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The general public does not care about kickboing even boxing is struggling with ratings why else do you think sports channels show so much of that pro wrestling crap. Ratings mean advertising dollars which mean profit. If kickboxing had ratings it would be on more. Mike Miles produces great fight cards but most of the general public would rather see stone cold and the rock act and perform.

Dear anon after studying for 31 years I think I know the answer the answer is simply tradition. You can learn how to turn your hips by learning to punch with your hands high.Rotating the hips is not learned by keeping your hands low to begin a punch otherwise no boxr would know how to turn their hips when they punch.

it is substance not style or look that counts. Wear what you want so long as it not trashy or dirty. Just my opinion anyway.

Dont have a prob with music however picking music that appeals to everyone can be difficult. In our gym we play the radio over the speakers and people are always saying turn it to this or that, it is a pain.

The effectiveness of a particular martial art for a person depends on their body type and attitude. Any art can be effective depending on a situation. Using the turn and run like he!! technique may be the most effective thing to do against multiple attackers. No brave but sometimes doing the 100 metres in a flash can be the safest way out!

Enter the Dragon great flick.....also enjoy Perfect Weapon with jeff speakman not a perfect film but great fight scenes. Worst ever.......Kill or be killed with south african james ryan.....ugggg.....great fight scenes worst plot ever....... Best fight scene ever....Bruce Lee vs. Chuck Norris....Chuck Norris vs. Bill Wallace Fight scene I wish was real.Chuck Norris vs. David Carradine in Lone Wolf McQuade can not stand that fake kung fu actor carradine...robbed Bruce of tv series years ago and still pretending to be a master. Biggest disappointment...Jean Claude Van Damme he looks good on screen but man who picks his scripts.

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what about vargas he can punch

When I started this post I meant dirty in a ring fighting audience viewing way not as a self defence method. Anything goes on the street. A good old front kick to the nuggets or side kick to the knee works as well as anything.

I do think that tito can come back and beat Hopkins. Remember that many fighters have come back from a loss. Sugar Ray Leonard lost to Duran and came back. Ali,Lennox Lewis, And even Duran. It seemed to me that when Tito fought Hopkins he had a bad night. Hopkins is a very good fighter with a difficult style. I think Tito will win if a rematch occurs but I think it will be a good fight. I notice that Jeff Fenech is training boxers now. If he can train people to fight with as much heart as he had ,look out world!

Why learn to punch with your hands from the near the hip when it is not practical to do so when sparring or in a self defence situation.

In alberta they are illegal. What does everyone think? It is a deadly technique but can cause cuts to an opponent.

If you back straight up sooner or later you will get tagged. Angles are a better option. "never" may have been a bad choice of words , I meant whenever possible dont go straight back. It is a tried and true theory. Like keep your hands up or never watch your oponents head.

Look at the womans hockey final.10 penalties in a row against the Canadians. :kaioken:Oh well, even with that Canada still won. Oh and if the rusians want to leave ,see ya dont let the door hit you on the way out. why dont americans scream about not seeing events live. I am soooo happy to watch Canadian live coverage instead of american edited for tv versions. I mean recording some of the so called live audio after the event is over come on. PS The judging always seems to favor the host country. I dont think overall its as bad as it was when the olys were in korea.

You never back straight up because it is very easy to get tagged that way always back up on a diagonal.

I would love to say that when I spar I pick my openings and move in kick and get out before being hit..but..... truth be told nothing like getting in and simply slamming body punches into another guys ribs until the bell rings. Very agressive but not much strategy.

Tyson has not beat anybody since razor ruddock Lewis will slam himit is like a man fighting a boy lewis outweighs tyson by 45 pounds

Someone had to open this up. If tyson fights lewis who wins who wins delahoya or vargas should jones give hopkins another shot

Females are naturally more flexable than males but males are naturally stronger. As far as never hitting a female...in agression never in self defence.....alls fair in love and war and kicking a.. if the situation calls for it. As far as "I will never hit a female blah blah blah......" Get in the new millenium bozo well trained females can teach you as much as any well trained guy so get over your wenis and do not eliminate half the population because of your over inflated ego.

They are illegal and simply possessing them could land you in big dudu. If you must own some make your own. do not take them out of your home though. Buy some dowling at a lumber store near you and some cord use a drill and attach the cord and voila instant chuks. Start by using foam around them though learning can be a bumpy experience.

personally I began in karate when I was only 8. I began simply because I was very tiny and was cursed with curly hair(afro city) I was continually teased and bullied so to defend myself my dad put me in karate. 31 years later I still train and although I do not train solely in shotokan anymore . I still beleave that the arts gives me balance in my life.

Never back straight up

If you lift heavy weight or do negative lifts your body will adapt to the heavy weight by getting stronger. Sometimes the muscle will adapt by getting larger. It does not take drugs to get big and massive. Lifting weights does not always make you bulky but watch out and make sure you continue to stretch and train your twitch muscle fibers too

He is from vancouver BC and fought as a lightheavy in the mid 80s he went to thailand and was one of he first north americans to compete and win there

Anyone here of David Channell