Who wrote the rules?

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Originally posted by: sourpuss
Date: July 11, 2010 at 09:26 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/who-wrote-the-rules.27782/
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I never really knew.
It's clear that promotions treat each other like they all have the plague, so I highly doubt they got together one Saturday and sat at a big round table to hash out what the universal Rules should be.
One or several of the Athletic Commissions might have got together and standardized them.
Where did they come from?...through evolution?...Wikipedia (jk)?...Japan???
Anyone know?
(guesses will be interesting, but a definite answer would be preferred)
 
Originally posted by: Roclawzi
Date: July 11, 2010 at 09:38 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/who-wrote-the-rules.27782/
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sourpuss said:
I never really knew.
It's clear that promotions treat each other like they all have the plague, so I highly doubt they got together one Saturday and sat at a big round table to hash out what the universal Rules should be.
One or several of the Athletic Commissions might have got together and standardized them.
Where did they come from?...through evolution?...Wikipedia (jk)?...Japan???
Anyone know?
(guesses will be interesting, but a definite answer would be preferred)
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It's my understanding that the rules evolved from what was needed to get the state athlete commission to approve the event. There is no universal set of rules. For example, in Canada, you aren't allowed to hit Georges St. Pierre with a closed fist.
 
Originally posted by: sourpuss
Date: July 11, 2010 at 09:44 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/who-wrote-the-rules.27782/
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Roclawzi said:
sourpuss said:
I never really knew.
It's clear that promotions treat each other like they all have the plague, so I highly doubt they got together one Saturday and sat at a big round table to hash out what the universal Rules should be.
One or several of the Athletic Commissions might have got together and standardized them.
Where did they come from?...through evolution?...Wikipedia (jk)?...Japan???
Anyone know?
(guesses will be interesting, but a definite answer would be preferred)
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It's my understanding that the rules evolved from what was needed to get the state athlete commission to approve the event. There is no universal set of rules. For example, in Canada, you aren't allowed to hit Georges St. Pierre with a closed fist.
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Actually, in Canada, or anywhere else for that matter, you'll have a hard time hitting Georges St Pierre with a closed fist, period.
But seriously, don't we often hear them say "Standardized or Universal MMA Rules" will be in effect?
 
Originally posted by: CaptainGland
Date: July 11, 2010 at 10:06 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/who-wrote-the-rules.27782/
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i think the work your looking for is unified
 
Originally posted by: TheLethalLefty
Date: July 11, 2010 at 10:08 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/who-wrote-the-rules.27782/
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In 2000, the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts were codified by the New Jersey State Athletic Commission. The rules were originally drawn up by the California State Athletic Commission, who had worked extensively on regulation, but its sanctioning of MMA was not implemented due to state governmental issues surrounding the budgeting process.
Since then, to create uniformity in the United States, many state athletic commissions have assimilated these rules for mixed martial arts into their existing unarmed combat competition rules and statutes. For a promotion to hold mixed martial arts events in a state-sanctioned venue, the promotion must abide by the state athletic commission's body of rules.
 
Originally posted by: ballsout
Date: July 11, 2010 at 10:13 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/who-wrote-the-rules.27782/
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Its refered to as the "unified rules" but really the SAC's only and those are rules developed by people who understand boxing and wrestling. Thus the predominance of boxing and wrestling in MMA and fights moussasi/ month being scored the way they are.
There's nothing wrong with a nation having their influence in a sport, thus the american differences compared to say the rest of the world. The UFC continues to follow the unfied rules when putting on events outside the USA, but that is for consistency purposes, there is no written law that they have to follow the unfied rules outside the american border.
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Originally posted by: MMA-P6U6N6X
Date: July 11, 2010 at 10:18 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/who-wrote-the-rules.27782/
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ballsout said:
Its refered to as the "unified rules" but really the SAC's only and those are rules developed by people who understand boxing and wrestling. Thus the predominance of boxing and wrestling in MMA and fights moussasi/ month being scored the way they are.
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I was just wondering, since you seem to know. How many of the people actually involved with the drafting of the unified rules, have backgrounds in wrestling? (being serious)
 
Originally posted by: ballsout
Date: July 11, 2010 at 10:31 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/who-wrote-the-rules.27782/
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How many people who wrote the rules have backgrounds in wrestling is irrelevant. It is about what combat sports are commonly accepted and widely popular in a given nations culture and which nation the unfied rules were written in.
If you are trying to suggest that all fighting styles had equal input into the decision making, I am afraid we will have to agree to disagree.
boxing which the SAC's already had rules and sanctioning control over plus american college wrestling= the basis of the american unified rules.
 
Originally posted by: Puxin
Date: July 11, 2010 at 10:58 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/who-wrote-the-rules.27782/
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The unified rules were amended 2 years ago. Among those involved in drafting the amended rules were the Association of Boxing Commission's MMA Chairman, representatives from the New Jersey AC, the California AC, and Big John McCarthy.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Revamped-Rules-Expand-Weight-Divisions-13533
 
Originally posted by: Moranis
Date: July 12, 2010 at 06:52 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/who-wrote-the-rules.27782/
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Puxin said:
The unified rules were amended 2 years ago. Among those involved in drafting the amended rules were the Association of Boxing Commission's MMA Chairman, representatives from the New Jersey AC, the California AC, and Big John McCarthy.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Revamped-Rules-Expand-Weight-Divisions-13533
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the rules weren't amended. that stupid organization put together a bunch of changes they wanted, none of which were adopted by any of the commissions.
 
Originally posted by: richierichmma
Date: July 12, 2010 at 07:08 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/who-wrote-the-rules.27782/
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I know the rule about no 12-6 elbows came from some of the commissioners watching and ice breaking show where they used the '12-6' angle to break big ice blocks and deemed it too dangerous for mma.
 
Originally posted by: CopperHeart
Date: July 12, 2010 at 08:55 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/who-wrote-the-rules.27782/
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Check out the Unified Rules here:
[admin]http://forums.mmajunkie.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3173&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=25#p636439[/admin]
 
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