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I started this forum to expound upon a timeless cliche in the world of combat sports.
There are countless threads making claims to which style is best; "Boxing vs. Kickboxing vs. Karate vs. Muay Thai vs. Taekwondo vs. Wing Chun vs Silat" etc. etc.
The arguments are ridiculous, since the respective methods of attack posess more commonalities than differences (jab vs backfist, cross vs reverse punch, teep vs. front kick, roundhouse kick, hook, sidekick(nearly universal)
When speaking of striking the most fundamental element is so often missed: Footwork.
Someone who is conscious of their relative distance can defeat anyone when this knowledge is used to their advantage: a boxer who can crowd the karateka to launch power shots on the inside and negate kicks, a TKD practitioner that can use a leadleg side kick and keep a powerful Muay Thai kicker off balance and out of range.
The easiest way to control distance is Footwork. Being able to move in and strike without it being effectively returned. Is the bottom line. It doesn't matter if you swing an axe or a hammer, Can you close and open the gap when you need to??
examples:
Kenpo Karate vs MT
Video RITC 70 - Ray Elbe vs Leonard Wilson - rage, in, the, care, ufc - Dailymotion Share Your Videos
Ali "the greatest"
YouTube - Ali Shuffle
Iron Mike
YouTube - Mike Tyson Training Highlight Reel From www.mike-tyson.info
YouTube - Mike Tyson Training Highlight Reel From www.mike-tyson.info
MT vs. TKD
YouTube - Jerome Le Banner VS Yong Soo Park
karate/tkd vs muay thai
YouTube - WCL - Raymond "The Real Deal" Daniels vs Chris Decaro
P.S. We'll address timing vs speed later.........
There are countless threads making claims to which style is best; "Boxing vs. Kickboxing vs. Karate vs. Muay Thai vs. Taekwondo vs. Wing Chun vs Silat" etc. etc.
The arguments are ridiculous, since the respective methods of attack posess more commonalities than differences (jab vs backfist, cross vs reverse punch, teep vs. front kick, roundhouse kick, hook, sidekick(nearly universal)
When speaking of striking the most fundamental element is so often missed: Footwork.
Someone who is conscious of their relative distance can defeat anyone when this knowledge is used to their advantage: a boxer who can crowd the karateka to launch power shots on the inside and negate kicks, a TKD practitioner that can use a leadleg side kick and keep a powerful Muay Thai kicker off balance and out of range.
The easiest way to control distance is Footwork. Being able to move in and strike without it being effectively returned. Is the bottom line. It doesn't matter if you swing an axe or a hammer, Can you close and open the gap when you need to??
examples:
Kenpo Karate vs MT
Video RITC 70 - Ray Elbe vs Leonard Wilson - rage, in, the, care, ufc - Dailymotion Share Your Videos
Ali "the greatest"
YouTube - Ali Shuffle
Iron Mike
YouTube - Mike Tyson Training Highlight Reel From www.mike-tyson.info
YouTube - Mike Tyson Training Highlight Reel From www.mike-tyson.info
MT vs. TKD
YouTube - Jerome Le Banner VS Yong Soo Park
karate/tkd vs muay thai
YouTube - WCL - Raymond "The Real Deal" Daniels vs Chris Decaro
P.S. We'll address timing vs speed later.........