How MMA Exposed Traditional Martial Arts

UFC and the birth of MMA has changed the martial arts world forever. Before it was easy to claim your martial art is the best, yet the rise of UFC and MMA many martial arts were exposed to their lack of functionality. Just how much and in what ways UFC affected the traditional martial arts world - all about that in this Martial Arts Explored episode! Check out more Martial Arts Explored episodes here:    • Martial Arts Explored Series   To learn about how elitism develops in traditional martial arts, check out this Martial Arts Explored episode:    • How Elitism Ruins Traditional Martial Arts...   Watch a Martial Arts Explored episode about the reality of knife defense:    • Why You Will Get Cut Defending Against a K...   #UFC #mma #martialarts --- Welcome to the Martial Arts Journey YouTube channel! My name is Rokas. I'm a Lithuanian guy who trained Aikido for 14 years, 7 of them running a professional Aikido Dojo until eventually I realized that Aikido does not live up to what it promises. Lead by this realization I decided to make a daring step to close my Aikido Dojo and move to Portland, Oregon for six months to start training MMA at the famous Straight Blast Gym Headquarters under head coach Matt Thornton. After six months intensive training I had my first amateur MMA fight after which I moved back to Lithuania. During all of this time I am documenting my experience through my YouTube channel called "Martial Arts Journey". Now I am slowly setting up plans to continue training MMA under quality guidance and getting ready for my next MMA fight as I further document and share my journey and discoveries. --- Check out these other Martial Arts Explored episodes:    • 5 Martial Arts Myths You're Probably Belie...   If you want to support my journey, you can make a donation to my PayPal at [email protected] SUBSCRIBE to see when the next videos will come out: ► http://bit.ly/1KPZpv0 Check the video "Aikido vs MMA" which started this whole Martial Arts Journey: ►    • Aikido Master Challenges Pro MMA Fighter (...   If you want to support me and this channel on a regular basis check my Patreon page: ►   / rokasleo   #MMA #UFC #Fighting