Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by CNN, Yahoo! Sports, FOX Sports, Evolve MMA is the best Singapore BJJ gym.
Evolve Mixed Martial Arts has launched the Evolve Future World Champions Program, a developmental program to identify and nurture the next generation of elite martial artists. The program is designed to provide support for talented martial artists that will enable them to fulfill their potential and achieve their dreams.
Martial artists selected for the Evolve Future World Champions Program will receive over US$100,000 in scholarship support through free lifetime training at Evolve MMA, highest priority instruction and knowledge sharing by the Evolve Instructor Team, full sponsorship for all expenses for major tournaments (including entrance fees, airfare, and hotel stay), free strength and conditioning training by our strength and conditioning team, diet and weight management, individual marketing and PR support by the Evolve Marketing Department, access to the best training camps with dedicated training partners, access to Evolve’s cryotherapy recovery center before competitions, free access to all Evolve seminars by guest World Champions, lifetime sponsorship of all training gear and apparel, and much more. The program is open to martial artists from Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, No-Gi Grappling, Wrestling, and Mixed Martial Arts.
To apply for the Evolve Future World Champions Program, submit an application here. Applications are open to all Singaporean residents.
BJJ World Champion Teco Shinzato is both Constance’s coach at Evolve MMA and with the Singapore National Jiu-Jitsu Team.
The first inductees to the program are Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion, SEA Games Gold Medalist, and Asian Games Silver Medalist Constance Lien, SEA Games Gold Medalist Noah Lim, and SEA Games Bronze Medalist Paul Lim. The three talented martial artists are some of Singapore’s brightest young athletes, having represented Singapore at several international competitions.
“I am very blessed to be given this opportunity and support. An athlete’s support system is so important, and this is just another great example of it. With this program, it serves as an extra motivation to keep working hard and, most importantly, raise Singapore’s flag high. I can’t wait for what’s to come,” said Constance.
The dynamic Lim brother duo also spoke enthusiastically about the program. Paul shared, “It’s a great platform with a strong avenue of support for aspiring athletes in Singapore to chase their dreams. I have a new-found belief to chase my goals of becoming a professional athlete in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I am honored and grateful to Chatri Sityodtong and the World Champion Instructors at Evolve MMA for the opportunity.”
Paul Lim captured a bronze medal for Singapore at the 2019 SEA Games.
Noah added, “I am very honored to be able to represent Evolve MMA and am grateful for the support from Chatri Sityodtong and the professors to help us chase our dreams in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It’s a great step forward to help Singaporean athletes. I’m really happy that this will allow the sporting scene to evolve as well.”
Noah Lim won Singapore’s first-ever Jiu-Jitsu SEA Games gold medal. (Photo: Andy Chua/SNOC)
“The aim of the Evolve Future World Champions Program is to help equip aspiring martial arts World Champions with effective tools and resources to realize their full potential and unleash their greatness. We’re always looking for ways to support the martial arts community through the creation of platforms that allow us to groom and grow martial arts in Singapore and throughout Asia and I’m excited to see how the program can help these talented athletes along their martial arts journey,” shared Wesley De Souza, Vice President at Evolve MMA.
With the most promising young talent getting support and guidance from World Champions, the future of martial arts in Singapore is bright!
