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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.
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Hmm...maybe I'm picking up wrong here - so maybe I'm wrong.
Personally I think how you train is mostly more important than the art itself - i'm talking about learning to 'fight' (not other benefits which can be just as important to some people).
A lot of traditional martial arts evote a lot of time to doing katas/forms/patterns - personally i can see very little practical applications to these - bear in mind I've done 12 years of TKD and taught it for 3+ years.
Lost of TMAs don't fight/train full contact to it or close to it. It makes a lot of difference when you do. There are some exceptions to this which i do rate highly - particualy Judo and knock down karate.
In a fight/self defense situation, I'd pick any over with 2 years of typical fight gym type training in MMA/Boxing/Muai Thai over a similar person with 5 years (Black Belt) in 'most' Traditional Martial Arts.