Superfoot ......as good as the legend?

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Shorin Ryuu,

 

With respect, I believe that you're getting off the subject. You're getting into the style vs style controversy. The question was "Was Bill Wallace as good as the legend?" Bill Wallace was a legend as a kickboxer so the question can be reread as "Was Bill Wallace as good a kickboxer as his legend?" and I again answer, "Yes"

[Shorin Ryuu]

Perhaps I was a bit off topic. I was just responding to a post I felt was addressing one of the things I feel strongly about (gross generalizations and misconceptions about karate). In fact, we are both quite in agreement. (Wallace did train a bit in Shorin Ryu, afterall ) I agree that he was a great kickboxer.

 

I think my message was a bit misunderstood, then. I wasn't really talking about style vs. style at all (karate vs. boxer/kickboxer). I was trying to address the fallacy in logic I perceived in this:

The only real counter to a good boxer/kickborer is grappling. No other stand up art, be it kung fu, karate, tae kwon do. etc will compare to a boxer in his element...the ring.

 

I then offered an alternative response in the event I misunderstood what he was trying to say. Again, at issue wasn't whether a karateka could beat a boxer or not (although it was implied they could not), but that karateka who remain true to their roots do have a good deal of close quarter grappling training. That's all.

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Shorin Ryuu,

 

Thanks for the clarification. I'm interested in knowing what grappling techniques that you learned in karate but that's a different topic so I'm going to start a new topic in the KARATE section. Please look for it so you can give me your reply.

 

Thanks!

[Shorin Ryuu]

No problem. Recently, I've been rather direct in my posts which has led to some people thinking I get upset or angry, when nothing is farther from the truth.