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Mixed martial arts (often replaced by their acronyms in English: MMA - Mixed Martial Arts) - the martial arts, in common and show business - MMA, is a combination of many techniques, schools and styles. MMA has different directions, but in general, this style is characterized by a full contact combat, using striking technique and fighting in the front and on the ground (lying). Also allowed to hit a lying, as the legs and hands.

The Russian example is the national martial art - martial Sambo [1] - it is the closest of the arsenal and the rules for mixed martial arts, along with jujutsu, from which it happened. Ukrainian version of mixed martial arts is a free-fight. Mixed martial arts can be practiced as a martial art under the street, and professionally, speaking at the world tournament in Japan, America, and more recently Russia. [2] Some organizations that organize tournaments of mixed martial arts - a UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship - «FIFA Ultimate Boy") and PRIDE («Pride").

The Russian soldiers successfully compete in the global tournaments and are popular in Japan and America, where the mixed the style is very popular. Such names as Fedor Emelianenko, Oleg Taktarov, nicknamed the "Russian bear" make many shudder overseas fighters. Russia in the face of the team M-1 - MMA Workout plan "Red Devils" hold high the frame in the global arena of mixed martial arts. As in many world tournaments, the team defends the honor of Russia Action-Force (Strength Movement)

Pankration is the old style of melee fighting. The ancient Greeks introduced this discipline in the Olympic Games in 648 BC. e. Some public displays of battles took place in the late 19th century. They represented a variety of fighting styles, including jujitsu, wrestling, and other tournaments and challenges throughout Europe. After World War I, the struggle was born again in the two main streams. First - it was a real competition; the second began to depend more on choreography, and from the great public displays, which led to professional wrestling.

Modern mixed martial arts have their root in two events: events Valetudo in Brazil, and Japanese shutrestling (shootwrestling). Then, they are mutually connected but separated. Valetudo started in the third decade of the 20th century, when Gracie Carlson (Carlson Gracie) invited everyone compete. It was