The Master, The Expert, The Programmer
I thought MMA had killed all the traditional Martial Arts. I'm not aware of evidence that any martial art is effective outside of this list: Muay Thai, Wrestling, Boxing, Jiu Jitsu, and Judo. If they are effective, why aren't there any good MMA fighters using them? The Kung Fu guy got brutally beat down at UFC 1.<p>Now, you can argue that all the rules of MMA make some of the death-blow containing martial arts less effective. But there were few rules for the first dozen or so UFCs when Royce Gracie was choking everybody out with his Jiu Jitsu.<p>Yes I am aware of Lyoto Machida. But one good fighter does not mean that karate is an effective style, and most people who watched it thought the Muay Thai fighter Mauricio Rua won that match.<p>Wearing white suits, dancing around and making noises turns out not to be very good training when it comes down to the business of punching people in the face. I wouldn't be too intimidated facing some traditional "master" across the ring. And if you disagree with me, there are people who will pay you plenty of money to prove that your pet style works in front of a paying audience.