I continue to have this problem with the cookie-cutter mentality when it comes to martial arts training no matter its variety.
The consistent arguments are that BJJers or MMAers are in best physical condition when that may or may not be true, that all TMAs are based on a laundry list one checks off before each grading which may or may not be true, that all TMAs are training in archaic techniques, the use of which have been outgrown or outlearned, etcetera.
The TRUTH is that each class is basically different, that every teacher is unique and there are GREAT TMA teachers teaching their ART and extra RBSD material out of a gym or a garage because they don't care about money, they care about teaching what works. There are MMA centers that only care about money and tournament and do no better than the infamous mcdojos.
I've said it more than once and I'll say it a thousand times more; train for your need, train for your passion and train responsibly.
The consistent arguments are that BJJers or MMAers are in best physical condition when that may or may not be true, that all TMAs are based on a laundry list one checks off before each grading which may or may not be true, that all TMAs are training in archaic techniques, the use of which have been outgrown or outlearned, etcetera.
The TRUTH is that each class is basically different, that every teacher is unique and there are GREAT TMA teachers teaching their ART and extra RBSD material out of a gym or a garage because they don't care about money, they care about teaching what works. There are MMA centers that only care about money and tournament and do no better than the infamous mcdojos.
I've said it more than once and I'll say it a thousand times more; train for your need, train for your passion and train responsibly.