HighKick
Master Black Belt
MMA is an amalgamation of several MA's and non-MA's competition tools. A bastard child (no disrespect intended) that finds effective tools regardless of where they come from. Good? Bad? Everyone has their opinion.MMA = Mixed Martial Arts right? It's not a system. It's a competition for Martial Artists. It is similar to Lei Tai which is a type of martial art competition open to all marital arts where they fight against each other. MMA is Martial Arts competition for martial artists.
Of course it does. This one you'll have to explain because to me that logic doesn't make sense.
Sure, there are commonalities from movements/techniques done centuries/decades ago. But refinement better be part of any persons training/learning or what they learn will soon be outdated. The hard part for TMA instructors with some people it to keep the valid parts of history relevant and connected to today's methods.
This puts even more responsibility on instructors to continue their training and stay relevant. Face it, this world is never going to stop changing.