Mma grappling is a full contact total combat sports technique that involves gripping, handling and holding of the opponent during a fight. MMA grappling dominates mixed martial arts regardless of the style which you practice. From judo and Sambo to wrestling and jiu-jitsu, grappling appears constantly. Despite the preponderance in cage fighting, MMA grappling cannot be considered a distinct martial art or style. It has similarities with striking and it includes throws, pinning techniques and joint locks. MMA grappling uses any of these or all most usually with style variations.
Some MMA grappling locks use throws and throws can be used for pinning; therefore, there is no clear-cut distinction between the various aspects of grappling in terms of technique. Through sweeps and escapes specific to MMA grappling, the fighter can improve the ground position. This is usually the case when the athlete needs to get loose from a grappling position or when he needs to move into a position that would enable better pinning for example. The examples of MMA grappling possibilities make a very long list to count here, and the martial art in question allows for the distinction.
Integrated into mixed martial arts, grappling suffers little changes. While it mainly characterizes sports that depend on gripping tactics exclusively, as it is the case with Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo and submission wrestling, MMA grappling could be just one of the many techniques that you’ll notice in an ultimate fighting combat. Martial arts such as kickboxing, boxing, karate and taekwondo avoid grappling and therefore integrate less MMA grappling in combat. These latter martial arts do not allow grappling, making the fighters focus more on kicking or punching.
In mixed martial arts training, Mma grapple makes an important part of the striking strategies and self-defense tactics. Although armed grappling is specific to many Chinese martial arts and aikido, only non-armed MMA grappling is allowed in mixed martial arts. Confrontations are a lot more difficult and dangerous when a weapon is used too. Nevertheless, mastery of armed and non-armed techniques increases the martial arts fighter’s skill in combat. Yet, it is highly unlikely that armed grappling will ever be introduced in mixed martial arts.
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November 23, 2009
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