Has the UFC ruined martial arts movies for you?

[CityBoyGoneCountry]

it does seem to show that the complex, dramatic and exciting styles shown in martial arts movies doesn't amount to fuck all when it gets real.

Exactly!

[halosin8r]

people beating the fuck out of eachother for money.. not my thing...
but i found it funny that Ken Shamrock, some one I watched younger faking fights wrestling (WWF/TNA), shedding real blood and sweat out in a real ring in UFC. xD
does that make me a bad person?

[Nochowderforyou]

Ha ha! Yeah man.
Mike Sylvia is one of favs. right now. Fuckin maniac!

I realized last night that I got his first name wrong. I meant Tim Sylvia. Duh!

[Nochowderforyou]

UFC is ALL martial arts rolled into one. Those fighters don't learn just one fighting style, like kickboxing or judo, they learn all of them. Some fighters are stronger in some fighting areas than most, so they tend to stick with that particular style, but still use all the styles they learned in training.

The knockouts I've seen have not been lucky by flying fists. I have seen a lot of knockouts by 1 straight shot to the jaw, not by swinging like a madman and ladning a lucky shot.

I'm not sure what UFC you're watching man, but there are plenty of skilled knockouts.

[NextLineIsMine]

I hate it when they just end up rolling around or stuck in a position for minutes at a time

[CityBoyGoneCountry]

I hate it when they just end up rolling around or stuck in a position for minutes at a time

Then the ref stands them up...

and they go right back down to the same position again. LOL

[potsmokingnome]

I saw one fight last night on the best of UFC 2005, it was one of the fights in that reality show they have..(forget the name)..and it was between the 2 light weights contenders to get th 6 figure contract, and it was the only UFC fight where I saw them stay purely on there feet the whole 3 rounds, and in the end they both got 6 figure contracts, it was the best fight I have ever seen.. lol

[kknight]

No, although I am an active martial artists, I never have enjoyed martial arts flicks to a great degree. Although Tony Jaa as On Bak Thai Warrior was great as are the other films this guy did.

And the UFC is a competition. It is a sporting event and although it's what most people would consider "fighting"- just remember it isn't reality.

Martial arts can be a great thing for some people, and when you train hard, train with contact and learn the essentials, it's amazing what mental, physical, social ect. benefts you get from it.

And just to add in, I smoke daily, multiple times a day, train usually 5x a week in addition to a full 8 hour work day and hour long lifting session. And I train high as well all of the time.

It enhances it all.:thumbsup:

[kknight]

No, no it hasnt.

Ive studied American Sombo for over 5 years was a senior instructor at my academy, and AikiJuJitsu for 2. I love both ufc,pride etc, and MA movies. The reason it all looks like a drunken mess to you is maybe because you dont understand whats really going on in the ring. Kwali made a pretty decent post so no need to reiterate.

JuJitsu has many styles, and yes gracies made a huge impact on nhb events but to make a sweeping comment as JJ is an absolute necessity or the "best" to know in the ring i think is false. One could argue a greco roman, sombo, and muay thai trained fighter would be just if not more lethal than a JJ MMA.

And yea, lucky plays a part of it.. one slip of the foot, or a lucky punch changes alot.

Do you mind if I ask where your school was located? As in what state?

[Lucifuge]

The problem with those movies is that the bad guys are letting the protagonist hit them, he doesn't have to worry about getting hit back. This is why you never see MA's just run out and start throwing wild punches at each other, like you see in most street fights. Because with every kick/punch you throw at someone, you're setting yourself up to get kicked/punched HARD! or taken down. And you're at a big advantage if you're fighting on top.

Watch a Fedor Emelianenko or Mirko CroCop (this guy's knocked out so many people with kicks to the face, he's fucking insane) highlight on youtube or google video if you want to see some real standing fighters.