In this issue of FaMA Weekly we share pictures from last week's Muay Thai Tactical Knee Strikes seminar with Kru Yo, results from Singapore Grappling Championship: No-Gi Edition and a blog post on Bruce Tan who will be teaching a Yoga for Martial Arts seminar at FaMA - Fitness and Martial Arts.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Yoga for Martial Arts
Yoga for Martial Arts with Yoga Movement teacher, Bruce Tan, is fully booked. If you would like to be added to our waiting list, please click here to sign-up and if a spot opens up we will contact you immediately.
NEWS
Tactical Knee Strikes
Thank you everyone for attending Tactical Knee Strikes with FaMA Muay Thai Guest Instructor, Kru Yo Lamnamoon Sor Sumalee and Absolute Açaí for sponsoring the event.
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Singapore Grappling Championship: No-Gi Edition
Congratulations to the team on coming in second place last weekend at the Singapore Grappling Championship: No-Gi Edition.
Kyra Gemma - Bronze Sue-Ann Tan - Silver Yann Kaczor - Gold
Finally, excellent job to Lucas Thomas on his exhibition match where he went up against Black Belt and FaMA member, Michael Thompson.
Silent Strength: How A Yoga Instructor
Enjoys the Process in Martial Arts
Recently, we talked to four students at FaMA - Fitness and Martial Arts, who shared how they juggle their executive careers and family life with their passion for martial arts. This is a fairly relatable scenario for most. However, FaMA is not a training facility made exclusive to white collar professionals.
Yoga teacher, Bruce Tan, is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Blue Belt, and has been training at FaMA since December 2018. Holding a non 9-5 work schedule, Bruce drops by our afternoon classes, which happen to run before or after the classes that he teaches at Yoga Movement studios around the city. Apart from an extensive training schedule that caters to those with unconventional working hours, FaMA has long become Bruce’s ‘home’ for martial arts training because of its nurturing environment and community, facilities, as well as a range of training partners of various age groups and walks of life.
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UPCOMING COMPETITIONS
JJAS Kids Newaza Ju Jitsu Championship - 27 July - Singapore
Dumau Kids Singapore International Finals - 17 August - Singapore
Dumau Singapore International Finals - 18 August - Singapore
Singapore BJJ Open 3 - 31 August (Gi), 1 September (No-Gi) - 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.
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