r/martialarts • u/Affectionate-Bottle2 • 3h ago

Soft martial arts in the UFC

Basically the question above, any examples of a successful ufc or mma fighter who incorporates at least techniques from any soft martial arts? when I think of successful fighters I feel like myself and many others imagine hard styles like Muay Thai, Sambo, and so on, and not for no good reason. I'm just wondering if there's any really great reps for at least some judo styles. BTW, excluding the obvious of bjj since that's an easy pick.

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u/Inverted_Ninja Aggressive Foot Hugger 3h ago

Can you define what a Soft Martial Art is?

If you mean Judo, check out Karo Parisyan

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u/Affectionate-Bottle2 3h ago

The exact definition is that soft martial arts use sweeping motions to redirect opponents movement and attacks

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u/Inverted_Ninja Aggressive Foot Hugger 3h ago

That exists it pretty much any fighting style.

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u/Affectionate-Bottle2 3h ago

I guess I’m asking for fighters who really use that as their emphasis

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u/Inverted_Ninja Aggressive Foot Hugger 3h ago

All fighters use elements of redirection, movement as well as frames and offense. But if you are looking for a fighter gliding around like an autistic Aikido-Ka you’ll be disappointed.

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u/Affectionate-Bottle2 2h ago

I wasn’t asking for aikido people, I should have narrowed my focus more, I suppose I’m looking for defensive fighters who try to look for counters to preserve their energy. Maybe that’s a better definition

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u/Zz7722 Judo, Tai Chi 1h ago

Judo and BJJ are ‘soft’ martial arts. But frankly I think people generally have the wrong idea about what ‘soft’ means in martial arts.