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Regarding what is traditional/non-traditional, what is the cutoff date, then? What year separates which art is or isn't traditional? Also, all arts in existence today are a mix of what the developers felt were the best skills from older MAs. And they are all constantly evolving to some degree or other. One clear example is CLF; it is clearly a mixed martial art, but because it's a CMA, for some odd reason some people will say that it isn't.
In CMA, it would be ridiculous to think that what we see today is the same as 500 or even 100 years ago. Nothing can exist in a total vacuum.
I say this as someone who fully supports the concept of MMA because, if it truly means "mixed martial arts", then in order to remain relevant, whether in-ring or not, every art must grow in its own way. Each individual in every art will also be different based on their own past experiences in other arts, if any.
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great post jimbo, that basically clears up Bacon confusion.