Some Martial Arts Trivia:
MMA: Mixed martial arts (
MMA) is a
full contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques and skills, from a mixture of
martial arts and non-martial arts traditions, to be used in competitions. The rules allow the use of both
striking as well as
grappling techniques, both while standing and on the ground. Such competitions allow martial artists of different backgrounds to compete.
The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be traced back to various mixed style contests that took place throughout Europe, Japan and the Pacific Rim during the early 1900s. The combat sport of
Vale Tudo that had developed in Brazil from the 1920s was brought to the United States by the
Gracie family in 1993 with the founding of the
Ultimate Fighting Championship. Professional MMA events had also been held in Japan by
Shooto starting back in 1989. In due course the more dangerous Vale Tudo style bouts of the early UFCs were made safer with the implementation of additional rules, leading to the popular regulated form of MMA seen today. Originally promoted as a competition with the intention of finding the most effective
martial arts for real unarmed combat situations, competitors were pitted against one another with minimal rules.
[1] Later promoters adopted many
additional rules aimed at increasing safety for competitors and to promote mainstream acceptance of the sport.
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