Just like karate and jujitsu, MMA shows different techniques that will teach children self-discipline and how to protect themselves. According to the article By the Numbers: Mixed Martial Arts, the minimum age at which an application for MMA fighter status must be considered by the state is 18 years old. Children are not put in danger or danger, as it is up to the student whether they choose to compete or not. Frank Shamrock, former UFC champion, says a child gets more out of MMA than other sports that relate to him and will help him grow as a person: “I don't like sports. I don't understand why you would have 12 guys and throw a ball down a field. This makes no sense to me. Does this activity give my child respect, honor, discipline, teach him about life?... I know for a fact that when my son learns martial arts... he receives a good education on life, on his body and on himself. (“Mixed Martial Arts” par. 38). Proponents of MMA often say that students enrolled in such programs aim to protect themselves from bullies and other threats. Children could not learn to fully defend themselves without the sport of