Mixed Martial Arts Tournament

Mixed Martial Arts (also known as Pankration, Leitai, Vale Tudo, Shooto, Shoot Fighting, Daido Juku or Kudo) is freestyle fighting sport tournaments which opened for all combat sport styles from around the world to participate in their event.

MMA history began since ancient times. In ancient China, Mixed Martial Arts tournament appeared in the form of Leitai, a no-holds-barred mixed combat sport that attended by many participants from various fighting schools like Kungfu, Kuntao, Shuai Jiao, Qin Na, Mongol Bokh and other traditional styles at that era.

In ancient Greece, there was also MMA tournament called Pankration, the concept is similar with Chinese Leitai where fighters from various martial art schools are fight each other in tournament.

Beside ancient Chinese and Greece, there are also many evidences of similar MMA tournaments in ancient Egypt, India and Japan with same concept.

Based on fighting techniques permitted on tournament, there are 3 divisions / classes in general MMA tournaments:

1. Striking Division

Scoring system are only permit striking techniques. Like punches, kicks, elbow and knee strikes. No clinches permitted here.

2. Grappling Division

Only grappling moves permitted here for scoring. Like throws, pins, jointlocks and chokes. No any strikes permitted here.

3. Free Fighting Division

Also known as All Round Fighting Division, both striking and grappling moves are permitted for scoring. Some organizers require the participants mastering both striking and grappling styles to register for their tournament, other organizers doesn’t require the participants to mastering 2 martial arts.