Extreme martial arts

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Extreme Martial Arts, often referred to as XMA, is not a martial art in itself, it is a combination of made up martial arts kata or forms, acrobatics, and gymnastics, with an emphasis on showmanship. It was founded by World Champion Mike Chaturantabut. Often accompanied by dance music, and performed in the XMA uniform, XMA competitions are usually held in the same tournaments as traditional forms but in a separate division. XMA sets an X Games kind of pace to weapons drills, as well.

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[edit] Criticism

Uses lighter weight weapons which are more easily spun about.
Attention grabbing colours for both uniforms and weapons instead of more traditional versions.
Lack of real-world application (techniques that work) leads critics to argue that "martial arts" is a misnomer for XMA.
however, the term XMA is looked down upon in the martial arts tricks world.
Is for silly people who think they are ninja's, even though XMA has nothing to do with ninjutsu