People have created an endless number of sports and activities to find means of distraction and physical training, clearly the contributions of each culture and the aspects that come with society, characteristics that are more remarkable in so-called contact sports, which is common in many societies, which is fighting, then what of contact sports, and in each type of contact sports we have different techniques and ways to combat. People have many opinions of fighting, but lets set the record straight. In every sport people train to the highest level to then compete at that sport to be #1. Fighting and contact sports are no different.
Boxing is famous among the most contact sports that stand, much practiced worldwide; kick boxing that is gaining ever more use worldwide, the full contact which now has gained great ground, providing a great show of entertainment, Muay Thai is the classic contact sport in Thailand. In all of these sports, it is the predominant contact with the rival and constant beatings, in which each type of contact sports are given in different ways and using different techniques, moreover, that not all these types of contact sports can use the same parts of the body.
To learn more contact sports is good to talk a little about each of them, the conditions and issues that accompany them:
- First we talk of boxing, is perhaps the most famous of contact sports, boxing is characterized by striking with fists covered by gloves, which are only permitted impacts to rival with fists, you cannot use any other part of the body to break down the opponent, plus this is due to follow a regulation, something very important in boxing is to dodge the blows. When you have the victory of one of the participants, whether by demolishing the opponent; called knockout but also can be given by a points system that is taken on the basis of striking and elusive.
- The kick boxing is a mixture of different kinds of martial arts and combat modes, such as boxing, karate-do, the kung fu and Taekwondo. In this type of contact sports you can use the thighs, and the remaining parts of the body from the waist up. It is quite true that this kind of martial art is not ideal, but those who manage to develop great skills in this type of contact sports are a great match for the practitioners of other martial arts.
- The Full contact is one of the most contact sports practiced at present, as its greatest momentum is in the US. This contact sport was born in the country’s north. The search for a contact sport is to provide the conditions more real and more demanding. So the mix full contact karate with boxing, resulting in a sport where contact and the constant and relentless blows with a rival, turned it into a sport with a high degree of competition and demand for practitioners. This is now called MMA which stands for mixed martial arts which shows that this is a true competition to be #1. Not just the best at what you practice, but the best of them all. As years has passed in MMA, it is now becoming clear that the best fighters are the ones that are the most well rounded in many styles, like:boxing, muay thai, wrestling, ju jitsu, and more. This has made us realize that the best martial arts system is ALL of them combined 
The biggest venue for MMA is the UFC or Ultimate Fighting Championship. It is the fastest growing sport in the world and you can see free fights on TV and pay per view matches monthly!
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