What is the difference between mixed martial arts and martial arts?

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1 style vs. 3 or 4

one integrate many martial arts to creat a hybrid while the other is a pure art

one is mixed war arts whuile the other is one war art

one is a sport while the other is a style of tradition

it depends what u constider mma i mean some say mma is a type of ma

Mixed Martial arts is a sport that combine all the elements of fighting, Ground Game, which is wrestling, grappling, and striking to the ground. It also includes the stand up which is strikes such as punching, kicking, elbowing and kneeing. MMA is a sport. Regular martial arts are not sports and meant to save your life if you were in real danger. It should teach you to do things that are illegal in mma such es eye gouging and striking to the groin. Most MA’s usually have 1 aspect of fighting but that is changing a little.

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a combination of several styles of martial arts put into a sporty feel. MMA incorporates grappling, standup fighting, wrestling and take downs. It’s a sport that puts martial arts into it.
Martial arts is NOT a sport. They are a way of life. They are a discipline that people choose to live by. They tend to have a more traditional feel to them
MMA is a sport that takes martial arts (not a sport) and makes them one. I think this is good because it puts martial arts into life in different ways.
Overall MMA is NOT better than traditional martial arts. It all depends on the student. If somebody is great in MMA chances are he’s pretty good in all of the different types (grappling, standup fighting etc.) but he may not be able to take on somebody who is trained in one style.
Most MMA guys tend to be bigger, because MMA uses grappling and wrestling a lot more. Not a lot of standup fighting, but i must say, a lot of the standup fighting they do isn’t all that good.
Martial artists devote their time to studying the type of their choosing.

But don’t get me wrong, neither is better than the other. Some MMA athletes could completely annihilate a martial artist. But i also know martial artists who could drop MMA guys, no matter which type they study. It’s all about the individual, not the style.

Martial art is a term to describe any form of fighting (example: boxing, karate, judo, taekwondo, etc)

Mixed martial arts refers to a combat sport where fighters can use many techniques from different martial arts to defeat the opponent.