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Origin Of Mixed Martial Arts MMA
Mixed martial arts, commonly referred to as MMA is
a full body contact combat sport that allows a wide range and variety of
fighting styles from a mixture of martial arts form to be used in ring fight
competitions.
As such, the sport allows martial art
practitioner of various persuasions and schools to compete. The term "mixed
martial arts" was first coined by Rick Blume, CEO and president of Battlecade
in 1995.
The origin of MMA is said to begin
throughout Europe, Japan and China from the early 1900s. Modern MMA
competition emerged in the early 1990s with the founding of the Ultimate
Fighting Championships (UFC), although professional MMA competitions had been
held in Japan by Shooto since 1989.
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Although mixed martial arts competitions
originated with the intention of searching for the most effective martial arts
form as competitors were pitted against each other with minimum safety rules,
but due to the many serious injuries that occurred, many additional rules has
since been added in. Following the changes, MMA is fast gaining popularity
with pay per view reach rivaling even other combat sport such as professional
boxing and wrestling.
Mixed
style fighting contests such as boxing vs wrestling or kung fu vs karate were
popular entertainment throughout Europe, Japan and the Pacific Rim during the
early 1900s. These contests were known as merikan in Japan which means
"American Fighting". In the late 1960s to early 1970s the concept of combining
the elements of several form of martial arts was popularized by the late Bruce
Lee through his fighting philosophy of Jeet Kune Do.
Bruce
Lee believed that the best fighter is not a boxer, karate or tae kung fu
practitioner, but someone who can adapt to any fighting style. Thus in 2004,
UFC President Dana White called Bruce Lee the "father of mixed martial arts."
In
1993, MMA as a sport gained world wide attention when a Brazilian jiu jitsu
fighter called Royce Gracie won the first Ultimate Fighting Championship
tournament by defeating three opponents in just five minutes. In May 1999, The
International Sport Combat Federation (ISCF) was formed as the world's first
"MMA" sanctioning body and this brings in a new era of MMA as a truly
recognized sport worldwide.
In
the tail end of 2006, MMA reached a new height in its popularity appeal when a
rematch between the then UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell and
former champion Tito Ortiz resulted in pay per view sales of some of the
biggest boxing events of all time ever.
The
early years of the sport saw a wide variety of fighting styles ranging from
karate to Thai kickboxing, but as the sport evolves, the styles that were
proven ineffective met their natural demise while the effective ones such as
the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu stood the test amongst others. Click here to learn Ultimate
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MMA Fighting Rules
Victory in the ring is usually either by the
judges' decision after an allotted amount of time is up, stoppage by the
referee or the fight doctor, a submission, by a fighter's cornerman throwing
in the towel, or by a knockout. Knockout or KO as it is known is when a
fighter becomes unconscious and his opponent is declared the winner.
In a
submission, a fighter may declare defeat by tapping on the opponent's body,
the mat, a verbal announcement or a technical knockout (KTO). The referee may
stop a match in if the fighter becomes dominant to the point where the
opponent cannot intelligently defend himself and is taking a lot of punishment
or when a fighter appears to be unconscious from a submission hold or due to a
strike or when a fighter appears to have a serious injuries such as a bad cut
or a broken bone.
The
referee may also call for a doctor stoppage if a fighter's ability to continue
in the match is in question as a result of injuries sustained during the fight
such as a large cut. The ring doctor will inspect the fighter and stop the
match if the fighter is deemed unable to continue the bout safely thus
rendering his opponent the victory. However, if the match is stopped as a
result of an injury from illegal actions by the opponent, either a
disqualification or no contest will be called for instead.
A
fighter's corner man may announce defeat on behalf of the fighter by throwing
in the towel when the match in progress or in between rounds. In the case of
the match going its full distance in time, then the outcome of the match is
determined by a panel of three judges.
In
the case of a disqualification, a "warning" will first be given when a fighter
commits a foul or illegal action or does not follow the referee's orders. A
fighter earning 3 warnings get a disqualification. If a fighter is injured and
unable to continue the match due to a deliberate illegal technique, his
opponent will be disqualified. In the event that both fighters commit a
violation of the rules, or when a fighter is unable to continue due to an
injury from an accidental illegal technique, the match will be declared a "no
contest".
At
the moment, mixed martial arts as a sport is gaining fast popularity worldwide
and MMA schools are poping up all over the world. It looks as if that this
form of martial art sport will be here to stay for a long long time. If you
are interested in learning MMA for self defence or competitions, click Ultimate
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