Thursday, September 15, 2011

Which Fighting Style Is The Most Effective For MMA?

By Teagen James


Present day mixed martial art battles rarely pit a single style against one other style. Though wrestlers

might be stronger within a single fighting style, every serious rival cross trains in the three

first elements of mixed fighting arts:

Striking

Thru the years most martial arts faded away from mixed martial arts competition, while other

ones buttressed. Particularly taekwandoo, kung fu, and karate have all proven to be insufficient in the

cage over further striking styles. Kickboxing, American boxing and Muay Thai with its concentrate on

knees, kicks and elbows have proven the most effective striking art inside mixed fighting arts.

Wrestling

The capability of taking your competitor down toward the mat, and the capability of protecting against

takedowns will be disparaging in mixed martial arts. Fighters who have a dominant wrestling style

often take down their opponents and punish them using strikes while they keep them from the

ability to get back up.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

In the begining of mixed martial arts, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu's success in the sport was due in

part thanks to the truth that many of the opponents did not possess any knowledge in submission

defense. Now wrestlers and strikers all train elemental submission defense so as to keep

themselves from being arm-barred or choked out.

As most conventional selfdefense skills were demonstrated not to be effective inside cage fights, there

include some exceptions. Lyoto Machida, previous UFC Champion, baffles opponents with his weird

position that's influenced in karate. Machida's striking style is not just karate; his style integrates

boxing striking ideas, footwork, and range.

The best fighters worldwide are nicely rounded within all three components of mixed fighting arts. One

of the finest MMA fighters across the planet BJ Penn, is well-known for his advanced submission abilities, yet

also has amazing takedown defense, awesome jabs and what some people might say, the best

boxing in the UFC. Hall of Famer and previous light heavyweight champion, Chuck Lidell was known

for his fantastic knockout power. Though mainly well known as a striker, Chuck's extended background

in wrestling assisted him in earning a rep as an expert within takedown defense. Even the top

wrestlers of UFC experienced a troublesome time taking Lidell down and keeping the fighter down.




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