The mixed martial arts, also known by its acronym in English MMA, are a contact sport, if you can call it with kicks and punches, which incorporates blows and techniques from a variety of other combat disciplines .
MMA is one of the most booming sports in the United States and Canada, so much so that it is even practiced by five year olds, which in my view makes the Mixed Martial Arts in a "sport" of too much contact.
From where they come?
Mixed Martial Arts use the good name that the Traditional Martial Arts to penetrate the public, however they have nothing to do with the latter because the MMA come from Ok Tudo Brazilian A sport that was practiced in the fairs and that is characterized by giving priority to the effectiveness of combat techniques, without limitations in terms of style or technique and the most important thing is that they don't have a spiritual dimension or a moral code. In practice, MMA only exist during the tournament. Unlike traditional ones, His practice does not translate into a philosophy of life.
What does it consist of?
This sport is practiced in what is called a Thunderdome which is a cage with a ring inside in the purest film style of Mad MAx. It enters the opponents dressed in fine protective gloves for the hands and others for the feet, shirt and underwear, no other protection except for the splint that protects the denture.
The match ends when one of the opponents falls for K.O. or give up, and the most normal is that the fight ends with blood.
The controversy
Recently a video of this sport, which they call cage fight (cage fight), was issued by an English network causing a stir in society, in which two children between seven and eight years old are seen, remember that the Minimum age is 5, surrounded by a whole paraphernalia that moves billions of dollars.
Recall that the practice of sport, and in this case, the practice of some "classical" martial art is not only a set of techniques to win your opponent, but also implies the acceptance of rules, which improves discipline and Self-control of those who practice them as long as they are taught how to do it. The problem of this sport is that it is made for and by the show in which almost everything is admitted as long as the audience is entertained, which makes them closer to a circus or Wrestling that at Hapkido or the Jiu Jitsu.
A report made by the Peruvian journalist, Sebastian Moltalbo It shows the harsh reality of this sport, in which parents of wrestlers show a behavior that is far from sporting, shouting at their children to stay in the fight as if they were mere fighting cocks. Although this attitude is not exclusive to that sport or that country, without going too far, we can see it too often on any football field in this country.
At the end of the article you can see the English video of the controversy I, for my part, think that you should keep the little ones away from these "sports" that only encourage the "only one can be left", for me Mixed Martial Arts is a sport of too much contact. For such practices they will have a lifetime. What do you think?
