MMA is Not Self Defense!

[Tom Yum]

We have an emo goth lol

[DickHardman]

which one of you guys are going to ask him out first??

[GQchris]

STFU kid.

I can just hear him singing now...

"Show me how you do that trick
The one that makes me scream" she said
"The one that makes me laugh" she said
And threw her arms around my neck
"Show me how you do it
And I promise you I promise that
I'll run away with you
I'll run away with you"

Spinning on that dizzy edge
I kissed her face and kissed her head
And dreamed of all the different ways I had
To make her glow
"Why are you so far away?" she said
"Why won't you ever know that I'm in love with you
That I'm in love with you"

You
Soft and only
You
Lost and lonely
You
Strange as angels
Dancing in the deepest oceans
Twisting in the water
You're just like a dream

Daylight licked me into shape
I must have been asleep for days
And moving lips to breathe her name
I opened up my eyes
And found myself alone alone
Alone above a raging sea
That stole the only girl I loved
And drowned her deep inside of me

You
Soft and only
You
Lost and lonely
You
Just like heaven

[shaolin-warrior]

An emo goth from Durham North Carolina?

This is directed twards everyone and no one:
I am the one you fear that your children will hear. The children you molest behind closed doors and repent about on your death beds. The one who always fell through your grids will be the one to make them all burn. I am not a marionette, you cannot pull my strings.

By now I am sure you all hate me. **** you for being annoying, it has shown me yet again that there is no place for me in society. Enjoy your sucky forum.

You cannot say I did not try to make a possitive contribution.

What the hell was that all about.

[taoistscholar]

MMA isnt even martial arts

[Britt]

MMA isnt even martial arts

Sure it is. That's what the "M" and the "A" after the first "M" stand for. It's right there in the name and everything.

[Tom Yum]

I can just hear him singing now...

"Show me how you do that trick
The one that makes me scream" she said
"The one that makes me laugh" she said
And threw her arms around my neck
"Show me how you do it
And I promise you I promise that
I'll run away with you
I'll run away with you"

Spinning on that dizzy edge
I kissed her face and kissed her head
And dreamed of all the different ways I had
To make her glow
"Why are you so far away?" she said
"Why won't you ever know that I'm in love with you
That I'm in love with you"

You
Soft and only
You
Lost and lonely
You
Strange as angels
Dancing in the deepest oceans
Twisting in the water
You're just like a dream

Daylight licked me into shape
I must have been asleep for days
And moving lips to breathe her name
I opened up my eyes
And found myself alone alone
Alone above a raging sea
That stole the only girl I loved
And drowned her deep inside of me

You
Soft and only
You
Lost and lonely
You
Just like heaven

Chris, you knew all the lyrics (hey its a classic!)

Just playin - hey man, whatever helps you get the girl. I think I'll remember those lyrics now

[Eagleye]

MMA isnt even martial arts

Well MMA instruction is that of Muay thai, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling/Judo......... what the **** do you call those things???? martial arts!

[taoistscholar]

Names don't mean anything. It is what it is. MMA may be martial arts... but what i see when i look at the majority of MMA is a comercialized sport. It's scewed from what's martial arts in essence.

[jubaji]

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[Eagleye]

Names don't mean anything. It is what it is. MMA may be martial arts... but what i see when i look at the majority of MMA is a comercialized sport. It's scewed from what's martial arts in essence.

thats just the competition aspect of it. I know youre probably caught up in the whole "oh, sensei said its not honorable because its fighting for a business" ......You do realize that there is way more people training in MMA who focus on the self defense/street aspect only..... far more numbers of those people then those who actually compete.

[taoistscholar]

you are right, my bad.
You think there are far more who look at the self defense/street aspect than those who look at it as a sport?
to me when i think MMA i see stuff like UFC. This is the direction MMA has shifted towards.
If i google search "MMA", majority of the sites and pics are sport fights. or UFC-like competitions and this is what i mean when i say "majority". I have nothing against it but is this martial arts?

If you feel it is tell me why.

[Eagleye]

Is Muay thai a martial art? yes

Is Boxing a martial art? Yes

Is brazilian jiu jitsu/judo a martial art? yes

how many different MMA gyms have you trained at?

[Garland]

If i google search "MMA", majority of the sites and pics are sport fights. or UFC-like competitions and this is what i mean when i say "majority". I have nothing against it but is this martial arts?

As opposed to what, ugly looking dance routines in pajamas?

[taoistscholar]

As opposed to what, ugly looking dance routines in pajamas?

you got it