Styles used in MMA

**broken fingers** · Posted On: 4/19/2006 11:34am

this thread will explode, not becuase of a good question, but because a dumbass decided to ask a question. my theory on dumbasses make interesting threads is starting to solidify. just look how long da shredda's threads are...

**It is Fake** · Posted On: 4/19/2006 11:45am

Originally Posted by broken fingers

this thread will explode, not becuase of a good question, but because a dumbass decided to ask a question. my theory on dumbasses make interesting threads is starting to solidify. just look how long da shredda's threads are...

Don't forget to look at yours either.

So, I guess we finally agree on something.

**Kengou** · Posted On: 4/19/2006 11:50am

If you look at the actual techniques of TKD and Kyokushin (for example), they are almost identical. Sure TKD has more spinning jumping kicks but other than that, KK also has axe kicks, spinning hook/back kicks, side kicks, etc. The difference between TKD and KK is in the training methods. If TKD started bareknuckle full contact competition, it would probably start to look like KK (or else no one would ever get knocked out).

if you train any style in an extremely hardcore manner, you can probably make it work simply because all the crappy techniques of that style would not work and you'd have to modify them or get rid of them and find better ones.

**broken fingers** · Posted On: 4/19/2006 11:52am

Originally Posted by It is Fake??

Don't forget to look at yours either.

So, I guess we finally agree on something.

this is what i was going to eventually build up to. you stole my thunder...

**Teh El Macho** · Posted On: 4/19/2006 11:55am

Originally Posted by Godhand88

Okay, from what I have learnt, these are the styles that have been sucessful in MMA:
Muay Thai
BJJ
Sport Sambo
Wrestling
Boxing
Kickboxing
Kykoshin Karate xtrained with boxing
Shooto

Now, every UFC, NHB, MMA fighter generally uses a mix of these styles. My point is, these styles are all sports, or sports oriented, which is perhaps why these styles lend themselves so well to the MMA format.
Im not defending any art that claims that their style is "for the street, not the ring" and so refuse to be tested but I wonder, is much of the effectivness of these arts due more to their training methods than the superiority of technique?

I supose a simple counter to this Idea is that Taekwondo is a sport based MA and still sucks balls. But TKD aside, cause its not even worth counting as an MA.

You forgot Judo (*cough* Parisyan *cough* Yoshida *cough* quite a few in Pride *cough* you moron *cough*). Ergo, you suck. :angry4:

Originally Posted by Godhand88

Let me pose the question another way: Could a more traditional art (perhaps a style of kung fu or Karate) be salvaged and used as an effective art if training methods were corrected?

Omega is gonna love you for that.