About AeriformMAT
| Q: Where did M.A.T. come from? |
| There is no identifiable event that sparked the explosion that Martial Arts Tricking is now, but there is something of an identifiable timeline that pretty much leads up to where we are now. *To the best of my knowledge,* this sport originated in Capoeira, and was brought to the world of sport karate during competitions by competitors like Jon Valera, Mike Chat, Jimmy Pham, and others. From there, it was popularized by a combination of word of mouth, and websites like Bilang.com which featured videos of various performances of Martial Arts Tricks. |
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| Q: What can you do with tricking? |
| People who ask this question are generally asking two questions: "If this stuff is martial arts, do you use this in a fight?" and "Does this get you into the movies?" The answer to the first question is no, the sport is somewhat broken off from it's martial arts roots only in the sense that it is no longer based off of any combat system, but rather is intended to be visually reminiscent of battle with kicks aimed at an invisible target. Tricks have, however, been successfully applied in sport martial arts sparring matches. Given, those are very different from an actual fight but hey, maybe there's a future there too... The answer to the second question is "sometimes." Many martial arts trickers are employed as stuntmen in major Hollywood pictures and some MAT performers have gone on to star in movies! |
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