offer programs in Mixed Martial Arts when they themselves have no experience in Mixed Martial Arts.

Adam DiStefano, a Korean Karate master and owner of New York Karate Academy, believes these schools are exploiting Mixed Martial Arts and misleading the consumers. I have always been a Tang Soo Do stylist. I am not going to start claiming to be something I am not at the expense of my integrity, says Master DiStefano.

Master DiStefano said that he was fed up with commercial karate schools lying to the public. How can you teach Mixed Martial Arts when you yourself have always been a traditional karate stylist?

In order to combat the fraudulent Mixed Martial Art instructors, Master DiStefano has brought in the only Black Belt Instructor in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to teach a Mixed Martial Arts program.

Classes begin October 5th, 2009. There will be 4 classes per week. To find out more information about the New York Karate Academy Mixed Martial Arts Program, visit
www.hydeparkmixedmartialarts.com.

To register for this program, visit newyorkkarateacademy.com

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The Core of Mixed Martial Arts is Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. Jiu-jitsu is the art that revolutionized the Martial Arts World and opened our eyes to the reality of fighting in MMA events. Since then, there isn't an MMA Champion who doesn't train in Jiu-jitsu, whether he lists it as his style or not. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu has proven itself to be the number one single Martial Art in the MMA arena and an absolute necessity for Self Defense; it has been adopted by the Military and a Large Majority of Law Enforcement Agencies. BJJ is an art that can be practiced safely on a daily basis with a reduced risk of injuries.

Regardless of your reason for training, Jiu-jitsu is one of the only Martial Arts that addresses all areas of fighting, including how to deal with strikes, takedowns, submissions, holds, passing the guard, the guard (fighting from your back) and escapes.

All Classes are taught by Accredited BJJ Black Belt