Professor:

Black Belt Rafael “Gordinho” Correa

Address: 1 Selegie Road, Unit #02-22, Singapore 188306

Phone: 65 6337-0082

Website: www.evolve-mma.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evolvemma.group

About:

Evolve’s mission is to inspire dramatic positive change in our students, empowering them to achieve a healthier, happier, and more productive life through martial arts. By creating a safe, fun, and supportive environment, Evolve enables everyone to enjoy the benefits of martial arts: Fitness and good health, Confidence, mental strength, and discipline, Self-defense for the real world, lifelong friendships.

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plr7uM-m-0Q

Orlando Sanchez won it all in Rio

The Brazilian Nationals Championship was held in Rio de Janeiro in two weekends at the end of April and beginning of May.

GMA members were present.

Orlando Sanchez, from Gracie Barra Pasadena, did great and won double gold at the brown belt. He finished first at the open class and the ultra-heavy division.

Rafael Correa, from Gordo Evolve International, was black belt master medium-heavy silver medalist. Congrats to both! For more info, go to evolve-mma.com, graciebarrapasadena.com.

Gordinho (right) and Roger

Three times absolute black belt world champions Roger Gracie spent last weekend in Singapore.

He was there to teach a special seminar at GMA school Evolve MMA.

Roger was welcomed by black belt Rafael “Gordinho” Lima, leader of Evolve’s BJJ program.

The class was a complete success, with the mats packed with students eager to learn BJJ from the best competitor ever.

For more info, go to evolve-mma.com

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.

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