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As a kid growing up in Hawaii and South Africa I absolutely loved fighting karate (Ashihara/Kyokushin)
...in the 80s karate dominated
Later on I discovered Muay Thai and thought it was the coolest thing ever until MMA hit in 1993
Clearly Muay Thai dominated the late 80s and early 90s and I would suggest it is considered the ultimate striking style for MMA.
I think that's why it's so interesting to see fighting karate style kicking making a big comeback.
GSP, Israel Adesanya, Mirko Cro Cop, Jon Jones plus Lyoto Machida just to name a few use a karate style kicking techniques.
This is most evident in the way they plant their base foot.
Muay Thai teachers athletes to rise up on the ball of the foot throughout the entire kicking process.
In contrast karate and taekwondo
keep a flat base foot with the heel usually on the floor or with a tiny raise on big pivots.
So is karate/taekwondo [non muaythai striking] making a UFC comeback or are these athletes just using a hybrid style of Muay Thai kicking modified for MMA?
who else kicks like this in the UFC??
...in the 80s karate dominated
Later on I discovered Muay Thai and thought it was the coolest thing ever until MMA hit in 1993
Clearly Muay Thai dominated the late 80s and early 90s and I would suggest it is considered the ultimate striking style for MMA.
I think that's why it's so interesting to see fighting karate style kicking making a big comeback.
GSP, Israel Adesanya, Mirko Cro Cop, Jon Jones plus Lyoto Machida just to name a few use a karate style kicking techniques.
This is most evident in the way they plant their base foot.
Muay Thai teachers athletes to rise up on the ball of the foot throughout the entire kicking process.
In contrast karate and taekwondo
keep a flat base foot with the heel usually on the floor or with a tiny raise on big pivots.
So is karate/taekwondo [non muaythai striking] making a UFC comeback or are these athletes just using a hybrid style of Muay Thai kicking modified for MMA?
who else kicks like this in the UFC??
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