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Originally Posted by Ferox13
I live in Dublin and I'm very lucky to be able to train with a SBG Black Belt.
Most who do MMA consider it a sport really rather than a Martial Art in the tradition sense. But even as a sport I'd consider it more effective than most traditional martial arts that focus on 'street defence'.
UNfortuanally today alot of Traditional Martial Arts don't really train against fully resisting partners so often their skills fall flat when put in a real situation.
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MMA is a sport and when training, you probably know as well as I do, you train in a "fighting system" which is a combination of different martial arts and fighting styles. I'd say basic MMA skills are better as far as self defense goes but if you're fully dedicated to the studying of one martial art it can do you just as much good. With MMA training you don't have to learn much before you become more competent at defending yourself. I want a few years in Muay Thai and then I'd like to get a solid base in some kung fu. Eventually, my dream is to learn drunken kung fu, not for self defense but simply for the art itself.