Hybrid martial arts are interesting enough that someone might hardly have heard of them before. Still, it is worth talking about. From biology to technology, hybrids are everywhere. The offspring of animals of different species, or the offspring of different plants. They are called hybrids when they are crossed. A mule is an offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. Likewise, there are hybrids in the plants and engineering mechanism. And now, hybrid in martial arts sports as well.
This article will discuss the rare hybrid sports. It is likely Hybrid martial arts are going to be a popular catchphrase.
MMA itself hybrid
There is no martial art officially named ” hybrid martial arts”. It could be the nickname or characteristic name of MMA because only martial arts includes more than half a dozen traditional established martial arts. Because of the combination of two elements which is clearly found inMMA, it falls into the hybrid category. Hybrid martial arts which have confluence into the heart of MMA like rivers into the ocean. Hybrid fights can be fought; but the name of the fight still remains unchanged. In fact, when eclectic martial arts or freestyle martial arts are fought, it features MMA combat sports. MMA itself is a hybrid sport owing to incorporating other martial arts to fight freestyle. MMA is inseparable from Judo, Jiu jitsu, Wrestling, Boxing,Thai boxing, Karate and many more disciplines. There have been no other martial arts named hybrids so far. So the difference between MMA and imagery hybrid martial arts prove that there is no hybrid martial arts but MMA. The reasons are for example when boxing technique is not working MMA fighters rely on other martial arts techniques like Muay Thai boxing. If wrestling doesn’t work, Jiu jitsu will. That’s a hybrid concept in sports and it is obviously found in MMA.
It is not unlikely that MMA will lose its own identity if it is involved in hybrid things. The name “Mixed Martial Arts” itself suggests the idea that it is already hybrided. If any more new techniques of a strange martial art are included in MMA, it most probably feels the necessity to extricate itself from unhappy involvement.