You seem to work under the conception that competition is equivalent with brutality. But in any competition, rules are the same for everyone, so rules tend to favor certain skills.
It takes years of hard work, dedication and perseverance to get at the top level of anything, including chess - martial arts are no different. Points karate or competitive judo may not have the crowd appeal of MMA, but the competitors have to work their way up the ranks, just like in MMA. And while they do work different skills, there's just as much competition to become top dog.
And even if you believe only pure "tough guy" sports qualify as martial arts competition, Muay Thai and boxing have been shown to be more dangerous and taxing than MMA, because the rules force the fighters to stand and keep taking punishment way past the point where they would have transformed it into a wrestling match in MMA.
So it's not a question of choosing the art that is the most competitive: Choose the one that appeals to you. The competition will be there to test you. It's just a question of what sauce you prefer.
in my oppinion the full ranges of combats would be a champion at mma cage fighting, streetfighting/backyardfighting tornament and sport aikido[i don like aikido being used as a sport but it i the only art where unarmed versus armed figyhting comes into play]
if ur look ing for competition try
sambo
judo
san shou[realy fun]
brizilian jiu jitsu
wrestling
kickboxing
boxing
savate
jujutsu
tae kwon do
submission wresling
tapout challenge[underground it is basicaly freestyle submission only wresling but if ur back hits a wall 3 times or if u tap out u lose and those are the only ways to lose]
kendo
fencing
muay thai
baordbreaking
muay baron[though that isnt main focus]
pankration
kali
escrima
silat
tai chi forms competition
You seem to work under the conception that competition is equivalent with brutality. But in any competition, rules are the same for everyone, so rules tend to favor certain skills.
It takes years of hard work, dedication and perseverance to get at the top level of anything, including chess - martial arts are no different. Points karate or competitive judo may not have the crowd appeal of MMA, but the competitors have to work their way up the ranks, just like in MMA. And while they do work different skills, there's just as much competition to become top dog.
And even if you believe only pure "tough guy" sports qualify as martial arts competition, Muay Thai and boxing have been shown to be more dangerous and taxing than MMA, because the rules force the fighters to stand and keep taking punishment way past the point where they would have transformed it into a wrestling match in MMA.
So it's not a question of choosing the art that is the most competitive: Choose the one that appeals to you. The competition will be there to test you. It's just a question of what sauce you prefer.
You seem to work under the conception that competition is equivalent with brutality. But in any competition, rules are the same for everyone, so rules tend to favor certain skills.
It takes years of hard work, dedication and perseverance to get at the top level of anything, including chess - martial arts are no different. Points karate or competitive judo may not have the crowd appeal of MMA, but the competitors have to work their way up the ranks, just like in MMA. And while they do work different skills, there's just as much competition to become top dog.
And even if you believe only pure "tough guy" sports qualify as martial arts competition, Muay Thai and boxing have been shown to be more dangerous and taxing than MMA, because the rules force the fighters to stand and keep taking punishment way past the point where they would have transformed it into a wrestling match in MMA.
So it's not a question of choosing the art that is the most competitive: Choose the one that appeals to you. The competition will be there to test you. It's just a question of what sauce you prefer.
You seem to work under the conception that competition is equivalent with brutality. But in any competition, rules are the same for everyone, so rules tend to favor certain skills.
It takes years of hard work, dedication and perseverance to get at the top level of anything, including chess - martial arts are no different. Points karate or competitive judo may not have the crowd appeal of MMA, but the competitors have to work their way up the ranks, just like in MMA. And while they do work different skills, there's just as much competition to become top dog.
And even if you believe only pure "tough guy" sports qualify as martial arts competition, Muay Thai and boxing have been shown to be more dangerous and taxing than MMA, because the rules force the fighters to stand and keep taking punishment way past the point where they would have transformed it into a wrestling match in MMA.
So it's not a question of choosing the art that is the most competitive: Choose the one that appeals to you. The competition will be there to test you. It's just a question of what sauce you prefer.