There are a lot of style's of martial arts out there... I mean a lot! With the early days of the UFC we got to see tons of matches between people of many different martial arts backgrounds duking it out. We saw full gi BJJ grapplers competing against low handed, squared hips Karate guys, iron shin Muy Thai fighters against veteran wrestlers, and salty boxers throwing with TKD kick specialist. Back then it was a real showcase of diverse fighting styles.
Today, the best of the best in MMA art not purebreds in a style. They fight using what they are good at and what works for them and against the guy in front of him. They fighters that fail to evolve with the times get lost in them. Those that know fighting, know that you can never be the best forever and that you are only as good as your last fight. Look at Ronda Rousey: she had a way and it worked incredibly well. Ronda was the best thing since sliced bread. I heard her name in some media almost every single day. Now, after her first UFC loss again Holly Holmes, I don't hear her name... I hear Holly's.
See, the truth is there is no better style and there is was never one way. Fighting is not magic. Ronda was never magic either, she just had something that worked for her. Fighting , no matter what origin, consists of timing, spacing, and leverage. A martial artist, whether or not they are a fighter, needs to see that hurting people isn't difficult. The challenge is learning "your fight". I have a male student, 50 years old, 6'5'' and about 205lbs. I also have a female studemt, 24 years old, 5'3", and 95 pounds on a good day... We could not expect them be fight the same way because they do not fit under the same umbrella (both literally and figuratively). What they do share is universal principles. Timing and spacing with always apply to them; regardless of extent. Like my instructor always told us: "If you drive a car in a swimming pool, you know what is going to happen to the water. It's going to pour out. If you drop a penny in the ocean the same thing happens... water is displaced." Displacement, no matter what degree is a universal principle in fighting. The truths that apply to us all are what we must learn.
Not everyone is meant to do an effective spinning hook kick; not everyone should attempt to pull off a suplex; but if we come across a bolt we can't undo the answer is the same: We need a bigger wrench. How big just depends on the person.
Today, the best of the best in MMA art not purebreds in a style. They fight using what they are good at and what works for them and against the guy in front of him. They fighters that fail to evolve with the times get lost in them. Those that know fighting, know that you can never be the best forever and that you are only as good as your last fight. Look at Ronda Rousey: she had a way and it worked incredibly well. Ronda was the best thing since sliced bread. I heard her name in some media almost every single day. Now, after her first UFC loss again Holly Holmes, I don't hear her name... I hear Holly's.
See, the truth is there is no better style and there is was never one way. Fighting is not magic. Ronda was never magic either, she just had something that worked for her. Fighting , no matter what origin, consists of timing, spacing, and leverage. A martial artist, whether or not they are a fighter, needs to see that hurting people isn't difficult. The challenge is learning "your fight". I have a male student, 50 years old, 6'5'' and about 205lbs. I also have a female studemt, 24 years old, 5'3", and 95 pounds on a good day... We could not expect them be fight the same way because they do not fit under the same umbrella (both literally and figuratively). What they do share is universal principles. Timing and spacing with always apply to them; regardless of extent. Like my instructor always told us: "If you drive a car in a swimming pool, you know what is going to happen to the water. It's going to pour out. If you drop a penny in the ocean the same thing happens... water is displaced." Displacement, no matter what degree is a universal principle in fighting. The truths that apply to us all are what we must learn.
Not everyone is meant to do an effective spinning hook kick; not everyone should attempt to pull off a suplex; but if we come across a bolt we can't undo the answer is the same: We need a bigger wrench. How big just depends on the person.
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