Originally Posted by
CaptinPickAxe
This is blind hate. And stupidity to boot. To think that there is nothing to be learned from CMA is plain retarded. Would I go to a Shaolin school to learn how to grapple? No, but that doesn't mean that they lack interesting theories in striking. What it boils down to, Neil, is that you are trying to find the quick fix. At a glance, yes MMA is a quick fix. However, if you look deeper MMA isn't a martial art but a rule set for matches. I guarentee when you go to a MMA gym, you'll be learning a couple of martial arts. Some of which may be considered "CMA garbage" in your eyes. It's all about application. It just so happens when you train for MMA, it's much more application oriented.