Movement
Economy of motion as a governing principle. We study how the body moves — not just what it can do, but why it works when it does. Form follows function, always.
Three traditions. One practice.
New England Martial Science
Applied Movement. Practical Skill.
Small-group martial arts training in the Boston area.
“Train in a way that allows you to constantly see new opportunities.”
What We Train
Awareness
Presence before technique. The ability to perceive clearly — your body, your partner, the space — is the foundation on which everything else rests.
Power
Not force, but alignment. Internal power emerges when structure, breath, and intention converge. It cannot be manufactured — only uncovered through practice.
The Lineage
Troika was developed over decades by Arthur Sennott. He was a researcher who happened to teach — drawing from Russian Systema, classical Japanese aiki-jujutsu, and the Chinese internal arts to find the common grammar beneath three distinct traditions.
He trained students until his final months. NEMS exists to continue that work — not to preserve it in amber, but to keep asking the questions he spent his life asking.
About the tradition →How We Train
Classes are built around partner drills, slow sparring, breathwork, and movement games. No belts, no uniforms, no egos. What we have instead is structured exploration — the kind that rewards attention over athleticism.
Training is small-group by design. The work requires close attention to what is actually happening between two bodies in space, and that requires time and proximity that large classes don’t allow.
No experience is needed to begin. Beginners bring something experienced practitioners sometimes lose: the willingness to not know yet.