MMA - Mixed Martial Arts is the combination of many different styles of combat fighting. The most common elements in MMA derive from Wrestling, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), Kick Boxing and Karate.
Amateur Mixed Martial Arts (AMMAA) Association
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MMA is a Real Sport in
the United States Today
And it's quickly becoming the world's newest past
time. MMA has been developing in the U.S. since the early 1990's.
As the millennium approached MMA grew into a more clearly defined
sport. Athletes realized it wasn't any one skill that was needed
to win, but a combination of certain essential skills. MMA Athletes
now know that to be victorious they will need to cross train across
many mixed martial arts platforms.
Mixed martial arts was originally based around the
concept of pitting different martial arts and fighting styles against
each other in competition with minimal rules, in an attempt to determine
which system would be more effective in a real, unregulated combat
situation.
Modern MMA competition is an evolution of such events,
but rules have been implemented to promote acceptance of the sport,
while at the same time maintaining as much of the original no-holds-barred
concept as possible. There is however no general sanctioning body
for the sport, and the sets of rules vary according to the laws
of individual organizations and localities (the Amateur MMA Assn
is leading the charge to make modern MMA an Olympic sanctioned sport
for the 2008 games).
The techniques utilized in MMA competition generally
fall into two categories: striking techniques (such as kicks, knees
and punches) and grappling techniques (such as clinch holds, pinning
holds, submission holds, sweeps, takedowns and throws).
Some unarmed hand to hand combat techniques are considered
illegal in arguably all modern MMA competition, such as biting,
eye-gouging, fish-hooking and small joint manipulation. Over the
last ten years, strikes to the groin have become illegal in all
legally sanctioned MMA organizations. The legality of other techniques
such as elbows, headbutts and spinal locks vary according to competition
or organization.
Victory is normally gained by judges' decision after
an allotted amount of time has elapsed, a stoppage by the referee
or the fight doctor (in the event that the competitor is injured
or can no longer defend himself intelligently), a submission, by
a competitor's cornerman (throwing in the towel), or knockout.
The Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Association believes
that striking and kicking is for the MMA semi-pro and professional.
At the amateur MMA level, we strive to develop and tune the grappling,
wrestling, ju-jitsu and submission skills that have become so critical
to the sport.
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