PURPLE BELT

INSTRUCTOR

Fransino Tirta

Fransino Tirta (14-0-1) is currently the undefeated #1 ranked MMA fighter in Indonesia. He started his interest in martial arts by training Taekwondo in junior high school. In college (2001) he started training Traditional Japanese Jiu Jitsu under his teacher Sensei Harmudianto and started to compete in TPI Fighting Championship. In less than two years he captured the belt for the lightweight divison and absolute division. In June 2004 he started to train free style wrestling under Surya Saputra, Gold Medalist at SEA GAMES in wrestling. It was in September 2004 when he met Niko Han and was amazed by the techniques and skills that Niko’s and his pupils possess. Soon he started to train with them and it was in Niko’s Gym he “perfected” his grappling (ground fighting) skills. His record in MMA is 13-0-1, (4 by TKO’s, 2 by KO’s, 5 by Submissions, and only 2 by Decisions and 1 draw).

He received his purple belt from Niko on September 30, 2007. In March 2006 he got the chance to train with Martin Hartono, Martin is an MMA lover who has trained around the world and currently the student of Roy Harris and Michael Jen. In Martin’s gym he started to train boxing properly with Indonesian Boxing Champion, Sony Rambing. In August 2007 he started training Shansou (Chinese kickboxing) with Indonesian Shansou Champion, Alfred Maweru, at September 2007 he competed in Shansou tournament at PORDA Jakarta 2007and got the gold medal for under 70kg division.

Fransino is also three times in a row champion of Djarum Super Submission Championship for under 77kg division, absolute division and The Top Submission Award. On March 16 & 17, 2007 he compete in South East Asia BJJ Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand. He got silver medal for blue belt under 73kg division and gold medal at advance no-gi under 73kg division.

As the demand of BJJ lessons in Jakarta increased, he was sent by his teacher, Niko, to spread the art. He started teaching BJJ and MMA in Western part of Jakarta. Knowing that all this time he had been training with the best, he came up with a motto “If one wants to BE the BEST, one has to train WITH the BEST”. Now, he started to compete in international BJJ and MMA competition, his international MMA commpetition is in Art of War Fighting Championship in China-Beijing. Fransino is the first Indonesian fighter who defeated european fighter, he did it against Andreas Hessleback from Sweden in Battle on Bali at December 27, 2007.

EXPERIENCE

• Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Purple Belt)
• Japanese Jiu-Jitsu I.J.I (Black Belt Dan 1)
• Taekwondo (Blue Belt)
• Freestyle Wresting
• Boxing
• Shansou

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Gold medal at Indonesian Submission Championship Absolute Division (2005-2008)
• Gold medal at Indonesian Submission Championship 76 kg Division (2005-2008)
• Top Submission award at Indonesian Submission Championship (2005-2008)
• Gold medal at PORDA Shanshou DKI (2007)
• Gold medal at South East Asia Grappling Games No Gi (2007)
• Silver medal at South East Asia Grappling Games Bangkok Gi (2007)
• Gold medal at ”DUEL” Hari Olahraga Nasional (2005)
• The Absolute champion at TPI Fighting Championship Grand Tournament II (2005)
• Lightweight champion of TPI Fighting Championship (2004)
• Silver medal at Java Freestyle Wrestlin Championship (2004)
• Gold medal at Untar Jiu Jitsu Championship 2003 Group Division (2003)
• Gold medal at Untar Jiu Jitsu Championship 2003 65 kg Division (2003)