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Correct. But it is considered a fighting system correct?Bjj is not the same fighting system.
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Correct. But it is considered a fighting system correct?Bjj is not the same fighting system.
Correct. But it is considered a fighting system correct?
If that's the case then what makes it a fighting system?Yep.
Hence mma.
If that's the case then what makes it a fighting system?
This is a much better way of looking at the topicA much more interesting question is what is MMA really good at/for? What are the limitations and drawbacks to MMA training? How can MMA be applied to self defense, personal development, fitness, and/or (fill in the blank desire for martial arts training)? Things like this. I think it's valid to say that MMA doesn't work for you or is missing elements you find important, but I'm not clear on how it matters whether it "is" a martial art or not.
It only matters in terms of classification and awareness of the roots of your training. Knowing what you are training and the history of it.I'm not clear on how it matters whether it "is" a martial art or not.
Can one use MMA to build up his foundation? Or can one only build up his foundation from a particular MA system?but I'm not clear on how it matters whether it "is" a martial art or not.
I can agree with this. I've taken a few classes in a style of Japanese jiu jitsu that closely resembles aikido, and I find it useful to add to my karate. Would I ever go for a black belt in it? Probably not.Gerry once said that he thinks aikido is like an advanced degree, where it really works best if you have a foundation in other arts. Maybe MMA and aikido are similar in that respect.
I believe JKD also fall into that category. I don't remember Bruce Lee ever mentioned about "foundation building".Gerry once said that he thinks aikido is like an advanced degree, where it really works best if you have a foundation in other arts. Maybe MMA and aikido are similar in that respect.
I can only speak to my own experience, but in the aikido school where I train, yes we have leg stretching as part of our warmup. Not that particular exercise as illustrated, but other ones that are commonly seen.I believe JKD also fall into that category. I don't remember Bruce Lee ever mentioned about "foundation building".
Does MMA or Aikido have leg stretch training?
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I have nothing else to say lolIt's actually quite simple, say the words instead of the abbreviation. Mixed Martial ArtS note the S denoting multiple martial arts. Not A martial art but mixed ones, it's in the title.
Is that why so many artists are ars...art is derived from the Latin "ars" which means skill
makes sense to meIs that why so many artists are ars...
You get where I was going with this.
It was clearly an error to ask a non-question. By definition, martial arts could apply to any kind of skill in combat. Soldiers therefore must be considered martial artists as they are skilled in the art of war. MMA is obviously a style based on competition fighting, similar in many ways to both American wrestling and Western boxing - a spectator sport which uses various moves from different fighting arts to entertain the crowds (and test the fighting prowess of the participants) hence the name 'Mixed Martial Art'This is a non question. By definition it is a martial art. Martial means dealing with combat and comes from the word "Mars" which refers to the Roman god of war and art is derived from the Latin "ars" which means skill. Anything that trains any type of combat is definitionally a martial art.
It was clearly an error to ask a non-question. By definition, martial arts could apply to any kind of skill in combat. Soldiers therefore must be considered martial artists as they are skilled in the art of war. MMA is obviously a style based on competition fighting, similar in many ways to both American wrestling and Western boxing - a spectator sport which uses various moves from different fighting arts to entertain the crowds (and test the fighting prowess of the participants) hence the name 'Mixed Martial Art'
The first documented use of term MMA came from an American television critic as referenced in the following link:Exept there is as much evidence that MMA is a non sport martial art as well
And this gets overlooked a bit.
You could remove the sport examples and still have a case for MMA as a martial art.