Modern-day Karate: Great Training For Mma
Who goes to a Virginia studio to learn karate
? Fairfax VA aficionados of mixed martial arts, as well as students from around the surrounding area, thats who!
Certainly, when it comes to karate, Fairfax VA is definitely a long way off from its original roots, the Ryukyu Islands in Okinawa, Japan. But given the burgeoning interest in mixed martial arts in the area, it is no wonder the Japanese martial arts in its newest incarnation, of course is finding many students interested in learning.
Heres more about the connection between the growing rise in popularity of UFC and how it is causing a rise in the popularity of karate.
About MMA
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that has gained a strong following over the years. The following has been growing since, thanks to televised modern martial arts matches such as the UFC. Rooted in many other fighting disciplines and styles, techniques and tactics used in this arena are derived from basic moves from other sports such as Jeet Kune Do, Muay Thai, Tae Kwan Do and Karate. Fairfax VA MMA enthusiasts know that the key is learning the various styles that give the combatant ample tools and methods, which is why many of them learn these different disciplines to give them the basics, as well as an edge over competition.
About Karate
Karate is a discipline developed in Okinawa that uses indigenous fighting methods, and employs punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks, restraints, throws, and vital point strikes are taught in some styles. Some translate the name as empty hand in reference to its use as a weaponless way of self-defense, as well as hints to the mental and philosophical nature of karate. Fairfax VA students who often start out interested in the art because of popular culture (read UFC), often find themselves going far deeper into the subject and incorporating it into their way of life.
MMA and Karate
An Asian martial art that focuses on striking, its full contact nature makes it a good basic training for Mixed Martial Arts, proven by the fact that many of recent UFC fighters are practitioners of
karate. Fairfax VA students can look up to the example of karateka (practitioners of karate) who have found prominence in the arena of Mixed Martial Arts. These include winners such as Lyoto Machida, Lyman Good, Steven Thompson, John Makdessi, Chuck Lidell, and Georges St. Pierre.
In the realm of film, some actors who are known for their karate moves have also played a large part in ensuring the popularity of this martial art. These include Sonny Chiba, Dolph Lundgren, Michael Jai White and Sean Connery, who practise Kyokushin style; Wesley Snipes and Jeanne Claude Van Damme, who practise Shotokan, and more. In fact, just as many of the present-day MMA and UFC aficionados were influenced, in one way or another, by karate in film and television first, before training their eyes on kickboxing and progressing on to mixed martial arts.
by: Pat Tray
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