mixed martial arts
Noun
Meaning
mixed martial arts pl (plural only)
(sports, martial arts) A style of combat sport allowing a wide range of combat techniques such as striking and grappling.
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Examples
I'm a huge boxing and mixed martial arts fan.
Boxing, mixed martial arts and tennis are the hardest sports to train for.
Mixed martial arts was invented by Brazilians, whose families had been trained by the Japanese. Those Brazilians came to the U.S., where their invention was bought out, gussied up and presented to the world, which found it good.
I've done jiujitsu a huge chunk of my life, and I try to spend a lot of time educating people on the nuances, the subtleness of the ground game. It's a big part of mixed martial arts.
Train hard, get good coaching and don't forget that its mixed martial arts. Don't get tied into one style of fighting and focus on multiple disciplines.
Ive been taking martial arts for a long time. I started with tae kwon do, and then I started taking karate and mixed martial arts.