Originally Posted by
Surf-Rider
Only adults can understand the amount of effort required in the regular practice of the cma. Therefore, the survival is based on how many adults we can inspirer to commit to the learning and practice.
That's not true. All kids are sponges. they understand what they see and are taught. You teach them to train regularly, you teach them that they are to train hard, they understand. What adults don't understand, is how a kid works. young kids have a short attention span. a kid is not going to focus for an entire 2 hour class. He will focus for a good thirty minutes.
I think that many people try MMA or BJJ because they think it is something they can learn and use immediately, unlike the traditional arts that take a long time. I believe that MMA and BJJ is starting to slowly lose it's momentum. People are starting to realize that to gain any real skills requires hard work, time and effort, regardless of style.
living in an MMA city, I don't see any decrease in momentum. I still see a bjj class with 30 plus people per session. I see thai boxing classes with 15 - 20 people per session. I see people on their own on the bags and also see full judo classes. Why? Because people enjoy it. Most people don't start and continue with martial arts because they want to learn how to defend themselves. Not in 2016. they either want to compete, they want an alternative method of staying in shape or just something different and fun to do. with both of those categories, they know the results don't come quickly, however, they come faster than they would with TMA, the way it is typically taught. Don't get me wrong, some people are still interested in self defense, but I can tell you that's not the reason 85 - 90% of prospects walk into an mma gym.
Last edited by SevenStar; 12-05-2016 at 07:48 AM.
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