Bill Wallace Instructional Vids

[Guestx]

Not sure what you guys think of Bill Wallace (I'm sure there are guys here who have never even heard of him), but apparently someone on YouTube has posted a shitload of his old Panther Productions instructional videos.

Full list here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL41EFA25F847896D9

Personally, I've always thought Bill Wallace was awesome and his kicking is something beautiful to behold. It sucks I'm short and have short legs and won't ever be able to be as effective of a kicker as he was.

Anyway, for anyone who can get over the old school production values, here are some of the highlights:


Stretching for Athletes







Super Kicking Techniques







How to Create Ultimate Striking Speed







Super Sparring













Full Interview (this was really interesting, especially from a historical perspective)

 

[Centaur]

Very cool, I don't have time to watch these all, but I will for sure in the next couple of days.

Thanks for posting.


ps.
Man, those uniforms are sooo awesome.

 

[Guestx]

^^^ Awesome! You know, I almost didn't even post them because I was like, "Probably no one's going to watch these" and just kept them my little secret.

I have a more recent 5 disc series he released in '03 or so but there's a lot of material in these old videos that wasn't replicated in the more recent collection. There were, after all, a total of 15 discs in the old series.

They are interesting to me both practically as well as historically. I hope you get something good out of them.

 

[Grok]

Thanks for the post. Bill Wallace is cool.

 

[SummerStriker]

"I want to kick him in the head because it makes me feel good." Bill Wallace

 

[Grok]

I know a lot of F11 will disagree with a lot of what Bill says in this. Chambering kicks, side on stance, sliding the rear foot up close to the lead to cover distance etc.

 

[Vil7]

I went to a seminar of his in 2008. Even though he was in his mid 60's he was extremely fast and had unbelievable flexibility. He had tons of power in his sidekick also.

 

[Guestx]

I know a lot of F11 will disagree with a lot of what Bill says in this. Chambering kicks, side on stance, sliding the rear foot up close to the lead to cover distance etc.

This is undoubtedly because most of the guys around here use MT as their striking base. But Bill had his own style and, within the ruleset that he fought under, he had a lot of success with it. He retired undefeated, after all.

I think a person has to find their own best way of doing things rather than adhering dogmatically to the idea that there is only ONE right way to do things. This doesn't mean that in regard to certain tasks some ways aren't better than others, but when it comes to martial arts, there are many valid approaches. (Stephen Thompson often fights side on, for instance. And he has done this both in MMA and low kick kickboxing.)

In any case, even for MT guys, I think a lot of the information could be modified or used in some way. In fact, on one of my DVDs in my '03 set he says to do that exact thing: Take the information and make it work FOR YOU.

And for guys who fight under rulesets closer to the full contact rules--karate guys, ITF TKD guys, FC KB guys--the information is even more relevant.

BTW, you probably already know this, but for anyone who doesn't here's an interesting bit of trivia: Wallace fought side on because he badly injured his right knee doing judo. Not only could he not kick with that leg, but he also needed to protect it. He's fond of saying, "It does a great job of holding me up." So he developed a style that would allow him to protect that leg and use it as a base from which he could kick easily with his other leg.

 

[Guestx]

I went to a seminar of his in 2008. Even though he was in his mid 60's he was extremely fast and had unbelievable flexibility. He had tons of power in his sidekick also.

That's awesome. I know he's still doing seminars regularly. Attending one before he either retires or passes away is definitely on my to do list. Like you say, he's no spring chicken, after all.

 

[Grok]

This is undoubtedly because most of the guys around here use MT as their striking base. But Bill had his own style and, within the ruleset that he fought under, he had a lot of success with it. He retired undefeated, after all.

I think a person has to find their own best way of doing things rather than adhering dogmatically to the idea that there is only ONE right way to do things. This doesn't mean that in regard to certain tasks some ways aren't better than others, but when it comes to martial arts, there are many valid approaches. (Stephen Thompson often fights side on, for instance. And he has done this both in MMA and low kick kickboxing.)

In any case, even for MT guys, I think a lot of the information could be modified or used in some way. In fact, on one of my DVDs in my '03 set he says to do that exact thing: Take the information and make it work FOR YOU.

And for guys who fight under rulesets closer to the full contact rules--karate guys, ITF TKD guys, FC KB guys--the information is even more relevant.

BTW, you probably already know this, but for anyone who doesn't here's an interesting bit of trivia: Wallace fought side on because he badly injured his right knee doing judo. Not only could he not kick with that leg, but he also needed to protect it. He's fond of saying, "It does a great job of holding me up." So he developed a style that would allow him to protect that leg and use it as a base from which he could kick easily with his other leg.

Yeah I agree with all of that and heard that story about Bill's knee. I don't know what rank he reached as a Judoka though.


When I first started kickboxing, I learned from guys who fought under American Kickboxing ruleset so I was taught to chamber, do the foot near thing and all of that. Then I did some Muay Thai later on.

On kicking style, I say why choose. There are times, distances, etc that each one would work or one may be better than the other maybe. It's like asking "do you like blondes or brunettes?" Why limit yourself! Enjoy both

 

[Guestx]

Yeah I agree with all of that and heard that story about Bill's knee. I don't know what rank he reached as a Judoka though.

When I first started kickboxing, I learned from guys who fought under American Kickboxing ruleset so I was taught to chamber, do the foot near thing and all of that. Then I did some Muay Thai later on.[/quote]

I actually like the full contact ruleset and think it gets unnecessarily criticized. Yes, it is more restrictive than MT or K1 rules, but then again MT and K1 rules are restrictive than MMA. At the end of the day, we're talking about sports. NONE of them are really like actual street fights.

I would like to see the FC rules make a comeback. My understanding is there are still a lot of FC events in Europe but it's kind of hard to find here, at least from what I can tell.

I posted this in the KB forum a few days ago, but if you don't venture in there, here's a highlight of one of my favorite old school FC kickboxers. His kicks were unbelievable.

On kicking style, I say why choose. There are times, distances, etc that each one would work or one may be better than the other maybe. It's like asking "do you like blondes or brunettes?" Why limit yourself! Enjoy both

Agreed!

I fade in and out of karate (in right now) and have done TKD in the past and when I spar I find myself switching between side on and front facing stances without even really thinking about it. I guess I like to use both.

 

[Grok]

I actually like the full contact ruleset and think it gets unnecessarily criticized. Yes, it is more restrictive than MT or K1 rules, but then again MT and K1 rules are restrictive than MMA. At the end of the day, we're talking about sports. NONE of them are really like actual street fights.

I would like to see the FC rules make a comeback. My understanding is there are still a lot of FC events in Europe but it's kind of hard to find here, at least from what I can tell.

I posted this in the KB forum a few days ago, but if you don't venture in there, here's a highlight of one of my favorite old school FC kickboxers. His kicks were unbelievable.

I'm watching some old Superfoot fights now. Watching the fight with Ray Mccollum. Ray hits a nice side kick that double Bill over and lands a hook after his head drops from the double. Thankfully for Bill it was like an arm punch thrown from the belly otherwise it woulda been nasty. I don't know why I liked that exchange so much but I did.

 

[Guestx]

I'm watching some old Superfoot fights now. Watching the fight with Ray Mccollum. Ray hits a nice side kick that double Bill over and lands a hook after his head drops from the double. Thankfully for Bill it was like an arm punch thrown from the belly otherwise it woulda been nasty. I don't know why I liked that exchange so much but I did.

You inspired me to watch it. That was a straight up brawl. McCallum gave Wallace all he could handle, at least in the early going.

I saw that sidekick. Pretty good. Too bad that spinning kick at 10:34 didn't have more juice on it.

 

[Guestx]

Sup, homies?

Found this old school footage from 1992 from a seminar Bill did. Thought I'd add it.

 

[DivineComedy]

People really don't know enough about bill. He's famous for karate and his kicks, But he wrestled and incorporated grappling into his teachings what before mma got big. Taught takedowns, timing, kick catches and all. Extremely well rounded individual and definitely a legend.

 

[Guestx]

People really don't know enough about bill. He's famous for karate and his kicks, But he wrestled and incorporated grappling into his teachings what before mma got big. Taught takedowns, timing, kick catches and all. Extremely well rounded individual and definitely a legend.

He's fucking awesome. I have watched a lot of his instructional stuff and I think it's very useful. He's also just awesome to watch in motion. He had such a smooth style and his kicks remind that there really is art in "martial arts."

As for grappling, in addition to wrestling my understanding is that he's also a black belt in judo. Pretty sure I have that right.

Here's a list of all the videos in his old Panther Productions series:

http://www.centurymartialarts.com/Panther_DVDs/Karate/Karate_with_Bill_SuperFoot_Wallace.aspx

You'll notice three near the bottom:

"Takedowns & Counters"
"Takedowns Against Punches"
"Takedowns Against Kicking Attacks"

 

[nomilkforsanta]

People really don't know enough about bill. He's famous for karate and his kicks, But he wrestled and incorporated grappling into his teachings what before mma got big. Taught takedowns, timing, kick catches and all. Extremely well rounded individual and definitely a legend.

Then why did he sound so clueless in UFC 1? He came across as someone with no grappling/wrestling knowledge or understanding.

Does anybody know if he ever got his hips replaced? In his last century videos he walked very terribly and had poor balance.

 

[DivineComedy]

Not sure, he wrestled in college though.

 

[Guestx]

Then why did he sound so clueless in UFC 1? He came across as someone with no grappling/wrestling knowledge or understanding.

I think that performance is a mystery to everyone. Not only did he seem uneducated on basic matters of martial arts, but his whole personality seemed different. He usually comes across as a smart, well-spoken, classy kind of guy but on that night he seemed anything but.

Maybe being on the spot got to him or something. Who knows.