I'm fine with kids studying martial arts, but the current fashion for MMA perplexes me...I suppose it's the all you can eat buffet of martial arts. Oh well, plenty of time to specialize later.
I think the current popularity of MMA has to do with two things:
1 - the broadcast of competitions like the UFC
2 - the recognition that no one martial art is superior to the rest, so it's essential to cross-train in a variety of martial arts to be maximally effective
1 - the broadcast of competitions like the UFC
2 - the recognition that no one martial art is superior to the rest, so it's essential to cross-train in a variety of martial arts to be maximally effective