Space and Martial Arts
Two-Part Workshop Series
  • Space and the Martial Artist Part I (August 20)
  • Space and the Martial Artist Part II (August 27)
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    Improve your martial arts practice! Join Laban Movement Analyst, Sensei Michelle Gay in this two-part workshop combining Rudolph Laban's theories and exercises in Space Harmony with the Martial Arts. Sunday August 20 & 27, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Society for Martial Arts Instruction. Part 1 - $50 (pre-requisite), Part 2 - $40 All martial arts styles are welcome!

    Space and the Martial Artist Part I (August 20)
     Laban Analysis in Regards to Martial Arts

    Martial artists approach space in a unique way. We develop a heightened sense of ourselves in space as well as our relationship to objects and the space around us. In part one of the workshop, we will learn the basic exercises and vocabularly related to embodying space and analyzing movement in three dimensions, as developed by Rudolph Laban.

    Where & When

    4 W. 18th Street
    3rd Floor
    New York, NY 10011

    August 20
    10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

    What is Laban Movement Analysis (LMA)? LMA is a system for observing, describing, notating, and delving deeply into movement. First developed by Rudolf Laban in the 1900s and best known for its notation system, it has continued to be deepened by anthropologists, choreographers, actors, physical therapists, psychologists, dancers, and political consultants, among others. A holistic system, LMA recognizes that the way we move both reflects and influences the way we live our lives. It is used to strengthen and clarify the work of professional movers (athletes, dancers) and is also used to offer insight and movement choices to people in their daily lives.

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    Space and the Martial Artist Part II (August 27)
     Applying Laban Analysis to Martial Arts

    In this workshop, we will review basic Laban exercises learned in PART I. We will then explore their importance and application to kata, form, and fighting.

    Where & When

    4 W. 18th St.
    3rd Floor
    New York, NY 10011

    August 27
    10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

    RSVP for PART II NOW!
    Society for Martial Arts Instruction

    4 W. 18th St.
    3rd Floor
    New York, NY 10011

    212-677-7228

    Sensei Michelle (CMA, RSME/T) has a professional background in dance and theater. In 1995 she began studying tae kwon do and hapkido with Master A.J. Hahn. In 1997 she joined World Oyama Karate headquarters where she trained under Soshu Oyama. She is a 5 time Woman’s World Oyama Knockdown Champion and holds many North American Open Tournament Championship titles in kata. She won the Canadian Kyokushin Womans Knockdown Division in 2001 and the Fighting Spirit Award at the Seidokaikan “Knockdown Kings” Tournament in New York City 2002. On October 9, 2004 she fought 61 consecutive fights at the historic “A Woman’s Right to Fight” event in NYC. In 2003 she became a Laban Certified Movement Analyst and applies this specialized knowledge in all of her martial arts training and teaching. She is a guest teacher in the LIMS Yearlong program and has taught Intro to LMA at the Laban/Bartenieff Institute for Movement Studies. She co-created the Good Guy/Bad Guy Self Defense workshops combining principles of LMA and self defense. She co-created and teaches Still Moving, Karate/Yoga workshops with Amy Matthews. In the fall of 2003 she formed The Society for Martial Arts Instruction and currently serves as its Executive Director. She practices Iaido at Ken Zen Institute, Yang Style Tai Chi with Master Yu, Movement Fundamentals with Amy Matthews and Embodied Anatomy at the Body Mind Centering School and with Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen.
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