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Mixed Martial Arts: A Few Details

Sunday, December 18th, 2011

Mixed martial arts is hugely popular now. It is as popular as wrestling was in the Seventies and Eighties. The difference is that everyone knew that wrestling was choreographed, whereas mixed martial arts (some fans call it cage fighting) is not. Mixed martial arts is for real and for very high stakes similar to those of world championship weighty weight boxing championships.

Mixed martial arts or MMA used to be completely unregulated and that put a lot of people off in the late Eighties and Nineties, but now that there are safety rules (some, anyway), this extreme sport has become more popular. There are now two styles of MMA though, sport and street. The former is more governed than the latter where almost anything goes.

Despite the growing popularity of mixed martial arts, there is still no real controlling body for the sport, although there are quite a number of organizations vying for the privilege on both sides of the Atlantic. Britain has at least three companies attempting to be the regulator of MMA in the UK. The USA roughly the same.

One of the top organizers of MMA bouts, if not the top organizer, is Ultimate Fighting Championship or UFC. They put on pay-per-view bouts on cable TV which can pay top fighters nearly a million dollars a fight! This merely goes to show how popular mixed martial arts has gotten.

Apart from revenue from pay-per-view and national TV, there is a colossal amount being made from spin-offs like videos, DVD’s and T-shirts. There are also collectibles, dolls and board games to say nothing of documentaries and books. Web sites on mixed martial arts abound as do blogs and forums. Most contestants also have Twitter and Facebook sites.

This has encouraged young people of both sexes to join a gym and take up martial arts. This can only be a good thing. Training regularly will counter the trend in Western children towards obesity and will also help confront bullying and street violence. Trained fighters hardly ever turn into bullies or muggers.

The fad for MMA appears to be fairly recent, but that is not a fact. Inter-disciplinary martial arts fighting was well-liked in the 1890’s in Europe. Then there was the documentary film ‘Kings of the Square Ring’ featuring Muhammad Ali in about 1980. The modern craze took off in the early Nineties, but it is in full swing now.

Mixed martial arts, or pankration, was an Olympic sport 2,000 years ago and fans tried to reinstate it as such in 2004, although the movement failed, but who knows what the future will bring about? Many powerful legislators believe that the sport is too violent and that it ought to be regulated more closely. The fans and the fighters disagree, so we will have to wait and see which faction wins out.

Owen Jones, the author of this article, writes on a range of subjects, but is now concerned with Mixed Martial Arts Training Gyms. If you would like to know more, please go to our web site at Mixed Martial Arts Quotes

Submission Wrestling And Mixed Martial Arts Competitions

Friday, November 4th, 2011

The term ’submission wrestling’ is a bit of a blanket term really, because it refers to components of many of the various martial arts and is not a true martial art itself, although some may argue that it is, but that it has been incorporated into other martial arts, masking its own unique history.

Contemporary legend has it that submission wrestling is derived from Catch Wrestling (or Catch As Catch Bin Wrestling), which started in Northern England in the late Nineteenth Century. However, the Vikings had a strong presence in northern England 1,000 years before that and wrestling was one of their favourite sports.

In fact, most countries had or have a national martial art that resembles free-style or folk wrestling: Greece, Italy, India, UK, Ireland, Iran, Japan, China and the ‘more recently found countries’ like Brazil. The contemporary forms of Brazilian wrestling that rely on submission are Vale Todo (No Holds Barred) and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

The distinguishing feature of most variations of wrestling is the lack of a Gi or Judo-style outfit, although Russian Sambo is practiced with the Gi jacket and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Judo, obviously, do use the full Gi.

Some variations of submission wrestling allow pins, locks and chokes, whilst others do not permit chokes. The term frequently used to describe the techniques that may be used is ‘non-lethal force’. Most end-games in submission wrestling are carried out on the canvas, not standing.

Submission wrestling, such as it is, is not an Olympic Game, although most of it exponents are amateur. Its governing body is FILA (F?d?ration Internationale des Luttes Associ?es or International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles) and the American governing body is NAGA (North American Grappling Association). Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling are Olympic Games.

The techniques of submission wrestling on their own will not be sufficient to make you proficient at mixed martial arts, you will have to go far further. Your good opponents will be wrestlers, but they will also know how to tackle on their feet from a distance with Muay Thai and close up with boxing, so you will need something to counter those moves as well.

However, not everybody takes up submission wrestling or even mixed martial arts in order to compete, much of crowd find them more interesting ways of staying fit with the added bonus that they will help you defend yourself should you become attacked.

You will find it simple to find a gym that instructs wrestling in some of its styles, because it is a much-liked sport. It always has been, but its connection with mixed martial arts has given it an extra boost. MMA is now incredibly popular even, or ought I to say, particularly on pay TV.

If you would rather watch compilation videos of the best fights ever, they are in the shops or you could be one of the training videos manufactured by one of the contemporary masters of the art.

Owen Jones, the writer of this piece, writes on many topics, but is now concerned with mixed martial arts for kids. If you would like to know more, please go to our web site at Mixed Martial Arts Quotes

Reenacted Moves In Wrestling

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

Wrestling moves are not straight-forward, since if you are not paying close attention, you might believe the moves are real. At the moment I am still a little reluctant to fill you in on the moves, since I am not a wrestling fan, however my son is, and he is going to give us the inside information on wrestling moves to help us see it for what it is, fake.

One of the oldest moves is the ‘banana splits’, although, today, the move is now known as the ‘leg splits’. This move entails one wrestler putting both hands on the legs of the other wrestler and pushing the legs apart as far as they will go. This move will force the wrestler to put his/her own shoulders to the mat. If the wrestling move were for real and the wrestler failed to submit, his/her legs would split some muscles, tendons, ligaments, etc.

The ‘Cobra Clutch’ is another of the holds that would actually cause agony. The cobra move is universally recognizable as the cross chokes or arm locks. The challenging wrestler will come from the back of the other pugilist and using a single arm in the “Nelson Hold”. The opponent will then use his/her arm to tug the wrestler’s arm trying to prevent him from pulling across the neckline and choking him as a result. The back clutch, or bombard is similar but the challenging wrestler is on his back under his opponent extending his arms upward from behind.

The ‘Rock Bottom’ move involves the adversary pulling his opponents arm over his shoulder. The wrestler then pulls the opponents arm over his/her shoulder and lifts and dives forward onto the mat. During this attack, the challenger is hitting the mat head first, which if actually executed, would break bones or cause some serious pain.

The ‘Choke Slam’ entails the attacking wrestler gripping the opponent’s arm and lifting his arm close by his opponent’s side, over his shoulder. Then he lifts the opponent and throws him to the mat.

The ‘Big Boot’ is a running attack. The wrestler lifts up his boot, connecting with the face of his opponent. So, a boot in the face, in other words! This would definitely put a person on his/her backside any time, causing the kicked person to feel severe giddiness for a while.

What makes wrestling so enthralling is the phoney dialogue, the outfits, the characters and the throws. If you think of the Superman movies, and how he dresses, you will see that without his costume he wouldn’t have any character appeal as Superman. Likewise, the wrestlers wear outfits that make them appear as though they are super heroes of the ring, punishing the baddies. Each wrestler has his/her role in the ring. It is usually quite peaceful, but made to look violent!

Wrestling has rules, as well as restrictions although the moves are fake. Wrestlers must respect the perimeters of the ring, as well as the colour codes in the ring. There are also styles of wrestling, which include the folk style, freestyle and Greco Romanian styles.

Each of the styles has its own set of rules, although the freestyle and folk style are somewhat similar. Usually, the styles are enacted so well that you wouldn’t know which style the wrestlers are using.

As with a script, most of the moves are composed and rehearsed, which means that a director is off camera using his/her hands to direct the wrestlers in the rings. For the most part, wrestling is nothing more than an act with a few exemptions like when the KAYFABE brakes down, when a real fight might break out. The KAYFABE is wrestling’s means of verbal communication.

Are you interested in wrestling? If you need to learn loads about the moves, the stars and the show, come to our website and catch up on wrestling revealed.

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Wrestling Arm Moves

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

There are many arm moves in wrestling, the most well-known of which are the arm drags, arm swings, arm breakers and over the shoulder arm drags. Another wrestling arm manoeuvre is the arm bar take down. The arm bar works by forcing the opponent’s arm downwards.

The challenger feels the strain about the shoulder area and the assailant will grip the arms extending the arms length wise. The shoulder is eventually dropped to the mat. This is a pin in most instances unless the wrestler can wriggle his/her way out of the hold.

The arm breaker manoeuvres include the slamming of the arms, typically on an area of the opponent’s body where it will hurt. Usually, the pin ends with the scissors hold, where the wrestler’s legs are crossed over the challenger’s body, holding his/her shoulders down to the mat.

The various moves look painful in the ring, but the fact is that the moves are fakes, i.e. a showy display to grab attention. The actors rehearse the scenes long before they step into the ring and are trained to send ’signs’ to end the bout when they want to.

The wrestling holds and slams seem serious on television, simply because the cameras and other distractions divert the attention of the audience. Wrestling is similar to how magicians work. Magicians rehearse their acts before they go on stage. There is always a gimmick or explanation, yet the magician does his act so smoothly and the audience is so distracted, that the magician makes people believe he/she is the real thing.

The ‘arm drags’ involve the assailant getting the opponent in a hook move and then flipping the challenger down onto the mats. Most of the moves are thought up by one or the other of the wrestlers and sometimes it may become a popular move and so taken up by others. Two of the older moves are the Gallatin and the Banana Split

The ‘over the shoulder’ move should be called the body slam since the opponent will throw the challenger over his shoulder, slamming him/her onto the mat. At one time, this wrestling move was probably a slammer, but today it is the shoulder-arm throw move.

The ‘wringer; is another of the arm moves in wrestling which is sometimes known as the spin wrist lock hold. This move is often followed by the Irish Thrash moves, mallet locks, and gouges.

A few other arm moves include the arm stretches, arm breakers, arm wringer, arm locks, arm bar and arm scissors. While the arm moves are famous in the ring, there are many moves you may see today that you would never have seen when wrestling first had its beginning in ancient times. The Amityville Horror is one of wrestling’s more modern moves. Although, I haven’t worked out what this move entails, we are about to look at it together.

Right now, from what I see the Amityville Horror is just a ploy to lead people into renting or buying the movie. As for the moves, I did see it listed in the list of wrestling moves; however, as for now no information is available to learn what this move entails. The moves are basically brands from the wrestlers, therefore what I’m assuming is that the wrestler felt he had acted out one of the most horrific moves in wrestling, so he named it the Amityville.

Why is it that some moves get loud cheers? Well, it can start when a wrestler in the ring brings in something new and it becomes his signature, popular final move in his bouts.

Do you have an interest in wrestling? If you need to learn more about the moves, the stars and the show, visit our website and read wrestling revealed.

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Choreographed Moves in Wrestling

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Wrestling moves are not straight-forward, as if you are not paying close attention, you might believe the acts are real. At the moment I am still a little reluctant to fill you in on the moves, since I am not a wrestling fan, however my son is, and he is going to give us the inside information on wrestling moves to help us see it for what it is, fake.

For instance, one of the oldest moves is the ‘banana splits’, although, nowadays, the move is now famous as the ‘leg splits’. This move involves the one wrestler putting both hands on the legs of the other wrestler and pushing the legs apart as far as they will stretch. This move will force the wrestler to put his/her own shoulders to the mat. If the wrestling move were for real and the wrestler failed to give in, his/her legs would split some muscles, tendons, ligaments, etc.

The ‘Cobra Clutch’ is yet another of the holds that would actually cause real agony. The cobra move is known everywhere as the cross chokes or arm locks. The challenging wrestler will come from the back of the other fighter and using a single arm in the “Nelson Hold”. The opponent will then use an arm to tug the wrestler’s arm trying to prevent him from pulling across the throat and choking him as a result. The back clutch, or bombard is a similar move, but the challenging wrestler is on his back under his opponent extending his arms upward from behind.

The ‘Rock Bottom’ move involves the adversary pulling his opponents arm over his shoulder. The wrestler then pulls the opponents arm over his/her shoulder and lifts and dives forward onto the mat. During this attack, the challenger is hitting the mat head first, which if really executed, would strain bones or at least cause some serious pain.

The ‘Choke Slam’ involves the attacking wrestler gripping the opponent’s arm and lifting his arm close by his opponent’s side, over his shoulder. Then he lifts the opponent and throws him to the mat.

The ‘Big Boot’ is a running move. The wrestler kicks up his boot, connecting with the face of his opponent. So, a boot in the face, in other words! This would definitely put a person on his/her backside any time, causing the kicked person to feel severe concussion for a short time.

What makes wrestling so exciting is the phoney dialogue, the outfits, the characters and the moves. If you think of the movie Superman, and how he dresses, you will see that without his outfit he wouldnt have any character appeal as Superman. Likewise, the wrestlers wear outfits that make them appear as though they are super heroes of the ring, indicting the villains. Each wrestler has his/her role in the ring. It is usually quite peaceful, but made to look violent!

However, wrestling does have rules, as well as restrictions, even though the moves are all fake. Wrestlers must respect the ropes of the ring, as well as the colour codes.

There are also styles of wrestling, which include the folk style, freestyle and Greco Romanian styles. Each of the styles has its own set of rules, although the freestyle and folk style are fairly similar. Usually, the styles are used so well that you wouldn’t know which style the wrestlers are using.

As with a script or a dance routine, most of the moves are composed, which means that a director is out of sight using his/her hands to direct the wrestlers in the rings. For the most part, wrestling is nothing more than an act with a few exemptions like when the KAYFABE is broken, when a real fight might break out. The KAYFABE is wrestling’s verbal communication.

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The Arm Moves in Wrestling

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

The arm moves in wrestling include the arm breakers, arm drags, over the shoulder arm drags, arm swings, etc. The arm bar take down is another of the moves in wrestling. The arm bar attacks by forcing the arm of the opponent downward.

The challenger feels the strain about the shoulder area and the assailant will grip the arms extending the arms length wise. The shoulder is eventually dropped to the mat. This is a pin in most instances unless the wrestler can wriggle his/her way out of the hold.

The arm breakers include slamming of the arms, typically on an area of the opponent’s body where it will hurt. Usually the pin ends with the scissors, where the wrestler’s legs are crossed over the challengers body, holding his/her shoulders down to the mat.

The various moves and holds look dangerous in the ring, but the fact is that the moves are all show, i.e. a theatrical display to get attention. The actors rehearse their scenes long before they get into the ring and are trained to send ’signals’ to end the bout when they wish to.

The wrestling holds and slams seem serious on television, simply because the cameras and other distractions divert the attention of the audience. Wrestling is similar to how magicians work. Magicians rehearse their acts before they go on stage. There is always a gimmick or explanation, yet the magician does his act so smoothly and the audience is so distracted, that the magician makes people believe he/she is the real thing.

The ‘arm drags’ involve the assailant getting the opponent in a hook move and then flipping the challenger down onto the mats. Most of the manoeuvres are devised by one or the other of the wrestlers and sometimes it may become a popular move and so taken up by others. Two of the older moves are the Gallatin and the Banana Split

The ‘over the shoulder’ move should be called the ‘body slam’ because the opponent throws the challenger over his shoulder, slamming him/her down onto the mat. At one time, this wrestling manoeuvre was probably a ’slammer’, but today it is called the shoulder-arm throw move.

The ‘wringer; is another of the arm moves in wrestling that is often called the ’spin wrist lock hold’. This move is often followed by the Irish Thrash moves, mallet locks or gouges.

Other arm moves include the arm stretches, arm breakers, arm wringer, arm locks, arm bar and arm scissors. While the arm moves are famous in the ring, there are many new moves today that you would never have heard of when wrestling first began in ancient times. The Amityville Horror is one of wrestling’s more modern moves. Although, I haven’t figured out what this move entails, we are about to look at it together.

From what I can make out the Amityville Horror is just a ploy to persuade people to rent or buy the movie with the same name. The move is listed in the roll of wrestling moves, but, as of yet, no information is available about what this move is all about. Moves are basically marques made up by the wrestlers themselves, so I’m assuming that the wrestler felt he had devised one of the most horrific moves in wrestling and so he called it the Amityville Horror.

Why is it that some moves get roaring applause? Well, it can start when a wrestler in the ring introduces a new manoeuvre and it becomes his signature, popular final manoeuvre in his fights.

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