Until recently, most people who enjoyed fighting sports concentrated on one type or another, such as boxing, taekwondo, karate, judo, jiu jitsu or a host of individual rather than mixed martial arts. The aim of the game was to take your skill to the highest level. If you could do this you could acquire the coveted black belt and show your prowess in competition.
Once Asian martial arts became a permanent fixture in European and American sporting activity, people began to wonder which was the best one. Since no such competition had existed before, someone had to invent it, and thus MMA came into existence. Spectators could now see their hunch about who would win in a fight between karate and judo played out for real in the ring.
Soon a new breed of competitor emerged, versed in different skills from across the world. Rather than relying solely on striking from distance or grappling up close, this new type of fighter can employ a range of complementary techniques to down his or her opponent. In the brave new world your stand up game was to be as important as your floor work, and vice versa.
Of course, the traditional individual sports such as kung fu or aikido have never gone away. They have merely looked on as the landscape changed. Paying audiences and television rights forced a crossover of their formerly closed environments.
For the athlete ready to pit himself against the toughest out there, there is now money to be made in the game. Equally, a whole generation of people are training in the field purely for their own personal development and enjoyment. The majority of competitors actually think it's fun.
Mixed martial arts may never become part of the Olympics, but it is such an all encompassing sport that there is always something to work on. This can include some welcome variety in training. However, there is no escape from the repetitive drills which are found in all martial arts. No matter how good your techniques, you still have to practice them.
To be a mixed martial arts you must learn to develop the facets of each system. Success is not guaranteed. Only time and dedication will provide you with the suppleness, strength and coordination to succeed.
Once Asian martial arts became a permanent fixture in European and American sporting activity, people began to wonder which was the best one. Since no such competition had existed before, someone had to invent it, and thus MMA came into existence. Spectators could now see their hunch about who would win in a fight between karate and judo played out for real in the ring.
Soon a new breed of competitor emerged, versed in different skills from across the world. Rather than relying solely on striking from distance or grappling up close, this new type of fighter can employ a range of complementary techniques to down his or her opponent. In the brave new world your stand up game was to be as important as your floor work, and vice versa.
Of course, the traditional individual sports such as kung fu or aikido have never gone away. They have merely looked on as the landscape changed. Paying audiences and television rights forced a crossover of their formerly closed environments.
For the athlete ready to pit himself against the toughest out there, there is now money to be made in the game. Equally, a whole generation of people are training in the field purely for their own personal development and enjoyment. The majority of competitors actually think it's fun.
Mixed martial arts may never become part of the Olympics, but it is such an all encompassing sport that there is always something to work on. This can include some welcome variety in training. However, there is no escape from the repetitive drills which are found in all martial arts. No matter how good your techniques, you still have to practice them.
To be a mixed martial arts you must learn to develop the facets of each system. Success is not guaranteed. Only time and dedication will provide you with the suppleness, strength and coordination to succeed.
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