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Tom Yum · 12-20-2006, 02:35 PM

Here's my 0.02 baht on the subject...

Amercan rules kickboxers this day and age are pretty much western boxers who know how to throw solid karate and TKD kicks. It wasn't always this way; it used to be American Kickboxing-full contact karate where fighters depended more on their kicks because they used back fists and ridgehands when they got into punching range, which scored and stunned but less frequently KO'd. They turned over to boxing style hands in the 80's, but never really trained close with boxing coaches until the late 80's/early 90's?

Watch some of the old tapes of fighters like Jean Yves-Theriault and Rick Roufus. They transformed as fighters during the late 80's and early 90's, becoming harder punchers.

When pit against muaythai fighters, they loose more often than win because of two trademark thai moves that they do not train in: leg kicks and clinch knees.

Still - American rules kickboxers are some bad ass mofos, who can punch rather well and throw high hard kicks!

12-20-2006, 02:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
Tom Yum Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here and there. Posts: 11,253 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Here's my 0.02 baht on the subject... Amercan rules kickboxers this day and age are pretty much western boxers who know how to throw solid karate and TKD kicks. It wasn't always this way; it used to be American Kickboxing-full contact karate where fighters depended more on their kicks because they used back fists and ridgehands when they got into punching range, which scored and stunned but less frequently KO'd. They turned over to boxing style hands in the 80's, but never really trained close with boxing coaches until the late 80's/early 90's? Watch some of the old tapes of fighters like Jean Yves-Theriault and Rick Roufus. They transformed as fighters during the late 80's and early 90's, becoming harder punchers. When pit against muaythai fighters, they loose more often than win because of two trademark thai moves that they do not train in: leg kicks and clinch knees. Still - American rules kickboxers are some bad ass mofos, who can punch rather well and throw high hard kicks! __________________ The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know. Slow is fast; fast is slow. Love it, leave it or fix it. Last edited by Tom Yum; 12-20-2006 at 02:40 PM.