Martial Arts Studio Wants Bushwick Residents to Train, Not to Worry About Money

Masterskya's donation-based system allows nearly everyone to practice martial arts regardless of their ability to pay.

Martial Arts Studio Wants Bushwick Residents to Train, Not to Worry About Money

Katherine Lloyd

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@KatLloydNYC

Lanna Apisukh

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@apisukh

Donation-based yoga classes are popular at studios across the city, but Brooklyn Masterskya in Bushwick is the first martial arts school in town to offer a donation-based program for its students.

Alex Ecklin and his business partner Evor Guevarra opened the studio in June 2016 to offer inexpensive classes with quality trainers. Both Ecklin and Guevarra hold black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and have been training together for the past seven years.

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