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Mixed Martial Arts, Thaiboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Combat Submission Wrestling, Jeet Kune Do, Women's Self-Defense, Boxing and Filipino Martial Arts
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10-29-2000, 01:17 AM
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10-29-2000, 02:14 AM
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|  Hmm....lets see. Takada took a hard knee from Bas Rutten and a few solid kicks. Bas Rutten for sure snapped a few ribs of Randleman when he shot in. Marco Huas toppled the polar bear. Pat Smith front snapped kicked some loser and sent him across the octagon in UU I believe. Frank Shamrock has landed some descent kicks. I know there's more..just can't remember.
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| Robbie: I have to, respectfully, disagree with you on this one. Other than a few of the wrestlers (do not include Pulver, Menne, and Ortiz), the majority of the UFC fighters have excellent kicking abilities. The difficulty with kicking is if you don't land and get back into position quick, you are a target for a takedown with a potentially inferior position. As mentioned, here are some sound kickers that come to mind: - Heavyweights: Smith, Kohsaka, Williams, Rizzo, Abbott (just kidding!), Rutten, Ruas - Middleweights: F. Shamrock, Silva, Metzger, Horn, Ortiz (yes he actually is developing good kicking abilities) - Lightweights: Bob Cook, Tiki, Pulver, Menne, Militech When a good kick lands on your thigh, it is so painful that, often times, you would rather be punched in the face. Regards, Hitch..... |
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10-29-2000, 03:26 PM
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| I cant believe u forgot Yvel!!! Mezger?? His kicks are too snappy and he kicks with his lead foot, resulting in little power. Vovchanchin has pretty good kicks, though he doesnt used the. Same with Sakate. |
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10-29-2000, 08:36 PM
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| There are no class A strikers in NHB (yet)... I'd say the best 3 NHB striking guys right now are Rizzo, Mo, Igor..thers more fighters that are okaaaay... dont get me wrong...I love their fighting and they would all whip my ass any day! But when you compare their striking skills with say... the top K-1 fighters (Aerts,Hoost)they dont even come close!...granted these K-1 guys are ONLY strikers(they would get their asses kicked in NHB) ...the level of skill in NHB striking is quite poor... The way some fighters throw punches and kicks in NHB is terrible! Sloppy footwork,bad technique, bad balance etc... fighters aren't training hard enough in this area...maybe they dont think its as important as the ground game which could be true...but wouldn't they be better fighters if they did work harder on those skills??
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I know there are some fast kickers that would be able to throw a kick fast enough and be able to get out of the way before his opponent has time to take him down. | |
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__________________ Full Contact Hawaii "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." | |
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Don't get me wrong I love the UFC and NHB competitions but to tell you the truth I don't think we have seen many great kickers in the fights.Just my opinions. | ||
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