Malay Martial Arts - Silat

Monday, May 27, 2013

Malaysian Invasion Mixed Martial Arts (MIMMA) Final



Malaysian Invasion Mixed Martial Arts (MIMMA) will be the first largest All-Malaysian Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Amateur Tournament in Malaysia.


Date: 15 June 2013 (Saturday)
Time : 6.00pm
Venue: Stadium Negara, KL
No. of matches: 7 (14 fighters)


MIMMA aims to nurture and grow local talents from the MMA scene by preparing a platform for amateurs to contend and put their highly honed skills and countless hours of dedicated training to the test. The tournament will consists of 7 different weight classes which are Flyweight, Bantamweight, Featherweight, Lightweight, Welterweight, Middleweight and Heavyweight.

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Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

  • A sport where multiple martial arts disciplines are combined into a single competition
  • Unlike boxing or kickboxing matches, when the fight goes to the ground, the match is allowed to continue
  • A mix of striking martial arts disciplines (karate, taekwondo, silat, muay thai, boxing, etc.) and ground/grappling martial arts disciplines (wrestling, judo, Brazilian jiujitsu, etc.)
  • The fastest growing sport in the world
  • Third most-watched sport in the U.S.A.

MMA combines:
  • The excitement of a combat sport
  • The adrenaline and theatrics of a rock concert
  • The athleticism and technical knowledge of Olympic athletes
  • The tradition and excellence of martial arts
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Friday, March 15, 2013

Myanmar to host Nay Pyi Taw Pencak Silat Invitation Competition



The Nay Pyi Taw Pencak Silat Invitation Competition will be hosted for the first time in Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar this month, according to local media Friday.

Under the supervision of Indonesia International Pencak Silat Federation in cooperation with Myanmar Ministry of Sports and Myanmar Thaing Federation, the invitational competition will take place from March 22 to 26.

There will be four categories -- Tanding/Fight (Single), Tunggal/Demonstration (Single), Ganda (Double) and Regu (Team) in the competition.

A total of 27 members including team officials, coaches and athletes from each team -- Indonesia, Laos and Malaysia are allowed to participate in the competition.

http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/768387.shtml#.UUNgLxexWSo


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