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it def. is a martial art.

maybe I should rephrase by saying.

"I watched WCL, I def. enjoyed it.. because they punch & kick".

"Fear does not exist in this dojo does it?"

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I've never been a fan of UFC, I found it to be somewhat pointless and it looks like wrestling to me which is cool but kind of boring. I know the fighters train in different martial arts but they spend most of their time grappling and punching and not much kicking.

I have ninja monkies in my brain and they are using it as a trampaline.

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Exactly. UFC devolved into using just enough subpar kicks and punches to get in close, and turn it into a submission contest. I couldn't imagine watching 20 minutes of that.

And contrary to what was posted previously, I don't believe wrestling is a martial art. In fact, Keith Vargo (Black Belt Magazine columnist) did a series of columns postulating the same thing. But that's another thread.

There is no martial arts without philosophy.

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I think that Wrestling deserves just as much respect as a Martial Art as any other style would. I think that people get caught up in the idea that Wrestling is not a Martial Art because it is perceived as a sport, or because it doesn't come from the Orient. I think that Wrestling can have just as many applications for self-defense as any other style that is out there.

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I will agree that wrestling is "martial" but in no way would I consider it an art.

you don't see many "wrestling schools" that allow you to train in the "art" of wrestling.

now, granted.. I am sure there is alot of history behind how wrestling was founded.. but at the same time.. wrestling is rolling around on the ground without any sort of training as a test of strength and might.. in my eyes anyway. sure later on they came up with different maneuvers.. but back to what I said earlier.. if it was a martial art.. wouldn't we have forum for it? or wouldn't there be "grandmasters" in it? or schools you could go to learn it?

just my thoughts.

"Fear does not exist in this dojo does it?"

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Again, you are basing your idea of what a Martial Art is on what appear to me to be Oriental/Asian concepts of what the Martial Arts have become. Just because there is no designated "Grandmaster" doesn't mean that it can't be a Martial Art. Just because it doesn't have forms doesn't mean that it can't be a Martial Art. Look at BJJ and Judo. Are they that much different? Sure, they wear a gi, but that does not define an "art."

but at the same time.. wrestling is rolling around on the ground without any sort of training as a test of strength and might.. in my eyes anyway.

This may be how it appears, but ask anyone who has Wrestled, and they will tell you differently. I Wrestled for a year in middle school, and the conditioning training was the best that I had ever had, and I can tell you that it is not easy to do. Looking back now, I wish that I would have stuck with it, because it would have served my Martial Arts training very well. There is a lot of technique involved, just like in Judo or BJJ. The goals are simply different. If it was all about strength, then there would not be a need for Wrestling coaches.

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