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Originally Posted by john55  I know that you have solid beliefs and good basis for that definition, however, most people do not understand the term to mean that...at least thats what my impression is. Most people describe TMAs as arts that practice katas and may or may not spar but its not really part of rank. This is what most people believe TMA means, whether its technically right or not, its how I use the term. |
Shut up no-gi Judo man!
Yes, but as WE both know "a rose by anyother name." Just cause you called it a TMA doesn't make it so. Like we (the forum at large) has covered many, many times; the TMA people don't like the psuedo-TMA frauds out there and continuing to refer to psudeo-TMAs as TMAs only helps to confuse the legitimacy of any & possibly all MAs.
In reality GJJ is closer to Kodokan judo then Olymic judo, but I don't either sport judo or BJJ are TMAs.