[jacoblyles]

MMA has "ruined America"? Please, save us the hyperbole.

I stepped into an MMA gym a year ago, it's the best thing I have ever done for myself. It has strengthened my mind and body in ways that would have never occurred otherwise in my life of sitting in front of computers. And it is much better for my brain chemistry than gorging on passive media.

And no, I'm not particularly eager to start fights. But being confident in myself means that I'm not the target of the kind of guys that start fights. The people who know martial arts and start fights are the people that started fights before they knew martial arts.

You know, most Jiu Jitsu gyms in your area would give you a free week or month of lessons, if you wanted to develop a first-hand opinion on the issue. But be warned: it might change your life.