The MMA thread
Discussion
g4ry13 said:
I didn't realise Boxing was considered a Martial art 
UFC is the pinnacle of MMA. My question was: (to paraphrase) whether Jon Jones ever represented the pinnacle of what it means to be a martial artist. Seeing as MMA is really looked down upon among the Martial Arts community and I the populace are unlikely to equate MMA to something like Kung Fu / Tae Kwon Do.
I'm not having a dig at the sport as I enjoy it myself. However, I wouldn't call it the pinnacle of martial arts.
"Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practices, which are practiced for a variety of reasons: self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, entertainment, as well as mental, physical, and spiritual development.UFC is the pinnacle of MMA. My question was: (to paraphrase) whether Jon Jones ever represented the pinnacle of what it means to be a martial artist. Seeing as MMA is really looked down upon among the Martial Arts community and I the populace are unlikely to equate MMA to something like Kung Fu / Tae Kwon Do.
I'm not having a dig at the sport as I enjoy it myself. However, I wouldn't call it the pinnacle of martial arts.
Although the term martial art has become associated with the fighting arts of eastern Asia, it originally referred to the combat systems of Europe as early as the 1550s."
My favourites are wrestling and sword-fighting (HEMA) but these are tiny sports.
The UFC chaps are like premier league footballers, to be in the premier league would be to be the pinnacle (I guess, I don't like football), UFC is the big leagues, to be the best in that would be to be the pinnacle, in my opinion.
BRMMA said:
The BKB scene is growing really quickly and there's half decent money to be made at the minute as the skill level of the guys fighting is pretty low so people with a half decent boxing background can do well, if it continues to grow as it is though i can see many pro's that struggle to get licenses switching over. I know a few lads from the MMA scene that have got involved and seem to love it, though apparantly the people you get at the shows are even bigger dick heads than those that attend a typical MMA or boxing event
Yeah, I was a bit surprised, but it is sort of in a grey area legally. Have to say, on the 'd
heads', yeah, just reading the comment sometimes amazes me, not least because I feel I need interpreting software to understand what they are talking about.There was a big fight recently between Decca and some 6'7 20 stone bloke called, Cyril. UNreal.
FredClogs said:
Cain Velasquez injured shocker?
I think a lot of these UFC guys are habitually over trained and have been for many years, even with the added extra pharmaceutical aids they're no longer allowed, but let's face it Cain's body has seen enough.
They'll still be on stuff.I think a lot of these UFC guys are habitually over trained and have been for many years, even with the added extra pharmaceutical aids they're no longer allowed, but let's face it Cain's body has seen enough.
What did Cain do?
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