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(MIXED MARTIAL ARTS) MMA

is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. The first documented use of the term mixed martial arts was in a review of UFC by television critic Howard Rosenberg in 1993.

Although it was initially decried by critics as a brutal blood sport without rules, MMA gradually shed its no-holds-barred image and emerged as one of the world’s fastest-growing spectator sports in the early 21st century.

HISTORY OF MMA

Mixed martial arts is thought to date back to the ancient Olympic Games in 648 bce, when pankration—the martial training of Greek armies—was considered the combat sport of ancient Greece. The brutal contest combined wrestling, boxing, and street fighting. Kicking and hitting a downed opponent were allowed; only biting and eye gouging were forbidden. A match ended when one of the fighters acknowledged defeat or was rendered unconscious. In some cases, competitors died during matches. Pankration became one of the most popular events of the ancient Olympics.

CHARLY MENAMA

Mixed Martial Artist

Charly Menama is one of the pioneers of Belgian MMA. He has an extensive experience in various Martial Arts and has been scooping several horizons, notably in the United States and Canada where he was able to interact with the elite of international fighters. He also has a broad knowledge of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, which was his first passion. Currently he's ranking the top of the Belgian MMA, fighting and inspiring many others, sided with his team of like-minded coaches and close friends. At the moment he's building and transmitting his passion under the form of L'academi 2.0, a highly qualified and no nonsense methodology, based upon logic and common sense. An approach that matches entirely with the upset of Espace 73.