Mixed martial arts is an extreme full contact combat sport (with very thin/no gloves) where contestants can use techniques from boxing, wrestling, karate, judo etc. They are allowed to use many forms of striking + many types of grappling techniques and holds. read more
2. The difference between types/disciplines* of martial arts and martial art styles 3. The difference between martial art style and fighting style. 4. Information about the types of martial arts The types of martial arts divide into 4 categories: 1. Striking martial arts 2. Wrestling martial arts 3. Grappling martial arts 4. read more
"Martial arts" is a name for practices that aim at perfecting fighting skills. Some people include things like boxing and judo, while others would say they are "martial sports" as their practice focuses almost exclusively on techniques allowed by their competition rules, clearly ignoring considerable dangers from other techniques. read more