MMA - Mixed martial arts

Safety with as few restrictions as possible, Mixed Martial Arts or as it is often referred to, MMA, is designed for sparring and competition. The ambition is to have as few technical limitations as possible while ensuring that no practitioners receive any serious injuries.

The first pure MMA club in Sweden was founded in the autumn of 1995. In 2008, the sport was elected as SB and K. In both western- and eastern martial arts, practitioners are brought up in the spirit of respect, humility and fair play, so even in MMA that has its origin in both these traditions. At Fenix Budo and Martial Arts Association, we believe that MMA is a natural form of exercise that thanks to its flexibility and mobility has become extremely popular. Our instructors undergo regular training to maintain a high technical standard.

History
In 648 B.C, the sport “Pankration” (Greek for “all forces”) was introduced in the Olympics. The sport can be described as a mixture of boxing and wrestling and it became the most popular event of the Olympics. Standing fights and boxing were common, but often the matches were decided on the ground where both different types of locks and punches were allowed.

Contemporary
The modern MMA had its breakthrough in the UFC 1 competition that was held in the U.S in 1993. The first competitions in UFC were not to be called sports. But over time, MMA has developed into a serious sport and in the U.S, MMA is sanctioned by for example the Nevada State Athletic Commission. In Sweden, MMA is now recognized as a form of martial art in the Swedish Budo and Martial Arts Federation. One of the great pioneers in Swedish MMA is August Wallen, who has worked extremely hard over many years to get the style approved and recognized in Sweden. We at Fenix have therefore chosen to cooperate with August Wallen and his team Shooters when building our MMA section.

Generally
In general, the core of nearly all modern MMA lies in three different styles: boxing (Kick boxing and Muay Thai included) wrestling (freestyle and Greco-Roman, and to some extend Judo) and grappling (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and to some extend Sambo).

The ground fighter, whose goal is to take the fight to the mat and to try to get some kind of lock on the opponent so that he gives up. The ground fighter is the closest you get to a pure grappler within the MMA. This tactic is sometimes called “mission submission”.

The wrestler, whose strength lies in the takedowns and who usually has a strategy to take down the opponent and take a dominant position to knock-out the opponent. This tactic is commonly referred to as “ground’n pound”.

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