The first open cup of the Serpukhov area on the mixed martial arts of MMA within the professional tournament "Time to fight" passed on the seventh of December in the Serpukhov area

It is one of the most spectacular, rigid types of martial arts today. Mixture of sambo, fighting sambo, hand-to-hand fight... It seems dangerous when you don't know an essence. There is in it something even gladiatorial when skilled athletes fight...

The mixed single combats — so serious sport what even to open section in the city just like that doesn't leave. Here extensive trainer's experience is necessary. Well and a rank of the master of sports at least on hand-to-hand fight — without fail. It is necessary to know shock and broskovy technicians, methods of suffocation. Accurately to understand when fight should be stopped. Here so much all is added... That these sports also are beautiful.

Oktagon — the octagonal ring fitted by a grid above human growth from all directions, inspires respect. That is created in it every second fight, only fighters and the referee really know. It something bigger, than active restraint and karate clearness. And something other, than quiet vigilance and aggressiveness of judo. Any surprising state. At the same time aggression — and restraint.

Fight goes only by rules. Any atrocity. Blows in the head are absolutely forbidden at children to 18 and with restriction — at adult athletes. To attack a knee, a foot of the fallen rival it is impossible. Instant disqualification.

At the mixed single combats the history is many centuries shorter, than at any east martial art. Here only philosophy similar.

— First of all the worthy and decent person here is formed. This the first that we bring up. He respects parents, respects the trainer. Doesn't smoke, doesn't drink. Not necessarily he has to be a champion. The main thing — decency — is told by Maxim Potorokin, the vice-president of federation of MMA of the Moscow region.

The regional federation of the mixed single combats was registered in November, 2013. Russian — a year earlier, in the 2012th, and judging by that on tournament the notice, popularity this sport gathers the huge. Waited for people 120, arrived upon nearly 300 participants. After six evenings the professional fighters, all day — those who is at different stages of training acted. Even absolutely small children. In other protection, by other rules — but fought. Here about their duels with a smile speak "left to be scratched". But everything begins with it.

— In spite of the fact that it is obligatory for referee to eat, at children I now entered the independent expert. It can stop a duel the same as the referee. Watches a psychological state of the child and that nothing affected his health. If there слезки began to flow, there was something... This is the additional expert.

To fight there are also girls, let in strongly smaller quantity and isn't so active. The mixed single combats — quite reliable way of self-defense in case of danger. And governed that the real athlete won't use force against weak and for the sake of senseless aggression, here impart all.

"In октагон are invited... " — for want of habit this phrase makes any specific impression. Is stronger, than call on a ring.

— The ring is more injury-causing — Maxim Potorokin explains a choice of such specific place of fight. — I saw many cases when during performance of broskovy equipment the athlete simply took off from a ring. It could occur incidentally. During a throw athletes got on a rope, that amortized, both threw out. Such it happened at me, I saw it own eyes and I will tell that all of us were shocked at that moment. Recently there was a case — the fighter took off and a shovel broke a table corner. Therefore the octagon is actually safer. Someone considers that it is rigid — completely closed territory. But there is a referee which at any time will stop fight.

Tournaments on the mixed single combats try to hold as often as possible. Among professionals there is an opinion that the fighter has to have a minimum of times a month a good, real duel. It supports him in shape, gives the chance to perfect skills. This year similar tournament in the Serpukhov area already held, and since that moment skills of participants grew simply in the eyes. Constant organizers already know many participants and by sight, and on names — in four years of continuous competitions. Certification of fighters is now carried out to make differentiation on preparation level between athletes more accurate. But any trainer will always tell for the fighter — in the questionnaire before tournament or so — all about its preparation, about the one who came half a year ago, who year, who absolutely green. Injuries are necessary to nobody. It is sports, instead of a street fight. In total frankly.

Tournament was held on system of an open ring. Lost didn't leave, any Olympic system. Winners — not three, appear, that at least a third of a hall runs with medals on necks. It is powerful open training with the workmate unfamiliar to you moreover and for recognition and a rating. All want in team of the Moscow region, on new level. And it, according to forecasts, can gather rather strong.

material: Olga Rozhkova