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take kickboxing karate wrestling judo muay thai jujitsu and whatever other former combat
you have handy and you have mixed martial arts. it's become a favorite of late-night television
and tonight Mark Davison brings it to, well, just after prime time
it's intense
it's grueling and it's becoming wildly popular
mma is a combination of all martial arts >> guys can win by knockout
guys can win by submission
it's not really about the style is more about fighter
and people like that, it's just all out anything goes
and they practice all forms of martial arts at JTMK in south Wichita
the goals is to draw on aspects of each discipline to mold one
versitile fighter
you're getting like
the closest thing to a super athlete just because
you know guys are combining the wrestling, ju jitsu
kickboxing, boxing
I mean these are
really different art forms
I but its detractors don't see it as art they see it as raw violence
that is both risky
and gruesome
I think it's safer than boxing and people think boxing
is a safe sport
but boxing may not be safe
from the popularity surge surrounding this sport
leading some to believe it may eventually submit
to mma
they obviously still make more money off boxing fight
the way the sport is growing and how many people are joining the gyms
and getting inerested in this is is just amazing
with the UFC
you know they're really expanding
into the world market
which is going to
force ESPN and CNN and all those other sports broadcast networks to really focus on mma
in the meantime these fighters are bringing the focus here to wichita and hoping one day
to become part
of this national sports craze
Mark Davidson KSN Sports