Post by pasmith on May 5, 2006 17:37:27 GMT
I could use the dreaded term..."aliveness".
A MMA club will always train "alive" or else its members will not be able to perform.
In the same way for Judo, BJJ, Boxing, Wrestling etc.
JKD clubs could be alive or not.
They could spend two hours practicing a Silat dura and not be alive although still remain JKD (by their definition).
JKD people seem to enjoy training for its own end (which is no bad thing) while MMA people have a more defined goal.
Or train some stuff that is dead like high reference point jun fan trapping or hubud but then get down to some sparring that is alive. And so occupy some half way house.
Another factor is the individual. Trad arts like Karate often make a nod towards the individual tailoring the art to themselves but will then often put people through identical grading requirements. MMA doesn't work like that. As long as the individual is functional in the three main areas then they are deemed successful. You don't have to be able to kick yourself as long as you can defend against kicks. Many fighters these days don't go for submisisons but rather prefer to maintain base and ground and pound.
Not many people could succeed in Karate without being able to kick. It's just not set up that way. Kicking is fairly intrinsic to Karate but is easily dropped from MMA.
A MMA club will always train "alive" or else its members will not be able to perform.
In the same way for Judo, BJJ, Boxing, Wrestling etc.
JKD clubs could be alive or not.
They could spend two hours practicing a Silat dura and not be alive although still remain JKD (by their definition).
JKD people seem to enjoy training for its own end (which is no bad thing) while MMA people have a more defined goal.
Or train some stuff that is dead like high reference point jun fan trapping or hubud but then get down to some sparring that is alive. And so occupy some half way house.
Another factor is the individual. Trad arts like Karate often make a nod towards the individual tailoring the art to themselves but will then often put people through identical grading requirements. MMA doesn't work like that. As long as the individual is functional in the three main areas then they are deemed successful. You don't have to be able to kick yourself as long as you can defend against kicks. Many fighters these days don't go for submisisons but rather prefer to maintain base and ground and pound.
Not many people could succeed in Karate without being able to kick. It's just not set up that way. Kicking is fairly intrinsic to Karate but is easily dropped from MMA.
