I think the answer to this question warrants a deeper
description as to what MMA or mixed martial arts started out as.
A very, very long time ago (as in almost two thousand years
ago) an Indian monk named Bodhirama developed the first system of
kung fu. Over many years and with many different practitioners from
all over China who studied different forms of kung fu, they all
formed one
complete and comprehensive fighting system – Siu Lum (or as
you probably know it from TV and movies, Shaolin). Therefore,
Siu Lum kung fu is technically the first real form of Mixed Martial Arts
(or as you know it from TV and movies, MMA).
Interesting Fact Time: Did you know that most modern forms
of popular martial arts have only been around since the late nineteenth
and twentieth centuries, such as Karate, Aikido and Tae Kwon Do.
MMA is a sport based martial arts system utilizing what
participants, practitioners and coaches believe are the best techniques
from multiple disciplines – nothing wrong with that, at least
they’re
heading in the right direction.
The most common disciplines utilized for ground fighting are
Brazilian jujitsu, amateur wrestling and catch wrestling. Techniques
for what they refer to as "stand up" fighting are derived
from Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, and Tai Kwon Do.
These techniques all have one thing in common that makes
them the perfect fit for the sport of mixed martial arts – they are
all competition or sport based.
No matter what the practitioners of these individual arts or
MMA say about the historical origins of their devoted area of
practice, one cannot argue with the fact that sport has infiltrated the
combat and real self defense applications of these disciplines.
This is not to say that some of these martial arts do not
have movements that would work in a street fight; however, most
of these movements are not taught due to the fact that they are
illegal in the ring or there are liability and moral issues with teaching
how to actually harm your opponent.
Sprawling, rolling and lying on the ground with your
opponent might be an acceptable idea in the ring with a referee; however, in
today's society a one-on-one fight might not be on the menu.
In a multiple attacker scenario the last place you want to
be is on the ground or mount as you are open to kicks from your
opponents’ friends.
As for stand up, all of the disciplines mentioned fight
using linear method. This means putting yourself direct in line with
potentially a bigger, stronger and better opponent. There are no weight
classes in street fighting.
No one can argue that there are rules in competitions and
MMA tournaments. These rules have been put in place to protect
the competitors from kicks or knees to the face and elbows to
the spine if they slip while attempting a take down. There are rules that
prevent you from striking the throat, hitting certain pressure
points, gouging the eyes and breaking fingers. In other words, the rules are
there to protect the fighters from inflicting real(ly) serious
damage.
There is a reason that practitioners of real Kung Fu do not
or are not allowed to participate in MMA competition. Kung Fu utilizes
a realistic approach to ending the confrontation as quickly as
possible and with as little effort as possible. If you look back far
enough say 1000+ years, you will be able to trace each of the martial
arts mentioned back to the Shaolin (Siu Lum) temple.
What that means is Siu Lum is the root form of the majority
of modern martial arts, and when an art is based on Siu Lum, Siu Lum practitioners can defend against it simply because we know
its root form.
Throughout time other martial arts have taken a few root
forms from Siu Lum (Shaolin) and created whole systems from them. When
you know the root; you know the system. Bruce Lee started to strip
away this corruption of the martial arts and get back to the root
before his death.
In short, Siu Lum Kung Fu is a realistic martial art based
in the historical and authentic origins of most modern martialarts. Practitioners utilize efficient and effective techniques
that work in
all techniques and environments.
There is no place in sport for Siu Lum Kung Fu and no place
in Siu Lum for sport based movements or techniques.
Siu Lum Canada is Winnipeg's Shaolin school. We teach the Siu Lum style of kung fu. Our training revolves around real life situations and real life solutions. There is no question that we will not answer.
Watch our video and get a glimpse of what we do at Siu Lum Canada.
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Email us at siulumkungfu@gmail.com
MMA is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground. Generally martial art training is given for self protection which is helpful in critical time.
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