The different karate styles vary in terms of technique. For shotokan, like machida, i would say the footwork and punches. For point karate like wonderboy I would say kicks and movement. For me its hard to tell kyokushin guys because I'm not as familiar with the art.
For Kyokushin I'd say you would notice powerful low kicks and body punches.
yeah for that guy you just posted i wouldnt have been able to tell he was kyokushin. Usually its the kicks that let me know. I guess i could see a karate base with GSP. i heard his trainer say he had a stiff karate style.
You mean Brian Gassaway?
Bruce Lee for sure but influenced by Nelson's sport karate? Did I miss anything?
what do you mean? as far as I know nelson does japanese goju ryu, which is alot like shotokan at this point. They are team mates and everything, i just assumed thats where he got his below the belt movement from.
Yeah I do know that Nelson's Goju was pretty much sport Shotokan-ish and his standup shows that and I also do know that he's Conor's team mate BUT do you genuinely think Conor learned from Nelson? I mean, it's not impossible but I am a bit skeptical.
well i saw a video of conor fighting when he was 19. totally different style. feet close together type shits. now he has that wonderful long stance and galloping footwork you get from shotokan. I dont know where else he wouldve gotten it.
That's interesting.
but you know what I'm talking about since you did karate. when you get conditioned to those low stances and you just bound around easily like its nothing. not everyone can do that man. its so sick. anyway sorry to ramble. but yeah it would be interesting to know.
I think I found some validation of the presence of Karate in Conor's style - as you correctly suspected.
