This is related to a disscussion during one of our seminars in November 2013. 1. MMA is not an ultimate format for testing value of martial arts (even if we are talking only about fighting aspect). In cases of most styles suggestion to prove their value in UFC is off point, as they were usually created for fighting under quite different conditions. So we feel need to develop a format of confrontation, which will be closer to the character of yiquan (and in fact quite many other chinese martial arts). Only then more people will start noticing value and meaning of things which they don't realize or neglect (e.g. tui shou). Similarly as Gracie family started UFC in order to demonstrate the value of what they were doing. I was quite surprised learning that people think that UFC existed first and then Gracie fighters went there to prove efficiency of their jiu-jitsu. In fact it was Rorion Gracie, who started it and was co-owner of the company organizing UFC. Only some time l...
