Grappling has been around for centuries and various cultures have their own styles in one form or another or have learned other cultures and is indigenous to their region and often utilized during hand to hand combat in wartime.. Some are more visicuous than others, the Filipino arts are some of the most brutal in the history of mankind......

Thats one of the biggest misconceptions about Mainstream MMA is that its only been around for 15 years or so which is true, but Martial Arts have been around for 100's of years and was meant for a form of survival, before there were guns and missles etc.. wars were fought hand to hand, even with bladed weapons Grappling is highly effective..... Grappling is considered a Martial Art and Boxing is too albeit they are both incomplete systems and are not profeciant in all ranges of combat