...successful in mma? im talking about the arts you kinda hear that are practiced in asian countriesl. like how do you think kung fu or drunken fist practictionars would do in mma? thanks and sorry for any type os my english issent the best. thank you
Arts are neither successful or unsuccessful. Only the people using them. All traditional martial arts were designed to protect the user from harm, they were not created to be used in a ring fight for money and fame. They are not bound by rules, and are a form of art. Mixed Martial Arts as you see today is simply getting a certain level of skill in a few arts, and competing. Traditional martial arts are not ideal for the ring, they are not bound by rules. Such as the ones in MMA.
Holding or grabbing the fence
Holding opponent’s shorts or gloves
Butting with the head
Biting or spitting at an opponent
Hair pulling
Fish-hooking
Intentionally placing a finger into any orifice, or into any cut or laceration of your opponent
Eye gouging of any kind
Groin attacks of any kind
Downward pointing of elbow strikes (see Elbow strike)
Small joint manipulation
Strikes to the spine or back of the head (see Rabbit punch)
Heel kicks to the kidney
Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea
Clawing, pinching, twisting the flesh or grabbing the clavicle
Kicking the head of a grounded opponent
Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent
Stomping of a grounded fighter
The use of abusive language in fighting area
Any unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to opponent
Attacking an opponent during a break
Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee
Timidity (avoiding contact, consistent dropping of mouthpiece, or faking an injury)
Interference from a mixed martial artist's cornerman
Throwing an opponent out of the ring or caged area
Flagrant disregard of the referee’s instructions
Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his or her head or neck (see Piledriver)
Attacking an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of the period of unarmed combat.
Practitioners of the classical arts would be uncomfortable following these strict limits. Also, MMA fighters are best at what they do, and TMA fighters are best at what they do. It is unrealistic for us to assume why a certain art or practitioner thereof would or would not do well.
Krav maga is not a martial art it is a self defense course there are two types the military one and the civilian one. The on.y one availible is the civilian one.
Kung fu has over 300 style and several mma fighters use kung fu one of the many is Roy Nelson
I believe Jimmy sok is wing chun in mma
Seagal taught Anderson aikido
A style is only as good as the person using it. Styles are no more then tools.