Sunday, October 7, 2007

MMA in Indonesia and Malaysia

Everybody hates this kind of post. You know, the kind where the blog hasn't been updated for months, and then suddenly your RSS reader lights up. You go check it out, thinking that your favorite blog has finally been updated with new content.

But instead you find a lame series of excuses where the blogger explains how his cat died and he was so sad that he couldn't find the strength to write a word for half a year.

Well, this is not this kind of post. Well, not quite. The truth is that since I'm not in China for the time being, it's harder for me to come up with fresh info. However, I'm not giving up just yet. I've decided to give the blog a second chance with a fresh new redesign. But first I want to recruit some new writers. So if you're interested in writing for this site, drop me a line in the comments.

Second, I'm thinking about extending the reach of the blog to cover other asian countries (just not Japan, which is already covered well enough by other blogs). I've set up a poll in the right column for you to tell me if you're interested or not.

To give you an idea of what's happening in those regions, and if it's worth reading about, here is a blog about Indonesian MMA (in indonesian, but you can check out the vids):

Position first, then submission

A BJJ school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: (under John Wil and the Machado brothers)


And one in Jakarta: (under Helio Soneca)

Synergy Jiu Jitsu

And a jiu jitsu blog (with techniques vids, in english)

Niko's Blog