In days gone by, a kung fu master would spend as many as twenty years honing his particular set of skills. More recently, exponents of karate, traditional wrestling an tai chi would work tirelessly in search of a black belt, the ultimate accolade. Now mixed martial arts is threatening the old order, and questioning the wisdom of learning only one style.
At some point in the 1980s when martial arts were well established in the melting pot of the West, a new evolution occurred. Curiosity to know which was the more effective fighting style overcame a small group of fighters from different backgrounds. Conversations previously confined to the bar room or playground entered the ring, and the dawn of MMA was upon us at last.
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.
The beauty of such a multi faceted system is that you literally never run out of things you can improve. One day you could be working on kicks to the head and body, the next day you could be learning to escape from a strangle hold. The only thing that this new way of working has in common with the old is that training never gets easier.
The people who excel at mixed martial arts tend to be the most versatile, both physically and mentally. Are you strong enough to grapple with a wrestler, fast enough to block a punch to the face and flexible enough to deliver a knock out kick? Then this is for you. If you did not answer yes to any of those questions but you would like to be able to, many hard training sessions lie ahead of you.
At some point in the 1980s when martial arts were well established in the melting pot of the West, a new evolution occurred. Curiosity to know which was the more effective fighting style overcame a small group of fighters from different backgrounds. Conversations previously confined to the bar room or playground entered the ring, and the dawn of MMA was upon us at last.
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.
The beauty of such a multi faceted system is that you literally never run out of things you can improve. One day you could be working on kicks to the head and body, the next day you could be learning to escape from a strangle hold. The only thing that this new way of working has in common with the old is that training never gets easier.
The people who excel at mixed martial arts tend to be the most versatile, both physically and mentally. Are you strong enough to grapple with a wrestler, fast enough to block a punch to the face and flexible enough to deliver a knock out kick? Then this is for you. If you did not answer yes to any of those questions but you would like to be able to, many hard training sessions lie ahead of you.
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