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Originally Posted by ninjormon
Youre right about the 30 seconds thing but to the wrong effect. Ninjitsu is designed to end fights guickly by using pressure points and other concepts of martial arts. In MMA the RULES would prevent a ninjitsu practioner from using ninjitsu, by that I mean shots to the throat, eye gouging, crotch shots, hammer fist,(designed to kill), certain holds, etc. Come on man, do you think that a wrestler would slug it out with Kimbo Slice? Not gonna happen. You play to your strengths and your strengths are the other persons weaknesses. Also it is a ninjas duty to study other martial arts as well.
I think its awesome supermom that you and your husband practice together, my wife and I do too. I think it's a good activity, it builds trust, teaches valuable techniques, and it's good cheap clean fun. The human weapon is a good tool here are 4 links to a collage of all of the different martial arts. Also look up Choson Ninja on youtube for a couple hundred different techniques, he trains law enforcement and marines.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship signaled the death of a lot of long held Hollywood delusions. One of those delusions was that a stand-up fighter like Chuck Norris was the best type of fighter. Another is that mastery one single martial arts discipline is better than cross-training into every martial arts discipline. Ninjitsu has seen a measure of success in the UFC because it is a fairly well-rounded discipline. But the ninja tends to get over-hyped by Hollywood. Yes they are lethal ... just like every other martial arts style. They also train ground and stand-up, which is getting on the right track. But to say that they would be the most lethal discipline if you throw out all rules -- I think that is recreating the myth that the ninja is unbeatable, without having to prove any of it. Historically, if ninjitsu was as effective in comparison to other styles as it is hyped up to be, then we should see a historical record piled very very high with dead Emperors and dead Shoguns. Afterall, a ninja is nothing more and nothing less than a trained assassin. The historical success of ninjas in successfully assassinating their targets is very comparable to Europe in the Middle Ages. They had lethal skills, but so did their targets and the guards of their targets.
One thing I think you are missing here -- Brazillian jujitsu has held a dominant position in MMA for the same reasons you mention: Killing and incapacitating moves. More than that, Brazillian jujitsu represents one of the most significant and successful efforts to cross train fighters into all areas. As things have progressed, the more cross-trained a fighter was, the more successful they were. It is very interesting that Far-Eastern practitioners have seen very limited success despite being the originators of most of the martial arts being used. Much of that comes down to their stubborn tradition against cross-training. Because of the fanatical loyalty to a single style of combat, MMA is instead being dominated by the USA, Brazil, Russia, etc.