Fenris-wolf Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 Could somebody please explain the primary differences between a sports MA and any other MA? I recently started Judo, and I've heard that's called a sports MA because it's an olympic sport and there is an international standard. But so far it hasn't seemed any different to any other MAs I've practiced. Thanks. Let Us Turn The Jump Rope In Accord With Socialist Principles!
fireka Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 dont get me started, the whole concept really ticks me off, any thing can be a sport, just stupid people like to make limiting comments often time about there own style! "i could dance like that!.......if i felt like it...." -Master Betty
battousai16 Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 and there you have it. that's really all there is to it. some martial arts were modified slightly to have a more point scoring style to them, but they still have fighting applications. "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai
Fenris-wolf Posted July 23, 2003 Author Posted July 23, 2003 Oh... Well, that's confusing Let Us Turn The Jump Rope In Accord With Socialist Principles!
battousai16 Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 i think it's just taking a martial art, and altering it a little so it's designed a little more to score points or pin someone instead of going for a kill. techniques are created that are meant to just tap a target area or look snazzy "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai
AndrewGreen Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 Sport limits techniques (but then so do non-sport styles), how much depends on which "sport", but train against a fully resisting opponent, giving them a big advantage. Sport also has a competitive format. Some people just train for the sport, others use sport as a training method, but include things not a part of the competitive format. (multiple attackers, weapons, etc.) Andrew Greenhttp://innovativema.ca - All the top martial arts news!
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