Now in recent years the sports of mix martial arts have developed and there has been a lot of gain in the martial arts community.
Although the sport known as UFC has had a title that has caused some confusion. There has been some recent rememdy by emphasizing the title MMA or mixed martial arts over "ultimate fighting"
why it is not.
Ultimate fighting claims to integrate all martial arts. So wouldn't that make it ultimate?
one on one: MMA is designed as a sport and not for the streets. If you get in the guard and are in a two on one situation, you are in deep trouble. your arms and legs are trapped and a second opponent can pummel you to death.
no weapons: guns are always an obvious issue. only the best martial artist will handle guns from a short distance and we are forever vulnerable from long distance. Also mma doesn't train you to use a weapon. knives are more deadly in a grappling situation. if your opponent hides a blade, you are as good as dead.
Rounds and judges: The problems are obvious. In Real life you won't necessarily have a bell, to call time out. Also gives fighters the excuse not to learn escapes.
growing list of rules. You can't kick someone while they are down. You can't even headbutt!
Over time mma has turned more into a sport with less a chance to experiment with vastly different fighting styles. Today we can make a style made purely out of illegal holds in UFC. It is only jujitsus plus kick boxing.
Early on we had more of an ideal, but the only style really prepared for it was brazillian jujitsu. Now we have lost what could have been.
This does raise a question
What is the Ultimate ideal fighting?
That I will blog about later!
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