In this issue of FaMA Weekly we announce a free Muay Thai Conditioning seminar with Guest Instructor Kru Mike, a Kids Judo for BJJ/BJJ for Judo with our friends at Jagsport, a new addition to our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coaching team and an article on why women should train martial arts.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Muay Thai Conditioning with Kru Mike
Known for having some of the best-conditioned fighters come out of his gym, FaMA Guest Instructor, Kru Mike Siwa Konthieng, will be teaching a FREE Muay Thai Conditioning seminar on Sunday, 24 March where he will be sharing his modern and innovative training methods on how to get fit through Muay Thai and ready for competition.
The Head Coach at Chiang Mai Fight Fit Muay Thai, Kru Mike Siwa Konthieng started training at early age and has experience competing in not only Muay Thai but also in Muay Kaad Chuek (bare-knuckle Muay Thai), Mixed Martial Arts and competed in Sambo in Russia on the Thai National Team.
24 March from 4 pm - 5:30 pm at FaMA - Fitness and Martial Arts.
PLACES ARE LIMITED.
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Kids Judo for BJJ/BJJ for Judo Seminar
Our friends at Jagsport are hosting a Kids Judo x BJJ seminar on Saturday, 23 March from 5:00 - 7:30 pm for kids age 7-16.
If you're interested in having your child attend, please sign up at our front desk.
Robson Moura BJJ Seminar
Professor Robson Moura has arrived in Singapore and it's the last day to avoid paying the door price for this BJJ World Champion and IBJJF Hall of Famer's 1-day only BJJ seminar at FaMA on 16th March from 3:00 to 5:30 pm.
From Teresopolis, Brazil, Professor Robson is a 4th Degree Black Belt and 8x World Champion, who received his Black Belt at the age of 18. Prof Robson currently resides in Tampa, Florida, USA where he established the Robson Moura Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in 2011 where FaMA BJJ Teaching Assistant, Kinaree Adkins, also trains at when she visits the U.S.
Come learn from one of the all-time greatest competitors in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu’s super featherweight division.
IBJJF World Champion (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007)
CBJJO World Cup Champion (2002)
CBJJ Brazilian National Champion (1998)
IBJJF World Championship 3rd Place (2001)
PLACES ARE LIMITED so click here to register and reserve your place.
$150 SGD before 15 March
$170 SGD at the door
NEWS
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Assistant Instructor
Please welcome FaMA Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, Morgan Terigi, to our BJJ coaching staff.
Morgan, who started studying Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2008 was recently promoted to Black Belt from FaMA Head Instructor, Professor Zoro Moreira at the end of 2018.
Click here to see our Instructors page and learn more about Coach Morgan.
5 Reasons Why Women Should Train Martial Arts
Regardless of gender, everyone should learn martial arts. However, men and women may have different reasons to start training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) or Muay Thai - arguably two of the most effective martial arts one can learn today. Both BJJ and Muay Thai offer numerous benefits for everyone but if you are looking to convince your friend, girlfriend, sister, wife, partner or mother on why they should train martial arts, here are five reasons for you.
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UPCOMING COMPETITIONS
SINGAPORE BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU OPEN - 30, 31 March, 2019 - Singapore
SINGAPORE YOUTH GRAPPLING CHAMPIONSHIP - 6 April 2019, Singapore
ADCC SINGAPORE OPEN - 27 April, 2019 - Singapore
ADCC TAIWAN OPEN - 1 June, 2019 - Taipei, Taiwan
If you're interested in competing, please speak to Professor Robyn.
Please note that during competitions we do not cancel our BJJ classes and they will still be taught by one of our Black Belt Professors.
FaMA - Fitness and Martial Arts Established in 2016, FaMA is a world-class martial arts training facility located in the heart of the Central Business District in Singapore. Walking distance from the Clarke Quay MRT station, FaMA’s main goal is to help people improve their lives through martial arts regardless of age or athletic capability. Each program is led by experts in their respective fields. Whether it is weight loss, a fun workout, camaraderie, competition training, or just to break a sweat, FaMA has something for everyone.
Muay Thai
Muay Thai, or The Art of Eight Limbs, is a martial art developed in Thailand thousands of years ago to help the Kingdom protect itself against invaders. Using the human body as a weapon, Muay Thai practitioners are well-versed in punching, elbowing, kicking, kneeing, and clinching with their opponents. What was once only used for self-defence and protection of the Kingdom, Muay Thai has grown to become one of the most popular sports not only in Thailand but in the world. Muay Thai is known to provide a complete total-body workout that will help build lean muscle, core strength, and help with weight loss. At FaMA, Muay Thai classes are taught daily by Tanaphong Khunhankaew, or better known as Kru Ping, and Kru Jerel Louie.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, or BJJ as it is commonly known around the world, is a self-defence martial art that enables a smaller, weaker person to protect themselves against a much larger attacker using leverage and pressure. Formed from Kodokan Judo in Japan, Jiu Jitsu found its way to Brazil in the 1910s through Mitsuyo Maeda, a Japanese judoka and no-holds-barred prize fighter. During his time in Brazil, Maeda accepted a young Carlos Gracie as his student. Carlos would later pass on his knowledge to his brothers, most notably Helio Gracie - the father of modern Brazilian Jiujitsu. The Gracie family would go on to spread BJJ through The Gracie Challenge and eventually the creation of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Today, BJJ has grown to be more than just an effective unarmed fighting system. It helps young children deal with bullies and adults live a healthy lifestyle. BJJ classes are offered daily at FaMA under the tutelage of Black Belts Zoro Moreira, Robyn Goudy and Thiago Gaspary.
FaMA Fit
An all-in-one fitness class suitable for everyone, FaMA Fit incorporates moves from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Boxing and Kickboxing together with functional training to help develop flexibility, mobility, strength, balance, and stamina. For beginners who are just starting out, the FaMA Fit Fundamentals class is an entry-level program that will work the entire body. FaMA Fit and FaMA Fit Fundamentals classes are run by professional athlete Coach Kirstie Gannaway.
Kids Martial Arts
Our Kids Martial Arts classes offer a choice of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and/or Muay Thai programmes which have been specially designed for Children of all skills levels. Several studies have suggested that Children who participate in a sport experience positive development in their self-esteem and confidence, which supports our belief that the skills Children learn through our Martial Arts programmes here in Singapore will benefit them beyond their time in the academy.