Mixed Martial Arts in Western New York is a technique that combines traditional moves with combat moves. Individuals demonstrate a variety of fighting techniques that allows participants to fight each other with very little boundaries as far as the moves that they are allowed to use.
Fighting styles include submission wrestling, western boxing, judo, and jiu-jitsu. The most important move that participants can learn is the submission hold. Individuals can use a variation of locks to hold their opponent down so that they cannot strike back.
Compression locks consist of using a muscle to press against the opponents bone to hold down. There are three types of compression locks that a person can use. These include the bicep slicer, leg slicer and Achilles lock. Each of these moves are used to apply pressure to the bicep, leg or Achilles tendon.
A joint lock distorts the joint by extending it to a range that is abnormal. A Kimura hold will hyper-rotate the shoulder. A person whose elbow was over-extended was most likely put into what is called an arm bar. A lock that hyper-extends the neck can either be called a twister, can opener or a crucifix neck crank. Distorting the vertebra of the spine to a point where it is over extended is called a spine crank.
In addition to joint locks, there are common choke holds that are used in this sport. These are very dangerous because they can cut the blood flow to the brain by applying pressure to the neck. Some common names for choke holds are arm triangle, gator roll, triangle choke and Guillotine.
Individuals who wish to participate in mixed martial arts in Western New York will need to spend time doing cardiovascular conditioning, as well as strength training and exercises that will help with their speed. This type of art form can be extremely difficult, as it involves a combination of various moves.