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2014 Australian BJJ Championships Melbourne
SPMA only sent a small team of 4 students to the Australian BJJ Championships in Melbourne on 15th to 17th August. Oliver Silvestro won both his matches and is the Australian BJJ champion in his kids division. Tahyrin Roberts won one match and lost one and won a bronze medal in his kids division. Adults […]
Mind of a fighter
Whatβs it like in the mind of a fighter in the day and week before their big fight? I wrote an article for MMA Kanvas about what an MMA fighter goes through. Every fighter is different but this is what I go through. I describe the week and day before my win over Cyrille Diabate […]
Metamoris 4
I was asked to do some BJJ analysis on the recent Metamoris matches for MMA Kanvas held in the USA on 9th August. Metamoris matches are 20 minutes long and if the match doesnβt end in a submission itβs a draw. There were some top BJJ matches with a mix of old and new BJJ […]
Brace for War double header
SPMA had 5 students fight on back to back Brace MMA shows held in Sydney on 8th and 9th of August. SPMA went 3 wins and 2 losses. Steve Micallef, Gerhard Voigt and Andrew Mills won their matches and Aydin Mrouki and Byron Cowell lost their matches. Steve and Gerhard now fight for the title […]
Opening of Dragon’s star Matt Cooper’s MMA Gym
I attended the opening of former Dragons star Matt Cooperβs opening of his new MMA gym in Wollongong on 2nd August. Matt Cooper played rugby league for 14 seasons with the St. George Dragons (who happen to be my favourite team!). Matt now wants to train and teach and also fight in MMA. Itβs great […]
NSW BJJ Winter Cup Sydney
SPMAβs team of 17 students won an amazing 7 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals at the NSW BJJ Winter Cup on 26th July in Sydney. Gold medallists include Andrew Husman, Steve Rudic, Jean Mondaca, Zander Mucenski, Anwar Kumar, Aadam Kumar and Tahyrn Roberts. The team consisted of 8 adults and 9 kids who […]
First Australian Jiu Jitsu Grand Prix
SPMA student Shaher Khan competed in the first Australian Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Grand Prix. It was held in Sydney on Sunday 20th July and had 8 of Australiaβs best BJJ Cruiserweights (under 91kg) compete for a $2000.00 first prize. Shaher won his first match 6 β 0 and then lost a very close semi final […]
Events BJJ Sydney Cup results
SPMA won an impressive 14 gold, 10 silver and 17 bronze medals at the Events bjj sydney Cup held at Ryde Aquatic Centre on Sunday 13th July. Stand outs include Frances Bavaro who won 4 gold medals and Nico Vu who won 2 gold medals. Frances won her weight and open divisions in gi and […]
Affiliate BJJ, Muay Thai Kickboxing and MMA gradings
Itβs grading time and all the students at my affiliate BJJ and MMA gyms in Sydney, Mackay and Rockhamptom smashed it. The Griffith grading will be in August. The Sydney BJJ gyms are Macquarie University, Elite Martial Arts and Martial Arts research Academy. In Mackay is Mackay MMA and in Rockhampton is Rhino MMA. Check […]
UFC International Fight Week
A fan posted these on my Facebook page from the UFC International Fight Week held in Las Vegas on July 1-6 which they attended :-)
