Whats the REAL deal with martial arts today?

[Gumbi]

personally i think that if people who train for ufc make a statememnt like that then they should be thrown out of the sport. i do believe that if the person having their arm cranked doesnt tap then its ok to break the arm, but to not give the person a chance to tap is just careless and a complete disregard for the ideas of the sport.

What about the strikers who are trying to cave your skull in with punches and kicks?

Should Wanderlie Silva take a little off of his stomps for fear of stomping your head more than neccessary?

Should Fedor stop after each potential knockout punch to see if his opponent can reasonably defend himself?

Would you stop Cro Cop from finishing his opponents off on the ground after he lands a vicious roundhouse kick to the jaw?

Regardless of how fast a submission is applied, you always will have time to tap. If you realize you're caught and tap fast, you wont be hurt. If you try to fight it, thats when you end up tapping late.

[mikaveli]

Surely its the refs responsibility anyway?

[Ryute23]

Alot of Tma training lacks realism. no one on the street leaves their arm out when they punch and in alot of systems practicioners dont see all of thier training as a whole. Kata is different from fighting which is different from self defense. boxers fight how they train as do mma and wrestlers. On top of that not everybody has the heart to go all out in fight like that, many of us who train have school, work etc.

[MMACHAMP]

I would have to say out of my own opinion that cross training BJJ and Muay Thai and/or Boxing would work in a street fight. Since UFC is the closest thing to a one on one street fight....and Royce Gracie proved that BJJ was the superior fighting style...then take it for what its worth.

[Tojiro]

isnt there some japanese guy they call ''the gracie killer''?

[y2_sub]

isnt there some japanese guy they call ''the gracie killer''?

True , there was a kodokan Judo legend named Masahiko Kimura. he is one of the few who ever defeated Helio garcie .

[MMACHAMP]

that japanese guy called the gracie killer is my avatar...his name is Sakuraba. Sakuraba was the first fighter in MMA to cross train stand up fighting and ground fighting and he beat Royce Gracie...and many other Gracies that way...Hence the Gracie Hunter

[y2_sub]

Maybee , i am not sure , i supposed it was Kimura since he's famous for beating Helio Garcie

[Treebranch]

If it takes place in a ring and people paid money to watch, and promoters and cable networks are involved, then it's not real.

[SubGrappler]

Igor Zinoviev fractured his neck when he got slammed by Tito.

Scott Morris needed reconstructive surgery to his face after Pat Smith dropped about 5 elbows on his face.

Sure sounds real to me.