In this issue of FaMA Weekly we introduce our newest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Blue and Purple Belts, invite all FaMA fathers to join their kids for Father’s Day Training, a reminder of our Ladies BJJ Open Mat and an article on what it’s like to get ready for your first lesson in BJJ or Muay Thai from our FaMA Kids.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Father's Day Training
We’d like to invite all FaMA fathers to join their kids this weekend to take part in Father’s Day Training in the Kids BJJ classes.
9am - Little Warriors BJJ 10am - Medium Monstros BJJ 11am - Junior ChampionsBJJ
If your child is a FaMA Kid, you are welcome to join. Open to all DADS!
All equipment will be provided if needed. Please come dressed in comfortable sports attire.
Ladies Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Mat
Just another week until our Ladies BJJ Open Mat on Saturday, 22 June from 4:00 to 5:30 pm.
Come mix it up and meet Singapore’s female BJJ community with some free acai for a post-workout snack.
This Open Mat is FREE to attend and open to all academies and skill levels.
Please bring along your own gi and water bottle.
SPOTS ARE LIMITED! Click here to reserve your spot.
If you're under 18 years of age, you will need a parent or guardian to sign a waiver.
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NEWS
FaMA BJJ Belt Promotions
The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu journey can be long but it is never lonely.
Congratulations to everyone who got promoted today at our BJJ Blue Belt Exam. We would also like to thank everyone who came out to support and spar FaMA's newest batch of Blue Belts.
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BLUE BELT
- Benjamin, Zhi Wei Chung
- Edrick Paguio
- Farwizah Rahman
- Feroze Mcleod
- Huai Tze Tan
- Jasmine Chen
- Joey Yap
- Natasha Magendar
- Steve Wai Tsai
- Yong Chuan Pan
PURPLE BELT
- Khairil Saad
- Nigel Stanley De Vries
Updated Class Schedule
Since we noticed more and more people training later into the evening after classes have ended, we have decided to extend our weekday Open Mat hours to 9:30 pm.
Click here to see the new schedule effective 10 June, 2019.
FaMA Kids: How To Get Ready for
Your First Martial Arts Class
Popping by FaMA - Fitness and Martial Arts for a free-week trial of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) or Muay Thai classes? If you have never taken a martial arts class before, you might be filled with mixed emotions of suspense, excitement, and curiosity over the unknown. Will you pass out from lack of stamina? Will you have to spar? Are your teachers and classmates helpful or intimidating? Oh, the possibilities are endless.
Well, let our FaMA Kids tell you (based on their personal experience) how to prepare for your first class at our academy. Whether you’re a kid or adult, we reckon these insights should help!
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UPCOMING COMPETITIONS
Singapore Grappling Championship: White x Blue - 15 June - Singapore
ADCC India Open - 21 June - Haryana, India
Dumau Kids Singapore International Finals - 17 August - Singapore
Dumau Singapore International Finals - 18 August - Singapore
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.