Knowing The Art Of Mixed Self-Defense: History, Engineering, And Match Rules
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YOGYAKARTA Mixed Martial Art (MMA) is a unique sport because it allows contact with various combat techniques.

The types of martial arts that are often used in MMA events are kickboxing, Muay Thai, karate, taekwondo, judo, jujitsu, and wrestling. MMA often gets criticized because this sport is classified as brutal and sadistic.

When MMA fighters duel in the ring, it is not uncommon for athletes to suffer injuries and injuries. The scars of the fighters were often seen scattered on the floor of the match venue.

Indonesia itself has mixed martial arts athletes who have the potential to contract the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a promoter of mixed martial arts based in the United States. The MMA fighter is Jeka Saragih.

Compiled by VOI from various sources, Sunday, November 6, 2022, some experts call Bruce Lee and his son Brandon Lee the pioneers of mixed martial arts.

Bruce Lee adheres to a martial flow called Jeet Kune Do. This sect adheres to a combination system of movements from various martial arts to provide an advantage for its fighters. In this regard, UFC President Dana White called Bruce Lee a MMA man.

Mixed martial arts sports are increasingly being attracted by many people after the UFC was formed.

UFC is an MMA martial arts promotion company centered in Las Vegas, Nevada. The UFC produces MMA events with twelve heavy divisions.

In Indonesia, the MMA event was first held in 2022 under the name TPI Fighting Championship (TPI-FC). Then when the event was stopped, enthusiasm for MMA faded.

In 2016, one of the self-contained television companies again held a two-season One Pride MMA audition.

The excitement was shaded by the Indonesian Martial Sports Committee (KOBI). This fosters interest in MMA or mixed martial arts.

Mixed Self-Defense Art Engineering

Similar to other martial arts, MMA sports also have basic engineering movements that are often used by athletes, including:

1. Standing Engineering

The standing technique consists of two techniques, namely:

2. wrinkling Techniques

This technique is adapted from wrestling, judo and other similar sports. This technique allows MMA fighters to slam or throw opponents.

3. Lower Battle Technique

This technique is used by MMA fighters to slammed opponents onto the mat, then lock them up or give up. This technique was adopted from the sports of Judo, Brazillian Jiu-jitsu, and Gulat.

Mixed Self-Defense Arts Match Rules

The MMA match is played in three rounds. Each round has a duration of 5 minutes. As for the sabut fight championship, it will be held in five rounds with a duration of 5 minutes per round.

The scoring system in mixed martial arts matches is the same as scoring in boxing matches, namely using a 10 point must-system per round.

Point 10 will be awarded to dominant fighters seen based on the effectiveness of attack, takedown, and control cache.

The following are MMA match rules according to Unified Mixed Martial Arts Rules:

This is information about mixed martial arts in terms of history, technique, and match rules.


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