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09-08-06, 11:27 AM
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I thought Kickboxing was hard....
I always thought Thai Kickboxing to be one of the hardest sports around in terms of self defence.
How wrong I was.... Taekwondo Vs Kickboxer clips.. Im not sure if the KB has the same skills level in his fighting technique as his TK opponent does... Damn thats some good kicks!! http://www.metacafe.com/watch/129006..._vs_taekwondo/ |
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09-08-06, 11:32 AM
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Some nice moves there from the Taekwondo guy.
But as you said - clearly the kick boxer didn't have much skill. He didn't block a single blow. Taekwondo might look good but it's not the most effective martial arts. Ever watch the UFC ? Most of the guys that try funky sh*t kicks & flips - look good but loose. |
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09-08-06, 11:34 AM
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I did before i moved, still waiting to get the sky.
My you wince every time you watch it still 
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09-08-06, 11:37 AM
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Firstly I have to suggest that is a very poor kick boxer. Secondly Thai Boxing is more designed for close in combat. An exponent of Taekwondo uses kicks greatly and obviously needs a certain distance between him and the opponent to carry this out. Thus putting him out of reach of the kick boxers own attacks.
The only way a kick boxer can win in such a contest is to cover up and use lots of upper body movement in order to try and deflect a lot of the kicks. With that he also needs to have the cojones to continue forward to eventually crowd the karate guy out and so defusing his threat. How do I know this? I have been in a similar contest but this was against a 2nd dan black belt at karate who used a very european/boxing type approach. I struggled big time against him to land anything for points. 
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09-08-06, 11:39 AM
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Thats ace kicks, but clearly a highlights clip of the kicks the Taekwondo guy landed. Looked like Hwoarang from Tekken 3
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09-08-06, 11:59 AM
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ken shamrock
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13-08-06, 07:55 AM
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correct me if i'm wrong but they are both kickboxers are they not?
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13-08-06, 09:58 AM
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kick boxing is hard, ken shamrock and most of the guys in the ufc have to be multi art trained.
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