Monday, May 18, 2009
tapping out
It is very unfortunate that people think that MMA, or mixed martial arts are so great.
They think it is a combination of "what really works". So they say we get two guys into a padded ring with all sorts of rules and let them fight and it is supposed to have us end up with the ultimate martial art that is effective and really, really works. Hogwash.
It will end us up with what works with only two opponents fighting according to certain rules in a padded ring for sporting purposes. It is a sport, it is not a mixed martial art, since it isn't a martial art, it is a sport like boxing, kickboxing, Tae Kwon Do, wrestling, judo, etc. Notice some of sports I mentioned are used by mixed martial artists.
Anyway, the fact that most of the time people "tap out" is part of giving away what it is all about. If you are in a situation where you really need a real martial art that really really works, neither side is going to be "tapping out" that is a gentelmen's agreement and not an aspect of a life and death encounter.
The fact that most violent deaths involve weapons and this sport involves no weapons might give you a clue to the fact you are wasting your time if what you are trying to do is to be able to protect your life in a violent attack. They neither teach defending against nor the use of weapons.
Oh and the rules, you can't do this, you can't do that. Well that skews the fight towards certain techniques winning over other techniques since maybe the counter to that technique is illegal.
In a real life and death encounter neither side will be tapping out.. most like likely they will be bleeding out.
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