to beat a grappler in ufc or finish him you have to go to the ground with him but in AoW if im a striker and i dont wanna enter his world i can stay standing and kick the crap out of him! and trust me in ufc if ground kicks were allowed so many fights would be different. give it time AoW will surpass UFC and i cant wait. when bruce buffer sais champion of the woooooorld il just laugh then switch to AoW where the real Mixed Martial Artists fight withno rules to hold back the evolution of fighting
@Tracer564 i hope so man....im sick of these stupid unified rules where a guy on the bottom cant even up kick the guy on top of him. such BS wrestling favored rules. you can stop 20 takedowns but if one lands and does nothing the guy still wins the round. places like art of war and pride, people took you down to finish you, in UFC people take you down to score points with the judges. i hope the essence and atmosphere of PRIDE Is resurrected through AOW
does anyone know the salaries of the fighters in ART OF WAR? with china being a quasi-communist country and all, i dont know if their pay is heavily taxed or slightly more?
this is gonna be the new pride in a few years DREAM already has more audionce than ufc if dream co promot with them this will be for sure the new pride and might , in china it will be populare and 1bilion ppl will watch it and in japane it will only become more and more and than it come in us
i think dream and sengoku should pair up these organizations maybe even bellator or strikeforce, combine venues, fighters, and the rules, i think they may be able to have a winner here like pride. dream is losing interest with its fans in japan something like this may be just what it needs to boost itself back to life.
I Like this a whole lot better than the UFC I read a article about this event and Andy Pi said that He wanted the best of all MMA even rules in MMA China With Elbows, and Kicks and stomps to the ground...
And No Judges descisions if the fight is not ended it is a Draw but The fights here are much faster and less stalling happens here..
wtf this is unbelievably brutal! hell the sanctioning sports body needs to do a lot more, it will only take one lethal injury to put a FULL STOP to the exponential rise of MMA that we c to day!
Art of War is way bettter than the UFC because it has all styles like Wushu/Sanda too. The UFC is mostly just sloppy boxing and wrestling. It's annoying to see every fighter like that. I just wish Korea's Taekwondo fighters would join Art of War or Spirit MC
There's like five Wushu/San Shou fighters in AOW that are undefeated against grapplers. You should be cheering for the style that is most exciting and flashy, and that is San Shou/Taekwondo/Kyokushin. MMA has too many grapplers and muay thaiers. IT's getting boring and mundane
Yeah i love watching Cung Le fight, hes 6-1 spining kicks and punches sure make the fights more interesting, lyoto machida with his karate sweeps n strikes, san shou side kicks n shit are alot better then watching two guys humping and stalling for 10 minutes is kind of wack.
The grapplers were doing an awful lot of "Striking" to be considered grapplers......Maybe you should pay MORE attention, even in the UFC knocks outs from standing strikes happen way more then submissions nowadays. watch all the recent UFCs peoples sprawl game is so strong all the fights end up ending on standing strikes n thats a fact lol
Only 3 out of 10 matches in art of war ended up with submissions i'll hardly call that grapplers winning LMAO
banda106 the ufc have used rules because of saftey of the fighters.doing mma myself i am happy knowing that if i get knocked out i will be safe from stamping and footie kicks that could give me a stroke.
I was actually at this particular event in Beijing. According to the announcer, if my Mandarin is correct, he was some freestyle fighter. I guess he wore the gi & belt, which probably meant nothing and thought it would provide him an advantage like Royce in the first UFC's. Nonetheless, he got wupped.
Do you really want to take things to the ground when there are people swarming around you? You would get ur face kicked in if you try to ground fight with a guy who has got buddies to watch his back.
It's a fight. They're not playing ping pong. Both competitors know this going in and have trained for it. Watch people playing golf instead if you find this sport unacceptable.
Ken Shamrock's skill is not questionable. Dan Severn's skill is not questionable. Minoki Ichihara was one of the top Karate fighters in the world. He did not have the slightest chance against Royce Gracie in UFC 2. You had better go back and study your UFC and MMA history, actually step onto a mat or inside the ring and do some training, before you make more outlandish comments.
the reason that they have implemented the no strikes to the back of the head, neck and spine rule is because it is DANGEROUS to hit there... they didn't implement the rules to deliberately favor grapplers or strikers. the back of the head area was deemed as a sensitive area, and can make for some very serious injuries. indirectly however, it has favored strikers, simply because when grapplers dominate the back position, they can no longer strike the back of their opponent's head.
Ken Shamrock's skill wasn't questionable back in the day, now..well...yeah, it's about time for him to retire I would say (as much of a Shamrock fan I am). Dan Severn is definitely a beast. I think Minoki Ichihara was a great fighter, he was only versed in stand up though. Too many people bash guys for being sucky fighters just because they had no idea how to grapple at the time. That's like saying Muhammed Ali couldn't fight because he had no grappling background.
Man I totally agree with that. You take any great fighter and throw them into something they r not used... I mean of course they r gonna lose. Muhammed Ali is a great boxer. But how would he have faired against a Gracie or Cung Lee in the cage? And how would Gracie or Cung Lee fair against The greatest in a boxing ring? Either way its a different type of training. Different battlefield requiring different tactics. Ground fighting is great in the ring. But on the street with multiple opponents...
why say gracie or cung lee like they are mma's equivalent of ali. cung lee is a nobody in mma and always will be, gracie was the man at the start of UFC but that time is long gone.
It is incredibly refreshing to see a MMA event where two men can enter a ring knowing that all what stands between them and a win is just their opponent. No other sport directly signifies the superiority of one man over another than AOW. Call it archaic, barbaric, violent, whatever; these men enter willingly, and for that, it is fair and just. Good luck to them all and may the best always win.
The traditional philosophy of chinese martial arts has always been you learn chinese martial arts for health and self -defense.And you certainly do not learn chinese martial art to fight in UFC,etc for money and fame.A true to the philosophy master will not accept you as a student if that is your intention.
UFC and the art of war,etc tournaments all give the grapplers an advantage not available in street fight.Most grapplers in this commercial fights try to take you down by grappling at least one of the legs.If it is a street fight,I would whack him to the back of his head or neck to disable him.But commercial fights do not allow that.I suggest we stop comparing styles and start enjoying the entertainment for what it is.
Hey VPCPJALL, in a real street fight, if you tried to wack me in the back of neck as I took you down, my friends would all jump you and beat the shit outta you. MMA tournaments are the closest you can get to a REAL street fight. Doesn't matter if you are a grappler or striker. MMA events don't favor any style. It is a sportive competition which allows all styles!
Change the MMA rules to allow strikes to the back of the head and neck,then see how many will still try to do the same thing.I bet few if any.Perhaps once in a while when the opponent is tired and not alert and I repeat only perhaps because with head and body down with your opponent at the top puts u in a very vulnerable position.
As far as allowing strikes to the back of the head - you're an idiot, this is a sport that is as close to a real fight as you can be without maiming and killing each other. If you don't think someone could take your strikes as they single legged you, you're a fool. They'd simply take you down and pound you. Non-trained fighters just don't have the takedown defense. In a fight, an MMA guy can do every dirty thing you can do - just faster, harder, and for a lot longer before they tire of it.
Part 1 - I did not call you an idiot.What right have you got to call me one? May God bless you!Show me you are right by giving sound arguments not by calling names.
I m not talking about fighting dirty.I am talking about the vulnerable position most grapplers take when they dive to grap one or both of their opponents make
Part 2- If the rules allowed striking to the back of the head or neck or if it is a street fight,which fighter of sound mind would do that.I bet few if any.
That is why I say MMAs rules favour the grapplers.Perhaps they favour more in the past but less now .Nevertheless they still favour the grapplers .
Part 3 - If the grappler goes for his opponents leg/s with head down,all the opponent needs to do is pound ,pound n pound unceasingly to the neck or back of the head until that guys goes unconscious.
Have you seen the early UFCs? Strikes to the back of the head were totally allowed in the early UFCs. Royce Gracie took down all of his opponents and finished them on the ground, and all of them could hit him in the back of the head... how come he still won? You should really do your research before you open your mouth... you are wasting valuable debate space with your uneducated statements!
How early was the UFC fights that allowed strikes to the back of the head? Did they also allowed strikes to the back of the neck?I am given to understand the quality of the fighters in the early UFC fights were questionable.There were so called experts in certain martial arts with such and such qualifications in certain martial arts that were not
vpcpjall... you obviously have not done your research about early UFC history or Brazilian Vale Tudo history. The only illegal techniques in the early UFC were no eye gouging, no biting, and no groin strikes, just like old school Brazilian Vale Tudo rules. When a jiu-jitsu fighter executes a BODY LOCK takedown, he does not even expose the back of his head because he is not going for the legs. Your entire argument is predicated on a grappler bending his waste to attack the legs...
If the grappler doesn't bend his waste to shoot in, he never exposes the back of his head or neck... there are many ways to take down an opponent without ever exposing the back of your head and neck. If you had actually bothered to study the history of the UFC or old school Brazilian vale tudo, or made an effort to study a bit of grappling, you would know these things and would never make such an outlandish statement.
If you would like to have an open debate/discussion on this issue, please do not make unnecessary and offensive staements like accusing me of wasting valuable debate space and making uneducated statements.What do you mean when you use the word uneducated?
When I say uneducated, I mean just that... uneducated. You have obviously NEVER studied grappling before. If you have seriously studied ANY FORM of grappling or wrestling, you would know right off the bat that there are hundreds of ways to takedown your opponent without exposing the back of your head or neck. Not all takedowns are double legs...
Reply to me in a cool logical manner minus any personal attacks ,then there is the opportunity to exchange opinions.Otherwise ,forget it.How we use our language defines us.One more thing, why then have they changed the rules so as not to allow strikes to the back of the head and/or neck anymore.Reinstate freedom to strike to the back of the head/neck and we will know then whether the present rules favour the grapplers for certain.
In addition to not allowing strikes to the back of the head or neck, the UFC has also implemented about 30 more additional rules, yet you choose ONLY to focus on no strikes to the back of the head or neck. What about RESTARTS STANDING UP? Who does that favor? What about not allowing the grappler to SPIKE his opponent onto the ground, head first? What about the use of padding in the ring or octagon? A striker would break his shoulder and back because he doesn't know how to breakfall.
Reinstating strikes to the back of the head and neck... that will certainly favor grapplers... especially BJJ guys. Because when a good BJJ guy takes your back, and you're not able to get him off of you, you will be in DEEP SHIT. Today's current UFC rules don't allow the grappler to use his elbow to smash into the back of your head and neck when he has control of your back... Watch Renzo Gracie against Ben Spijkers in the WCC.
If you are still not convinced that current MMA rules favours the ground grappler, let it be.I do not wish to go into a long debate.I will let other readers make their sound opinion after going through both our arguments.
You're wrong. MMA rules years ago favored the grappler. With 5 minute rounds and restarts the grapplers all complain that the game now favors the striker. Your argument is out of date and does not apply to MMA in 2008.
I must also say that most if not all MMA gymns and their training have their base in at least some form of systemised martial arts be it Muay Thai Jujitsu boxing karate or otherwise.They do not come out of thin air.
What the west know of the chinese martial arts are those few styles that were more aggressively introduced to west .You cannot say a particular style say Wing Chun or Silat is not effective or the best just because the exponents do not win in UFC or other MMA fights.
There are many reasons for them not participating.
This Art of War thing is still new ,so you may not be getting the best exponents yet
Another reason could be because organised/systemised martial arts in china have a long history/tradition in china ,over a few thousand years.The chinese have always been very enthusiastic about martial arts.
you can't say that chinese martial art is limited in style because if you look at the whole spectrum of Chinese martial art,it includes everything from grappling to kicks, punches ,lock ,etc,
For the chinese to cheer their fighters is natural just like americans cheer for their athletes and fighters in UFC or boxing.The same applies to all other nationalities.If the chinese cheer louder,perhaps it is because prior to their current resurgence,they were bullied and dominated by the foreigners especially Europeans,Americans and japanese during the last 200 years.
If only fishhooking and eyegouging and groin and throatshots and collarbone grips and other brutality would be allowed. :/ Well, id just like to see what kinda crazies would enter such a contest...
Well obviously they had some kind of morals, I was exaggerating to make a point.
Today their morality would be considered quite flawed, and the colosseum is a good example of that. Feeding people to lions for amusement is not acceptable in any modern culture.
Actually the romans did not have high morals. That's the main reason it fell. Everyone backstabbing each other. Orgies, murder, theft, blackmail, all those things were everyday occurences in the roman empire. So much so that it caused it's downfall.
Morals are hardly the main pillar that holds a society together. Rather the constant flow if germanic immigrants and invaders and the obvious weakness from deviding the empire into 2 is what fucked their system. Besides..
every empire falls eventually no matter how high morals they pretend to have. I did specify "moral-ideals" didnt I, people still act like beasts, what would explain our starnge affection for violent entertainment.. (Like the ART OF WAR, ((WOOOO!!!)))
MMA has been an international sport for over 10 years now, this is simply China's version of it. There are various MMA events staged all around the world. With 99% of the techniques used being a combination of Brazilian Ju-jujitsu, Muay Thai and Boxing, the evidence of which is very well documented and visibly clear. Osu! Train Hard.
Yes,this is the real MMA in action,Please stop with just the The BJJ bullshits, In China ,In China/Asia,they have Classy Sambo,Classical Jujutsu,SanShou Mixed Chin-Na,Roman-Greeko Wrestling=(REAL-MAA)just open your brain and Read before you Posting more Shits about this Filmlike a 5 year old
My comments were not intended to be insulting to you, nor a particular style. I respect all Martial Arts, in all formats, but
I do not appreciate being insulted by anonymous psoters. And I do not stand for style-vs-stytle arguments. If you wish to criticize me personaly, please email me directly thank you. Osu! Train Hard.
You've never watched the early UFC's, have ya? Most of the fighters weren't even American, and they were skilled in one discipline or another (which sometimes didn't seem so practicle in combat). Big fat sweaty rednecks? No. Gracie winning victories? Yes. This is one "cracker" (nice racist remarks, btw) that knows his MMA history.
Royce only enter 3 fights at the early UFC, what a Chicken Shit, And Giving His Ass Fu*ck by Fat and skinney Japs <just laying on the Mat and Spread Eagle-GayshitDo,but Bushida always has Honor, but Bjj-Gayassshitdo
not the next pride......its way better than that and the ufc and way better tan those mexican or brazilian organizations......i fight under jeff mullens a well known judge of the ufc and this looks the best.....just needs maybe better judges.....THIS IS THE BEST I WANT TO ENTER ART OF WAR!!!!!!
The average height in China is almost identical to Brazil's. In Japan the average height is a little shorter, but younger Japanese are actually taller than Brazilians. Shorter height among the older generation is most due to poor nutrition. Asians are not as small as most Westerners believe.
mmmmmmmmm interesting I like it good organized fighting with limit of space and who can show the true skills with no deadly skill in a limit of combat & good feel to a organizations up and rising. P.S. It has everything to real combat street fight but everybody knows there more beyond just a organize fight Im just talking in true logic in the real world survival instincts take over. Over all that I like this organization.
proud to see such a good org n china finally. None of my relatives knew what mma was when I went back last january, and they're into martial arts.Though the art of war event I saw on tv last jan wasnt very good. Not very advanced yet on the ground, but the newer fights have looked great! Maybe it'll be the new pride fc! hahaha
i think its good that there are allways new organsations oppening maybe this will be a great succes who knows? the fighter looked like they lacked some technique but thats normal at this stage and when the organsations are new but its entertaining anyway
The production value of their show, and the whole "cage-fight" aesthetic suck. Show these fighters some respect. don't make them look like a couple pit-bulls going at it in a basement somewhere. Art of war looks like some of these guys have traditional Chinese MA backgrounds... JUST WHAT I'VE BEEN WANTING TO SEE IN MMA!!
this is great stuff
GUARDIANZ13 5 months ago
Mma probably doesnt do well in china because of shitty medical insurance.
lilsm555 7 months ago
to beat a grappler in ufc or finish him you have to go to the ground with him but in AoW if im a striker and i dont wanna enter his world i can stay standing and kick the crap out of him! and trust me in ufc if ground kicks were allowed so many fights would be different. give it time AoW will surpass UFC and i cant wait. when bruce buffer sais champion of the woooooorld il just laugh then switch to AoW where the real Mixed Martial Artists fight withno rules to hold back the evolution of fighting
Tracer564 7 months ago
@Tracer564 i hope so man....im sick of these stupid unified rules where a guy on the bottom cant even up kick the guy on top of him. such BS wrestling favored rules. you can stop 20 takedowns but if one lands and does nothing the guy still wins the round. places like art of war and pride, people took you down to finish you, in UFC people take you down to score points with the judges. i hope the essence and atmosphere of PRIDE Is resurrected through AOW
AFGalwayz 7 months ago
wow they are good but i bet fedor is better than all of them i swear coz hes the BEST !. GOGO FEDOR
MechPhantom 1 year ago
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GbhytNmkji 1 year ago
0:45 damn that nigger got fucked up, no wander black people always fight in packs with weapons and pick on the least intimidating
KoolJayJ 1 year ago
@KoolJayJ are you kidding me?
Tracer564 7 months ago
Check out Cong Le vs Nashun
Oceancolour5 1 year ago
@Oceancolour5 oh yea i love dat vid,it shows how the chiense got raped by the vietnamese
MechPhantom 1 year ago
@MechPhantom Where do you pull stuff out of your ass?
SunWukong4 10 months ago
@SunWukong4 no really just watch cung le vs nashun , china lost to USA ,chinese got a thrashing . no joke
MechPhantom 10 months ago
does anyone know the salaries of the fighters in ART OF WAR? with china being a quasi-communist country and all, i dont know if their pay is heavily taxed or slightly more?
jmorengo2000 1 year ago
i love this! Art of War FC is cool!
fadedsideways 1 year ago
this is gonna be the new pride in a few years DREAM already has more audionce than ufc if dream co promot with them this will be for sure the new pride and might , in china it will be populare and 1bilion ppl will watch it and in japane it will only become more and more and than it come in us
politie210 1 year ago
i think dream and sengoku should pair up these organizations maybe even bellator or strikeforce, combine venues, fighters, and the rules, i think they may be able to have a winner here like pride. dream is losing interest with its fans in japan something like this may be just what it needs to boost itself back to life.
jaunter1 1 year ago
2:32 FEDOR WTF
eternalfear 1 year ago
I Like this a whole lot better than the UFC I read a article about this event and Andy Pi said that He wanted the best of all MMA even rules in MMA China With Elbows, and Kicks and stomps to the ground...
And No Judges descisions if the fight is not ended it is a Draw but The fights here are much faster and less stalling happens here..
DareDevilWithoutFear 1 year ago
BJJ is the most fun to watch..
EpikHigh408 1 year ago
looked kwl as feck and brutal
mcjock1983 2 years ago
wtf this is unbelievably brutal! hell the sanctioning sports body needs to do a lot more, it will only take one lethal injury to put a FULL STOP to the exponential rise of MMA that we c to day!
hasalaid 2 years ago
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Antikillazdron 2 years ago
mma is not style vs style anymore . mma is parts of the best things in fighting
belfastbootboy 2 years ago
2:22 classic love it :D
pobby15 2 years ago
ok this is fucking violent
hardpunk10101 2 years ago
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what that..they trowing punch like girls..no technicque..pride fc is the best oganisation in asia....fuck CHINA and KOREA!!!!!
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alexachung1 2 years ago
the refs need to call fights faster. this is insane
oasisspirit 2 years ago 3
this is crazy! they have no rules against kicking someone on the ground when two hands are dwn! wtf!!
oasisspirit 2 years ago 3
@oasisspirit thats the way it should be
Tracer564 7 months ago
@Tracer564 damnn straightt
oasisspirit 7 months ago
Art of War is way bettter than the UFC because it has all styles like Wushu/Sanda too. The UFC is mostly just sloppy boxing and wrestling. It's annoying to see every fighter like that. I just wish Korea's Taekwondo fighters would join Art of War or Spirit MC
gyromancy2 2 years ago 5
Yea, all styles. Pay attention to whom was winning. Grapplers. K.
magicsusan731 2 years ago
There's like five Wushu/San Shou fighters in AOW that are undefeated against grapplers. You should be cheering for the style that is most exciting and flashy, and that is San Shou/Taekwondo/Kyokushin. MMA has too many grapplers and muay thaiers. IT's getting boring and mundane
gyromancy2 2 years ago
Yeah i love watching Cung Le fight, hes 6-1 spining kicks and punches sure make the fights more interesting, lyoto machida with his karate sweeps n strikes, san shou side kicks n shit are alot better then watching two guys humping and stalling for 10 minutes is kind of wack.
anhkhoinguyen 2 years ago
The grapplers were doing an awful lot of "Striking" to be considered grapplers......Maybe you should pay MORE attention, even in the UFC knocks outs from standing strikes happen way more then submissions nowadays. watch all the recent UFCs peoples sprawl game is so strong all the fights end up ending on standing strikes n thats a fact lol
Only 3 out of 10 matches in art of war ended up with submissions i'll hardly call that grapplers winning LMAO
anhkhoinguyen 2 years ago
Hahahaha this is REAL fighting. (punches and throwing and kicks in all directions) all we need now are headbutts, but i CAN see why it is banned.
flapplewapple 2 years ago
the big judo man @ 3:11... very cool"!
moloko89 2 years ago
This... is awesome...
Flizbap 2 years ago
wow! who is this blue dressed judo guy??
moloko89 2 years ago
dont know, but that was a nasty and kick ass lookin keylock huh?
raigami 2 years ago
the rules here reminds me of Pride!! this is awsome!
sharpjaws 2 years ago 2
is this CHINA wtf ???
sunnyahsan1 2 years ago
banda106 the ufc have used rules because of saftey of the fighters.doing mma myself i am happy knowing that if i get knocked out i will be safe from stamping and footie kicks that could give me a stroke.
pobby15 2 years ago
1) all mainstream including Pride had rules so idk what you mean "the ufc have used rules" as if other orgs don't.
2) why would you worry about stomps & soccer kicks if you have already been KO'd, the ref will stop the fight if you have been KO'd.
3) stroke is caused by arteriosclerosis not stomps or soccer kicks.
4) Pride never had a single death due to soccer kicks or stomps.
banda106 2 years ago 15
Whoever can make MMA big in China and India will definately be the company to take MMA global.
hardkicka 2 years ago 18
i like how the commentary in the background is all taken from American play-by-play on Fedor fights from like 4 years ago
HBOB82 2 years ago
lol i just heard them say fedor's last name (can't spell it)
windsofplague13 2 years ago
1:43 broken arm?
emceemike 2 years ago
these guys are crap none of them would get close to making it into the UFC
Jizzraeli 2 years ago
i havent seen such aggressiveness and dishonor in one ring.
sickofdao 2 years ago
The best bout on this card was between a Chinese Sanda fighter and a Japanese Submission Wrestler. Standing up or on the ground it was non-stop.
Adraven80 2 years ago
botte da orbi e basta
fiorediromagna 2 years ago
why the hell would a white belt enter?
irritatedpsycho 2 years ago
LOL, good question
FBman42 2 years ago
I was actually at this particular event in Beijing. According to the announcer, if my Mandarin is correct, he was some freestyle fighter. I guess he wore the gi & belt, which probably meant nothing and thought it would provide him an advantage like Royce in the first UFC's. Nonetheless, he got wupped.
Adraven80 2 years ago
yeah freestyle fighters dont last long.
irritatedpsycho 2 years ago
Do you really want to take things to the ground when there are people swarming around you? You would get ur face kicked in if you try to ground fight with a guy who has got buddies to watch his back.
fredocorleone47 3 years ago 3
whats the name of this song
heathsm 3 years ago
anybody know the name of the song. I know it Era, but the song title. I can't find it.
chenzen99 3 years ago
The title is "Enae volare mezzo" ;p Enjoy!
supay123 3 years ago
respekt from kosovo
mitrovicalia007 3 years ago
chinese or nigga? really,how ignorant.
allshallbelosttoyou 3 years ago
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who the best fighter chinees or nigga? ;D or maybe russian?
lanko1 3 years ago
You know this worldwide hate and disrespect of black people gets old. Why couldn't your bitch azz just say black?
Damn internet ninja.
buffbode 3 years ago
k ,i was angry cuz one black guy has plundered me.sorry black guys. peace !
lanko1 3 years ago
ROFL i geus the blacks the best fighter :P
light2dark333 3 years ago
傻逼美国佬
brada11112 3 years ago
u better start to learn some foreign language
lanko1 3 years ago
this is mma from CHINA, of course your gonna see foreign comments
mrcraig76 3 years ago
russian is answer.
vodo007 3 years ago
where can i find this song?!
kataeb4ever 3 years ago
its fedors entrance music
estefallon 3 years ago 3
Hm, you asked for 1 month ago but ill answer you're question, the band is called "Era" :)
SecretMisery 3 years ago
thanks man
kataeb4ever 3 years ago
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Strikes to the back of the head. How long before someone dies and the government bans it? Time to butter up some party officials I say.
janesasada 3 years ago
It's a fight. They're not playing ping pong. Both competitors know this going in and have trained for it. Watch people playing golf instead if you find this sport unacceptable.
chunga777 3 years ago 6
Time to read the fucking rules asshole... strikes to the back of the head are ILLEGAL, I say!!!
Baomma 3 years ago 4
In china, that's how they do it down there. =D
jebus733 3 years ago 4
thats how they do it in the east, been like that since for ever, plus they sign a waver b4 they fight.
leonthalion 3 years ago 5
Ken Shamrock's skill is not questionable. Dan Severn's skill is not questionable. Minoki Ichihara was one of the top Karate fighters in the world. He did not have the slightest chance against Royce Gracie in UFC 2. You had better go back and study your UFC and MMA history, actually step onto a mat or inside the ring and do some training, before you make more outlandish comments.
yxb 3 years ago
the reason that they have implemented the no strikes to the back of the head, neck and spine rule is because it is DANGEROUS to hit there... they didn't implement the rules to deliberately favor grapplers or strikers. the back of the head area was deemed as a sensitive area, and can make for some very serious injuries. indirectly however, it has favored strikers, simply because when grapplers dominate the back position, they can no longer strike the back of their opponent's head.
Baomma 3 years ago
Ken Shamrock's skill wasn't questionable back in the day, now..well...yeah, it's about time for him to retire I would say (as much of a Shamrock fan I am). Dan Severn is definitely a beast. I think Minoki Ichihara was a great fighter, he was only versed in stand up though. Too many people bash guys for being sucky fighters just because they had no idea how to grapple at the time. That's like saying Muhammed Ali couldn't fight because he had no grappling background.
CRDFightClub 3 years ago
WELL SAID!!!
Baomma 3 years ago
Man I totally agree with that. You take any great fighter and throw them into something they r not used... I mean of course they r gonna lose. Muhammed Ali is a great boxer. But how would he have faired against a Gracie or Cung Lee in the cage? And how would Gracie or Cung Lee fair against The greatest in a boxing ring? Either way its a different type of training. Different battlefield requiring different tactics. Ground fighting is great in the ring. But on the street with multiple opponents...
fredocorleone47 3 years ago 4
why say gracie or cung lee like they are mma's equivalent of ali. cung lee is a nobody in mma and always will be, gracie was the man at the start of UFC but that time is long gone.
Jizzraeli 2 years ago
Lol, they used Fedor's enterance music!
Saku19 3 years ago
OUCH!!!!
jeffricannalyn 3 years ago
good stuff. refs hardly interfere.
krysxvi 3 years ago
hardcore
coolmastertobe 3 years ago
hahaha the music was ripped from a FEDOR´S HIGHLIGHT hahaha you can hear " fedor !!"
THIS FIGHTERS ARE HARDCORE
uncabro 3 years ago 2
why are chinese ppl so fucking good at fighting?
a5n8e8 4 years ago 7
5 stars from me.After PRIDE died and only UFC rulez the world, China brings a new sence to MMA.
Excellent,respect!
DavidDorozsmai 4 years ago 3
It is incredibly refreshing to see a MMA event where two men can enter a ring knowing that all what stands between them and a win is just their opponent. No other sport directly signifies the superiority of one man over another than AOW. Call it archaic, barbaric, violent, whatever; these men enter willingly, and for that, it is fair and just. Good luck to them all and may the best always win.
Stev01213 4 years ago
whats the name of the song?
tkwndo55 4 years ago
Of course in recent years ,chinese martial arts like other martial arts have been undergoing commercialisation just like this Art of WAR thing.
Wait a few years, you will be able to see better exponents.
vpcpjall 4 years ago
The traditional philosophy of chinese martial arts has always been you learn chinese martial arts for health and self -defense.And you certainly do not learn chinese martial art to fight in UFC,etc for money and fame.A true to the philosophy master will not accept you as a student if that is your intention.
vpcpjall 4 years ago
That's why you don't learn a traditional martial art if you want to fight in UFC...
MMA training is MUCH different than traditional training.
FranMan221 4 years ago
UFC and the art of war,etc tournaments all give the grapplers an advantage not available in street fight.Most grapplers in this commercial fights try to take you down by grappling at least one of the legs.If it is a street fight,I would whack him to the back of his head or neck to disable him.But commercial fights do not allow that.I suggest we stop comparing styles and start enjoying the entertainment for what it is.
vpcpjall 4 years ago
Hey VPCPJALL, in a real street fight, if you tried to wack me in the back of neck as I took you down, my friends would all jump you and beat the shit outta you. MMA tournaments are the closest you can get to a REAL street fight. Doesn't matter if you are a grappler or striker. MMA events don't favor any style. It is a sportive competition which allows all styles!
Baomma 4 years ago
Change the MMA rules to allow strikes to the back of the head and neck,then see how many will still try to do the same thing.I bet few if any.Perhaps once in a while when the opponent is tired and not alert and I repeat only perhaps because with head and body down with your opponent at the top puts u in a very vulnerable position.
vpcpjall 4 years ago
As far as allowing strikes to the back of the head - you're an idiot, this is a sport that is as close to a real fight as you can be without maiming and killing each other. If you don't think someone could take your strikes as they single legged you, you're a fool. They'd simply take you down and pound you. Non-trained fighters just don't have the takedown defense. In a fight, an MMA guy can do every dirty thing you can do - just faster, harder, and for a lot longer before they tire of it.
Meatman23 3 years ago
Part 1 - I did not call you an idiot.What right have you got to call me one? May God bless you!Show me you are right by giving sound arguments not by calling names.
I m not talking about fighting dirty.I am talking about the vulnerable position most grapplers take when they dive to grap one or both of their opponents make
vpcpjall 3 years ago 2
Part 2- If the rules allowed striking to the back of the head or neck or if it is a street fight,which fighter of sound mind would do that.I bet few if any.
That is why I say MMAs rules favour the grapplers.Perhaps they favour more in the past but less now .Nevertheless they still favour the grapplers .
vpcpjall 3 years ago 2
Part 3 - If the grappler goes for his opponents leg/s with head down,all the opponent needs to do is pound ,pound n pound unceasingly to the neck or back of the head until that guys goes unconscious.
vpcpjall 3 years ago
Part 4 - Tell me in which street fight you have seen a guy does that.
Counter me with sound logical statements not by calling me names and I will respond.
If you continue calling me names ,you can go fly a kite n I won't bother to respond
vpcpjall 3 years ago
Have you seen the early UFCs? Strikes to the back of the head were totally allowed in the early UFCs. Royce Gracie took down all of his opponents and finished them on the ground, and all of them could hit him in the back of the head... how come he still won? You should really do your research before you open your mouth... you are wasting valuable debate space with your uneducated statements!
yxb 3 years ago
Part 1
Dear yxb,
How early was the UFC fights that allowed strikes to the back of the head? Did they also allowed strikes to the back of the neck?I am given to understand the quality of the fighters in the early UFC fights were questionable.There were so called experts in certain martial arts with such and such qualifications in certain martial arts that were not
vpcpjall 3 years ago
vpcpjall... you obviously have not done your research about early UFC history or Brazilian Vale Tudo history. The only illegal techniques in the early UFC were no eye gouging, no biting, and no groin strikes, just like old school Brazilian Vale Tudo rules. When a jiu-jitsu fighter executes a BODY LOCK takedown, he does not even expose the back of his head because he is not going for the legs. Your entire argument is predicated on a grappler bending his waste to attack the legs...
Baomma 3 years ago
If the grappler doesn't bend his waste to shoot in, he never exposes the back of his head or neck... there are many ways to take down an opponent without ever exposing the back of your head and neck. If you had actually bothered to study the history of the UFC or old school Brazilian vale tudo, or made an effort to study a bit of grappling, you would know these things and would never make such an outlandish statement.
Baomma 3 years ago
Part 2
If you would like to have an open debate/discussion on this issue, please do not make unnecessary and offensive staements like accusing me of wasting valuable debate space and making uneducated statements.What do you mean when you use the word uneducated?
vpcpjall 3 years ago
When I say uneducated, I mean just that... uneducated. You have obviously NEVER studied grappling before. If you have seriously studied ANY FORM of grappling or wrestling, you would know right off the bat that there are hundreds of ways to takedown your opponent without exposing the back of your head or neck. Not all takedowns are double legs...
yxb 3 years ago
Part 3
Reply to me in a cool logical manner minus any personal attacks ,then there is the opportunity to exchange opinions.Otherwise ,forget it.How we use our language defines us.One more thing, why then have they changed the rules so as not to allow strikes to the back of the head and/or neck anymore.Reinstate freedom to strike to the back of the head/neck and we will know then whether the present rules favour the grapplers for certain.
vpcpjall 3 years ago
In addition to not allowing strikes to the back of the head or neck, the UFC has also implemented about 30 more additional rules, yet you choose ONLY to focus on no strikes to the back of the head or neck. What about RESTARTS STANDING UP? Who does that favor? What about not allowing the grappler to SPIKE his opponent onto the ground, head first? What about the use of padding in the ring or octagon? A striker would break his shoulder and back because he doesn't know how to breakfall.
yxb 3 years ago
Reinstating strikes to the back of the head and neck... that will certainly favor grapplers... especially BJJ guys. Because when a good BJJ guy takes your back, and you're not able to get him off of you, you will be in DEEP SHIT. Today's current UFC rules don't allow the grappler to use his elbow to smash into the back of your head and neck when he has control of your back... Watch Renzo Gracie against Ben Spijkers in the WCC.
yxb 3 years ago
If you are still not convinced that current MMA rules favours the ground grappler, let it be.I do not wish to go into a long debate.I will let other readers make their sound opinion after going through both our arguments.
vpcpjall 4 years ago
You're wrong. MMA rules years ago favored the grappler. With 5 minute rounds and restarts the grapplers all complain that the game now favors the striker. Your argument is out of date and does not apply to MMA in 2008.
Meatman23 3 years ago
I must also say that most if not all MMA gymns and their training have their base in at least some form of systemised martial arts be it Muay Thai Jujitsu boxing karate or otherwise.They do not come out of thin air.
vpcpjall 4 years ago
What the west know of the chinese martial arts are those few styles that were more aggressively introduced to west .You cannot say a particular style say Wing Chun or Silat is not effective or the best just because the exponents do not win in UFC or other MMA fights.
There are many reasons for them not participating.
This Art of War thing is still new ,so you may not be getting the best exponents yet
vpcpjall 4 years ago
Another reason could be because organised/systemised martial arts in china have a long history/tradition in china ,over a few thousand years.The chinese have always been very enthusiastic about martial arts.
you can't say that chinese martial art is limited in style because if you look at the whole spectrum of Chinese martial art,it includes everything from grappling to kicks, punches ,lock ,etc,
vpcpjall 4 years ago 3
exactly and its all kung fu. its not all the stuff in the movies. people dont seem to get that.
wayoftheforesthand 4 years ago 3
Why all the insults?.This is just a fight.
For the chinese to cheer their fighters is natural just like americans cheer for their athletes and fighters in UFC or boxing.The same applies to all other nationalities.If the chinese cheer louder,perhaps it is because prior to their current resurgence,they were bullied and dominated by the foreigners especially Europeans,Americans and japanese during the last 200 years.
vpcpjall 4 years ago 2
Chinese fighters are the shit!
misanthrope81 4 years ago
wow...sounds like you are some good shit...
Get in ring and tell who will be the real shit!
madduke222 4 years ago
To: misanthrope81
madduke222 4 years ago
Hahaha, was that Fedors music, and Mario plus Bas Ruttens voice? Man..I miss those times..
xThoughtsx 4 years ago
Yeah, awsome stuff.....
Asian are just lack on body size...otherwise, Asian will own all the MMA....
madduke222 4 years ago
hong man choi.
Yarwer 4 years ago
It's hardly considered acceptable. There is plenty of moral outrage over that.
Fernt 4 years ago
Less rules the better.
If only fishhooking and eyegouging and groin and throatshots and collarbone grips and other brutality would be allowed. :/ Well, id just like to see what kinda crazies would enter such a contest...
TAKENnameARGH 4 years ago
your sick.
StewartLucrative 4 years ago
It was sarcasm.
(Maybe im not good at it but still..)
AND it WOULD be intresting to see what kinda people would participate. Whyd u think the Colosseum was so popular for 400 yrs?
TAKENnameARGH 4 years ago
Because the romans had no morals
Fernt 4 years ago
What!?
Oh please, the roman sivilization is the basis of modern western sivilization, and they had very high moral ideals.
Gladiators were slaves. That made a world of differance at the time. We no longer have slavery, at least not in a explicit form.
Frankly, you sound like some extremist christian by saying that, no offence. Please reconcider.
TAKENnameARGH 4 years ago
Well obviously they had some kind of morals, I was exaggerating to make a point.
Today their morality would be considered quite flawed, and the colosseum is a good example of that. Feeding people to lions for amusement is not acceptable in any modern culture.
Fernt 4 years ago
Romans had high moral ideals?
Goju108 4 years ago
Look it up dude. They indeed did.
TAKENnameARGH 4 years ago
Nope, didn't find it.
Goju108 4 years ago
Actually the romans did not have high morals. That's the main reason it fell. Everyone backstabbing each other. Orgies, murder, theft, blackmail, all those things were everyday occurences in the roman empire. So much so that it caused it's downfall.
doktorhook 3 years ago
Morals are hardly the main pillar that holds a society together. Rather the constant flow if germanic immigrants and invaders and the obvious weakness from deviding the empire into 2 is what fucked their system. Besides..
every empire falls eventually no matter how high morals they pretend to have. I did specify "moral-ideals" didnt I, people still act like beasts, what would explain our starnge affection for violent entertainment.. (Like the ART OF WAR, ((WOOOO!!!)))
TAKENnameARGH 3 years ago
everyday occurences in life. Thats mankind.
urasj 3 years ago
MMA has been an international sport for over 10 years now, this is simply China's version of it. There are various MMA events staged all around the world. With 99% of the techniques used being a combination of Brazilian Ju-jujitsu, Muay Thai and Boxing, the evidence of which is very well documented and visibly clear. Osu! Train Hard.
shogunmasterjg 4 years ago
Yes,this is the real MMA in action,Please stop with just the The BJJ bullshits, In China ,In China/Asia,they have Classy Sambo,Classical Jujutsu,SanShou Mixed Chin-Na,Roman-Greeko Wrestling=(REAL-MAA)just open your brain and Read before you Posting more Shits about this Filmlike a 5 year old
USN288 4 years ago 3
My comments were not intended to be insulting to you, nor a particular style. I respect all Martial Arts, in all formats, but
I do not appreciate being insulted by anonymous psoters. And I do not stand for style-vs-stytle arguments. If you wish to criticize me personaly, please email me directly thank you. Osu! Train Hard.
shogunmasterjg 4 years ago
Check out 2:22, freaking sweet shit!
shardakar 4 years ago
You've never watched the early UFC's, have ya? Most of the fighters weren't even American, and they were skilled in one discipline or another (which sometimes didn't seem so practicle in combat). Big fat sweaty rednecks? No. Gracie winning victories? Yes. This is one "cracker" (nice racist remarks, btw) that knows his MMA history.
Baculus 4 years ago
Royce only enter 3 fights at the early UFC, what a Chicken Shit, And Giving His Ass Fu*ck by Fat and skinney Japs <just laying on the Mat and Spread Eagle-GayshitDo,but Bushida always has Honor, but Bjj-Gayassshitdo
BOHAliz 4 years ago
what is MMA in chinese? in chinese characters, not pinjin, if possible?
lawdog81 4 years ago
At the end it said Ying Xiong Ban, meaning "the roll of heroes".
Goju108 4 years ago
vicious
chongleepalao 4 years ago
not the next pride......its way better than that and the ufc and way better tan those mexican or brazilian organizations......i fight under jeff mullens a well known judge of the ufc and this looks the best.....just needs maybe better judges.....THIS IS THE BEST I WANT TO ENTER ART OF WAR!!!!!!
DanielDoss73 4 years ago 4
the next pride..
JFAvideos 4 years ago
asian is better!
SafriPLKN 4 years ago 2
you stupid
solskjore 4 years ago
Asian are lack of body size!
Skill....?! Asian are best!
imagine if Asian got a body size and skill....
We kick ass....!
madduke222 4 years ago 3
The average height in China is almost identical to Brazil's. In Japan the average height is a little shorter, but younger Japanese are actually taller than Brazilians. Shorter height among the older generation is most due to poor nutrition. Asians are not as small as most Westerners believe.
AnimalSites 4 years ago 3
Asians are almost the same size as Europeans now. At least in this generation.
AzWeThInKwEizZ 4 years ago 2
This comment has received too many negative votes show
this is called the hero event and its in japan,no there not bringing the GI's back they always been there.
legaultm7 4 years ago
its the art of war in china
waingr000 4 years ago 4
HEROES does not allow 4-point attacks.
Biastrua 4 years ago 3
very cool that they have this event in Asia
farre4yaoo 4 years ago 3
mmmmmmmmm interesting I like it good organized fighting with limit of space and who can show the true skills with no deadly skill in a limit of combat & good feel to a organizations up and rising. P.S. It has everything to real combat street fight but everybody knows there more beyond just a organize fight Im just talking in true logic in the real world survival instincts take over. Over all that I like this organization.
boogynights 4 years ago
proud to see such a good org n china finally. None of my relatives knew what mma was when I went back last january, and they're into martial arts.Though the art of war event I saw on tv last jan wasnt very good. Not very advanced yet on the ground, but the newer fights have looked great! Maybe it'll be the new pride fc! hahaha
IChinaManI 4 years ago
I love that they're bringing the Gi back
stayhidden 4 years ago
this shit is nuts
estefallon 4 years ago
the guy at :31 and :46 is Baoligao, one of my most favorite sanshou fighters. Surprising to see him debut in MMA.
AzWeThInKwEizZ 4 years ago
i think its good that there are allways new organsations oppening maybe this will be a great succes who knows? the fighter looked like they lacked some technique but thats normal at this stage and when the organsations are new but its entertaining anyway
Botan90 4 years ago
COME JOING MY MMA GROUP
4532468 4 years ago
Holy smoke ! At 2:50 , you can feel that revenge fire burning inside the Chinese fighter.
akfansak 4 years ago
Awesome. This will hopefully be the new Pride, 'cause UFC sucks ass in comparison.
NOMIND101 4 years ago
Yeah UFC is going Stale. They Need more Exciting Fighters. Still Good Fighters though.
mastercellphone 4 years ago
The production value of their show, and the whole "cage-fight" aesthetic suck. Show these fighters some respect. don't make them look like a couple pit-bulls going at it in a basement somewhere. Art of war looks like some of these guys have traditional Chinese MA backgrounds... JUST WHAT I'VE BEEN WANTING TO SEE IN MMA!!
NOMIND101 4 years ago 3
great fighting action! and a scary armbar at 1:55...
jaiyenyen 4 years ago
what is this music, btw? i like it.
crackinthekraken 4 years ago
ERA : enae Volare Mezzo
BrewKnows 4 years ago
Give it about 5 years, this organization is going to be HUGE! With 1.3 billion people in China, just imagine the potential fan base.
luckyshoes 4 years ago 2
Hahaha!! Internet warrior good one
baleheads 4 years ago