In this issue of FaMA Weekly we announce our Christmas Eve Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Open Mat, our Year-End Holiday Class Schedule, results from the Blue Belt Exam, find out who Earned Their Stripes and finally a blog repost on FaMA's newest BJJ Black Belt.
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EVENTS
Christmas Eve BJJ Open Mat
You are invited to join us for our Christmas Eve BJJ Open Mat on 24 December from 12:30 - 2:30 pm.
ALL GYMS, ALL LEVELS WELCOME!
NEWS
Year-End Holiday Class Schedule
Here's our Christmas and New Years schedule to help you plan your holiday workouts.
Happy holidays everyone!
24 DECEMBER 2019 ∙ 6:45 to 7:45 am - BJJ Basic/Muay Thai Intermediate ∙ 7:45 to 8:45 am - Muay Thai Basic/ BJJ Intermediate ∙ 9:00 to 10:00 am - Little Warriors BJJ/FaMA Fit ∙ 10:00 to 11:00 am - Medium Monstros BJJ/Junior Champions BJJ ∙ 11:00 to 12:00 pm - Muay Thai Basic ∙ 12:30 to 2:30 pm - BJJ Open Mat (all levels, all academies welcome)
25 DECEMBER 2019 ∙ CLOSED
31 DECEMBER 2019 ∙ Morning and afternoon classes as normal ∙ 2:30 pm - CLOSED
1 JANUARY 2020 ∙ CLOSED
Year-End BJJ Blue Belt Exam
May we present FaMA's 2019 year-end Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu belt promotions.
To see so many of our students stay committed to their martial arts journeys brings us great pride in recognizing them for their hard work and achievements.
The FaMAly just keeps on getting bigger and better every year.
BLACK BELT
Tomas G
BROWN BELT
Karim Es Said
PURPLE BELT
Michal Pawlowski
Sebastian Brochet
Sue-Ann Tan
BLUE BELT
Brittaney Goh
Carl Chay
Christoph Hannak
Daniel Floerke
Kelvin Ng
Kieran Clark
Lucas Thomas
Terry Tan
Wei Jie Chia
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FaMA's 3rd BJJ Black Belt
Congratulations to FaMA BJJ Assistant Instructor, Tomas G, on being awarded his Black Belt last Saturday and becoming FaMA’s third BJJ Black Belt.
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Earned Their Stripes
Congratulations to our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu students who earned new stripes on their belts this past week.
Never Too Old to Train Martial Arts
Read all about FaMA's newest BJJ Black Belt in this repost from earlier this year.
Tomas G. has been a lifelong martial artist. He spent many years boxing and in his forties, decided to pick up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). That was 11 years ago. Now, in his early fifties, Tomas continues to train three to five times a week and helps out as a BJJ Assistant Instructor at FaMA - Fitness and Martial Arts to keep fit and stay healthy.
“I started grappling and BJJ around 2008 after training boxing for many years. When stepping on the mat for the first time, it was an eye-opening experience to learn how my physical strength could so easily be outmanoeuvred by my training partners,” said Tomas.
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FaMA - Fitness and Martial Arts Established in 2016, FaMA is a world-class martial arts academy located in the heart of the Central Business District in Singapore. Walking distance from Clarke Quay and Fort Canning MRT stations, FaMA’s main goal is to help people improve their lives through martial arts regardless of age or athletic capability. Our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), Muay Thai Kickboxing, Kids Martial Arts and Fitness programs are led by experts in their respective fields. So, whether it is weight loss, a fun workout, camaraderie, competition training, or just to break a sweat, FaMA has something for the whole family.
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 World Champion and Lumpinee Champion Lamnamoon Sor Sumalee also known as Kru Yo.
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.