What is Mixed Martial Arts?
Mixed Martial Arts, or MMA, is taking the world by storm. It is currently the world’s fastest growing combat sport. Not to be confused with a generic mixture of martial arts, MMA is a sport of its own, allowing a wide variety of fighting techniques from martial arts traditions. The rules of MMA allow the use of striking and grappling techniques, both while standing and on the ground. MMA Techniques In the early years, Mixed Martial Arts includes a variety of traditional styles from sumo wrestling to kickboxing. In time, the less effective techniques were dropped. By the time it was officially launched, these martial arts styles stood out for their effectiveness in competition: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Amateur Wrestling, Shoot Wrestling and Muay Thai. This combination made fighters most effective during both striking and grappling fighting situations: Stand-up techniques come from various forms of boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, and forms of full contact karate. These improve footwork, elbow
