It's funny how things that go around come around again... MMA seems to just be a toned down variant on Pankration. Now there was an art that was based on effectiveness. Locks, throws, takedowns, strikes.. anything and everything! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pankration Thing was that money controlled things then as it does now and the art gets polluted. Not so different than today. One great story: ''In an odd turn of events, a pankration fighter named Arrhichion (Ἀρριχίων) of Phigalia won the pankration competition at the Olympic Games despite being dead. His opponent had locked him in a chokehold and Arrhichion, desperate to loosen it, broke his opponent's toe (some records say his ankle). The opponent nearly passed out from pain and submitted. As the referee raised Arrhichion's hand, it was discovered that he had died from the chokehold. His body was crowned with the olive wreath and taken back to Phigaleia as a hero.'' Now there was a sport that people took to extremes! LFD
Money will always corrupt. The moment someone sees a way to make a buck, it will be done. Including. Joe's crabshack and MMA SELF-DEFENSE school.
