Where is the "art" in MMA?

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Re: Where is the "art" in MMA?

Postby DeusTrismegistus on Tue Nov 09, 2010 12:33 pm

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Re: Where is the "art" in MMA?

Postby Areios on Tue Nov 09, 2010 12:44 pm

snow: Train a few years than go gracie challenge every mma/bjj gym around and make some vids and post them. (and i would like to see some training footage about you as well)
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Re: Where is the "art" in MMA?

Postby Josealb on Tue Nov 09, 2010 12:45 pm

SnowLeopard wrote:
Wuming wrote:troll troll troll troll troll


Time to sleep. Will reply tomorrow. Good night.



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Re: Where is the "art" in MMA?

Postby nianfong on Tue Nov 09, 2010 1:59 pm

hahahahahaha
I'm laughing too hard to ban right now.
I can understand some of what snowleopard is saying, but it's just a bit overboard....

no art in mixed martial arts? have you ever seen any of Fedor's fights? the man is a KO artisan.

hahahaha this is too funny.

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Re: Where is the "art" in MMA?

Postby D_Glenn on Tue Nov 09, 2010 4:02 pm

Dmitri wrote:D_Glenn, by "do MMA" I was talking about "MMA" as training practice, not as competition format. I.e. taking Muay Thai classes in addition to BJJ, taking judo to supplement boxing, etc.


That's what I thought.

I only quoted you to add on to your point.

Just saying that originally it is: MMA - Mixed-rulesMA and the more successful fighters know this. Kicks, strikes, locking, and throwing are all allowed.

Now people think it means: MMA - Multiple-stylesMA and the skill levels aren't the same.


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Re: Where is the "art" in MMA?

Postby Chris Fleming on Tue Nov 09, 2010 4:38 pm

mrtoes wrote:I strongly recommend a trip to your local MMA gym, tell them you want to spar. Probably best not to tell them that you do TCMA and think their shit is fake though.

Seriously, it will be a good experience for you.

Matthew.



This.

And this:

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Re: Where is the "art" in MMA?

Postby Juan on Tue Nov 09, 2010 4:42 pm

Oh man, this thread is exactly why I stopped going to MA message boards. Guess I didn't stay away long enough.
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Re: Where is the "art" in MMA?

Postby Doc Stier on Tue Nov 09, 2010 6:09 pm

Juan wrote:Oh man, this thread is exactly why I stopped going to MA message boards. Guess I didn't stay away long enough.

Aw, c'mon, Juan. Controversial topics and personal pissing contests are the driving force of most martial art forum boards, dontcha know? :-\

Get with the program, man! ;)
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Re: Where is the "art" in MMA?

Postby mrtoes on Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:51 pm

And this!

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Re: Where is the "art" in MMA?

Postby mixjourneyman on Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:12 pm

I leave town for a week and this is what I come back to?? WTF??????
I feel like I've been shot out of a cannon while being sucked through a straw :P .
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Re: Where is the "art" in MMA?

Postby Doc Stier on Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:45 pm

mixjourneyman wrote:I feel like I've been shot out of a cannon while being sucked through a straw :P .

OUCH!

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Re: Where is the "art" in MMA?

Postby Darth Rock&Roll on Thu Nov 25, 2010 6:57 am

Didn't you read my response?
You are still sticking to your assumption despite the dictionary slamming it into the ground like a fat guy on a crackwhore.

You are indeed a silly person.

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Re: Where is the "art" in MMA?

Postby yeniseri on Mon Nov 29, 2010 4:17 pm

MMA is an art while saying many of its exponents have backgrounds in karate, judo, wrestling, etc.
the difference is that the karate fellow (add you own art) realizes that kicking and/or punching cannot, by itself, win an encounter so he cross traines to reach the MMA potential combination(s) of grappling, armsbars, wrestling, and other strategies to reach his goal. The wrestler realizes he is weak in punching and kicking so he trains those with his own strongpoints to maximize his skill level.

The Gracies did alot to wake up those guys who were legends in their own mind and thus, MMA was born, based on the newaza of forgotton training.
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