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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye.

Martial arts introduction

The first thing people think about when martial arts is brought up is the physical aspects of it and it's true, martial arts aims to develop your physically. The various teachings increase speed, stamina, and strength. They will also grow everyday with their balance, coordination, and timing. Martial arts has been shown to grow positive mental and physical skills which help them in school, at home and in life. Martial arts also teach your children to respect others and is a way to build confidence and self esteem.

Martial arts culture clash

Because so many of the martial arts hail from Eastern countries, it is only to be expected that these cultures of conformity revere the collective more than the individual. This presents a conflict for Westerners and for those that seek to perpetuate occidental values, especially the autonomy and supremacy of the individual. Moreover, the military flavor to martial arts training emphasizes chain-of-command, obedience to rank, and following orders.

Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed Martial Arts, or MMA, combines many different fighting techniques, including grappling and striking, and high performance standards, particularly in the often intense, and very popular MMA tournaments. The first tournaments came about as a result of the 1993 Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Which matched different fighting styles in a competition where the rules were minimal and the goal was to find the best fighters in the world. The success of this mixed martial arts combat style led to the development and implementation of rules designed to keep athletes safe and deflect early criticism of the sport while still holding on to the original concept of the UFC as much as possible.

CONCLUSION

Many martial arts today have nothing to do with actual self defense. Most are just exercise classes or child daycare. You should know the difference. But how does one tell the difference? There are many tools at your disposal. The Internet is a great tool. When you decide what style of martial art your interested in, research it on the Internet to truly find out if it's what your looking for.