How well known is Farid Dordar in kickboxing?

[Ogata]

He was a former world champion back in the 80s in the pka style of kickboxing and competed in shootboxing as well claiming championship in regular western kickboxing/full contact karate!

Later he moved to vancouver canada and opened up a successful kickboxing gym.

Here is his fight:



Here is his bag work:




Here is him teaching back in the 90s:







Here is him in recent times:




Was he a well known name in the kickboxing circles back in the 80s when pka kickboxing was hot?

 

[Freddy Mercury]

Who?

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[Ogata]

Who?

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Not really since it doesnt answer the threads question. Obviously Pka kickboxers are a thing of a past except Rick Rofous who has prominence as an mma trainer and a very good one at that.

But Rick Roufus aside, it seems that all the Pka kickboxing greats have become forgotten and so I was trying to understand how well known was Farid during his prime as an active kickboxer.

 

[High Test With da Best]

I've heard his name before; no idea what from but that's all

Of course I also know blinky Rodriguez fought bill superfoot Wallace soo I dunno if most people know more or less than me.

I'm guessing he's been content to run his gym and going the way of many kickboxers...away (unfortunately)

 

[FokaiMuayThai]

Boxing is pretty rough and rudimentary.

Some pretty solid side and spinning kicks though, but that's to be expected.

 

[Vaio]

IIRC he was from Canada and may have been fairly well known there, but he was definitely not a household name in kickboxing. He was never a world champion in the PKA/PKC/ISKA. If he did hold a world title it was probably in one of the minor orgs of the era or maybe the KICK or WKA orgs.

So, to answer your question. I would say No, he was not a well known fighter of the era.

 

[Centaur]

Not very well known as a fighter, though he has quite a few schools/associations in Vancouver. Lots of interesting stories pop up from time to time about these gyms, some positive, some no so much.

 

[Bang Rachan]

never heard of him

 

[Ogata]

Not very well known as a fighter, though he has quite a few schools/associations in Vancouver. Lots of interesting stories pop up from time to time about these gyms, some positive, some no so much.

What kind of stories?