Honour, integrity, respect and MMA culture

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Contender
Date: July 24, 2010 at 10:36 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/honour-integrity-respect-and-mma-culture.28315/

One of the things I love about MMA is that despite it being an adrenaline pumped, hyper-athletic, aggressive sport, the underlying culture of it seems to promote things like honour, integrity, respect and skill. I'm not sure how far down the rabbit-hole such characteristics go since I'm not an insider, but it seems to be much deeper than a superficial, glossy overcoat hyped to the media. It seems to be an ingrained part of the sport.
I'm sure there are underhanded, sleezy, miscreants in the sport too; humans will be human after all. But for the most part, I get the feeling that it's more than just a boy's club and has adopted a lot of the inherent master/teacher paradigm in many, especially eastern, martial arts. Respect for your sensai/sifu, honour and integrity in the dojo, etc.
Am I wrong here? Am I viewing the sport with rose-coloured glasses? I'd like to hear examples of for and against, or arguments from either side. Maybe I'm deluded and need to hear the truth

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: ModestMMA
Date: July 24, 2010 at 12:38 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/honour-integrity-respect-and-mma-culture.28315/

Spend enough time on the internet and you will lose these views of MMA.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Contender
Date: July 24, 2010 at 12:57 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/honour-integrity-respect-and-mma-culture.28315/

ModestMMA said:
Spend enough time on the internet and you will lose these views of MMA.
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I said it about MMA, not MMA fans

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: ModestMMA
Date: July 24, 2010 at 01:22 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/honour-integrity-respect-and-mma-culture.28315/

Contender said:
ModestMMA said:
Spend enough time on the internet and you will lose these views of MMA.
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I said it about MMA, not MMA fans
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Concerning MMA then it depends on the gym you train at, at least from my experiences.
I have also heard people say that wrestlers lack honor and are "athletes/jocks" and not "martial artists" but I think they are just jealous that wrestling can own their martial art :lol:

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Serrajitsu72
Date: July 24, 2010 at 03:41 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/honour-integrity-respect-and-mma-culture.28315/

I think that most gyms you go to will have both sides of the coin; guys with honor, and respect who are willing to help you learn and get better and also guys who will beat you down and treat you like crap because you aren't part of their elite. I think as a whole MMA promotes everything you're saying but it boils down the individual where more often than not they will be exactly what you described. And for the record most wrestlers are willing to help others but again it boils down to the person and there are your jocks and bullies. But you just gotta hit em with a knee on the way in and you'll be fine