What do you think of XMA?

[getawaytkd]

i love xma, it has alot of energy and great moves.

[getawaytkd]

great sport

[aigaios]

Go on youtube and search "Steve Terada" there's an awesome vid of him and Kim Do competing in the XMA Challenge '04.

[kajukenbogirl]

A kid from my school goes to Naperville,IL to Jon Sharkey's, just for XMA training. Since he started that, his confidence has grown, his basic skills have improved 10-fold and he has become an awesome competitor in all divisions. I think xma brings out the best of each student in all aspects.

[ninjanurse]

A kid from my school goes to Naperville,IL to Jon Sharkey's, just for XMA training. Since he started that, his confidence has grown, his basic skills have improved 10-fold and he has become an awesome competitor in all divisions. I think xma brings out the best of each student in all aspects.

I think this is an important point. Bringing out the best in students is what it is all about and sometimes it takes a non-traditional approach to do it.

[cathal]

A kid from my school goes to Naperville,IL to Jon Sharkey's, just for XMA training. Since he started that, his confidence has grown, his basic skills have improved 10-fold and he has become an awesome competitor in all divisions. I think xma brings out the best of each student in all aspects.

I can say the same thing about shy people I've seen train in my dojo, but we do not do XMA.

[kajukenbogirl]

I think that it is mainly the hardcore traditional martial artists that put XMA down. Fact is, the world is always changing and some people are not going to agree with it. eXtreme Martial Arts is new, it's exciting, and it's a crowd pleaser. Everything doesn't have to be about "kill your oppenent". I see nothing wrong with taking your training on a different path and trying something new. Mike Chaturantabut started XMA to bring something new and exciting to the arts. I personally applaud anything that will enhance someone's training and keep kids (or adults) motivated to push on.

[Aodhan]

I think that it is mainly the hardcore traditional martial artists that put XMA down. Fact is, the world is always changing and some people are not going to agree with it. eXtreme Martial Arts is new, it's exciting, and it's a crowd pleaser. Everything doesn't have to be about "kill your oppenent". I see nothing wrong with taking your training on a different path and trying something new. Mike Chaturantabut started XMA to bring something new and exciting to the arts. I personally applaud anything that will enhance someone's training and keep kids (or adults) motivated to push on.

XMA is not new.

Well, ok, the NAME, XMA, that is new. The system to teach it is new. The tricks and stuff being performed is not new. It's stuff that has been used and evolved over the past 10-15 years on the open circuit.

Aodhan

[Brandon Fisher]

You can compare XMA with Capeoria just a little different. I wish people would call it as it is.

[legkicker]

You can compare XMA with Capeoria just a little different. I wish people would call it as it is.

You would get Capoeira practitioners upset by comparing the two.