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I believe I've seen Anderson Silva use the same kick. Personally I think crescent kicks are awesome kicks and very underrated and under used.
I believe I've seen Anderson Silva use the same kick. Personally I think crescent kicks are awesome kicks and very underrated and under used.
Do you know what other arts he cross trained in? Most of the guys I've sparred with who used it were either tkd or kung fu guys. I believe Andy Hug had a background in those two arts aswell which is why he used such unorthodox techniques.Norichika Tsukamoto the shinkyokushin fighter in that video is a very unorthodox kyokushin fighter - he's introduced a lot of unorthodox kicking techniques to knockdown competition because from what I've read he's very open minded with styles and has taken techniques from other styles and made them work in knockdown. I've heard that he dances as well.
He doesn't fight like your usual kyokushin fighter - his style is a bit like point fighting - a lot of movement, sideways stance but can handle himself on the inside & kicks/knees like a truck.
He's probably the most unorthodox kyokushin fighter I've ever watched. Definitely in my opinion going down as an all time great in the style.
He throws a lot of unorthodox kicking techniques. That inside to outside crescent kick is a very effective technique for him. He has a high success rate with those kinds of techniques but then again he's a great kicker. Not many guys throw that in Kyokushin & have his success rate with it.
Tsukamoto is a bit of an anomaly but lovely to watch.
The reason he has such a high success rate with it is because he's very flexible (generates good power), has very good setups and more importantly has very little tells.
I wonder how good that low kick feint setup would be with a hook kick instead of an inside/outside crescent kick. I know I'd rather take the flat part of the foot than a heel.
I wonder how good that low kick feint setup would be with a hook kick instead of an inside/outside crescent kick. I know I'd rather take the flat part of the foot than a heel.
Cool. But i highly doubt that would ko a muay thai or kickboxer.
Norichika is awesome.
There's a video of him though getting Ko'd in a sparring session via knee to the face by Kenji Yamaki.
He's been trained by some legends, wouldn't expect anything less of him.
The kick might not seem that strong but he's shown to break bats with it at demos, and takahashi yuta, a young champ seems to be an avid user of this kick as well.
Do thaiboxers have thicker heads than knockdown karate fighters, or what?Cool. But i highly doubt that would ko a muay thai or kickboxer.
Do thaiboxers have thicker heads than knockdown karate fighters, or what?
Nope. But they except hard shot to the head more. Chin tucked, rolling with shots, ect.
Norichika Tsukamoto
Do you know what other arts he cross trained in?