Kumi Kata (grip fighting) the more modern way of fighting.
UFC 172 took place this past weekend (4.26.14) in Baltimore, Maryland. Headlining the main event of the evening was the Light Heavyweight Title Fight between Jones vs. Teixeira. Spoiler alert, Jon Jones retains the title at the 205lb class improving his record to 20-1. Jones dominated in every fight stat that was recorded, ie: total strikes, significant strikes, takedowns. Jones also dominated, in a stat that I didn’t know existed, control. Control, that is what lead me to write this article.
Kumi Kata, grip fighting. Kumi Kata is one of the most important elements of modern-day Judo and BJJ. Yet Kumi Kata is also being displayed in Mix Martial Art (MMA). In a review in the fight between Jones vs. Teixeira, the display of striking and strength is as expected for mma. What is less obvious, to the untrained spectator , is the grip fighting between fighters. Jones controlled Teixeira…
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