Kung Fu in MMA?

[DdlR]

Once upon a time Mixing or mIxed Martial arts was used to denote mixing different styles like Bruce Lee minus grappling in most cases.

It became few and far between when, the "jack of all trades master of none" phrase reared its ugly head. When MMA became huge suddenly, all of these TMAers decided that they coined the phrase and they could use it again. IMO, unless you are in you mid to late forties or beyond, you are FoS if you use MMA in this manner.

Even this category is suspect in most cases IMO.

Back in the '70s and '80s JKD-like multi-style systems were referred to as eclectic styles. Of course, back in 1899 E.W. Barton-Wright was doing the same thing with Bartitsu.

[RealManOfSteel]

Bartitsu? Is that the Sherlock Holmes MA?

[Arskanator]

Confucious say: The way to help is to hurt.

Gene LeBell say: When in doubt, choke them out.

[It is Fake]

Back in the '70s and '80s JKD-like multi-style systems were referred to as eclectic styles. Of course, back in 1899 E.W. Barton-Wright was doing the same thing with Bartitsu.

Yeah I know. They were also advertised as Mixed or Mixing Martial Arts. I did not say all. There is a specific group I believe. Many that argue they did it too are not anywhere near my age group.

[Boxudo]

Bartitsu? Is that the Sherlock Holmes MA?

No, Bartitsu is the ancient italian art of preparing a perfect espresso.

[maofas]

So if I get a black belt in Judo and teach it side by side with Karate can I call it TMMA?

[DdlR]

Bartitsu? Is that the Sherlock Holmes MA?

More or less. Doyle wrote that Holmes defeated Professor Moriarty with "baritsu", which is generally assumed to have been a typo for Bartitsu.

[DdlR]

Yeah I know. They were also advertised as Mixed or Mixing Martial Arts. I did not say all. There is a specific group I believe. Many that argue they did it too are not anywhere near my age group.

I wasn't offering a "correction", just additional info. for those who weren't around back in the day.

[It is Fake]

I wasn't offering a "correction", just additional info. for those who weren't around back in the day.

Yeah, I realzied it after I typed. I was going top correct but, I need to take the admonishment for reading it incorrectly.