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Originally Posted by
Ray Pina
At least from my perspective, when I hear "Traditional Chinese Martial Arts" I think of white kids in Chinese uniforms practicing Kung Fu forms, some non-too-intense line drills, fake weaponry and some lion dancing to earn sifu extra cash around Chinese New Years and weddings. I think of deep horse stances with iron ring adorned forearms. I think of wooden dummies and jow. Iron Palm. Dim Mak. And many animal styles.... unfortunately I also think of posers, non fighters, dreamers, defensive insecurity based on later.
Not to say that I disagree with your assessment of the connotations of "TCMA" but there is a flip side to that coin.
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At least from my perspective, when I hear MMA I think of fat sub-literate date-rapey white kids in Affliction and Tap Out uniforms watching instructional YouTube videos, joining a gym for the t-shirt, showing up once a week, talking about wanting to get a fight, incessant chest puffing and posturing about the superiority of techniques they can barely grasp but have seen on the internet. Constant ball-clapping of this or that persona/technique variation. I think of beer soaked professional wrestling fans. I think of unjustifiable ego and swagger. Sub par striking and wet blanket tactics... unfortunately I also think of posers, non fighters, dreamers, defensive insecurity based on the latter.
(Edit: I forgot board shorts and wallet chains. To be fair I have seen a lot of form collecting glorified figure skaters often make the same questionable sartorial decisions)