The BMA Demonstration Team and members of Team Bergamo are featured at the
Action Martial Arts Trade Show in Atlantic City for the 2nd year in a row and
Master Bergamo is inducted into the Action Martial Arts Hall of fame…
January 2005 Right: Grand Master Bergamo smiles
after receiving his award for "Grand Master of the Year"
as part of his induction into the Action Martial Arts Hall of Fame.
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On January 15, 2005, the BMA Demonstration Team performed their latest demonstration Mirabile Visu IV for the thousands in attendance at the Action Martial Arts Trade Show and Expo Mega Martial Arts Weekend. Those in attendance were treated to a weekend filled with seminars by the top Martial Arts competitors and Masters in the World. There were over 50 booths with vendors displaying their newest merchandise and concepts for the Martial Arts community. The Team’s Demonstration was one of the featured performances at the 2-day event held at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ.
The 16-member team had prepared for over 40 hours for the intricate demonstration, and it showed as the team executed a near flawless performance. The demonstration, Mirabile Visu IV, was the latest in a long series of the team's unique and one of a kind demonstrations that incorporate Extreme Breaking, Self-Defense, Gymnastics, Weapons manipulation, and forms choreographed to music. Master Serrano choreographed the 5 and half minute demonstration, Mirabile Visu IV, to Breaking Benjamin’s "So Cold". From the opening of weapon’s form including sword, bo-staff, and sticks, to the intricate fighting routines and fast paced throwing techniques, to the 9 member synchronized open hand form, to the smashing of wood and concrete by Master Bergamo, Raphael Velez, Ron Sullivan, Peter DeMarco, Clinton Murphy, Sean Anderson, and Christopher Guzoski, audiences were wowed by the nonstop action. Ending as it began, with Sword by Master Serrano and Jonathan Hardwicke, the music died and the team was greeted with cheers and applause from the crowd that had gathered. After leaving the stage, team members were approached by many for autographs and future show information. The Team’s demonstration was considered the highlight of the weekend’s demonstrations by a majority of those in attendance.
Members of Team Bergamo also helped to demonstrate various types of breaking on stage during the introduction of the United States Breaking Association, founded by Grand Master Bergamo and Master Serrano. Leif Becker demonstrated a speed break, Clinton Murphy demonstrated a Power Elbow through concrete, and Master Serrano demonstrated a Palm to a stack of concrete. The demo helped to bring exposure to the newly formed USBA. Saturday night, Team members and BMA friends and family accompanied Master Bergamo to his induction into the Action Martial Arts Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was a gala event with over 1500 people in attendance from across the globe. Grandmasters and Masters represented just about every Martial Arts style in the World at the hall. Also in attendance were action stars, UFC fighters, and Martial Arts Legends (BTSQ had photo opportunities with many of these stars and legends. Master Bergamo was among the most recognized Martial Arts leaders in the World to be inducted into this exceptional hall of fame. BMA will next travel to Columbus, Ohio in March for the Arnold Martial Arts Festival, touted as one of the largest tournaments in the World. The team will compete in a multitude of divisions, as well as perform a demonstration in front of the tens of thousands that are estimated to be in attendance. Master Bergamo and Master Serrano are in charge of running the Breaking Championships sanctioned by the United States Breaking Association, the USBA was co-founded by Bergamo and Serrano, and Master Serrano has been charged as the co-director for the Self-Defense division.
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