Interview with Qiu Jianliang, China's #1 Kickboxer

[Nova44]

@Stuart0502 's interview with Qiu Jianliang, the number one ranked kickboxer in the world under 67kg.

Timestamps;
1:20 - Qiu gives an update on his knee injury.
3:30 - Qiu discusses his physical training.
8:00 - Qiu discusses his sparring philosophy.
11:15 - Qiu discusses his opinions on the differences between Muay Thai and Sanda.
16:00 - Qiu shares his views on Xu Xiadong and traditional chinese martial arts.
20:30 - Qiu shares his thoughts on fighting a Thai stadium champion in their backyard.
27:00 - Qiu discusses a potential superfight with Wei Rui.
36:00 - Qiu describes his inspiration from Bruce Lee.

 

[Nova44]

@Stuart0502 I've edited the original post, i'm really sorry i forgot to say it was your interview.

 

[Mickf]

He comes across very well. Seems intelligent and friendly.

 

[SuperLuigi]

Pretty cool accent, very different from any I hear in the local Chinatown. He sounds like those guys in movies who are genius scientists ambitiously solving some scientific mystery before the research goes too far and Godzilla or something is created.

 

[Stuart0502]

He comes across very well. Seems intelligent and friendly.

Yeah seems like a pretty cool guy, I get the sense he genuinely doesn’t have an ego.

I suspect he will be a success in life after his fighting career is over.

 

[Mickf]

Yeah seems like a pretty cool guy, I get the sense he genuinely doesn’t have an ego.

I suspect he will be a success in life after his fighting career is over.

Yeah defo seems like he would be an over achiever whatever he decides to do. Its a pretty uncommon mix to be like that and still be friendly and not have a massive ego. He is a very marketable fighter. Who would appeal to a broad audience. Hopefully he can fight outside of china more.