FFA (Martial Arts Association)

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FFA (formerly Free Fight Association ) was the largest German professional association for mixed martial arts (MMA) in amateur sports .

This association, founded in 1994, was the first of its kind in Germany. In 1994, the FFA organized the first pure MMA event in Germany. This was followed by events in Austria and Switzerland . In 2007 the association ran 33 schools nationwide. The association's set of rules provided for strict protective provisions and the use of ring physicians . On the basis of the FFA set of rules, a commission of international martial arts experts, MMA and K-1 organizers developed the International Rules of MMA with associated guidelines on October 3rd in Cologne and became the standard for all official MMA amateur events in Germany, Austria , Czech Republic, France and Switzerland.

One of the leaders of the FFA was Andreas Stockmann . The FFA disbanded in 2013.

literature

  • Germany. In: Sascha Mané: Evolution of the war. from war to terrorism. tredition, 2016. ISBN 3-732-36567-0 ( limited preview in Google book search)
  • Free Fight Association (FFA). In: Adam T. Heath, David L. Hudson: Mixed Martial Arts' Most Wanted. The Top 10 Book of Crazy Combat, Great Grappling, and Sick Submissions. Potomac Books, Washington 2011, p. 162. ISBN 1-612-34041-5 ( limited preview in Google Book Search)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Friederike Knüpling: The two sides of violence. In: now , June 7, 2009.
  2. ↑ Daniel Pontzen: Martial arts - values ​​for life. In: Der Spiegel. Edition 6/2007, February 5, 2007, p. 137. ( pdf )
  3. ^ Andreas Rüttenauer : Pros and Cons of Ultimate Fighting. Martial art or dull violence? taz , June 12, 2009.
  4. ↑ Germany. In: Sascha Mané: Evolution of the war. from war to terrorism. tredition, 2016.
  5. ^ Free Fight Association. MMA trainer academy. Andreas Stockmann, Geretsried; accessed on June 2, 2018.