Mixed Martial Arts Academy
THE WAY OF HOUMAN
One master. Three rings. Three black belts.
The mark
Three rings, one belt tip. Three black belts and forty years on the mat, tied on every morning.
01 · Striking · Kicks · Discipline
Speed, range and precision. Footwork and kicking mechanics that build explosive athletes.
02 · Grappling · Ground · Leverage
The quiet art. Position before submission, leverage over strength. Stay calm in the worst position and solve it one grip at a time.
03 · Striking · Clinch · Eight limbs
Fists, elbows, knees and shins, conditioned through pads, partner drills and clinch work that forges real toughness.
The master
Tehran to New York, forty years on the mat. 5th degree black belt in Taekwondo. 1st degree black belt in Karate. Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Certified Muay Thai instructor. Strength and conditioning coach to professional athletes.
One school · three championship teams
Twenty years of competition across the three arts. The team crest is earned, not bought.
The standard
Belts issued to the standards of Kukkiwon and the IBJJF, the two bodies that govern these arts worldwide. The classes go in, the time at grade is served, the standard is met on the day. Nobody here is promoted early.
For any child 5 to 12 · no uniform, no belt
Manners are a skill. We train them like any other. Eight Saturdays, one law a week, drilled on their feet and carried home. The coin at the end, carried in a pocket, never worn.
The first fourteen days · nothing renews
Everyone who walks in begins the same way: fourteen days of any class on the schedule and the master’s placement at the end of it. One fee. Nothing renews.
Every black belt started white.
The year is set on the mat · 72-05 66th Street, Ridgewood · (929) 710-1061
Twenty years · November 23
One master. Three black belts. Three championship teams and 480 gold medals, national and international. Begin with fourteen days of any class. The master looks for something special in you, or something you truly need in your life. Come and find out.
The first fourteen days
Everyone who walks in begins the same way. Fourteen days of any class on the schedule and the master’s placement at the end of it. One fee, paid once. Nothing renews.
The fourteen days count from the first class. For someone else: their name at checkout. Sent by a student: their code at checkout puts a month on both years.
THEN YOUR PACE.
Five paces for the year, from one class a week to everything on the schedule. The master sets the year on the mat at the end of the fourteen days — by who is training, how often, and whether it is settled up front.
Eight weeks, one law a week, for ages 5–12. Manners trained the way anything else is trained — on their feet, drilled, corrected and repeated until they belong to the child rather than to you. No uniform, no belt, no martial-arts experience needed.
Take a seatPrograms
Striking, grappling, clinch, the strength work that carries them — and a course in how a young person carries themselves. Children, teens, adults and women-only classes, all taught with full attention to fundamentals.
01
Striking · Kicks · Discipline
Speed, range and precision. Footwork and kicking mechanics that build explosive athletes — and the discipline that carries into everything else you do.
02
Grappling · Ground · Leverage
The quiet art. Position before submission, leverage over strength. Learn to stay calm in the worst positions and solve them one grip at a time.
03
Striking · Clinch · Eight Limbs
The art of eight limbs. Fists, elbows, knees and shins — conditioned through pads, partner drills and clinch work that forges real toughness.
04
Women-Only · Tue & Thu Evenings
Women-only classes built around real strength: lifting, conditioning, striking fundamentals and self-defense — coached by a strength & conditioning coach for pro athletes, in a room that's yours.
05
Private 1-on-1 · By Appointment
Lose weight the fighter's way — private one-on-one sessions with Master Houman Bidarmaghz. Pads, bags, circuits and honest coaching, built around your body and your schedule.
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Ages 5–12 · Eight Saturdays
Bearing, protocol and self-command — trained the way anything else is trained. One law a week, drilled on the mat and carried home on a conduct card. No uniform, no belt, no martial-arts experience needed.
See the courseWeekly Schedule
Children, teens, adults and women-only classes, six days a week. Master Houman Bidarmaghz places every new student in the first fourteen days.
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:00 – 4:50 | TaekwondoChildren | B.J.J.Children | TaekwondoChildren | B.J.J.Children | B.J.J.Children | 10:00 – 10:45TaekwondoChildren |
| 5:00 – 5:55 | TaekwondoTeens & Adults | B.J.J.Teens | TaekwondoTeens & Adults | B.J.J.Teens | Open Mat | 11:00 – 11:45B.J.J.Children & Teens 5–13 |
| 6:00 – 7:00 | Muay ThaiAdults | B.J.J.Adults | Muay ThaiAdults | B.J.J.Adults | Open Mat | 12:00 – 1:00MANNERSAges 5–12 |
| 7:10 – 8:10 | B.J.J.Adults | Women’s ClassesStrength · Conditioning | B.J.J.Adults | Women’s ClassesStrength · Conditioning | Community ClassDates TBA | 1:00 – 2:00B.J.J.Adults · No-Gi |
More Ways In
One-on-one time on the mat. The fastest way to fix habits, sharpen weapons and build a game that is yours alone.
Train privatelyGive someone their first class — or their next hundred. Digital gift cards, delivered instantly, redeemable on anything.
Send a gift cardAcademy hoodies and gear — the enso, the Immortal, the three arts. Wear the way outside the mat.
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The first fourteen days: any class on the schedule, the master’s placement at the end. One fee. Nothing renews.
Start — Kids $49 Teens & Adults $6972-05 66th Street, Ridgewood · (929) 710-1061
Find us
Hou Man Do, 72-05 66th Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385 — Taekwondo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai for children from two and a half, teens and adults, with a women-only strength and conditioning room. Twenty years on this block. (929) 710-1061
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