In this issue of FaMA Weekly we share some big Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) competition results, our newest BJJ Blue Belt, pictures from Kru Yo's Muay Thai Tactical Knee Strikes seminar and a blog post on why it's okay to fail.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Yoga for Martial Arts
If you are attending Yoga for Martial Arts with Bruce Tan this Saturday, please bring along a towel and if you have, a martial arts belt or jump rope.
The seminar will start at 4:00 pm and we would like to ask everyone to please arrive 15 minutes early. Thank you.
NEWS
Junior Gi & No Gi Championships
Congratulations to Lucas on winning DOUBLE GOLD at 65kg and 70kg at the Junior Gi & No Gi Championships in West Midlands, England last weekend.
Despite a few setbacks and getting sick before the competition, this FaMA warrior never said quit and came through at the end. Way to go champ!
Copa Da Malásia
It was another extraordinary day for Team FaMA but this time closer to home in Kuala Lampur at Copa Da Malásia Grappling last weekend.
Congratulations to the team on coming in 3rd place and Overall Gym winner for the Kids Competition.
Justin - Silver (No-Gi) Kieran - Gold x2 (Gi & No-Gi) Kim - Silver (No-Gi Absolute) Krysta - Silver (Gi) Oscar - Gold (Gi) Tim - Silver (Gi), Silver (No-Gi)
Click here to see a few pictures from the competition.
Blue Belt Promotion
After two years of consistent and dedicated training, Kailing passed her Blue Belt Exam and was promoted this past Tuesday.
Not only can you find her choking people out in BJJ most weekday mornings, you can also find her kicking people’s legs in Muay Thai too. A true martial artist and role model to us all. Congratulations Kailing!
Tactical Knee Strikes with Kru Yo
Thank you again Kru Yo Lamnammoon Sor Sumalee and everyone for attending Tactical Knee Strikes on 13 July 2019 at FaMA. Click here to see pictures from the seminar.
Dear Martial Artist: It's Okay to Fail
Dear Martial Artist,
You’ve been training for a while now. Congratulations! You have gotten past the first trial
week, the first month, and like your martial art enough to want to stay. You’ve started to get those ‘symptoms’ - like feeling anxious if you miss a day of training. Martial arts memes on Instagram finally make sense to you, and turn you into one of those people who cannot stop laughing at your phone during your train commute. #bjjproblems and #martialartistproblems also become an inside joke with your gym buddies; friends and family outside the academy don’t seem to get your humour anymore.
Your martial art is now a huge part of your life, and you don’t regret having started.
But then there are some scenarios where you wish you didn’t.
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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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