Aswell as Lei Tai, Ring and Tatami, MMA will also have a strong presence at THE MARTIAL ARTS SHOW in the form of demonstrations, exhibition bouts and 8 man challenge fights!

There will also be not one but TWO HUGE events staged on the Friday and Saturday night in the purpose built 2000 seat MMA arena! They are set to be very big dates in the MMA calendar so stay tuned for more news soon!

What is MMA?

Mixed Martial Mrts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques, from a mixture of martial arts traditions and non-traditions, to be used in competitions. The rules allow the use of striking and grappling techniques, both while standing and on the ground. Such competitions allow martial artists of different backgrounds to compete.

The can be traced to mixed style contests throughout Europe, Japan and the Pacific Rim during the early 1900s. Modern MMA competition emerged in 1993 with the founding of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Originally organized with the intention of finding the most effective martial arts for real unarmed combat situations, competitors were pitted against one another with minimal rules for safety.

Later promoters adopted many additional rules aimed at increasing safety for competitors and to promote mainstream acceptance of the sport.

The name mixed martial arts was coined by one of the developers of these rules, Jeff Blatnick, a former Greco-Roman wrestler and Olympic gold medalist.

Following these changes, the sport has seen increased popularity with pay per view reach rivaling boxing and professional wrestling.