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MartialArtsGuy
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I know that competition in some form is needed to progress ones skills in the martial arts. Some people are happy with sparring/rolling just within the gym/dojo. Others like to participate in the various nhb events or full contact events.
Can anyone tell me of an MMA organisation that has a primary focus in self-defense. Not that i dont like NHB events but, i think alot of MMA people have a "sport first" perspective. This is not bad for them, but i am more focused in self-defense and i tend to notice most gyms that train people to fight NHB seldom do any gun/knive/stick/mult.opp. training, because the focus is the ring. Even the mind set of the empty hand training is somewhat affected. (im not sayin these people cant fight out of the ring, im just sayin)
I have always been a big advocate of cross training (if thats what you want to call it) and generally like the mma approach to training but am having a hard time finding a group of MMA people, who have their primary focus in self-defense rather than sports. Id be interested in hearing in what they have to say. Does anyone know anything that may help?![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Can anyone tell me of an MMA organisation that has a primary focus in self-defense. Not that i dont like NHB events but, i think alot of MMA people have a "sport first" perspective. This is not bad for them, but i am more focused in self-defense and i tend to notice most gyms that train people to fight NHB seldom do any gun/knive/stick/mult.opp. training, because the focus is the ring. Even the mind set of the empty hand training is somewhat affected. (im not sayin these people cant fight out of the ring, im just sayin)
I have always been a big advocate of cross training (if thats what you want to call it) and generally like the mma approach to training but am having a hard time finding a group of MMA people, who have their primary focus in self-defense rather than sports. Id be interested in hearing in what they have to say. Does anyone know anything that may help?