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Muay-Thai Kickboxing:

Muay Thai, or commonly known as Thai Boxing, is the national sport of Thailand and originated from the ancient battlefield tactics of the Thai army. For centuries, Thai rulers have attached great importance to the training of their soldiers, in the skills of hand-to-hand fighting. Focuses on: elbows, knees, punching and kicking.

 

 

 

 

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Muay Thai (which simply means the boxing of Thailand), of Thailand), is the national sport of Thailand. This sport has been around for four centuries. In ancient times, the people of Thailand developed Muay Thai as a defense against enemy nations and it was tested in hand to hand combat by the ancient warriors of Siam. Muay Thai's effectiveness is unmatched in the world of martial arts due to its simple training approach: keep things basic, using only what works and train,
train, train. Since the 1920's Muay Thai has developed into a modern day sport similar to western boxing and similarly has a global fight circuit.

Muay Thai makes use of four of the body's weapons: legs, knees, elbows and fists. Muay Thai differs from other martial arts, as it does not have a colored belt system typical of karate and tae kwon do. Muay Thai fighters test their skills in the ring, but not all practitioners fight. Techniques taught are learned quickly and are easily integrated into daily life. Its simplicity is so effective that the modern form is almost identical to it’s traditional form. Muay Thai has evolved to work well with a modern lifestyle.

 

 

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This system provides stress relief, strength, cardiovascular fitness, self-defense and it is extremely fun. We teach authentic Muay Thai with basic and advanced techniques. We give you unmatched instruction from some of the world's greatest trainers. This is a workout that will challenge you both physically and mentally.

Submission Grappling:
Grappling is an element of many martial arts, and consists of techniques for handling the opponent in which the opponent is held or gripped rather than struck. This includes maneuvers to obtain a strong position (for example guard or mount), takedowns, various pins, joint locks, and pain locks. Grappling is the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat, fierce wrestling, Biggest plus in grappling is that it works very well in one on one combat, especially if you’re facing an opponent by utilizing joint locks and choke holds to control an assailant.

 

 

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Grappling is notably not a distinct martial art, but a mode of fighting used by many different martial arts around the world, just as much as striking in and of itself is not a complete martial art, but one mode of fighting. Many martial arts contain grappling training, although the degree to which it is emphasized varies. Judo, wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu focus primarily on grappling techniques, whereas boxing, karate and Muay Thai contain practically no grappling. Among the styles of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, the Wu style is best known for its soft style grappling.

Jiu-Jitsu:
Jiu-Jitsu, also known as Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, is a martial art that was developed in Brazil by the Gracie family during the mid-20th century. Originally based on the Japanese Martial art of Judo as it existed before World War II.

History: A Japanese judoka, prizefighter, and former member of the Kodokan named Mitsuo Maeda emigrated to Brazil in the 1910s and was helped greatly by a Brazillian politician named Gastão Gracie. In return for his aid, Maeda taught Judo to Gastão's son Carlos, who then taught the art to his brothers, including Hélio Gracie. Through their own study and development, Carlos and Hélio are regarded as the originators of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as a style distinct from Kodokan Judo.

Jiu-Jitsu became internationally prominent in the martial arts community in the 1990s, when Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert Royce Gracie won several Ultimate Fighting Championships against experienced and much larger opponents using the style.

Techniques: Jiu-Jitsu emphasizes ground fighting techniques and submission holds involving joint locks and choke holds. The premise is that most of the advantage of a larger, stronger opponent comes from superior reach and more powerful strikes, both of which are largely negated if wrestling on the ground; and if either fighter wants the fight to go to the ground, it will.

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Once the opponent is on the ground, a number of maneuvers (and counter-maneuvers) are available to manipulate the opponent into suitable position for the application of a submission hold. This system of maneuvering and manipulation can be likened to a form of kinetic chess when contested between two experienced practitioners. A submission hold is the equivalent of checkmate.

External links:
BJJ.ORG - Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
A judoka reports on Brazilian jiu jitsu in 1960
An excellent article on the history of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

 

Mixed Martial Arts Fighting (MMA):
Vale Tudo is a Portuguese term meaning "everything goes" used to describe mixed martial arts competitions with minimal rules. First popularized in Brazil, vale tudo has since spread around the world, and is considered an evolution of the challenge matches and a more brutal contemporary to competitions such as Ultimate Fighting
Championship, Pride Fighting Championships and Pancreas.

Mixed Martial Arts fighting have no rules. They combine the best of all fighting philosophies to do what works. As the fighters change, what is considered to be the best mixed martial arts style is changing as well. Our mixed martial arts class combines Muay Thai Kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu and Grappling. This style is commonly referred to as “ultimate fighting”. The description says it all. You don’t need to be a fighter to participate in this class but be ready for an intense workout.

Mixed martial arts or MMA is a term for the combat sport in which two competitors attempt to achieve dominance over one another by utilizing three general tactics: striking, finishing holds, and control. The rules allow the combatants to use a variety of martial arts techniques, including punches, kicks, joint-locks, chokes, takedowns and throws. Victory is normally gained through knock-out, submission (one fighter concedes victory to the other by tapping the mat or his opponent with his hand), or stoppage by the referee, the fight doctor or a competitor's cornerman. MMA is also alternately called NHB (for No Holds Barred), but this term is mostly retired. It is no longer an accurate description of the modern competitions which utilize many more rules than before. The first Ultimate Fighting Championship's only rules were against eye-gouging, fish-hooking and biting. It was not unusual to see hair-pulling, toe-stomping and people being choked with the lapels of their clothing. One infamous early match even featured one combatant repeatedly striking his opponent in the groin. Currently, all of the major promotions have a list of rules and banned techniques.

MMA is also used to describe any modern style of martial arts which incorporate techniques and theories from several sportive martial arts. This especially applies to MMA styles which incorporate a mixture of ground fighting, stand-up striking, and takedowns in their training. The main goal of this article is to provide information about MMA as a "realistic, few rules full contact fight sport" rather than to describe hybrid martial arts that are not typically used in minimal-rules sporting environments.

As a result of these sporting events, martial arts training and the understanding of the combat effectiveness of various strategies have changed dramatically over the last ten years. While the early years included the widest possible variety of styles (everything from Sumo to Karate), modern fighters often train in a mixture of only three styles: Amateur Wrestling (focusing on clinches and takedowns), Submission Wrestling (focusing on submissions and positioning on the ground), and Kickboxing (usually Muay Thai) (focusing on striking). These three distinct styles coincide with the "phases of combat" theory, which suggests that fights can be broken into three distinct phases, each requiring completely different skill sets: stand-up fighting, clinch fighting, and ground fighting. According to the theory, a fighter's best strategy is to determine the phase in which he has the greatest advantage over his opponent and then to force the fight to take place in that phase. It currently appears that this is mainly correct, in the sense that if you are equally skilled in all phases of combat, you are prepared to take advantage of any weaknesses in your opponent.