| > more often than not I encounter much simpler interpretations of meditation and its goals that (to me) sound more like instructions to wall off rather than to find peace with yourself. I've notice this at several occasions. It is not specific to meditation though. Agile software development, as practiced behind corporate walls, is very different what Beck and Schwaber talked about in the 90'. Thanks to MMA, we know now that many modern martial art teachings are not practical from a self-defense perspective. Many may claim they follow the ideal of the same famous religious figure, and confronted with each others, will end up with opposite opinions on how to live one life. As soon as something become mainstream, it is bound to be adapted into different variations of what it was initially intended. Yet we keep the same name for it. For what I know, what I'm practicing is also a variation of a variation of a variation of something. |
I don't disagree with the general point that there are martial art schools that do not teach effective self defense - but I'm not sure how MMA figures in to it.
Self defense is about situational awareness, coping with multiple attackers, probably armed. Often you may have a way of de-escalating the situation (eg: give them your wallet).
I suppose in the instance of a single un-armed rapist (often the case when the victim knows the attacker) MMA has increased the focus on grappling (ie: judu/jujutsu/bjj and various wrestling techniques).
I'm not sure what else the popularity of MMA has thought us about self defense.
Now, if your talking about ring fighting with a particular ruleset, one on one, with a referee... That might be something else.