Mixed Martial Arts Academy

HOU MAN DO

THE WAY OF HOUMAN

Taekwondo Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Muay Thai Strength & Conditioning

One master. Three rings. Three black belts.

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Programs

SIX PROGRAMS. ONE STANDARD.

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

TAEKWONDO

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

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU

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

MUAY THAI

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’S STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

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

WEIGHT LOSS & CONDITIONING

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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06

MANNERS

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.

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The Master

MASTER HOUMAN BIDARMAGHZ.

One master. One academy. Three fight teams.

A worn black belt with a red tip, photographed over a map of Iran

Two cities. One way.

The three rings in our mark are not decoration — they are three black belts, earned over forty years on the mat:

TAEKWONDO5th degree black belt
KARATE1st degree black belt
BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSUBlack belt

Master Houman Bidarmaghz is also a certified Muay Thai instructor and a strength & conditioning coach for professional athletes. From first-day beginners to competitors, everyone walks the same floor and bows to the same standard: show up, work hard, leave better.

168gold medals
40years on the mat
3black belts
3fight teams

One School · Three Championship Teams

480 gold medals won by our teams across multiple disciplines over twenty years.

Phoenix — Taekwondo team calligraphy crest
PHOENIXTaekwondo
White Elephant — Muay Thai team crest
WHITE ELEPHANTMuay Thai
HB BJJ — Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu team crest with Azadi Tower and Statue of Liberty
HB BJJBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu

The Lineage

FOUR ARTS. ONE BELT.

Four lines of teaching, each granted by someone, braided into the one belt he ties on every morning — and taught on this floor every day.

TAEKWONDO5th degree black belt
KARATE1st degree black belt
JIU-JITSUBlack belt
MUAY THAICertified instructor
ONE MASTER. THREE BLACK BELTS. Five stripes · forty years on the mat

Every master was once the student on the floor. Respect is how knowledge is passed.

Weekly Schedule

WALK IN ANY DAY.

Children, teens, adults and women-only classes, six days a week. Not sure where you fit? Book a first visit and Master Houman Bidarmaghz will place you.

On the mat now — —Until it starts
TimeMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
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

The Standard

RANK YOU CAN TAKE ANYWHERE.

A belt is only worth what stands behind it. Ours are issued to the standards of the two bodies that govern these arts worldwide — so a grade earned on this floor is recognised off it.

Kukkiwon — World Taekwondo Headquarters

WORLD TAEKWONDO
& KUKKIWON

Master Houman Bidarmaghz · 5th degree black belt

Kukkiwon is the world headquarters of Taekwondo and the body that certifies dan rank globally; World Taekwondo governs the sport, including the Olympic Games. Our colour grades follow the geup ladder, and dan promotions observe Kukkiwon’s waiting periods — the wait to your next dan is the dan you already hold.
International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation

INTERNATIONAL BRAZILIAN
JIU-JITSU FEDERATION

Master Houman Bidarmaghz · Black belt

The IBJJF sets the graduation system used by the sport’s major competitions. We follow it exactly: the children’s belts to green, the adult belts from white, and the federation’s minimum time at each — two years at blue, eighteen months at purple, a year at brown. Nobody here is promoted early.

TAEKWONDOwhite to black · 30 to 100 classes a grade

white
white +
yellow
yellow +
orange
orange +
green
green +
blue
blue +
purple
red
bodan
black

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSUIBJJF graduation system

white
grey
yellow
orange
green
blue
purple
brown
black

Grading is never automatic. A student must put the classes in, serve the minimum time at their grade, and satisfy the master on the day — and the app on their phone shows them exactly where they stand on all three.

SHOW UP. WORK HARD. LEAVE BETTER.

From first-day beginners to competitors, everyone walks the same floor and bows to the same standard. Nothing is graded on ego, and no belt is handed out to keep anyone happy.

MASTER HOUMAN BIDARMAGHZ Forty years on the mat
HOU
MAN
DO

Memberships

PICK YOUR PACE.

Every black belt started white. One price for the year, and two ways to pay it — settle it up front and pay less, or split it over months with Afterpay. No monthly subscription, nothing that renews behind your back.

UP FRONT pay once, at the lower price AFTERPAY the same year, split into payments over months

OR TRAIN AT YOUR OWN PACE.

The Hobbyist packs. Lessons you use when you can, across any program on the schedule — find your favourite style, or do all of them. No plan, no renewal. Each pack runs for three months from your first class.

Lessons are used in any class on the timetable and expire three months after your first class. Move onto a year-long plan while a pack is still running and the lessons you have not used come off the price. To arrange your times, call the academy on (718) 640-7725.

New course MANNERS Bearing · Protocol · Self-command

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.

$299 starts Saturday, September 12 · twelve seats Take a seat

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PRIVATE. GIFTED. WORN.

PRIVATE CLASSES

One-on-one time on the mat. The fastest way to fix habits, sharpen weapons and build a game that is yours alone.

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GIFT CARDS

Give someone their first class — or their next hundred. Digital gift cards, delivered instantly, redeemable on anything.

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MERCHANDISE

Academy hoodies and gear — the enso, the Immortal, the three arts. Wear the way outside the mat.

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Hou Man Do academy seal — a Persian Immortal soldier encircled by Taekwondo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai

THE MAT IS WAITING.

Your first class is the hardest one to book and the easiest one to love. Pick a time — we’ll handle the rest.

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