About No Holds Barred Martial Arts

Inside Scoop on Mixed Martial Arts

MMA is sweeping the world and challenging everything we know about competitive sports. You've heard the buzz. You've seen some UFC® fights. Now it's time to get informed. This is arguably the most complex, difficult, competitive sport in existence. Learn the truth about why MMA is so popular.

MMA is not about some brutes clubbing each other with flailing limbs or pinning their opponents to the ground as in wrestling. It's an ever-evolving conflict between highly skilled athletes. Because the rules allow for such a wide variety of moves, there is an equally wide range of strategies.

Strategies in MMA are not one-size-fits-all methods, but rather specific conditioned responses to deal with an opponent that depend on the various physical characteristics of the competitor and the skills and strategies of his or her opponent (yes there are female mixed martial arts competitors).

NHBMA is here to help you understand the complexities behind this growing sport so you can become educated in the deep strategy and lifelong training necessary to become a world champion. Written by martial arts instructors and coaches who train real MMA competitors, NHBMA provides objective, inside information into the sport as seen in the UFC®, WEC™, Pride®, EliteXC, and other fight leagues.

Did you know that statistics show MMA fighting to be safer than boxing? If that's the case, how can it continually be criticized for its brutality and barbarism? Keep reading at NHBMA to learn more about the safety of Mixed Martial Arts.