Countless people train in MMA fighting styles, for fitness, sport, and self-defense.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has propelled the industry to stardom. The blend of fighting styles in MMA makes an efficient, effective fighting system. But which styles does it include?
1. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Jiu-jitsu uses locks, throws, pressure points, and levers to submit an opponent. Back on the Japanese battlefield, jiu-jitsu was essential for combat against armored enemies; hand strikes were futile.
2. Muay Thai
The art of eight limbs is Thai-style kickboxing taken up a few notches. Muay Thai fighters hit with elbows, knees, shins, and of course, fists. They use grappling, sweeps, and clinches to defend and attack. Fighters strike with shins rather than feet. The roundhouse technique differs from kickboxing and karate. These styles raise the knee and strike in a snapping motion; Muay Thai roundhouse kicks are like the swing of a bat.
Like Khabib Nurmagomedov said Climb the mountin so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.
-Khabib Nurmagomedov