NFSMMA MMA SEMINAR IN EBOLOWA, CAMEROON

On Friday 6 and Saturday 7 November 2015,  a training and development seminar for mixed martial arts was held in the Cameroonian region of Ebolowa, at the Gymnasium Razel. 34 athletes participated including a female athlete. There is growing female interest in participation in MMA in Cameroon and IMMAF’s national affiliate, the National Multi-Sports Fighting Martial Arts Association (NFSMMA), will hold its first female MMA matches on 15 November 2015 at the Cup of Cameroon MMA championship event. The agenda for the seminar event hosted by the NFSMMA included the following topics:

• Accountability and recognition of the framework of AMMAPS South club
• Physical preparation and warm up of amateur athletes
• Basic demonstration of various MMA techniques
•  Practice and improvement of the techniques
• Registration to the NFSMMA of club athletes from AMMAP

President of the NFSMMA, Mr. Guy Bertrand Olomo, was present at the seminar. Master Oswald Nkono and Master Simon Binyom both addressed attendees and praised the organization the session, which was organized by the youth department of the Multi Physical and Sporting Activities Association (AMMAPS) under President Abubakar and SAHADO, technical manager for Merlin NEPOWE Fogué . Other talk highlights included;

• the establishment of a national register of practitioners under NFSMMA to which all athletes identified must pay annual license fees.
• the National Cup of Cameroon MMA event
• recognition of  NFSMMA’s administrative work to popularize the practice of MMA in Cameroon

Master Oswald Nkon and Master Simon Binyom were pleased to see the success of the Ebolowa AMMAPS event, which concluded at 18h 20 on a note of optimism and hope   ]]>