I can understand and agree if people treat MA as ART, that there is no right or wrong, no better or worst. That each art is their own. Like people say you cannot compare different sports like football or basketball, or painting vs music..........
BUT, that's not what a lot of people in MA are saying. They talk about winning and who is more effective, more deadly. They themselves always COMPARE their style to others and criticizing others. THAT THEY THEMSELVES OPEN THE DOOR for comparison. I am not criticizing people practice Lion Dance, but when they start talking about how they use this move to defeat other style, then they put themselves mix in with other MA.
The one good thing about fighting art is, two people walk into the ring, and one walk out. All talk is cheap, it's so easy if people insist theirs are better. I just call it as I see it. When someone stop making excuses, that there's too many rules and all that. Just enter the ring/octagon, USE THEIR OWN STYLE and win some fights, that will change people's mind over night. If you really don't want rules, challenge an MMA on the street, video tape it and post on youtube, you'll be famous. Of cause you have to be good and challenge someone in MMA that is good, not picking on a MMA student.