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Does anyone know whatever happened to Fred Ettish? You know, the Kempo Karate master who got the beat down at UFC 2 and shocked the MA world :( . Did he retire?

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He has a small karate school in colorado if i remember correctly. Since his UFC days he has added a bit of grappling and wrestling into his cirriculum.

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Does anyone know whatever happened to Fred Ettish? You know, the Kempo Karate master who got the beat down at UFC 2 and shocked the MA world :( . Did he retire?

Just to clarify a bit, Sensei Ettish wasn't "a karate master" when he entered UFC2. He was a 3rd, maybe 4th Dan. That is not a master in that system (note under my name...same system). I have never met Sensei Ettish, but did train with his instructor, Sensei Greg Ohl, once. You have to give the guy credit for entering the octagon wearing a full gi, and being half the size of most of the other competitors.

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You have to give the guy credit for entering the octagon wearing a full gi, and being half the size of most of the other competitors.

That description sounds alot like another fighter..what was his name...oh yea ..Royce Gracie ;)

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You have to give the guy credit for entering the octagon wearing a full gi, and being half the size of most of the other competitors.

That description sounds alot like another fighter..what was his name...oh yea ..Royce Gracie ;)

Good Point! lol :D

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You have to give the guy credit for entering the octagon wearing a full gi, and being half the size of most of the other competitors.

Yeah, its unfortunate that his 15 minutes (actually I guess it was only 5) was being brutalized by Johnny Rhodes in UFC 2 in one of the worst beatings in its history.

Word is that he actually entered on the spur of the moment- one of the other competitors originally scheduled to fight withdrew from the match and they needed a replacement quickly- Ettish stepped up to the plate. Its good to hear as well that hes expanded his horizons and including a bit more in his schools.

Cal Worsham started off as a 1 style martial artist (TKD) and he got busy and crosstrained in order to become a much better fighter. Im sure Ettish could/should do the same.

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That's another pretty good point! At that level, if you haven't studied your potential opponents, you are already starting at a pretty severe disadvantage.

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