kickboxing aka 'sports karate'

[Draven]

Originally Posted by AntonM

Actually i disagree! MMA is a style in itself now days, there's more to it than just putting muay thai and bjj for example. I dont practice separate styles and put it into one i just do one wich is MMA.

MMA = Mixed Martial Arts, which more then implies its a hybred system of various MAs without actually being systemized into a "new system." For example, what I do can be considered MMA because I draw techniques, ideas and concepts from other MAs that suit my needs. But, I don't call it an MMA since my goal is self-defense and combatives...

[marksmarkou]

Originally Posted by AntonM

Actually i disagree! MMA is a style in itself now days, there's more to it than just putting muay thai and bjj for example. I dont practice separate styles and put it into one i just do one wich is MMA.

If you disagree with what i said, thats fine and your choice. But my opinion is that MMA is not a style.

[AntonM]

Originally Posted by marksmarkou

If you disagree with what i said, thats fine and your choice. But my opinion is that MMA is not a style.

Fair enuff we agree to disagree

[JoaNor]

Originally Posted by mic

is it REALLY a martial art tho? dont get me wrong, ive started doing it as i enjoy it and its great for fitness etc but its not like traditional karate (with background/history, forms etc), but its not just a keepfit class either! I realise its made up from certain styles of martial arts, but thats about it.

so really its just a sport?

KickBoxing is what you would call a MMA - Mixed Martial Art

[souldrum71]

Originally Posted by drallig9399

I dont see how the techniques are diff? If I were an MMA fighter I could use everything from the sport as self defense. That comment makes no sense to me. Anything you do is your technique.

In my experiences, the technique differences between traditional karate and sport karate are pretty big. I started out in martial arts taking sport karate (based on shotokan, but certainly kickboxing) and learned how to spar for points (just like boxing or continuous sparring in some tournaments). When I started taking seishin juku in Japan, the techniques I had learned before were pretty much useless. In seishin juku and kyokushin we stayed away from spinning kicks and high kicks, and we kicked and punched A LOT harder. However, this is just one person's experience, so other styles could differ.

[Draven]

Originally Posted by JoaNor

KickBoxing is what you would call a MMA - Mixed Martial Art

How so? American Kick Boxing came from Karate. In fact it was first known as free style karate before the use of the words kick boxing. Muay Thai is its own system.