You can spar with MMA gloves and most MMA fighters will occasionally use them for sparring when preparing for a fight. This is because it gives them the most realistic sparring where they can grapple as well. It also allows them to get accustomed to the glove size they’d be using for the fight. However,…
In the modern day, I suppose you could consider boxing a martial art. Most people would define martial arts as a form or discipline of fighting. However, it isn’t that simple. The Cambridge Dictionary defines Martial Arts as a traditional Japanese, Chinese, or Korean form of fighting or defending yourself, practiced as a sport or as exercise. Martial arts include karate, judo, kung fu, and aikido. According to these parameters, boxing can’t be considered a martial…
People who don’t have experience with fighting often see someone in good shape and automatically assume they can fight. In reality, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Someone’s physique has little to no impact on whether or not they can fight. They could be in phenomenal condition and not know how to punch or…
Not being the late legend Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, we don’t have the blueprint on how to wrestle like Khabib. That being said, we can analyze his fighting style and give a breakdown of his approach to wrestling in MMA. Khabib comes from a Sambo/Judo background but is also a freestyle wrestler. He uses lots of techniques…
Self-defense is often a large motivator for many people who decide to practice combat sports. Wanting assurance that you can competently protect yourself in a violent situation is natural. But which martial art is the most effective for self-defense? Well, there is always going to be a difference in opinion even among elite martial artists…
When writing this article I had to be very selective with the fighters. Wrestling is one of the most essential elements of MMA and arguably the best base for the sport. However, there is a big difference between and great wrestler in MMA and a great wrestler who’s competed in MMA. Being a great wrestler…