Sometimes MMA wins, sometimes TMA wins

[Ren Blade]

All though proven that MMA has worked effectively against TMA, here's something else that MMA isn't the end all be all. It really comes down to the individual's quality of training/instruction regardless of style. If MMA helps you win fights, then hell train hard in it. If TMA helps you win fights, then hell train hard in it.

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Wounded Ronin
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Well I've done judo for about 4 years, and some standup jujutsu before that, and I feel quite comfortable doing freestyle grappling on the ground. But once I was sparring with a friend of mine with a strong kung fu background. He was able to stay out of my reach. I kept chasing him around the room trying to use boxing, but he has these really long legs so he kept retreating in circles around the room.

After some minutes of Monty Python-esque chasing, he finally had the chance to side kick me in the floating ribs as I tried to jab him for the millionth time. This caused me to get severely winded and try as I might to chase him I moved slower and slower as I felt my strength oozing away.

So, TMA isn't necessarily useless against MMA. In this case, the TMA guy was able to use tactics to draw me out enough to plant his big traditional power kick.


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[SevenStar]

Bah. The Good MMA Guy (TM) is successful every time.

[rubthebuddha]

i guess this mma guy hasn't bought your videos yet, sevenstar. send him a brochure.

[SevenStar]

will do.

[David Jamieson]

uh, judo and jujitsu are tma

so where is that guy coming from?

i guess his judo and jujitsu was no good against his buds kungfu.

probably had more to do with him chasing arms than anything else.

a good fighter is a good fighter, period. mma, tma, etc etc, non of that matters when it comes down to brass tacks.

you either got it, or you don't and some days you do, some days you don't.

keep practicing,

that is all

[MasterKiller]

Originally posted by rubthebuddha
i guess this mma guy hasn't bought your videos yet, sevenstar. send him a brochure.

I ordered 7*s brochure, but all he sent me was nude pics of himself with kittens.

[Ren Blade]

Originally posted by Kung Lek
uh, judo and jujitsu are tma

so where is that guy coming from?

i guess his judo and jujitsu was no good against his buds kungfu.

probably had more to do with him chasing arms than anything else.

a good fighter is a good fighter, period. mma, tma, etc etc, non of that matters when it comes down to brass tacks.

you either got it, or you don't and some days you do, some days you don't.

keep practicing,

that is all

That's true. Very good point. Especially that judo and jujutsu are TMA. Thanks.

[rubthebuddha]

I ordered 7*s brochure, but all he sent me was nude pics of himself with kittens.

those are the brochures, mk. you just don't understand the applications.

[WanderingMonk]

You know folks, if it ain't on video, it didn't happen.

[Shaolinlueb]

so pi chuan is useless if you're on your back? wtf? man if you know how to use your body, you can throw a hard punch form any position. and who said you have to hit his head. there are plenty of targets that you can hit and eventually hurt someone.

[Ren Blade]

Originally posted by WanderingMonk
You know folks, if it ain't on video, it didn't happen.

Ha ha ha. Yes, I never woke up this morning. Cause no one video taped it. In fact, I was never born cause that wasn't video taped either. That means I don't exist.

[Ren Blade]

Originally posted by Shaolinlueb
man if you know how to use your body, you can throw a hard punch form any position. and who said you have to hit his head. there are plenty of targets that you can hit and eventually hurt someone.

Yes.

[norther practitioner]

What is the definition of MMA...
I study Yang taiji, and northern long fist ... does that mean I'm a mma?

[MasterKiller]

Originally posted by norther practitioner
What is the definition of MMA...
I study Yang taiji, and northern long fist ... does that mean I'm a mma?

Only if you win. If you lose, you are TMA.

[SifuAbel]

Originally posted by MasterKiller
Only if you win. If you lose, you are TMA.

LOL! So True...............