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TGA is the Official Suples Training Centre for Singapore
The Gentle Art Academy is pleased to announce that we are the official Suples Training Centre for Singapore. We have been certified by Ivan Ivanov the creator of…
The Tao Of Jiu-Jitsu
photos by Garry Wang A famous Taoist parable goes something along these lines: One day a farmer’s horse ran away. Upon hearing the news, his neighbours came…
Dumau Champions 3 years in a row
The Dumau Cup was held on 17th August 2019 with a record number of competitors in attendance. There was a good number of regional representation with competitors flying…
TGA is recognised as having the most effective and innovative jiu-jitsu syllabuses in the world
The Gentle Art Academy was recently featured in Jiu-jitsu Magazine the world’s number one Jiu-Jitsu publication. Putting the Academia in Academy The article focused on TGA’s program director’s…
TGA’s Bi-Annual Competition
Great Day of fights over CNY weekend. We had so many competitors it only made sense to take the tournament outside and enjoy the cool Katong Breeze. The…
Future Proofing TGA’s Kids through Coding with Potato Pirates
At TGA we reinforce the values of confidence, resilience and resourcefulness. So when we heard that Aditya (one of our adult blue belts) was running a successful program…
Two for Two at Number One
Another great weekend for the TGA kids team. This is the second time at number one which includes the March Dumau Cup. We had a month long training…
Singapore’s toughest competitors battle it out during the TGA Internal Kids comp
Singapore’s toughest competitors met on July 14th to battle it out during the TGA Bi-Annual Kids Competition and Awards Presentation. The competition ran very smoothly where the competitors…
Father’s Day Class
We had a special session today to honour the dads that make the big sacrifices as well as spending the time to bond with their kids. Today’s class…
Hugo and Lulu go to Brazil
This was the final day of the Hugo and Lulu campers on their trip to Brazil to learn the mysterious art of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu at The Gentle Art…
Hugo and Lulu learn Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Day 2
Today was Day 2 of the Hugo and Lulu’s adventure to Brazil. Hugo, Lulu and 90 Learning Horizon campers came to The Gentle Art Academy to learn about…
Hugo and Lulu learn Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Day 1
Today was Day 1 of the Hugo and Lulu’s adventure to Brazil. Hugo, Lulu and the Learning Horizon campers came to The Gentle Art Academy to learn about…
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