This is not a question in the traditional I-need-an-answer sense, but more of a discussion question arising out of curiosity. I know the reason this is so (their popularity through TV), but does anyone else find it amusing or interesting how many posts in the martial arts Yahoo Answers section are MMA or UFC related? It must be more than half based on what I see.
Personally, I think it's interesting just because many (although not all) traditional martial arts and the culture that goes with them are so different than MMA or UFC and the culture that goes with that. They just come from such different places mentally, physically, and culturally, and I feel like they often attract very different people. Like I said before, this is not true for all traditional martial arts, some are far more similar to MMA/UFC, but many are quite different.
Personally, I think it's interesting just because many (although not all) traditional martial arts and the culture that goes with them are so different than MMA or UFC and the culture that goes with that. They just come from such different places mentally, physically, and culturally, and I feel like they often attract very different people. Like I said before, this is not true for all traditional martial arts, some are far more similar to MMA/UFC, but many are quite different.