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Subject: Re: This is the norm now???? everyone is teaching MMA??

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SES

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Date Posted: 13:14:45 04/16/08 Wed
In reply to: Just Wondering 's message, "This is the norm now???? everyone is teaching MMA??" on 22:23:35 02/19/08 Tue

Competition, Safety, unfair business practices, and Martial arts politics. These are the points about this post that I have questions about....
What new teams are out there making a strong effort to attract fighters, freelance coaches and clients to promote their gyms and better yet..compete? I'll admit Ringskilz has been out of it as a team but we are still help begining gyms get their feet wet and we have one or two original team mates fighting.

What are some of the unsafe practices within MMA? What can we do to avoid them? Whats wrong with the more experienced trainers trying to warn the newer trainer's about these stumbling blocks? If you don't plan on fighting
don't bother answering.

What about fight contracts? If you don't know the laws concerning Management, promotion, cornerman duties and medical requirements; you'd better read up fighters. There
are sharks in the water.

Mixing Martial arts or Mixed Martial arts. One refers to a blending of styles for the sake of self-promotion of a self proclaimed background. The other refers to a Combat Sport that is commonly known as MMA. This sport has it's own set of rules and values that allow Two combatants to engage in a manner that is fair to both combatants.....My question is "Who gives a DAMN?!!" I'm not gonna tell what to cook in your oven, just don't be offended when you enter into a baking contest and don't win. Some people just have better goodies......I would've given you my 2 cents but with gas prices lately, I can't spare the change.

SES

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Neal Weaver
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Date Posted: 14:52:57 04/16/08 Wed

"My question is "Who gives a DAMN?!!""

And my answer is the twenty year old who watches every epidsode of TUF who gets trained inadequately by a non qualified trainer and gets into a fight with a stud from an established gym. If that kid gets wrecked I think he is going to care.

This is fighting, people will get hit, they will bleed, people will lose. That is with proper training, guidance and preparation. Guys who dont have those three are going to get shit on. Amatuer rules are pretty unforgiving these days (esp in VA where knees to the head are legal now) to guys with weak training. Those are the people I am concerned about, guys who dont know what they need for a trainer getting into a fight with weak prep and bad advice. Everyone will lose some time, but no need for it to be early and ugly because someone lied about their credentials and duped someone into thinking they had good guidance.

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