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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MasterOfHeaven" data-source="post: 377483" data-attributes="member: 196">Martial arts can be purely about combat, but in many cases it also has philosophical and spiritual elements intertwined within the specific art.  Purity of body leads to purity of spirit, and so on.  I actually think that it is good that such exists, because there needs to be a strong moral code for anyone who is going to study any form of martial arts, in my opinion.   BJJ isn't about anything other than combat training, true.  But in other martial arts, this is not the case.  In many martial arts, the moral code intertwined with the art is just as important as the martial training itself.  Not really.  I've watched a few of those fights, and they're decent, but I've seen plenty of other tournaments, held in foreign countries, that make the UFC look like amateur night.  I really grow tired of BJJ practicioners.  They are almost cult like in their constant preaching of "BJJ is strongest style!", despite the fact the style has major defiencies in certain areas, like fighting multiple opponents.  I also don't like the fact BJJ practicioners constantly seem to feel the need to "prove" how tough they are.  True power comes from restraint, in my mind.    BJJ is a nice style, but it's not the "best" by a long shot.  And I wish the BJJ practicioners I've met would mature enough to realize that they don't have to be the "best".</blockquote>