We are excited and blessed to celebrate our 33rd Birthday this February with you! Its amazing how many memories were created at The Alchymy with the thousands of children, youth and adults we have worked with and shared our passion, vision and expertise with. Reflecting on the past 33 years, it feels like it was … Read more
We are excited to announce that Master Michael Sirota has been selected to the Board of Directors of AutismBC during its most recent Annual General Meeting. Master Sirota and Sirota’s Alchymy have been facilitating empowering martial arts and life skills programs for autistic people for over 24 years, serving hundreds if not thousands of children, … Read more
Master Sirota recently conducted a two day Para-Taekwondo Instructor Seminar in Santiago, Chile educating Taekwondo instructors on all aspects of Para-Taekwondo instruction and program development. Over the past several years, Master Sirota has conducted instructor seminars, workshops and presentations in various countries including Malaysia, Spain, Costa Rica, United States, Scotland, Ireland, Vietnam, Norway Mexico, Korea, … Read more
Master Sirota has been instrumental in bringing Para-Taekwondo competition to the US Open Taekwondo Hanmadang. The annual ‘family oriented’ martial arts championship provides every individual platforms to compete and shine in Taekwondo. This years Hanmadang was held in Colorado Springs, USA with participants attending from various states. We hope that in 2019, Sirota’s Alchymy students … Read more
Sirota’s Alchymy is proud to announce that Master Michael Sirota has recently been presented with an 8th Degree (Dan) Black Belt in Taekwondo from the Korea Jidokwan Association. Jidokwan is one of the original Kwans (Schools) that created Taekwondo in the fifties. In Taekwondo, the 9th Dan is considered the highest obtainable rank. Individuals who … Read more
We are honoured to announce that Sirota’s Alchymy has won the Business of the Year at the British Columbia Excellence in Autism Awards organized by Autism BC. This special award recognized the eighteen plus years of work we have done in the area of therapeutic martial arts both locally and internationally. We thank all those … Read more
Sirota’s Alchymy was recognized as an Angel Donor by the Richmond Cares Richmond Gives for our continued support of the Richmond Christmas Fund. We are delighted to continue to play a significant role in facilitating personal empowerment in All!
A Huge Thank You to all the students, families and friends who have supported our Blanket of warmth Drive. We graciously collected blankets, sleeping bags and socks that were hand delivered to the people in Eastside Vancouver. Thank you for sharing your ‘Heart’ with the community and making a positive difference in our World!
Master Michael Sirota was featured on The Spin Magazine published by Spinal Cord Injury BC. Master Sirota who has been globally pioneering therapeutic martial arts first introduced martial arts for people with mobility disabilities over ten years ago at GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre in Vancouver. Since then, The Alchymy has worked with individuals with spinal … Read more
Alchymy Instructors instructed at the PAWS North American Conference held for individuals with visual impairment and their guide dogs. Basic and effective self-defense skills were shared with the audience. Master Michael Sirota who created the Sightless Self-Defense Program over fifteen years has been conducting sessions for children, youth and adults with visual impairment.
