ABOUT PYTHON BJJ ACADEMY'S MIXED MARTIAL ARTS PROGRAM
BJJ REVOLUTION TEAM
Our Program mixes the styles of BJJ, Boxing, and Thai Boxing for a perfect and well rounded fighting system for our members
that fight in the cage or ring. The MMA program is also for our members that want to go through the rigours of training for MMA
for the exercise and experience but don't want to be part of our MMA Team. Members of the elite Python MMA Competition
Team are hand picked from the upper ranks of our Thai Boxing and Brazilian Jiu- Jitsu programs. It is those who show
dedication and determination in training are invited to join the team. We are also able to train amateur and professional fighters
who are not part of the Python MMA Team.
that fight in the cage or ring. The MMA program is also for our members that want to go through the rigours of training for MMA
for the exercise and experience but don't want to be part of our MMA Team. Members of the elite Python MMA Competition
Team are hand picked from the upper ranks of our Thai Boxing and Brazilian Jiu- Jitsu programs. It is those who show
dedication and determination in training are invited to join the team. We are also able to train amateur and professional fighters
who are not part of the Python MMA Team.
ABOUT MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
The practice of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) can be traced back to the Olympic Games of ancient Greece. More than an Olympic
sporting event, it formed the basis of all combat training for Greek soldiers - including the famous Spartan hoplites and
Alexander the Great's Macedonian phalanx.
Pankration, as it was known in the ancient world, combined elements of both boxing and wrestling to create a broad fighting
sport similar to today's mixed martial arts. A match was won by submission of the opponent or by the opponent's incapacitation.
A contestant could signal submission by raising his finger. However, at times a contestant was submitted to unconsciousness
and sometimes even death.
As was the case with early mixed martial arts contests of the early 1990s, these ancient Greek events had neither weight
divisions nor time limits. In fact, referees were armed with stout rods or switches to enforce the sole two rules: no biting and no
gouging. Pankration was later adopted by the Romans and was abolished shortly thereafter.
2000 years later, mixed martial arts has reemerged in present day competitions, such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship,
after vanishing for many centuries. As a result of the endeavors of modern day combatants such as Royce Gracie, Ken
Shamrock, and others, the sport is once again growing in popularity.
Modern mixed martial arts have evolved into a full- contact, no holds-barred combat sport that utilizes a wide range of fighting
techniques, both traditional and non-traditional. The combination of stand-up striking and defense techniques of Thai Boxing
and grappling techniques of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has proven to be one of the most effective fighting combinations in MMA
competitions.
sporting event, it formed the basis of all combat training for Greek soldiers - including the famous Spartan hoplites and
Alexander the Great's Macedonian phalanx.
Pankration, as it was known in the ancient world, combined elements of both boxing and wrestling to create a broad fighting
sport similar to today's mixed martial arts. A match was won by submission of the opponent or by the opponent's incapacitation.
A contestant could signal submission by raising his finger. However, at times a contestant was submitted to unconsciousness
and sometimes even death.
As was the case with early mixed martial arts contests of the early 1990s, these ancient Greek events had neither weight
divisions nor time limits. In fact, referees were armed with stout rods or switches to enforce the sole two rules: no biting and no
gouging. Pankration was later adopted by the Romans and was abolished shortly thereafter.
2000 years later, mixed martial arts has reemerged in present day competitions, such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship,
after vanishing for many centuries. As a result of the endeavors of modern day combatants such as Royce Gracie, Ken
Shamrock, and others, the sport is once again growing in popularity.
Modern mixed martial arts have evolved into a full- contact, no holds-barred combat sport that utilizes a wide range of fighting
techniques, both traditional and non-traditional. The combination of stand-up striking and defense techniques of Thai Boxing
and grappling techniques of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has proven to be one of the most effective fighting combinations in MMA
competitions.
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