Mixed Martial Arts

MMA Pound for Pound is a title for testing only. Wait until the end of January

Brief History:

Wing Chun (also known as Wing Tsun, Ving Chun or Ving Tsun) is one of the most popular types of Chinese Martial Arts. Its different with MMA Pound for Pound. Though it’s basically an unarmed combat technique, Wing Chun may include weapons as part of its course. The origin of Wing Chun can be traced back to China, but the real history of its creation has long been a topic of much debate. The most credible suggestion regarding the origin of Wing Chun dates back to 1700 AD in the Henan Shaolin Monastery. Read the rest of this entry »

How you train is how you will respond and react in the real deal. Self defense is about survival and nothing else. It is not about fighting fair, clean or being honorable. It’s about doing what you have to do to go home and see your loved ones once again. You don’t know how a thug is going to react when you connect your first blow to him so make sure you mean it when you attack. He could back off (flight) or become enraged (fight), plane and simple combat is about doing whatever needs to be done so you get out alive. Lie, con, manipulate so you can catch him off guard and administer a tactic.

Release the idea from your mind the image of a “DIRTY Fighter” there is now such thing. He is actually a smart Fighter who knows how to use violence to his advantage. Free your mind of that idea, could mean the difference between life and death, it will subconsciously hamper your actions. You have the right to protect yourself and kill when your life is in jeopardy. When in combative mode your thoughts and actions should be as vile, vicious and Read the rest of this entry »

You take with you in combat all the good and bad habits that you learned in your training routine. If your tactics in your training consist of high fancy kicks, wide movements or great MMA Pound for Pound Fighter, which require you to have a lot of room you will instinctively do the same when your adrenaline kicks in a street confrontation. That will seriously hinder you if you are fighting for survival in a confined area with furniture around such as a living room or bedroom. Your training should also focus on the mind/spirit as well. Self defense is 90% mental it does not matter how effective your tactics are, if you don’t train your mind for combat you will freeze. Read the rest of this entry »

To reap the best benefits from Martial Arts, they should be taken as long term activities rather than short term.  Given this suggestion, one should not just simply walk into the closest Martial Arts studio and sign up right away without doing some research.  Not all Martial Arts are alike and not all schools or studios are alike either.   Therefore, it is important to really think about what your own needs are with respect to Martial Arts training.

The discussion of which Martial Art style to take is too extensive for this article.  So what I will say here is that there are differences in the various styles of Martial Arts which may result in some being more suitable for certain individuals compared to others.  Do some research on the different styles and do visit the classes of different studios that teach different Martial Arts if possible.  But more important is each individual school’s approach to teaching their Martial Arts.  Many Martial Arts schools teach only techniques and forms (set routines) that are specific to a traditional style. Read the rest of this entry »