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I dig tennis. What he hell is "MMA"?
Tennis is all right. I am sorry if I offended you. MMA stands for mixed martial arts. A typical MMA athlete possesses expertise in at least two martial art disciplines. One enables him to fight on his feet. Another enables him to fight when the fight goes to the ground. In my limited experience the most useful skills to combine are Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai. But I have seen lots of successful wrestling and boxing combinations as well. Chris Weidman for example who defeated Anderson Silva is primarily a wrestler who added boxing to his skill set.
When was the US best at soccer? Cricket?
When was the US best at soccer? Cricket?
Once upon a time The United States of America was the best in cricket. The US was the first country ever to have a national cricket team. First international cricket match was played in the US.
No offense taken, to each his own. I like the lateral movements of tennis. If I'm a spectator I prefer to watch women's tennis, as they know how to do it with grace whereas men's tennis is more about overpowering each other, which is boring. When Martina Navratilova was playing I would never miss a match.
I just don't get a return out of MMA, but again, personal taste.
When you say "Brazilian jiu jitsu" are you referring to Capoeira?
My eldest son did kick boxing for his self defense as a kid. I did Greeco-Roman wrestling and weight lifting.......
Capoeira looks like this - it's combined with music, which (music) is why I'm familiar with it:
Capoeira looks like this - it's combined with music, which (music) is why I'm familiar with it:
I went to Youtube and watched some videos of Capoeira. It is beautiful to watch but realistically speaking it is not going to be very effective in a MMA tournament. The techniques that are proven in MMA fights are following: Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling and Boxing.
OK so it's not the same thing. I don't know anything about martial arts but I've heard Capoeira referred to as "Brazilian judo" or "Brazilian jiu jitsu", either of which is obviously a dumb-down term.
OK so it's not the same thing. I don't know anything about martial arts but I've heard Capoeira referred to as "Brazilian judo" or "Brazilian jiu jitsu", either of which is obviously a dumb-down term.
Based on the videos I have seen of Capoeira, it is not close to Jiu Jitsu at all. The school where I learned Brazilian Jiu Jitsu also included Judo in its Jiu Jitsu classes because Brazilian Jiu Jitsu does not have any technique at all to deal with the opponent when he is standing on his feet. So I have some exposure to Judo as well and I can say that Capoeira is not close to Judo either. The heavy duty dancing in Capoeira reminds me of Kung Fu actually. I have never officially attended a Kung Fu school so I cannot say that for sure.
I do not measure the success of my country by how well we play tennis. Yes, tennis and golf don't go together. However, as much as I don't like Obama, I think this thread is ridiculous.
Your boy doesn't control anything...he fails at everything...ergo the age of failure...2+2=?Somehow tennis is controlled by our president....According to the future dementia patient
Your boy doesn't control anything...he fails at everything...ergo the age of failure...2+2=?Somehow tennis is controlled by our president..
Erm... if I may, deltex, Obama runs a country (albeit feebly and futilely) not a tennis court; and while he is an avid golfer, I doubt his success as a golfer or a president relies on his ability to make sure Americans succeed in tennis. No sir, Obama does not control everything.
Those American athletes failed on their own demerits in performance. Blaming Obama for the failures of America's athletes is like blaming a gun for killing someone. Apples and oranges.
So.
Yes I know they're not the same or related (Capoeira tradition comes from Angola) but the names of them are sometimes conflated. That's why I wondered.
