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Originally Posted by tntma12
I fully agree with you, except for one point. You mentioned there is no difference between fighting and martial arts, I disagree. There are plenty of excellent martial artists that may not be great fighters and great fighters that may technically be poor martial artists. Of course this is only my opinion on this matter.
I also do not feel that MMA or the UFC is "the ultimate testing grounds" for martial arts, as there is too many variables that come into play. Esspecially since there are only a few MA's that are even represented in MMA, and most intelligent martial artists know that these are not the only effective arts  |
i see your point for the first part and i agree. good point. i was kinda thinking of more the development of MAs and why they exist...
i completely agree with the second point. i have never saw UFC as a good way to compare the arts, especially because you are not comparing the arts you are comparing fighters. not to mention with all the rules many MAs are rendered useless.
it will be interesting to see if the judging is changed and how that will effect things.