Bernard Hopkins dissing MMA

I strongly approve of this post. Very nicely said, sir. But, sadly, it's most likely falling on deaf ears.

 

Beebs said it right.

American sugar, I said it was low on evolution scale compared to boxing, also said it's only done right by the top pros who are pioneering it's evolution as we speak. Since it's new, it's going to look scrappy until refinement progresses.

The name itself actually implies that it's the mix of martial arts styles. You may train styles independently of each other but one who trains MMA has the goal of combining the lot into an idealy seamless transition of an infallible fighting style. Sounds nice and easy but as we've seen it's taking time to get there.
And the technique books are being written as we speak.

 

It is possible to make transitions from one fighting style to the next. It can be made into one body of work. Beebs spoke some wise words. Even if you look at something simple like Randy Couture slipping and bobbing and then turning his positioning into a takedown attempt.

 

:rofl Did you have to do some "HARD TIME" wor kid?.

 

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Oscar must still have those damn heels on!

 

I guess he was concerned that a "White dude" may beat him!!

 

:thumbsup An excellent read!!

 

His comments apply 100% for me to 95% of MMA fighters.

The other 5% of MMA guys are more than brawlers and world class at there craft ala Penn, Fedor......

That's just where MMA is, and most MMA fans can't accept that.

 

Actually bhop sounds insecure in his comments. I know how he feels, watching MMA makes me feel insecure about Taekwondo. I put a lot of thought into it, and I confront those feelings by researching and discussing MMA to better understand why I chose to do Taekwondo over MMA. A lot of people in The more pure martial arts have a hard time with this mental confrontation. It causes some people to hate MMA, Some people lose faith in their matial practice, some people like MMA and justify how their martial art would translate into it, some people become MMA fans.

He is a boxer, and anyone involved in a martial practice is already a great step up over the avarage joe, or even the elite athlete in non-combative sports. That alone makes you someone to be respected. The rest of the justification is far more complicated, and often on an individual basis as well.

I dont talk **** about olympic/world level Judoka like 'lol I bet they can't take a kick' because im insecure that their martial practice is drawng fans away from tkd. I understand that unless I severely hurt them with the first kick I would probably be in big trouble. So no one should really be talking **** about any world-level martial practitioner.

As far as joe rogan saying MMA is fighting and boxing is boxing, he is wrong. A fight is a physical combative confrontation between live physical beings. In both MMA and boxing people use the abilities available to them the win the fight. Both are still very limited in comparison to an all-ought life and death confrontation, and in both players attempt to best eachother physicaly under the given rules. If its not a fight then why is the object of the game to render your opponet unconsciouss? who plays 'Lets punch eachothers face until one of our brains collides with the skull' and acts like its a game of chess?

 

my friend, i understand what you are saying and you are right there is a blend of technique but underhooks and dirty boxing is used in boxing. holding and hitting. you know, thats classic in-fighting.

i feel that elbows/soccer kicks/upkicks/knees to a grounded opponent is too brutal and is more for the entertainment factor of the sport. same with finishing after a stand up knockdown; just give a 8 count or something. these factors keep this sport from being respected like boxing. and also something has to be done with the gloves, i've been seeing a lot of eye pokes. alot more guys are standing and striking these days and i see that they lack distance; throwing punches at the wrong time and place.