Sinosic-Perosh Martial Arts
"Leave your ego at the door"
SPMA 2004 Year In Review
Firstly, we want to wish everyone a very safe and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We ended the year with our annual Christmas party. It was a great turn out. Special thanks goes to Chris, Libby and Madison Wever for letting us host the Christmas party at their place. We have a bunch of photos available soon.
A reminder that we are closed during the public holidays. Our schedule is as follows:
- Friday December 24: Closed
- Saturday December 25: Closed
- Sunday December 26: Closed
- Monday December 27: Closed
- Tuesday December 28: Closed
- Wednesday December 29: Open
- Thursday December 30: Open
- Friday December 31: Closed
- Satuday January 1: Closed
- Sunday January 2: Closed
- Monday January 3: Closed
- Tuesday January 4: Open with regular schedule
Congratulations to everyone who graded last week. We will update the ranks on the website very shortly. Congratulations to the winners of SPMA's annual awards which were presented on December 15th in between the BJJ and Thai Kickboxing gradings. The winners were:
Most Improved of the year - Child: Ivo Marinov
Competitor of the year - Child: James Wohlfiel
Most Improved of the year - Adult: Matt Dornan
Competitor of the year - Adult: Bernie Florence
SPMA wants to thank all of its instructors and assistant instructors who taught in 2004: Dean Vella, Hassan Shahsavan, Stefanie Allison, Michael Wohlfiel, Christina Kritikos, Sari Redzeposki and Victor Fox. Thanks to our students who are part of our leadership team who assisted with classes throughout the year.
SPMA returns to its regular schedule on Tuesday, January 4th. There is only one change to the schedule. There will be no more self-defence class on Fridays at 6pm. Instead, Open Mat will be extended from 6pm to 8pm.
SPMA intends to have an even bigger and better 2005. We hope that you will stay with us so you can help us achieve our goals and we help you achieve your goals.
Anthony Perosh & Elvis Sinosic
Chief Instructors
Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts
SPMA December 2004 Newsletter
There is one more month in the year but there is still a lot going on. This newsletter is a little longer than usual so please take the time to read the important information.
Christmas Party:
The SPMA Christmas party invitations are out. It is a BBQ and pool party starting at 5pm on Saturday the 18th of December. We hope to see as many people from SPMA there as possible to help us celebrate.
Holiday Schedule:
- Friday December 24: Closed
- Saturday December 25: Closed
- Sunday December 26: Closed
- Monday December 27: Closed
- Tuesday December 28: Closed
- Wednesday December 29: Open
- Thursday December 30: Open
- Friday December 31: Closed
- Satuday January 1: Closed
- Sunday January 2: Closed
- Monday January 3: Closed
- Tuesday January 4: Open with regular schedule
Next grading:
The next grading for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Thai Kickboxing and for the Kids classes will be on December 15 and 16. Students will be notified individually during class by the chief instructors if they will be ready to grade.
Competition results:
The 3rd and final NSW BJJ circuit for the year was held on November 14th. SPMA (part of Team Machado) came 3rd in the adult teams event and 1st in the kids team event on the day. Overall Team Machado came 2nd in the adults teams and 1st in the kids team for 2004. Well done Team Machado. You can view a detailed tournament report on our website www.sinosicperosh.com.au
Three students from SPMA competed in XFC 6 on November 20th on the Gold Coast. Denis Roberts won by TKO in the 2nd round in his first ever MMA match. Ben Mallia won the junior welterweight title after beating his opponent by TKO in the 3rd round. And in the main event defending heavyweight champion Steve Thomas lost his match and title in a very close decision.
Cameron Wilson fought in a kickboxing match on November 21st. Cameron was fighting for the vacant state title. During the match both fighters kicked each others shin with a round kick. As a result Cameron broke his right shin from the impact. Cameron has since had surgery on the shin to repair it and is already walking on it as part of his rehab. We wish him a speedy recovery.
Spartan 12 was held on November 28. Alex Sinclair made his debut. Alex was dominating the match at the start but was unlucky in the end losing by TKO.
Well done to everyone who recently competed. Remember that whatever the result, performance is the key.
SPMA on Sunrise on Channel 7!
SPMA were on Sunrise on Wednesday the 17/11/04 promoting BJJ for the Get Active Sydney festival at Fox studios on 21/11/04. SPMA had a 90 second spot at about 7.35am. Grant the weatherman interviewed Anthony while Elvis supervised four of our 8-12 year old students (Sabrina, Dominic, James and Gianluca) doing BJJ in the background. We will put it up on our website shortly if you missed it.
New Yoga schedule:
There are no more early morning classes on Mondays and Wednesdays. The only Yoga classes are Tuesday and Friday at 10am. We will be adding one more Yoga class at 10am on another day shortly.
Kickboxing equipment:
Just a reminder to all Thai kickboxing and MMA students that they must have their own gloves and shin guards from now on or they will have to pay $3 to hire them from SPMA. Students can buy all their equipment from SPMA at excellent prices.
Blitz magazine instructor edition:
Anthony Perosh is featured in this years Blitz magazine instructor edition. Anthony is featured in a four page article and technique workshop. The magazine is available for sale at all newsagents. There is also a copy to view at the academy.
December birthdays:
Michael Carruthers-Qua (2nd), Martin Christenson (5th), Soren Soengkoeng (8th), Denis Roberts (8th), Mitchel Saad (8th), Brian Turner (9th), Ourania Arnaoutis (11th), Madison Wever (11th), Paweena Wongwut (12th), Matt Dornan (12th), John Breakspear (13th), Andrew Pedley (13th), Marcella Ayoub (15th), Erol Cimen (19th), Renae Byrne (19th), Craig Mc Shane (19th), Samuel Allison (21st), Christopher Bavaro (21st), Chris Wever (22nd), Sawa Sainty (22nd), Vanessa Giannuzzi (23rd), Sloan Bax (24th), Aaron Martin (24th), Shenuka Nagaratnam (28th), Justin Stevenson (29th), Robert Nalbandian (30th), Hassan Shahsavan (30th).
Take care and we will see you training,
Anthony Perosh & Elvis Sinosic
Chief Instructors
Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts
November 2004 Newsletter
Up and coming tournaments:
Steve Thomas will be defending his XFC Heavyweight title at the next show on November 20. Alex Sinclair will be making his debut in Spartan 12 on November 27. Anthony Perosh will also be in Spartan 12 in a non-title match. Both shows are held on the Gold Coast and if you would like tickets to either of these shows come and see us to order your tickets.
The two final BJJ tournaments will be the 3rd leg of the NSW BJJ circuit on November 14 held in Sydney and The Pan Pacific BJJ Championships will be held on December 11th in Melbourne. Time to train hard!
Cameron Wilson will also be stepping in to the ring for a kickboxing match on December 3 on the Kings of the Squared Ring show in Manly. More details soon.
Next grading:
The next gradings will be on December 15 and 16. The gradings are 2 weeks earlier due to the Christmas break. During the gradings we also want to have a club photo with as many students attending as possible. We will provide more details soon.
Christmas Party:
We have not finalised details yet but it will be on Saturday December 18th. If anyone has any ideas on what we can do this year let us know.
Thai Kickboxing changes:
It is currently compulsory for all students to have their own hand wraps and club kickboxing t-shirt. From December 1st students will also have to purchase their own gloves and shin guards. If students don’t have their own equipment they will then have the option to hire a set of gloves or shin guards from the club for $3 per class or the set for $5. If students choose not to hire the gloves then they will have to do the class with their handwraps only. The club has kickboxing packs for sale with all your equipment needs at a great discount price for quality equipment. Come and see us at the front desk to show you our range. All this applies to MMA classes too!!
Cashback!!!
Do you want CASHBACK from your membership fees? Ask us how.
Happy birthday to our November birthday students:
Dean Vella (3rd), Michael Deguara (3rd), Ben Cordony (6th), Tom Serratore (8th), Franco Bonserio (9th), Bernie No (9th), James Sidwell (11th), Graham Regan (11th), Brad Chivers (13th), Agenor Caetano Cesar Luiz (19th), Benjamin Giuttari (19th), Nanette Stacey (20th), Dan Stoll (21st), Mason Clark (21st), Peter Lecopolous (23rd), Ellaina Speziale (23rd), Charles Choy (23rd), Jay Chawla (24th), Libby Wever (26th), Kurt Borg (26th), Mike Spate (27th), Luke Dowse (27th), Jude Auditor (28th).
Take care and we will see you training,
Anthony Perosh & Elvis Sinosic
Chief Instructors
Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts
October 2004 Newsletter
Victory!!!
The second leg of the NSW BJJ circuit was held on 12/9/04. The Machado team dominated and won both the adults and teams event. There were a lot of outstanding individual performances. Click here for a full tournament report.
ISKA CCP tournament:
SPMA entered 6 competitors in 3 weight divisions in the October 17 BJJ tournament. SPMA dominated winning two divisions and placing 2nd in the other division. Click here for a full tournament report.
Gradings:
Congratulations to everyone who graded on September 29 and 30. The rankings have been updated on our website. The next grading is on December 15 and 16.
Up and coming tournaments:
Steve Thomas will be defending his XFC Heavyweight title at the next show on November 20. Alex Sinclair will be making his debut in Spartan 12 on November 27. Anthony Perosh will also be in Spartan 12 in a non-title match. The last BJJ tournament in Sydney will be the 3rd leg of the NSW BJJ circuit on November 14.
Knife self-defence classes:
The self-defence class on Fridays at 6pm is now a permanent knife defence class. This class is great for beginners and advanced students.
Street Fair:
Concord are holding their annual street fair on Majors Bay Rd on Sunday 24/10/04 from 9am to 3pm. SPMA will again be taking the stage for a demonstration. SPMA go on stage at 11am. Come on down for a day of good food and entertainment.
Cashback!!!
Do you want CASHBACK from your membership fees? Ask us how.
Happy birthday to our October birthday students:
Alexa Galanis (1st), Dominic Nanchahal (5th), Anthony Perosh (5th), Roman Sulovsky (7th), Vic Matos (8th), Tim Robinson (10th), Carlos Syquia (10th), Graham Parr-Whalley (12th), Aaron Basil-Jones (14th), James Gagliano (16th), Georgia Reuter (16th), Ash Noble (16th), Minas Romanakis (18th), Paul Weekes (21st), Amanda Genetti (21st), Matthew Longhurst (22nd), Daniel Sainty (26th), Cameron Smith (26th), Amanda Shaw (28th), Michael De Lucchi (29th).
Take care and we will see you training,
Anthony Perosh & Elvis Sinosic
Chief Instructors
Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts
September 2004 Newsletter
Elvis knocks out Roberto Traven!!!
Elvis knocked out Roberto Traven with a right cross to the head after 30 seconds of the second round. The fight was the main event of the first Warriors Realm show held on the Sunshine Coast on Friday September 3rd. The crowd of over 1000 people enjoyed the match, which was held in a 7ft high hexagon cage. Well done Elvis! Stay tuned for a more detailed description of the match.
Victory!!!
The second leg of the NSW BJJ circuit was held on 12/9/04. The Machado team dominated and won both the adults and teams event. Stay tuned to the tournament report for a full report.
Rigan Machado seminar:
Rigan Machado, brother of Carlos Machado, conducted a BJJ seminar on August 21 at SPMA. It was a great turn out and great seminar.
Next gradings:
The next gradings for BJJ, Thai Kickboxing and Kids will be held over two days on the 29th and 30th of September.
Knife self-defence classes:
The next class is scheduled for Friday 17/9/04. Come prepared!
Lost property:
SPMA are acquiring a large assortment of clothes and training gear that students have left behind. If you are missing something could you please come and pick it up, as all of it will be donated to St. Vincent De Paul in 2 weeks time on the 24/9/04.
Happy birthday to our September birthday students
Alex Cairns (1st), Peter Sardelich (4th), Adam Palmisano (4th), Barry Sadiq (4th), Gabriel Clark (5th), Deon Joubert (5th), Tram Nguyen (8th), Judy Gois (8th), Vince Sorrentino (11th), Matthew Muzman (11th), Enza Guidaci (12th), Rafaelle Lagarto (16th), James Peret (16th), Marty Hauville (21st), Dean Garrow (21st), Lucy Gillett (22nd), John Richards (23rd), Philip O’Sullivan (24th), Ian Streeter (24th), Azar Elia (25th), Tiana Messina (29th), Vlasta Vinski (30th), Kathryn Tynan (30th).
Take care and we will see you training,
Anthony Perosh & Elvis Sinosic
Chief Instructors
Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts
August 2004 Newsletter
Happy birthday to our August birthday students
Ali Cimen (1st), Steven Leach (2nd), Richard Thambyah (3rd), Adam Assuncao (4th), Michael Gullotto (5th), Braydon Saad (6th), Michael Wohlfiel (7th), David Franco (8th), Dane Brett (10th), Rachel Clark (11th), Natalie Zegarelli (11th), Vanessa Gois (12th), Soren Soengkoeng (12th), Tim Eden (13th), Freddy Dala (14th), David Rees (15th), Bill Corbett (15th), Radoslaw Funiok (16th), Matthew Murray (17th), Erika Kimball (18th), Leo Almeida (19th), Michael Ruger (22nd), Reynold Ismail (23rd), Deny Rhaitgan (23rd), Jesse Flaherty (24th), Guy Curtis (27th), Peter Barbanera (29th), Levih Warby (30th), Joe Figliuzzi (31st).
New Australian Heavyweight Champion crowned!
Chief Instructor Anthony Perosh defeated Matt Foki with a choke in the first round at Spartan 10 on the Gold Coast on 31/7/04 to win the Spartan Australian Heavyweight Championship. Scroll down the news section for a detailed description of the win. Below is a thank you written by Anthony Perosh.
“I want to thank every student for their support once again. The hardest part of any match is the preparation. Without all of you it would be impossible to get the physical intensity of training I need and also the mental support. It means a great deal and is a great boost going in to the match. About 12 students from SPMA came up to support and an endless number of SMS messages were sent from students wishing me luck and also congratulating me. I thank you once again”.
Elvis to fight on September 3:
Chief Instructor Elvis Sinosic is fighting Roberto Travern on the Sunshine Coast on Friday September 3 in an MMA match in a cage. This will be a great fight. We have details about ticket prices and accommodation for those who are interested in going up to support. Come and see us or check out the notice board for all the information. Go Elvis!
Next BJJ comps:
The National Machado BJJ Championships will be held on August 14th in Melbourne. A team of seven from SPMA is going down to compete including Anthony Perosh, Elvis Sinosic, Sari Redzeposki, Maria Baca, Renata Sala, Peter Barbanera and Bernie Florence. We wish them the best of luck.
The second leg of the NSW circuit is drawing closer also with the next event scheduled for Sunday September 12th.
Knife self defence classes:
The next class is scheduled for Friday 20/8/04. Come prepared!
Open Mat classes:
There are two open mat classes every week. This is a great time to get in some extra training and especially work on what you want to improve on. The open mat sessions are on Fridays at 7pm to 830pm and also Sunday from 2pm to 4pm. I also want to take the time to thank our senior student Victor Fox for always opening up and closing the school on Sundays for open mat. He has not missed a Sunday yet and we greatly appreciate his time.
Gis, patches, t-shirts, kickboxing equipment:
Have you got all of your equipment? For BJJ a gi and patch pack (3 patches) is compulsory. For Thai Kickboxing a club t-shirt and kickboxing pack is compulsory. For MMA the MMA pack is compulsory (gloves, shorts and top). We have great deals on all of this equipment. Come and see us and pick up your set today.
Rigan Machado seminar:
Rigan Machado, brother of Carlos Machado, is coming to SPMA to do a BJJ seminar on August 21. Check out the poster on the notice board for more details.
Thai Kickboxing seminar:
Glen Hawman from the UK conducted a 2-hour Thai Kickboxing seminar at SPMA on Saturday July 24th. Glen has 18 years of Thai boxing experience trained under Paul Pearson and Master Bob and achieved instructor certification from Grandmaster Woody. Glen taught the seminar with traditional Wai Kru music in the background and taught a number of techniques and combinations which all the participants enjoyed and benefited from.
John Will seminar:
Thank you to John Will who conducted a 2-hour BJJ seminar on Sunday July 25th. John Will is the head of Machado BJJ in Australia and it is always great to have him come to our school.
Thank you to assistant instructors:
We don’t say this enough but we highly value and appreciate all of our senior students who take classes for us especially when we are away. We always ensure that classes are on no matter what (some holidays excluded of course). Thank you to John Breakspear, Martin Christenson and Matt Dornan for taking the classes while we were away on the Gold Coast.
While we are at it continued thanks goes to Dean Vella and Stephanie Allison who are our regular Kickboxing and Yoga instructors. Also to Michael Wohlfiel, Christina Kritikos and Sari Redzeposki for assisting with the kids classes.
Take care and we will see you training,
Anthony Perosh & Elvis Sinosic
Chief Instructors
Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts
News 12/7/2004
Happy birthday to our July birthday students
Oneil Bernardo (3rd), Vince Mortillero (4th), Ewan McDonald (4th), Kristian Vloutis (5th), Andrew Poray (6th), Rebecca Fenton (7th), Nathan Harrower (11th), Heath McManus (12th), May Rasta (13th), Mark Shepherd (13th), Michael Ward (15th), Brendan Hodder (18th), Stefan Ianev (21st), Phillip Rennie (21st), Andrew Hernandez (21st), Prasanna Shanmukanathan (22nd), Paul Weeden (27th), Steven Alegria (29th), Sibel Gurcinar (30th), Joe Feredoes (31st).
Self Defence classes:
The second last Friday of every month will be knife defense during the self-defense class. The class will consist of knife defense techniques plus a “special activity”. To find out what it is you have to come to try out the class. The next classes will be on the 19/7/04, 23/8/04 and 20/9/04. They start at 6pm and finish at 7pm.
Grading results:
Congratulations to all those who graded at the end of June. Check out the latest ranks for a complete update. We had 11 new blue belts grade in BJJ and 2 new red t-shirts grade in Thai Kickboxing. New blue belts include Steven Micallef, Nathan Harower, Martin Hayes, Paul Sinosic, Peter Sardelich, Vince Mortillero, Freddy Dalla, Guy Curtis, Matt Dornan, Jude Auditor and Martin Christenson. The two new red t-shirts were Jay Chawla and Rishi Chawla.
Next competitions:
The next BJJ competition is the National Machado Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships, which will be held in Melbourne on August 14th. We want to organise a team to go down to compete. If there is enough interest we will organise a team bus to drive down on the Friday and return on Sunday and also organise a good rate at a hotel. Look out for a notice on the club notice board soon.
Anthony Perosh has his next MMA fight on July 31 at Spartan 10 on the Gold Coast. He will be fighting Matt Foki for the heavyweight title. If you are interested in going up to see the show and support Anthony you can order tickets by seeing Anthony, Elvis, or John at the school.
Elvis Sinosic was scheduled to fight in Korea on July 17th but the whole show was cancelled due to various reasons by the organisers.
Rigan Machado seminar:
Rigan Machado, brother of Carlos Machado, is coming to SPMA to do a BJJ seminar on August 21. Check out the poster on the notice board for more details.
John Will seminar:
The head of Machado BJJ Australia will be conducting a seminar at SPMA on July 25th. Check out the notice board for more details.
Take care and we will see you training,
Anthony Perosh & Elvis Sinosic
Chief Instructors
Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts
News 17/6/04
Happy birthday to our June birthday students
Ryan Marshall (1st), David Harber (2nd), Victor Fox (6th), Fabricio Itte (9th), Ed Adams (13th), Anton Amseis (14th), David Meyers (15th), Matthew Bell (16th), Maria Baca (18th), Dominic Politano (19th), Sari Rezeposki (20th), Jan Wood (20th), Jacquline Way (23rd), Hugh Passmore (27th), Bernie Florence (28th), James Wright (29th), Kevin McElligott (30th).
Results:
Chief Instructor Anthony Perosh lost by decision in his MMA match against Light Heavyweight Champion Sam Nest in Melbourne on 20/5/04. Anthony had his chances to win when he had Sam in a back choke twice and the mount position a few times too. This loss will make Anthony only stronger as he is scheduled to fight Matt Foki next for the Spartan Heavyweight Championship on July 31. Chief Instructor Elvis Sinosic has also taken a match against an unnamed opponent at this stage to fight in Korea at a Pancrase show on July 17th. Let the hard training begin.
On June 5th Ultimate Ring Pankration was held in Riverwood. There were 11 fights on the night. Heath McManus was first up from Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts and won his match by a sleeper choke on the ground. Nick Tchan then won easily in the first minute of the first round by taking his opponent to the ground and making his opponent tap with a triangle choke. And finally Ash Noble was able to keep his composure and come from behind to win the match with an armlock on the ground with only 30 seconds to spare in the final round. Ninos Georges and Cameron Wilson were also scheduled to fight but their opponents pulled out at the last minute. Ninos entertained the crowd with an exhibition match to open the night of action. This was a great effort by all 5 students as all of them put in hard training in the weeks of preparation leading to the event. Congratulations to all of them!
The first annual Australian BJJ Championships were held on June 13th. Click here for a full wrap up of how SPMA and Team Machado did.
Getting ready for gradings
The BJJ and Thai Kickboxing gradings is on Wednesday 23rd June at 6pm and 730pm and also Thursday 24th June at 11am and 12pm. The Kids grading is on Wednesday 23rd June for 10-12 year olds and Thursday 24th June for 6-9 year olds.
Two years old and only getting stronger!!!
Thanks to all the students and their family and friends who came to help us celebrate our 2nd birthday. About 75 people enjoyed a BBQ and then watched the latest UFC and Pride shows on the big screen. When is the next party?
Take care and we will see you training,
Anthony Perosh & Elvis Sinosic
Chief Instructors
Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts
News 17/5/04
Carlos Machado:
Carlos Machado conducted a two-day seminar at SPMA and also taught 10 group classes over 2 weeks. Klay Pittman, one of Carlos’ Dallas black belts was also in attendance. They both want to thank every single person for making their time here in Sydney enjoyable and memorable. They said they would back for sure in the future. We will also post some photos up in our gallery shortly.
Next competitons:
Chief Instructor Anthony Perosh will be competing in MMA on May 20 in Melbourne against Sam Nest. The next BJJ tournament will be the Australian BJJ Championships held here in Sydney on the 13/6/04. And we have Ash Noble, Nick Tchan, Victor Fox, Andrew Hernandez, Heath McManus and Ninos Georges competing in MMA competition in Sydney on June 5.
Happy birthday to our May birthday students:
Rob Di Leva (2nd), Alex Sinclair (3rd), Louise Wohlfiel (3rd), Tim Ganderton (5th), Samantha Eishou (6th), Ertan Ersan (6th), Varujan Abrahamian (8th), Michael Gullotto (8th), Deejay Parry (8th), Gabriel Clark (9th), Martin Christenson (12th), Ercan Ersan (12th), Robert Gagliano (17th), Jessyka Benchoam (18th), Jackson Adoncello (20th), Stephen Anderton (21st), Brandt Van Lieshout (23rd), Danielle Rotondo (24th), Antonina Pennisi (24th), Luke Deguara (25th), Simon Weekes (26th), Umair Ansari (27th), Martin Hayes (27th), Elliott Lyons (28th), Paul Sidiropolous (29th), Noriel Bernardo (30th), Cameron Wilson (30th).
A big happy belated birthday to Arca Bayburt (she told me to put her name in bold too) whose birthday was on the 8th of April. Also, we don’t have some accurate birth dates of our members. If we missed you or your birthday is in the wrong month then please let us know so we can update our records.
Fitness Testing – It is that time again
Any members who wish to participate in the Beep Test (20 metre shuttle run) to test their aerobic fitness should come to the academy this Sunday 23/5/04 at 2pm. The test only takes 10-15 minutes. Bring your running gear.
Let’s eat, drink and be merry!!!
A get together for all members of SPMA is happening this Friday night 21/5/04 at 830pm at the Concord Ribs & Pizza restaurant on Majors Bay Rd. Win, lose or draw Chief Instructor Anthony Perosh will be celebrating his return to full time eating. Anthony has cut 11kg to in 5 ½ weeks to be 91kg for his fight on May 20. He has done that and is ready for the fight. On Friday he will be ready to eat!
Take care and we will see you training,
Anthony Perosh & Elvis Sinosic
Chief Instructors
Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts
News 20/4/04
Carlos Machado:
Carlos Machado will be conducting a BJJ seminar on May 1 and 2. If you have not booked in yet now is the time.
Tournament news:
A lot has happened since the last newsletter in BJJ. Click here
for a full BJJ round up and results of the 2004 NSW Machado BJJ Championships, 2004 ISKA NSW Open and 2004 NSW BJJ Federation Circuit 1st leg which were held over the last month.
Craig Simmons fought in a Kickboxing match on March 26. The fight was stopped in the third round after Craig suffered an asthma attack. The score was even at the time.
Justin Stevenson represented SPMA in a local Freestyle Wrestling competition at Hornsby PCYC on April 4. He finished with a bronze medal in his weight division.
Nick Tchan was scheduled to fight in an MMA competition on April 3 but the event was cancelled due to a lack of competitors.
Next competitons:
The next BJJ tournament will be the Australian BJJ Championships held here in Sydney on the 13/6/04. Nick Tchan will be fighting in a kickboxing match on May 1st in Castle Hill. Chief Instructor Anthony Perosh will be competing in MMA on May 20 in Melbourne. And we have Ash Noble, Nick Tchan, Victor Fox, Andrew Hernandez and Heath McManus competing in MMA competition in Sydney on June 5.
Grading results:
Congratulations to everyone that graded at the end of March. You can view the updated ranks on our website. The next grading will be on 23/6/04.
New Yoga classes:
Commencing on Tuesday 27/4/04 we will have Yoga 4 days per week. The current classes are on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10am to 11am. The new classes will be on Monday and Wednesday at 630am to 730am.
New look website:
We have changed the look of our website. Over the next few weeks we are going to keep changing and updating the website. Let us know what you think.
Happy birthday to our April birthday students:
James Wohlfiel (1st), Mark Haynes (5th), Matthew Burcher (11th), Andrew Hatzigiannis (12th), Tony Rich (13th), Victor Brak (14th), Prom Sirisant (17th), Robert Criola (21st), Ivo Marinov (21st), Patrick O’Rourke (24th), Sabrina Nanchahal (25th), Christina Kritikos (25th), Abraham Haynes (26th), Daniel De Jesus (28th), Alison Suter (29th).
Anthony Perosh & Elvis Sinosic
Chief Instructors
Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts
News 22/3/04
Elvis promoted to blackbelt!
On Sunday 21/3/04 John Will, Head of Machado Jiu Jitsu in Australia, promoted Elvis to the rank of blackbelt. SPMA is now the only school in Australia with two black belts as Chief Instructors!
1st National Submission Wrestling Championships:
The first BJJ tournament of the year was held on Feb 29th at Manly. Click here for a full report on how everyone from SPMA did.
Reflex Promotions Kickboxing Show:
On March 12 at Wollongong Craig Simmons stepped in to the ring for the second time in his career. Craig was dominating the match in the first round before receiving an accidental punch top the throat from his opponent. Craig could not continue and the match was ruled a no contest. A busload of 14 supporters made the trip down to support. Special thanks to Ryan Mouthaan for providing and driving the bus.
Mixed Martial Arts Tournaments:
On Feb 14 Victor Fox and Nick Tchan both stepped in to the ring to compete in a C-Class Shooto competition. Due to the lack of competitors the day was deemed a sparring day rather than a competition. Victor and Nick put in great performances on the day. The following weekend Nick Tchan backed up in a Pangration tournament winning two matches by submission and losing the final to SPMA team member Heath McManus.
Next Competitons:
The next BJJ competitions are the NSW Machado BJJ Championships on March 28, the ISKA tournament on April 4 and the 1st leg of the NSW BJJ Circuit on April 18. The next kickboxing shows are on April 16th in Hornsby and May 1st in Castle Hill. The next MMA competitions are on May 22 in Toowoomba and June 5th in Riverwood.
Gradings:
The BJJ gradings will be held on Tuesday 23/3/04 at 6pm for women, Wednesday 24/3/04 at 6pm and Thursday 25/3/04 at 11am. The Thai Kickboxing gradings will be held on Wednesday 24/3/04 at 730pm and Thursday 25/3/04 at 12pm. The Kids grading will be on Thursday 25/3/04 at 5pm.
Timetable:
On the 29/3/04 we will be commencing changes to our timetable. We will be handing out hard copies of the new timetable individually to students. Click here to view the new timetable.
Student Incentives:
Students who refer their friends and family to SPMA will receive free training for every new student that joins. Start referring your friends and family now.
Take care and we will see you training,
Anthony Perosh & Elvis Sinosic
Chief Instructors
Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts
News 12/2/04
Carlos Machado Seminar:
Carlos Machado will be coming to Australia in May 2004. He will be holding seminars in Sydney at SPMA and also in Brisbane and Melbourne. Carlos Machado awarded Anthony Perosh his black belt in BJJ. The Sydney seminar will be for held over two days, one for beginners and one for advanced. This is a seminar not to be missed. Stay tuned for more details.
Ray Floro is back:
World class Stick and Knife Instructor Ray Floro will be back teaching stick and knife defence at SPMA on Fridays February 13, 20 and 27 at 6pm. More details will be provided soon.
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Tournament Schedule:
The first tournament of the year is a no gi tournament, which will be held at Manly on February 29. The rules and entry forms can be picked up at the academy.
Following that the NSW Machado BJJ Championships is on March 28, the ISKA tournament is on April 4 and the 1st leg of the NSW BJJ Circuit is on April 18.
Kickboxing Show Schedule:
We have three upcoming Kickboxing shows, March 12 in Wollongong, March 26 in Manly and May 1st in Castle Hill. Any SPMA members interested in fighting should in the show come and see Anthony Perosh or Elvis Sinosic as soon as possible to register. If you are interested in fighting in kickboxing matches later in the year please come and register your name also. Currently Craig Simmons is competing on March 12th and looking to compete in the other events as well.
Mixed Martial Arts Tournaments:
There are now a number of promotions holding A, B and C class mixed martial arts shows in Australia. Any members interested should come and register their name with Anthony Perosh or Elvis Sinosic.
On Feb 14 there is a Shooto tournament held at Boxing Works in the city. Nick Tchan from SPMA will be competing. If you are interested in competing or to come along for support come and see the chief instructors for more details.
Anthony Perosh injured:
Chief Instructor Anthony Perosh dislocated his right kneecap during training on the 28/1/04. On advice from his Sports Physiotherapist he has pulled out of his Feb 12th fight in Melbourne. The good news is that the knee will recover completely in 6 weeks with rehabilitation and no surgery.
ISKA 2003 BJJ Instructor of the Year:
Chief Instructor Anthony Perosh was awarded the ISKA Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Instructor of the year award for 2003. ISKA is a martial arts organisation consisting of over 100 clubs around Australia. Anthony was presented with a plaque and certificate, which is displayed at the academy.
Infinite MMA 2003 Newcomer of the year:
Anthony Perosh was voted best newcomer of the year in Australia in mixed martial arts. Read more about it by clicking on www.infinitemma.com
January/February 2004 edition of Bujutsu:
The latest edition of Bujutsu features an interview with Chief Instructor Anthony Perosh and a story on Spartan 8, which Anthony Perosh won. Copies of the magazine are available for sale at the academy.
New Martial Arts magazine features Elvis Sinosic:
The first issue of Xtreme Fighter Magazine (XFM) features an interview with Chief Instructor Elvis Sinosic. XFM’s first issue is an online edition only and can be viewed at xfmagzine.com
Special Thank-you:
Thank you to all those that have donated CD’s to Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts for use in our classes.
Web Updates:
Keep checking SPMA’s website www.sinosicperosh.com.au for new news, photos and updated bios of members. Photos from the SPMA 2003 Christmas party and from the Kings of the Squared Ring 9 kickboxing show are up now.
Take care and we will see you training,
Anthony Perosh & Elvis Sinosic
Chief Instructors
Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts
Important Notice!
Change of schedule on Thursday nights commences on 29/1/04!
The new schedule is as follows:
6pm: Wrestling
7pm: BJJ (no gi)
8pm: Kickboxing (Mixed class)
Firstly we have swapped times between the wrestling and kickboxing class. And due to the growing number of kickboxers training with us we have changed the kickboxing class from women’s only to a mixed class for men and women.
If you have any questions about the above new schedule please email us at bjjaustralia@yahoo.com.au, call us on 8765 8526 or see us in person at the academy.
Kindest Regards,
Anthony Perosh & Elvis Sinosic
News 24/01/04
SPMA Desktop Wallpapers
Support the club and liven up your desktop at the same time with a SPMA kickboxing or BJJ wallpaper! They are available for download for screen resolutions of 1024x768 & 800x600.
Brazilian JuJitsu: 800x600 | 1024x768
Kickboxing: 800x600 | 1024x768
Take care and we will see you training,
Anthony Perosh & Elvis Sinosic
Chief Instructors
Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts
News 14/01/04
Start of the New Year:
We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year. We have been open for one week now and back in full swing. There has been no change to the class times. We will see you all at training.
Christmas Party 2003:
A great turnout of about 60 members with family and friends came to our Christmas party at Bicentennial Park last December and about 25 kicked on for Part 2 of the Christmas party at HOME bar at Cockle Bay. It was great to see so many people there. Check the gallery as photos from the party will be added shortly.
First Annual SPMA awards:
SPMA started a new tradition in 2003 by presenting four new awards to members at the Christmas party. SPMA opened on the 13/5/02 and 2003 was the first full year SPMA have been open. Four nominees were chosen in each category. Each winner received a trophy to keep and had their name engraved on a plaque which hangs up at the academy. The other three finalists also received a trophy to keep.
SPMA has 225 members with so many making great achievements in 2003. It was very hard to narrow it down to just four names in each category. The winners of the awards are as follows with the finalist’s names in brackets:
- Adult Competitor of the year: Alex Sinclair (Sari Redzeposki, Ash Noble, Craig Simmons)
- Adult Most Improved of the year: Jessyka Benchoam (Nathan Harrower, Nick Tchan, Martin Hayes)
- Kids Competitor of the year: Sabrina Nanchahal (Dominic Nanchahal, Elliot Lyons, Mason Clark)
- Kids Most Improved of the year: Franco Cheng (Jakob Bechara, Mansour Taouk, Michael Gulloto)
Congratulations to all the winners and finalists. The four plaques have room for another 15 names to add over the next 15 years. Will it be you in 2004?
Competition Schedule:
Keep checking out the notice board for the new 2004 competition schedule for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Kickboxing, Wrestling and Mixed Martial Arts.
Take care and we will see you training,
Anthony Perosh & Elvis Sinosic
Chief Instructors
Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts
News 14/12/02
SPMA Christmas and New Year schedule:
Please take note of the opening and closing days for SPMA at regular class times:
- Monday 22/12/03 Open mat schedule*
- Tuesday 23/12/03 Open
- Wednesday 24/12/03 Closed
- Thursday 25/12/03 Closed
- Friday 26/12/03 Closed
- Saturday 27/12/03 Open
- Sunday 28/12/03 Closed
- Monday 29/12/03 Open
- Tuesday 30/12/03 Open
- Wednesday 31/12/03 Closed
- Thursday 01/01/04 Closed
- Friday 02/01/04 Open
- Saturday 03/01/04 Open
- Sunday 04/01/04 Closed
- Monday 05/01/04 Open with regular schedule
*Open Mat means there are no regular classes. The academy will be open with one or both chief instructors present. It is a chance to do your own training focusing on your own technique. The chief instructors are there to answer any of your questions. There is no open mat on Sundays during the holiday season. If you have any questions about the schedule please see Anthony or Elvis.
Spartan 8:
On November 29 in Surfers Paradise Anthony Perosh won the 8-man heavyweight mixed martial arts tournament defeating all opponents in the first round by submission. Anthony would like to thank all the SPMA members and friends who went up there to support him. There were 27 who made the trip. Also Anthony would like to thank everyone who sent emails and text messages wishing him the best. (Take a look at the latest uploaded photos.)
Kings of the Squared Ring 9:
SPMA had 4 members who stepped in to the boxing ring for the first time on December 5 at Manly Leagues club. A strong support team also went to watch and cheer them on. John Hakim won his match, Craig Simmons drew, Nick San lost his match and Patrick O’Rourke lost his match. All put in fine performances. And all of them said that they will be back to do it all again. Congratulations to all four fighters! See Elvis if you are interested in competing in Kickboxing in March 2004.
Pan Pacifics:
Four of SPMA’s most senior members competed at the Pan Pacific BJJ championships in Melbourne on November 29. Ben Power lost a close match in the middleweight purple belt division. Alex Sinclair took second place with one win and one loss in the lightweight purple belt division. Sam De Zoete also lost a tough match in the middleweight blue belt division. And Ian “Cadsy” Heddle won his first 2 matches by choke and then lost the quarterfinal.
World Pankration Championships:
After qualifying for the World Championships by winning the Australian Championships earlier this year, Stefan Jaeggi (SPMA’s wrestling coach) won a bronze medal at the World Championships held in Denmark last month. Congratulations on a great performance.
ISKA Open:
In the final round of the ISKA circuit held in Liverpool, Nathan Harrower won a silver medal in the BJJ competition after winning his first 3 matches and just missing out on the final. Well done to Nathan.
Website:
Check out our newly revamped gallery section of our website for photos of tournaments, gradings, etc. If you have any photos or any other multimedia which we can put on our website please email them to bjjaustralia@yahoo.com.au
Fairtex gear:
A huge shipment of Fairtex kickboxing gear will be delivered on December 18 just in time for Christmas! We will have huge stock of boxing gloves, shinguards, mouthguards, groin guards, hand wraps and skipping ropes. All the equipment is hand made out of leather in Thailand. You can purchase the above 6 items for $175, a saving of over $100 off retail price. Come and see Anthony and Elvis and put your order down for a kickboxing pack.
Next Gradings:
The BJJ gradings is Tuesday 16/12/03 at 6pm for women, Wednesday 17/12/03 and Thursday 18/12/03 at 11am. The first SPMA kickboxing gradings will be Wednesday 17/12/03 at 7.45pm and Thursday 18/12/03 at 12pm. The kids grading will be on Thursday 18/12/03 at 5pm.
SPMA Christmas Party 2003:
The Christmas party is on Saturday 20/12/03 at Bicentennial Park commencing at 1pm to 5pm. It is a BBQ with all food and drink provided. The party then continues at HOME Bar located at Cockle Bay at 9pm. We hope you can all make it!
Take care and we will see you training,
Anthony Perosh & Elvis Sinosic
Chief Instructors
Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts
News 1/12/03
Anthony wins Spartan 8!!!
Anthony Perosh won the 8 man eliminator convincingly. AP finished Api Hemara
in 1:13 by rear choke, a brutal match with Mal Foki ending at about the 3
minute mark with Mal submitting from strikes while mounted (Click here for
the first photo from Spartan 8).
Unfortunately Matt Foki couldn't step up for the final due to a serious foot
injury sustained in his semi vs Dave Frendin. Anthony faced Dave Frendin in
the final and finished by rear choke in about 2 minutes.
With the exception of his semi against Mal Foki, Anthony never looked
troubled and it was hard to believe he had never fought in MMA competition
before, the proverbial duck to water. Considering his first 2 opponents were
undefeated and had x11 wins between them, also that every other match in the
eliminator went the distance, an incredible debut performance!
(From a post on mma.tv by Gerald Burton Batty)
News 10/11/03
BJJ Tournament News
On the 2/11/03 the 4th tournament of the NSW BJJ circuit was held at Bondi. The main event saw Anthony Perosh (Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts) defeat Marcelo Rezende (Gracie Barra) 2-0 in the first ever BJJ black belt match held in Australia. A large crowd witnessed the action including about 30 from SPMA.
A team of 20 represented SPMA including 7 kids and 13 adults. SPMA walked away with 4th place in the adult team event and 2nd place in the kids team event. For the year of 2003 SPMA finished in 3rd place overall in the adult teams division and 2nd overall in the kids team division. Well done to all that competed and those who came and supported too. We hope to have photos up on the web soon and video of Anthony’s fight.
Kickboxing News
Nick San competed in his first kickboxing match on the 1/11/03 show at Belmore RSL. His original opponent pulled out and he had to fight a more experienced opponent who outweighed him by 15kg. Nick ended up losing the fight but put in a great performance. Well done Nick.
SPMA demonstration team
SPMA performed a 20 minute martial arts demo at the Concord street fair on 12/10/03. About 25 members including kids, kickboxing and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu were part of the team. Also on the 1/11/03 the SPMA demo team performed at the Get Active Sydney festival at Fox Studios. Both festivals attracted about 15000 people throughout the day.
New Purple belts
Congratulations to Alex Sinclair and Soren Soengkoeng for receiving their purple belts on the 4/11/03. Well done guys!
Next competitions
The last BJJ tournament is the Pan Pacs on November 29 in Melbourne. There is a kickboxing show on 5/12/03 where 4-5 SPMA members will be fighting. And also on November 29 is the Spartan 8 show at Surfers Paradise. Come and see us for entry forms and more details about any of the events.
Christmas Party
The 2nd annual SPMA Christmas party is upon us. Stay tuned for more details.
Take care and we will see you training,
Anthony Perosh & Elvis Sinosic
Chief Instructors
Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts
News 10/10/03
Yes we are back!!!
We are reopening on Monday 13/10/03. The renovations are complete and the academy looks better than ever. There are no timetable changes so we will see you at training.
Majors Bay Rd Street Fair
Majors Bay Rd will be closed to traffic on Sunday 12/10/03 for the street fair. We are performing a martial arts demonstration on stage between 9.40am and 9.55am. We will also have a stall set up. If you are free come down and have a look.
Spartan 8 in Surfers Paradise
Anthony Perosh will be competing in an 8-man heavyweight tournament on November 29 at Spartan 8. A number of members have expressed interest to obtain tickets to the show. Please email us at bjjaustralia@yahoo.com.au if you are interested. We will be purchasing extra tickets on Wednesday 15/10/03.
SPMA members in action
On the 27/9/03 four SPMA members competed in the Australian Pankration Championships. All four of them walked away with medals. Stephan Jaeggi won gold and qualified for the World Championships to be held in Denmark later this year. Chris Weaver won silver but everyone thought he should have walked away with the gold. Ben Cordony and Andrew Hernandez both won bronze medals. We also had a great team of members turn up to cheer them on. Congratulations to all who competed.
Next competitions
The ISKA World Cup is held on Sunday October 19 at the Whitlam Centre in Liverpool. There will be a large BJJ division. The next BJJ circuit tournament will be held on Sunday November 2. And there is also a Shooto tournament held at the Whitlam Centre on Saturday October 18. Entry forms are available a the academy.
Take care and we will see you training.
Anthony Perosh & Elvis Sinosic
Chief Instructors
Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts
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