It was a good post, but you really didn't clear a whole lot up.. No offence. All you did was establish that individual martial arts have rich histories and tradition, and that there are incredibly schooled athletes who train religiously in them... But I don't think anyone would argue that.. As far as MIXED martial arts, you admit that it's only been around 15 years, and so naturally you don't have the same calibre of athletes who partake in it. At least imo.. Someone could be an 11th degree kung fu black belt with incredible skills and athletic ability... But if they may lose to some trailer trash who could tackle them and drop some elbows, then why would they bother to fight in MMA??