Mixed Martial Arts: Article Analysis

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MacNamara, Holmes and Collins (2006) state that there are numerous similarities between performances in music and sport. Expert musicians and sports performers are more able to adapt to setbacks than lesser skilled performers, as well as experts having higher levels of dedication and motivation and can communicate more emotion through the pieces being played. Similarly to Chaffin et al. (2003) this communication of emotion may be related to the artistic image with both requiring focus and decision-making.

For as long as mankind has walked on this earth, music has been an important part of our culture and lifestyles. Each walk of life beats to a different drum. Different cultures use music for many aspects of their lives; for religious purposes, for celebrations, for comfort, for sorrow, for relaxation, for sports, for dances, for energy, for learning, for sleeping, and for sexual experiences. Everyone uses music for something. Music connects with people and reaches them in ways that words simply cannot. Music is a representation of what feelings sound like. It expresses emotion and brings that characteristic out from within us; it tells us a story. Every generation has its’ own sound and different music styles have emerged and become

Don't neglect your strength and conditioning training. Your MMA training on its own will get do wonders for your fitness, but if you supplement your training with strength and conditioning(S&C), you will reap the benefits in the long term. Many MMA gyms will be well equipped for S&C training and may even have conditioning sessions as part of their timetable, but if not make sure you find time to work on your strength and conditioning. It's not just lifting iron and jumping rope, modern MMA training utilises many types of conditioning techniques for fighters including everything from flipping giant tyres to altitude mask training.

Some people think that music can positively influence the listener while others disagree and argue that it has a negative impact. Mark Edmundson, the author of “Can Music Save Your Life?,” asserts through his own experience and the research of others that music solely “preserves” the listener’s life as a “balm—cortisone spread” (paragraph 25). His use of a well-known medical supplement makes it more relatable and believable to the reader. The authors of “Feeling the Beat” support Edmundson by stating that they observed an increased sense of confidence in oneself and one’s beliefs in the people they interviewed(Iwamoto, Creswell, & Caldwell 346). Their main support is the quote from one of their interviewee’s who said, “We can identify what they are talking about” (Iwamoto, Creswell, & Caldwell 343). This not only explains why students listen to certain types of music, but also why it can have such an impact on them. Derek Iwamoto, John Creswell, and Leon Caldwell declare their statement that positive influence of music by stating that the majority of the students they observed used their music as a way to

According to Ashley Crossman, “Critical theory is a social theory oriented toward critiquing and changing society as a whole, in contrast to traditional theory oriented only to understanding or explaining it (Crossman, 2017).” Critical theories objective is to get to the root of social life and expose the norms that prevents us from a complete understanding of how the world operates (Crossman, 2017). The theory was developed by sociologist at The Frankfort School in Germany, and it emerged

I Believe in being the best in UFC Fighting, because I believe I can be the best at fighting coming from my family, they are fighters as well as I am. As in Boxing, MMA, Jiu-Jitsu, (ETC.) The person who influenced me to keep doing this was my mother her name is Laura. She is the funniest and most loving person I know. She can be very strict with me as well, that has helped me over the years to focus on fighting and being respectful to others. My mother had told me a motto that i will never forget, “Never give up on your dreams of being the greatest fighter that you want to be in the future, don’t let anyone put you down let yourself conquer your fears. Keep fighting to get to the top, and destroy your opponent.”

In Walter J. Freeman’s article “A Neurological Role of Music in Social Bonding,” he discusses how music contributes to a feeling of social bonding, among people of all ages and backgrounds. For example, he says, “A case is made that music together with dance have co-evolved biologically and culturally to serve as a technology of social bonding. Findings of anthropologists and psychiatrists are reviewed to show how the rhythmic behavioral activities that are induced by drum beats and music can lead to altered states of consciousness, through which mutual trust among members of societies is engendered” (Freeman 1 – 2). This is significant because it shows how the shared social music experience in the winter brings about a sense of “bonding,” as all the members of the utopia come together as one to take part in the activities. This type of group bonding can be seen across many mediums, including the shared experience revolving the sports and cooking competition in the summer. All of the utopia’s members are not only coming together as one to enjoy the entertainment, but they are also coming together as one to promote, advocate, and live out the healthy cultural practices of exercise and diet, which are directly representative of their larger social vision to live healthy lifestyles. This is one asset that brings a sense of community among our utopian society, and in turn keeps members united with shared motivations and goals. As a result, our utopia’s cultural practice of taking part in the entertainment event is expressive of the larger social vision to carry out healthy

As a futuristic artist, Russolo saw potential in enriching musical art and enlarging its capability to produce auditory contenting complexity by considering an infinite variety of timbres of noises as the domain of the music. He felt deplorable how people couldn’t see what the art of noises could bring to them. As Russolo stated that “music has developed into a search for a more complex polyphony and a greater variety of instrumental tones and coloring.” He believes that noises are infinitely existent and musical pleasure to people comes not only from pure man-made sounds, but also from those already exited noises.

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Juslin (2000) examines the study of music performance and applicable theories, exploring how music performance communicates emotion. Juslin (2000) also investigates the results of an experiment which involved participants

Martial arts is a practice that does not interest everybody and draws a lot of criticism. With immensely popular fighting leagues such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the average joe who is not involved in the sport only sees the bloody, violent, and dangerous side of things. This creates skeptics who claim that the sport incites violence and is a burden to society. Skeptics fail to look past the violence, whereas martial arts is rooted in values surrounding respect, self-defense, and confidence. Contrary to a martial arts interest, most rational people share a concern for the well-being of children around the world. Sadly, adolescent mental health is declining with a rise in childhood depression and even suicide.

For about three quarters of my life, I have belonged to the martial arts community. While other kids were kicking a soccer ball, playing Xbox games, or playing the piano, I was tying the belt on my waist.I was tying a belt on my waist and stretching my body to prepared for an intense kicking practice.

Mixed Martial arts, The UFC’s official sport is one of the most exciting and fastest growing sports in the world. The sport is best described as combat sports were two individuals are matched inside a cage, octagon or ring for a period of three to five, five minute rounds. The match is won by knocking out your opponent, submitting them or winning by a decision, judged by three ringside judges. Mixed Martial arts has changed throughout the years as new rules and weight classes have been progressively introduced throughout the years in order to streamline and downplay its image.

Thesis: Music is a unique form of sound powerful enough to manipulate mood, feelings, and cognition.