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<blockquote data-quote="portishead_22" data-source="post: 2976814" data-attributes="member: 163189"><p>So, why does the USM use something other than boxing if boxing is the end all be all of martial arts?&nbsp; Why do they use something other than karate, or Muay Thai, or any other martial art?&nbsp; Perhaps it&#039;s because other countries learn single styles where each fighter has a set of programmed responses that any fighter who is aware of the style can immitate and defend against.&nbsp; Granted, higher belts tend to learn how to implement different moves in different ways and chain them all together themselves, but multiple styles/hybrids open the door to many more strings and combinations.&nbsp; For instance, when I was back in MA I went through a hybrid martial arts camp.&nbsp; We oft competed against single style schools in tournaments... when we would face off against them in katas, they usually beat us (at the lower levels, anyway).&nbsp; But when we went against them in sparring or in grappling (which is the basis of what our Soldiers are learning, because it&#039;s fucking nasty techniques and almost everyone knows how to punch or take a punch) or in pugil sticks we destroyed them every time.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="portishead_22, post: 2976814, member: 163189"] So, why does the USM use something other than boxing if boxing is the end all be all of martial arts? Why do they use something other than karate, or Muay Thai, or any other martial art? Perhaps it's because other countries learn single styles where each fighter has a set of programmed responses that any fighter who is aware of the style can immitate and defend against. Granted, higher belts tend to learn how to implement different moves in different ways and chain them all together themselves, but multiple styles/hybrids open the door to many more strings and combinations. For instance, when I was back in MA I went through a hybrid martial arts camp. We oft competed against single style schools in tournaments... when we would face off against them in katas, they usually beat us (at the lower levels, anyway). But when we went against them in sparring or in grappling (which is the basis of what our Soldiers are learning, because it's fucking nasty techniques and almost everyone knows how to punch or take a punch) or in pugil sticks we destroyed them every time. [/QUOTE]

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