Why do TMAers hate on MMA? (stereotypes you've heard about combat sports)

[MrGalt]

I also find the cross-section of who walks into a given school is, well, roughly the same. It's really just a question of which door the non-initiated person walks through first.

Yeah, this is definitely true. When I trained at the Hombu Dojo of Seidokaikan, the birthplace of K-1, you know who trained there? Guys from the neighborhood. Insurance salesmen, lawyers, engineers, technical writers, a producer from Fuji TV. Well, and a few pros.

[Holy Moment]

Jeff Monson should be a henchman for Anarky in Batman.

[ChenPengFi]

That is to say, if it was a picture of Jonathan Koppenhaver, would there be a different takeaway?
I would think so, and he has a better record percentage wise.

[ChenPengFi]

Are we relying on anecdote and meme now?

[W. Rabbit]

Ksennin posted that exact picture on page 3 of this very thread. I'll just copy past my first response to it:

He linked it. The wording is different and the language is a lot more...specific.

I actually found that one while looking for an English version of his (this one)

[The Cap]

OK somebody has to get this thread back on track, I'll do it.

Check out this awful meme, and the thoughtful commentary I found online criticizing it. Some people do "get it", sadly their voices of reason get drowned out by nutcases on both extremes.

Like I said, all politics. You'll find this same kind of "vs" bullshit covering every imaginable topic, and getting it wrong.

Ksennin posted that exact picture on page 3 of this very thread. I'll just copy past my first response to it:

I love how that is a picture of Jeff Monson, with the caption "has no philosophy" and "no control of his mind, body or spirit". Jeff Monson has a master's degree in psychology and was infamous for using his fighting victories as podiums to publicly expound on his political philosophies, which were heavily influenced by his readings of Tolstoy and other leftist thinkers. That picture shows that whoever's sharing it is ignorant and arrogant, and assumes a lot about people based on their appearances.

[Lindz]

Ok if we're getting back on topic. MMAers actually do what TMAers only dream about.

[W. Rabbit]

OK somebody has to get this thread back on track, I'll do it.

Check out this awful meme, and the thoughtful commentary I found online criticizing it. Some people do "get it", sadly their voices of reason get drowned out by nutcases on both extremes.

Like I said, all politics. You'll find this same kind of "vs" bullshit covering every imaginable topic, and getting it wrong.

Look at this poster. The guy on the left is depicted as a musclebound thug covered in tattoos with cauliflower ears engaging in a blood sport. Maybe we should be grateful there is such a thing as MMA or this character would be in prison or the nuthouse, right?

Now observe the gentleman on the right. He's bowing in respect, an obvious by-product of self-mastery developed from a long time of training in an honored fighting tradition that ultimately has lofty, even peaceful aims. He is a disciple (and perhaps a teacher) of Budo — the martial arts.

Basically what this image is saying is that Traditional Martial Arts (TMA) are civilized and cultivate good qualities in its adherents while MMA is legalized headbashing that provides little more than a buglight for violent whackjobs. This just reinforces some unfair stereotypes, especially to laypeople. There are good and bad people in all walks of life. Don't be so fast to judge a book by its cover.

It's true that MMA has no official philosophy or written tenets of life principles like those found in TMA. But MMA doesn't automatically produce a crop of bad guys anymore than TMA can unconditionally change otherwise unsavory types into good citizens. As karate master Yasuhiro Konishi once said, "Karate aims to build character, improve human behavior, and cultivate modesty; it does not, however, guarantee it."

http://www.wellsphere.com/martial-ar...ptions/2131828

[The Cap]

To be honest, I always wanted a game where you could play as one of Jabba the Hutt's pig bodyguards with the vibro-axes. So that means the game is good.

[W. Rabbit]

For some reason I think this belongs here.
Its a video talking about how some people want to ban "combat sports" for those under 18

https://video.fsan1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/...97&oe=55EA5CA1

It's a trap!

[goodlun]

For some reason I think this belongs here.
Its a video talking about how some people want to ban "combat sports" for those under 18

https://video.fsan1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/...97&oe=55EA5CA1

[BKR]

Double post...

[BKR]

Those fat TMA-ers obviously eat too many potatoes, probably in the form of chips.

[ChenPengFi]

That sounds great!
Nothing like fresh food straight from the garden.
The little urban gardens people have in Scandinavia blow my mind.
Growing season is so short and space is at a premium, makes me feel spoiled and lazy how much they produce!
They sure love their potatoes too.

[W. Rabbit]

Whoa, you just caused me and the entire population of Sweden to have violent flashbacks to Christmas eve, with that single picture. As to why, well, that would take a real internet-sleuth to figure out.

Which I have.

That was Gandhi's favorite book.