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Chad W. Getz · 10-23-2000, 11:17 PM

I agree with you Balisong, but I feel that the FMA, Kali, whatever, will lose its "effectivenss" once it stops growing and evolving. It takes fighting to do so. Here on the BJJ/MMA board, that should be as evident as anything. MMA/BJJ are notorious for the full contact training that is implemented from the beginning. This is something that I'd like to see done with the weapons arts as well. Dare I say that no matter what we call the arts, is it worth being called anything if it isn't effective or even effectively practiced for combat?

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Chad W. Getz Advanced Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Honolulu Posts: 509 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I agree with you Balisong, but I feel that the FMA, Kali, whatever, will lose its "effectivenss" once it stops growing and evolving. It takes fighting to do so. Here on the BJJ/MMA board, that should be as evident as anything. MMA/BJJ are notorious for the full contact training that is implemented from the beginning. This is something that I'd like to see done with the weapons arts as well. Dare I say that no matter what we call the arts, is it worth being called anything if it isn't effective or even effectively practiced for combat? __________________ Chad W. Getz Full Contact Hawaii - http://www.fullcontacthi.com Stickfighting Digest - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stickfighting The grappling arts imply most fights end up on the ground. The striking arts imply all fights start standing up. The clinching arts imply the clinch can stop the striker from striking, and the grappler from taking it to the ground. The weapon arts imply the they can stop the unarmed man. A complete martial art implies any fight can go anywhere...be ready and able to go everywhere.