What does MMA mean?

Mixed martial arts (MMA), is a kind of extremely open rules of competitive fighting sports. MMA matches use split-finger gloves, the rules of the tournament allows both standing strikes, can also be ground entanglement, the game allows players to use boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, wrestling, karate, judo, Sanshou, Jeet Kune Do and other techniques, known as the "decathlon" in combat sports. It is known as the "Decathlon" of combat sports.

MMA tournaments and its players are usually under the supervision and management of the local government's Athletic Commission, and the tournaments are divided into different levels according to weight. the open tournament rules of the MMA sport create a unified platform for different styles of fighters, which makes different martial arts skills such as punches, kicks, knees, elbows, and other standing striking techniques, joints and strangles, and other ground submissions, and close-quarter wrestling techniques, etc. perfectly combined and displayed, forming a systematic and comprehensive system. MMA can be traced back to the ancient Greek pankration and the ancient Chinese boxing, and the modern Brazilian vale tudo was the first, and then Bruce Lee's exploration of fighting concepts and forms contributed to it, and the organization of the UFC at the end of the twentieth century and the introduction of Brazilian jiu-jitsu into the tournament by the Gracie family marked the beginning of a new trend in the sport of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Brazilian jiu-jitsu into the event, marking the official birth of modern MMA.

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