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Train to Be a Multi-Mission Athlete
Combine Impact and Profit-Based Goals
The rise of mixed martial arts (the combination of multiple fighting techniques like karate, boxing, jiu jitsu, and judo) represents a turning point in the history of hand-to-hand combat. Historically, the best fighters in any one discipline would face off against their counterparts in the same discipline, but this changed in the 1990s, when competitors using mixed martial arts techniques began to win the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A mixed approach is now standard. The best fighters are not experts in any one technique but in many fighting styles.1 In addition to being one of the fastest-growing sports, mixed martial arts has become a standard training practice ...
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