That's not the description I get from anyone I know (here or otherwise) who trains MMA. It's not the same environment at most places as you'd get in a TMA school, but it seems (again, not my experience, but what I hear from others) that there's a lot of respect and cooperation going on in many MMA gyms.stating something "is obvious" regarding a person you do not know anything about, gives an impression of immaturity.
Obviously you feel insulted for some weird reason when someone says something negative about MMA.
You are wrong, I have been training martial arts for 27 years, and I do train MMA, but my teacher is a Kyokushin black belt and Sambo instructor. so he has a Martial artists mentality.
He makes sure that everyone follows rules of ethics and behavior inside and outside the Dojo.
I dont know why you take it personally, the fact is that many MMA places are full of guys who just want to get into fights. so when i say it's just brawling, I refer to the mental aspect of it, not the technical aspect.
MMA teaches martial arts techniques, not martial arts etiquette and philosophy. do you disagree with that as well? and by MMA I do not mean JiuJitsu schools, I mean MMA gyms where all they do is learn is how to fight without any of the martial arts codes.
of course there are some MMA teachers who are the exception, but it's more common than not that MMA gyms only dedicate themselves to teaching how to fight and not care what the students do outside of the gym. thus many MMA guys are just brawlers learning martial arts techniques.
What's the basis of your blanket statement to the contrary?