Edamus

Forest Griffin, in his hilarious and must read book Got Fight?, states that there is a difference between a Fighter and a Martial Artist. He states clearly that a Martial Artist is one who wears pajamas and tells stories about how great they could be. A fighter is one who, simply, fights. He names Georges "Rush" St. Pierre as a martial artist with an identity crisis -- one who needs to find his pajamas quickly.

I disagree vehemently. However, I acknowledge that while they ...

Martial Arts have evolved since their inception, which some would argue their origin. Regardless of this fact, Martial Arts have seen a variety of changes in the last ten years. With the intensifying magisteria of MMA, there seems to be no room for the traditional – unless we're speaking of children, then the traditional is the only way to go. But, this is an egregious circumstance on the view of traditional martial arts. Does their classification of "traditional" invalidate them? Here ...