The biggest Jiu-Jitsu academy in the world?


December 30, 2009

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Tangling with a Jiu-Jitsu black belt is like fighting a human tarantula: there’s no escape.

The statement was made by Reuters reporter Peter Rutherford, after witnessing up close the venom of the “new” gentle art that arrived in Singapore to stay.

The reporter’s training session with Rafael “Gordinho” Correa took place during a press conference for the new Evolve MMA academy.

Labeled the biggest MMA academy in Asia and designed by a renowned Singaporean architectural firm, the academy headed by Gordinho and his partner Chatri Sityodtong promises more: to open a branch of the same standard in Rio de Janeiro, in the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood.

“Evolve Far East is our third gym, and I believe it’s the biggest Jiu-Jitsu academy in the world. We’ve already got 180 students and can’t be happier”, said Gordinho to GRACIEMAG.com.

Affiliated with Renzo Gracie (Jiu-Jitsu) and Sitydtong Gym (muay thai) academies, the academy seems to have been born a giant, in scale and quality. Check more: www.evolve-mma.com.

  • http://www.evolve-mma.com Chatri Sityodtong

    Gordinho and I welcome all Renzo Gracie students and GMA members to come visit us in Singapore!

    Chatri Sityodtong
    http://www.evolve-mma.com

  • http://www.evolve-mma.com Chatri Sityodtong

    Gordinho and I invite all Renzo Gracie students and GMA members to visit us in Singapore!

  • Ruy Menezes, China top team

    Parabens Gordinho pelo trabalho e sucesso em 2010 para sua equipe.

  • http://www.paramountbjj.com Brad

    Wow, that looks amazing!

  • http://www.mma-cph.dk/ Shimon

    Man, that place looks great.

  • http://www.gbnorthshore.com Rafael ellwanger

    Not sure if it is the biggest , but for sure, one the cleanest and most organized one.
    very good job, looks like an architecture office. very well designed.

    good luck prof Rafael gordinho correa

  • Chris

    Good grief, that place looks more like a hang out social type place instead of a gym. I like my sweaty gym better.

  • John Valentine

    Definatly one of the best academies I have ever trained at. The is no other academy in the world that has the facilities along with an entire staff of world champions in their respected disciplines.

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