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The Ancient History of Modern Mixed Martial Arts
It is easy to believe that mixed martial arts began in 1993. The Ultimate Fighting Championship, or UFC, then started and popularized the idea of finding a way to combat end is based on existing styles. In these initial stages of the UFC, there were many safety rules, and many fighters from different traditions come against the same ring for the first time.
However, the concept of mixed martial arts fight tournament is nothing new. Some people may remember the bloody movie where the main character, Frank Dux (played by Jean Claude Van Damme), enter and win a mixed martial arts tournament called "The Kumite." Much controversy has surrounded a claim Frank Dux, but the fact of international tournaments mixed fighting style is documented. These types of tournaments date far back in history, perhaps in prehistoric times.
The events before the we might call mixed martial arts tournaments were in 648 BC. These were called the pankration, which was not uncompromising struggle against competition that included in the Olympics for the first time this year. These fighters maintained a high level of esteem among Olympic athletes, and later inspired the Etruscans and Romans Pancratium fighting tournaments.
These final versions of the tournament was much more brutal and lethal than its Greek predecessor. These combatants and has maintained a high level of self-esteem in Roman culture, with statues in many cities of the Empire that particular honor Pancratium contestants.
After the fall of Rome, mixed martial arts fight tournaments were mostly underground in the west, but continued a little public in the East. The search for this style of fighting for the end culminated in Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do. Dissatisfied with the formality of Wing Chun and other traditional styles China, Bruce Lee began to incorporate other techniques to fight in what became his signature style of fighting.
Master Bruce's idea was simple. He would the elements of any fighting style and use what has worked since. If not work, was brutally cut from the curriculum. He encouraged the Do-It-Yourself mentality their students. This mentality is also home to the UFC and MMA.
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