My New Interest

Recently , I'm really enjoy watching mixed martial art ( MMA ). Maybe most of you probably never heard about it before ?

What is MMA ?
It is a full contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting technique which included the usage of striking and grappling skills , both while standing and on the ground. So , MMA allows fighters from different fighting backgrounds to compete but with certain rules such as biting , eye-gouging , strike to groin , fish-hooking and small joint manipulation are banned.

What's so interesting about it ?
In MMA , a martial artist must cross train in a variety of styles in order to counter their opponent's strength. If he is focus on a particular aspect of style , it is almost imposible for him to overcome another fighter which have perfertly mastered different styles. For instance , a stand-up fighter has least chance to defeat a submission fighter who has trained in takedown (grappling) or they have greater chance to end up with severe injury. So , MMA matches are usually nasty and barbaric. ( Exciting )
















A submission fighter will easily overcome stand-up fighter such as boxer , muay thai or karate which more focus on striking techniques.




















A stand-up fighter is unable to compete with martial artist which is excel in ground fighting.




















MMA can be brutal and bloody as shown as above if you 're not a well-around fighter or even turned up like this.











What is stand-up fighting ?
A stand-up fighter is usually excel in striking techniques such as punching , kicking , kneeing , elbowing and footwork. The combatants are more adapting in hand-to-hand combat which takes place while they 're in standing position. They are more proficient when they're at punching and kicking distance but extremely weak at clinching zone as they couldn't throw their punches or swing their kick properly. Boxing , muay thai , full-contact karate and taekwando are popular types of stand-up fighting.

Cliching fighting is a part of stand-up fighting where the fighters are grappling in a clinch , usually using a clinch hold. Though clinching , the user is able to eliminate the usage of striking skills and can be used to switch from stand-up fighting into ground fighting by using sweep kicks , throws and takedowns. Sometimes , submission techniques can be applied effectively from the clinch without engaging a ground fighting. Judo , sambo and wrestling are examples of combat sport which greatly emphasized on clinching.













































Guillotine choke is the most well-known submission hold which turned out to be an extremely effective way to defeat opponent.

Ground fighting is a type of nasty hand-to-hand combat which takes place while the combatants are on the ground, generally involving a degree of grappling. Ground fighting experts will easily overpower their opponent by using grappling hold. Brazillian Jiu jit su (BJJ) is one of the most ideal ground fighting which utilizing ground fighting techniques and submission holds involving joint locks and chokeholds. The premise is that most of the advantage of a larger, stronger opponent comes from superior reach and more powerful strikes, both of which are somehow negated when grappling on the ground.
















So far I think BJJ is the most interesting combat sport as smaller and weaker guy can successfully defend themself against a bigger, stronger fighter by using leverage and proper technique by grappling.

Striking on the ground is also an important aspect of ground fighting. Typically , a top position is better for various strikes than a bottom position , simply because the combatant in the top position can generate the distance and movement needed for effective strikes, while the bottom combatant is restricted by the ground and by the combatant on top.




Hmmm.... I think it is enough for me to write such a long post about MMA and most of you are probably feel bored. Me too...... but anyways hope all of you would enjoy this combat sport.