Many people often confuse the sport fighting of MMA as an appropriate means of self defense. This article will look at the reasons why self defense is vastly different than Mixed Martial Arts.
1. MMA is a sport fighting method that has been developed inside a ring or cage. Self Defense never takes place in these two areas.
2. MMA is almost only the sport of males ranging from the ages of 20 to mid 30s. These age ranges do not take into account older males or weaker, out of shape females.
3. Mixed marital Arts practice is very lengthy: many people train 2 or more hours daily. This time commitment cannot be realistically done by the average working professional or housewife.
4. The likelihood of injury from such long daily training is very high. The direct trauma from strikes with at least swelling and bruises is quite common. The ligament and tendon traumas from grappling with over stretching, and micro tears are quite common. Often there are scrapes and mat burns that increase the chance of bacterial infections. Once gain, working professionals cannot accept these side effects or the down time to recover.
Real self defense must take into account all of the above points. By design, self defense must be usable for a wide range of ages and body sizes. It cannot be only for young males who have a great deal of time for training and recovery from injuries. Real self defense must work for a great age range and especially for those that are older, a great range in physical conditioning (weaker people must be able to use it) and it must be viable for women as well as men. I might add that the amount of training time cannot be excessive. It's a fact that the older, weaker and out of shape have the most need for self defense. They must use a method that is designed just for them.
It is clear to say that MMA doesn't take any of this into account and clearly is not self defense.
1. MMA is a sport fighting method that has been developed inside a ring or cage. Self Defense never takes place in these two areas.
2. MMA is almost only the sport of males ranging from the ages of 20 to mid 30s. These age ranges do not take into account older males or weaker, out of shape females.
3. Mixed marital Arts practice is very lengthy: many people train 2 or more hours daily. This time commitment cannot be realistically done by the average working professional or housewife.
4. The likelihood of injury from such long daily training is very high. The direct trauma from strikes with at least swelling and bruises is quite common. The ligament and tendon traumas from grappling with over stretching, and micro tears are quite common. Often there are scrapes and mat burns that increase the chance of bacterial infections. Once gain, working professionals cannot accept these side effects or the down time to recover.
Real self defense must take into account all of the above points. By design, self defense must be usable for a wide range of ages and body sizes. It cannot be only for young males who have a great deal of time for training and recovery from injuries. Real self defense must work for a great age range and especially for those that are older, a great range in physical conditioning (weaker people must be able to use it) and it must be viable for women as well as men. I might add that the amount of training time cannot be excessive. It's a fact that the older, weaker and out of shape have the most need for self defense. They must use a method that is designed just for them.
It is clear to say that MMA doesn't take any of this into account and clearly is not self defense.
Christophe Clugston is an A class pro fighter on 3 continents,he's fought pro Muay Thai 15 times in Thailand,has over 65 pro fights to his credit,professional fight trainer/coach and corner man, inventor of the World's Strongest Self Defense, author of over 15 Self Defense DVDs, appeared in Blackbelt magazine several times,featured on Spanish TV,French Radio, Cable TV in Canada, fought on ESPN, Score, streamed web and has been called the most controversial man in martial arts since Bruce Lee. He is a true problem solver and creative thinker. http://www.clugston-fightingmoves.com/howtofight.html Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Christophe_A_Clugston |  |
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