superkizuna
Yellow Belt
Recently I answered a thread with this as a subject but I feel it is strong enough a point to create a new thread.
MMA is martial arts. There is no different between MMA and martial arts. MMA describes a skillset and nothing more. What you are meaning to say is informal vs. formal combat. Televised, Sport MMA is informal (no uniform is enforced, quick touch of gloves, and etc.). A tournament (typical) is formal-- you wear your discipline or school's uniform and render courtesy. Sport MMA is televised and must follow certain rules. The techniques are revised for 1 vs. 1 combat and non-lethal applications. A mixed martial artist not participating in sport fighting is not going to limit his or herself in the street and/or against multiple enemies. Grappling is effective against multiple enemies but only if techniques are exectuted quickly or used to cause an incapacitated enemy to be some sort of defense.
Every martial art can potentially 'work' in Sport MMA unless it relies exclusively on illegal techniques. No established martial system can be called broken solely because a fighter is not a champion. The fighter is simply unable to apply the correct technique.
MMA is martial arts. There is no different between MMA and martial arts. MMA describes a skillset and nothing more. What you are meaning to say is informal vs. formal combat. Televised, Sport MMA is informal (no uniform is enforced, quick touch of gloves, and etc.). A tournament (typical) is formal-- you wear your discipline or school's uniform and render courtesy. Sport MMA is televised and must follow certain rules. The techniques are revised for 1 vs. 1 combat and non-lethal applications. A mixed martial artist not participating in sport fighting is not going to limit his or herself in the street and/or against multiple enemies. Grappling is effective against multiple enemies but only if techniques are exectuted quickly or used to cause an incapacitated enemy to be some sort of defense.
Every martial art can potentially 'work' in Sport MMA unless it relies exclusively on illegal techniques. No established martial system can be called broken solely because a fighter is not a champion. The fighter is simply unable to apply the correct technique.