
Any MMA fighters on here?


Yes, im not a professional. But i do compete in my town for fun. Also it is with hand wraps only (no gloves) so my martial arts training can be used to full effect
not an mma fighter. hell can't fight at all.
but im wondering do they have to be mma fighters or do martial artists and boxers do the same for you?
MMA = Mixed Martial Arts man. So MMA is also martial arts.
in that case, if you dont mind me assuming, i would think its the sweat, blood and bruises.
i say that because you dont see that a lot when martial artist fight. its much more organized, less brutal and in no way animalistic.
also martial artists usually wear gis when fighting were as boxers and mma fighters usually let their muscles show.
any of that sound right?
@AlexBlack007 true but its not the same. i say that because martial artist, as im refering to it, implies one specialized art. MMA both parties know multiple arts and the fights are, basically, no holds bar.
martial art fights follow strict rules and guidelines and even if you know a different art you can't use it because its against the sparring rules. MMA however does allow for art changes and has very few rules comparatively.
also the points aren't obtained the same.
Yeah but that's the point of calling this Mixed Martial Arts right? There are so many forms of martial arts. Batman knows 127 different martial arts :P
Martial Arts are forms of fighting whereas MMA is a sport. MMA is where fighters following different forms can fight against the other. Like, Karate vs Kung Fu, Muay Thai vs Karate, etc. Also like you said, fighters can even switch forms, or even use a combination of many. The thing is, it's not necessary that two different forms in one fight removes it from being martial arts. Yes, traditionally there's one particular form but there's no such rule right? At least I don't know if there is, correct me if I'm wrong. 😅
no it doesn't make it any less of martial arts in my book, but for standard sports fighting i think it does. both parties using one art is martial and both parties changing between 2+ arts at will is MMA.
i will admit that MMA fighters are martial artists but because theyre fights are different they are called MMA fighters.
Yeah that's kind of what I was trying to say, you explained it better dude. 😁
i love waching it too
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Lol MMA is overrated to many rules.
No I'm not a MMA fighter I'm a martial artist.
MMA is also martial arts though... MMA = Mixed Martial Arts 😅
@AlexBlack007 Actually no, MMA is a rip off of the Jeet Kune Do philosophy, created by Bruce Lee.
MMA does use martial arts but it's quite different from traditional martial arts tournament /fighting and the arts themselves.
MMA is entertainment fighting and martial arts and forgoes a lot of what makes martial arts, martial arts the in the place it's been modernized.
Traditional Martial artist is martial arts at it's core the way it was originally created and supposed to be, being both physical and spiritual and far more dangerous and requiring far more training. And remains grounded in the ancient past.
Take this for instance traditional Kyokushin Karate, notice how no protection or sparing gear of any kind is being used? They're taking full power hits without protection.
https://youtu.be/vUEw2RoWkSM
In Kyokushin KArate you also do a thing where you fight against several master martial arts fighters, often champion level fighters each one you fight for a X amount of time before they switch to a new fresh fighter who you have to fight without any rest at all and they do this for at least 6 fighters agaisnt you.
The grand master and creator of Kyokushin fought 100 men in a row without any rest at all. And made a pledge that if the Japanese didn't win this one tournament that he would commit seppku ( ritual suicide ) for the sake of honor.
Starting to see the differences now?
Oh okay. I guess that makes sense. You're the martial artist anyway. 😅
@AlexBlack007 Yup and that I am.
This is sure to inspire a lot of armchair MMA fighters lol.
I train, spar, teach, but I do not compete anymore. I didn't enjoy hurting people, and most of the time I hurt people I fought.
"i get aroused and wet watching them fight"
Dufuq? That made mve laugh so hard when I read that 😂
thats not my my favorite form of sasism but, whatever's Gucci for your coochie fam 👌
Karate, wrestling, Boxing I did separately at different times.
i have the training but there is only one reason to fight... self defince
Muay Thai, out because of injury and probably out for good.
I fought for a while as a kid, im a trainor now, add me on snap if u need a trainor... Or for other things ;) xx_kyle0906xx
I am, kick boxing first, and then mma
Whatever floats your boat...
I'm a lover not a fighter...
Bjj, wrestling and muay thai here. Not pro tho
I don't think I can fight a girl
Not me I'm a guy who likes to keeping face intact
No not officially
just a boxer here
No way
Used to box
Me...
wish I were
Nope
no. just me.
nope, soldier here
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