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A then unknown fighter named Royce Gracie steamrolled over several other martial artists during the first UFCs, nobody had seen his style, and no one could defend it (and even the one who had the best chance of negating it couldnt, Ken Shamrock). Many black belts in their styles stood up and took notice, because that wasnt supposed to happen. Their end all be all style should have stopped the takedown, negated the chances of being in a submission, and even if it did go to the ground, one of the mythical knock out or death touches should have finished the fight. None of the above happened, and something else happened at the same time. An explosion of interest in grappling and mma came to be. Enrollment was down at martial arts school everywhere, as the ones who were already teaching mma and grappling did well. So the martial arts school hired marketing gurus to tell them what to do, and the word came down. Teach MMA and grappling. So thats what they did, they hung up a shingle and said, We teach MMA and grappling. Students flocked in, even though the school itself had lied to everyone, they had never trained mma, they had never competed, they had never fought, they never earned a black belt in mma (doesnt exist no matter who says it does), and they never found a grand master in it (they dont exist in it). They just started to say that theyve been teaching it all the time.
So the problem is that bad techniques and teaching are being handed down, because schools who have no right to teach MMA are teaching MMA. With a little more than a fake black belt strapped around their waist and their authority in their voice to back it up. The public has been taken for a ride and if youre not careful, you will be too. Let me explain.
In walks little Timmy and his dad who wants him to be able to defend himself against a bully no matter if it goes to the ground or if it stays standing. His sweeps are all wrong (Timmys) and his takedowns are weak, but hes somehow still good enough to be a brown belt in MMA (sorry, these don't exist). He does get taken down by the local bully who is street crafty and may have training as well, and low and behold we have a problem. Timmy gets beat up, and blames himself. His parents blame themselves for not paying for more classes so he could be better. Everyone blames themselves except the school who have convinced themselves erroneously that they are doing the right thing and teaching the right things, and they do believe that little Timmy with bad training needs to pay more to come more often or get privates. No one blames the Grandmaster who has a black belt in MMA for 20 years (forget that MMA has only been around 12 years), no body questions that he has all the years of experience in teaching MMA and actually learning MMA. He gets by because he or she wears a belt that is black and talks with authority.
So whats the cure? Check the creditionals of your teach before you enter the training contract. Look for someone recognizable to back up what they say, someone with experience, and someone who has competed. Look for their competitors and how they have done in competitions (thats the only way you can see what kind of school it is). Be suspicious if the owner/head instructor has never competed or ever led someone who has competed. Ask if the owner was there when the competition happened, if they werent active with the student, then what makes you think that they will be active with your son, daughter, or you. If you do all this, youll be sure to find a reputable school you can trust.
So the problem is that bad techniques and teaching are being handed down, because schools who have no right to teach MMA are teaching MMA. With a little more than a fake black belt strapped around their waist and their authority in their voice to back it up. The public has been taken for a ride and if youre not careful, you will be too. Let me explain.
In walks little Timmy and his dad who wants him to be able to defend himself against a bully no matter if it goes to the ground or if it stays standing. His sweeps are all wrong (Timmys) and his takedowns are weak, but hes somehow still good enough to be a brown belt in MMA (sorry, these don't exist). He does get taken down by the local bully who is street crafty and may have training as well, and low and behold we have a problem. Timmy gets beat up, and blames himself. His parents blame themselves for not paying for more classes so he could be better. Everyone blames themselves except the school who have convinced themselves erroneously that they are doing the right thing and teaching the right things, and they do believe that little Timmy with bad training needs to pay more to come more often or get privates. No one blames the Grandmaster who has a black belt in MMA for 20 years (forget that MMA has only been around 12 years), no body questions that he has all the years of experience in teaching MMA and actually learning MMA. He gets by because he or she wears a belt that is black and talks with authority.
So whats the cure? Check the creditionals of your teach before you enter the training contract. Look for someone recognizable to back up what they say, someone with experience, and someone who has competed. Look for their competitors and how they have done in competitions (thats the only way you can see what kind of school it is). Be suspicious if the owner/head instructor has never competed or ever led someone who has competed. Ask if the owner was there when the competition happened, if they werent active with the student, then what makes you think that they will be active with your son, daughter, or you. If you do all this, youll be sure to find a reputable school you can trust.
About the Author:
Scott Buendia gives his marital arts knowledge to his Hillsboro martial arts school students and also writes his books there as well too. You can get a unique content version of this article from the Uber Article Directory.
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