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Any opinions on this? http://youtube.com/watch?v=QlfMsZwr8rc

I think the best striker in the early UFC was Keith Hackney the kenpo stylist. His fight with Royce was one of my favorite fights. Another effective use of striking was Marco Ruas who used legs kicks against a bigger opponent.

I seems to be natural for real fights to go into grappling range,because you will always have one person who will be the aggressor,and this person will keep the fight in grappling range because of them charging at the other fighter. In other words,in real fights,fighters aren't going to maintain the distance that people are accustomed to in the striking arts.

How do UFC rules favor grapplers over strikers?

I remember hearing similar arguments during the early days of the UFC. That they didn't allow the strikers to use all the "deadly" strikes that would kill most grapplers. The problem many strikers had is that once the grapplers got into grappling range such as the clinch,this interfered with the strikers ability to strike effectively,because the close range reduced the power of their strikes. Anyway,it would seem to me that many karate stylist would make some sort of adjustments in their training to deal with the close distance that will come with real fights,such as using elbow and knee strikes more. Also it would be a good idea to work on hit and move strikes to help maintain distance between you and your opponent/attacker.

Well not to take anything away from Karate,but movies have done alot to promote it and martial arts in general and keep them going. Many people got into Karate because of movies they saw.

After watching and observing the results of the various UFC and other NHB fights,how have they influenced the way Karate shools teach? I know many will say that they've adding grappling to their training,but I'am curious to know the influence that the UFC has had on the way striking is being taught in Karate. Having seen the UFC, have you found that certain types of kicks,punches and other strikes are more effective than others?

I think when it's all said and done,you need to train to apply your particular style to streetfighters. There is a way Karate trained people will fight, and then there is the way streetfighters will fight. Karate trained people will use "technique",but streetfighters don't care about proper punching and kicking technique. These people can be the most difficult to handle. This is one of the reasons Bruce Lee wanted to create a style that reflected how real streetfights generally go down. Because he knew real streetghters and even some martial artist weren't going to fight the way they do at the dojo/dojan.

I haven't taken it. But from what I've read,it seems to be one of the earliest modern styles to take into account the different aspects of real fighting,such as combining striking with grappling techniques that many are into now.

95% of streetfights go into grappling range is what the Gracies are actually saying. This doesn't have to neccessarily mean to the ground. It's natural for real fights to go into clinches. Again you see this in boxing,but also like I said, the referees will seperate the boxers when a clinch happens. It'll be interesting to see what would happen if the referee didn't seperate boxers after a clinch? No one is going to seperate you from an attacker in a real fight,so it will be good to know grappling techniques such as throws and takedowns,and how to handle things after the takedown.

This is where grappling techniques would come in. We've heard from the Gracies that 95% of real fights will go to the ground. But I'd just say that 95% of real fights will go into grappling range either standing or to the ground. Fighting distance is also something I noticed when I took TKD. We alwaysed kept our distance naturally when sparring. You see the same in boxing. When a clinch(grappling range) happens in boxing the referee will seperate the fighters. There will be no referee to seperate you from an attacker in a real fight. So it will be a good idea to learn some grappling to back you up for these situations.