Grant Ellis
28th October 2004, 06:54 PM
I am writing these simple guides in order to help new users get the most out of these forums without endangering themselves or the peace of mind of their fellow members.
On The Subject of Styles
A debate which begins all too often amongst the MMA Fandom is the age old arguement of "Which style is the best?"
This sort of hogwash is easily ended when one begins to realize that it is the level of technique the athlete obtains which will decide success or failure in both sport competition and self-defense situations. Simply knowing that the guard exists does not mean you are guaranteed success against a world class champion striker who has never seen it. You must still dedicate time and training towards learning the technique. This may take years.
There is often a general bashing away at the source core of our sport; the traditional martial arts.
Mixed Martial Arts is not a replacement of the traditional; it is a celebration of it. Nowhere else in the world will you combine all the techniques and place them in demonstration and competition. The athlete that has cross-trained will most likely prevail (given that his technique is the most sound.)
There is no such thing as a "best style".
Granted, we have seen many fundamental bases which provide solid foundations and general success in the sport (Jiu-jitsu, wrestling, submission fighting), but as of late we have begun seeing various strikers adapt the grappling game to use with their strikes (Bas Rutten, Wanderlei Silva, Mirko Filipovic.)
In this day and age the best trained athlete will win.
You will find everything in the Mixed Martial Arts and that is what makes it the best sport in the world.
Several quotes which I enjoy on the subject:
"It is better to know something than to not know something." - Royce Gracie, when asked if it would be good to learn Aikido.
"I find it a silly question 'Gee, which style really is the best?', when it is not in fact the style at all, it is the guy who trained that is the best." - Stephen Quadros
"Study everything and keep what works." - Bruce Lee
On The Subject of Styles
A debate which begins all too often amongst the MMA Fandom is the age old arguement of "Which style is the best?"
This sort of hogwash is easily ended when one begins to realize that it is the level of technique the athlete obtains which will decide success or failure in both sport competition and self-defense situations. Simply knowing that the guard exists does not mean you are guaranteed success against a world class champion striker who has never seen it. You must still dedicate time and training towards learning the technique. This may take years.
There is often a general bashing away at the source core of our sport; the traditional martial arts.
Mixed Martial Arts is not a replacement of the traditional; it is a celebration of it. Nowhere else in the world will you combine all the techniques and place them in demonstration and competition. The athlete that has cross-trained will most likely prevail (given that his technique is the most sound.)
There is no such thing as a "best style".
Granted, we have seen many fundamental bases which provide solid foundations and general success in the sport (Jiu-jitsu, wrestling, submission fighting), but as of late we have begun seeing various strikers adapt the grappling game to use with their strikes (Bas Rutten, Wanderlei Silva, Mirko Filipovic.)
In this day and age the best trained athlete will win.
You will find everything in the Mixed Martial Arts and that is what makes it the best sport in the world.
Several quotes which I enjoy on the subject:
"It is better to know something than to not know something." - Royce Gracie, when asked if it would be good to learn Aikido.
"I find it a silly question 'Gee, which style really is the best?', when it is not in fact the style at all, it is the guy who trained that is the best." - Stephen Quadros
"Study everything and keep what works." - Bruce Lee