Sports classes and schools near subway «Morgan Avenue» (New York City)

FICA New York offers classes for adults and youth of all skill levels.

Teachers:

• Treinel Michael ‘Puck’ Kranz — For 4 years, he studied in Oakland under CM Rogerio and Mestre Jurandir, as well as the other mestres of FICA, which transformed his life for the better. Upon moving back to his native New York in 2004, Puck sought to continue studying, playing and living Capoeira Angola, which eventually led to co-founding the group in New York. In both Oakland and New York, Puck has worked with various programs for children, youth and people struggling with addiction, realizing the power of Capoeira Angola to heal, empower and build community;
• Njoli Brown — He began his study of Capoeira in Denmark (1997). After two years of intensive study with group Quilombo do Norte came the decision to study the Angola style of capoeira with a master (mestre) of the art form. In 1999 came a move to Seattle to train with Mestre Jurandir Nascimento who, at the time, had recently moved to the northwest from southern Brasil to start a chapter of the International Capoeira Angola Foundation.

Instructors:

• Sensei Raab Rashi;
• Sara Tunick.

Head Kendo Instructor — Christophe Salet, AUSKF 4th Dan. He began his study of Kendo in Paris, under the tutelage of Thao Sensei and Durant Sensei. This dojo was affiliated with the Shodokan Dojo in Tokyo, which allowed him to learn from Okada Morimasa Sensei, 8th Dan, head instructor at the Shodokan and at Nittai Dai Gakku (Tokyo sports university).

While some schools group all children together, we understand that different maturity levels require different approaches to teaching. This is why we have created separate programs, one for the youngest children (ages 3 to 5), the next for slightly older children (ages 6 to 9), and the third for our older youth and young teens (ages 10 to 13).

Adult Program (ages 14 & up).

Assistant Instructors:

• Sensei Antonio P. Ruiz, 3rd Dan;
• Sensei Maya Wasowicz, 1st Dan;
• Sensei Joshua Steckel, 1st Dan;
• Sensei Sabrina Kaminer, 1st Dan.

Our Kickboxing program is an awesome cardiovascular workout that will help you to burn as many as 800 calories in a one hour class.

Fitness program for adults and kids ages 6 to 13.

Programs (ages 14 & up):

• Zumba® Fitness;
• Zumba® Toning;
• Zumbatomic®;
• Zumba® Gold-Toning;
• Zumba Sentao™;
• The Zumba® Story.