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Prepared for BRIAN J. | Delivered December 28, 2019
Martial Arts
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Goals
Provide information on martial arts, schools, and martial arts learning.
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Early Findings
Martial Arts in MMA
Mixed Martial Arts
(MMA) is a martial arts based sport that has massively grown in popularity, even surpassing professional football and automotive racing in some demographics.
This sport combines numerous martial arts
disciplines
that include, but are not limited to wrestling, jiu-jitsu, boxing, kickboxing, tae-kwondo and judo.
Currently, many athletes practice multiple types of martial arts, with the
highest success rates
of fighters from individual disciplines being from wrestling, jiu-jitsu, and boxing backgrounds.
Wrestling
Wrestling is a
well known
and popularly practiced form of martial arts.
A national organization called
USA Wrestling
maintains wrestling club listings in every US state and sanctions events across age groups and weight classes.
Wrestling has shown
considerable success
in martial arts and consists of grappling without strikes or submissions/chokes.
Jiu-Jitsu
Jiu-jitsu is a very popular and successful form of martial arts that consists mostly of
submission holds/chokes
.
While exact numbers of active jiu-jitsu gyms globally and/or in the US were unavailable, there are many extremely high-quality and prominent gyms/schools available
worldwide
with top-ranked professional instructors.
Boxing
Boxing is a particularly historied martial art that can be traced back to
4,000 BC
.
This sport consists of fighting solely with the
hands/fists
.
Some estimates of the number of boxing gyms in the US reach
7,049 locations
.
USA Boxing
is an organization that maintains lists of active boxing gyms in the US, along with sanctioned competition events in every US state.
Kickboxing Styles
There are many
disciplines
of kickboxing, including unique styles, and some that even allow certain grappling techniques, all involving both punching, kicking, and sometimes the use of knees and/or elbows.
Kickboxing styles
can be very effective in MMA as kicks, punches, knees and elbows are allowed in competition.
Team USA Taekwondo
maintains lists of active clubs, schools, gyms, and sporting events for taekwondo, an Olympic style of kickboxing.
Martial Arts for Self Defense -- Krav Maga
Krav Maga
is a highly popular martial arts practice that emphasizes self-defense tactics that include street fighting, weapons use and defense, and real-world, no-rules techniques.
An organization called
Krav Maga Worldwide
lists over 150 certified Krav Maga training centers globally.
Common
participants
in this training include government employees, military and law enforcement personnel.
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