Chuck Norris's World Combat League (WCL)

[patusai]

Your post is the first time I heard about it...although, I must say, I do not have my hand on the pulse of MA anymore. Sounds interesting though.

[gateqway]

My latest black belt mag had a good artical about it. I think it will be good for martial arts. I think it is a matter of it getting enough TV time in order to get people interested. I'm sure there are people like me who are not interested in seeing every fight go to the ground. If you are a boxing fan you would not want to see matches end up grappling either. This is my opinion but I like stand-up fighting.

Yeh same here, the first I read about it was from Blackbelt Magazine. Sounds very interesting indeed, I would definately enjoy watching it. UFC/Pride is great, but gets pretty boring always seeing guys rolling on the matt and getting tired. I wana see some ACTION

[tkdan]

On 9/22/06 it will be in Austin tx. I plan to attend. I will post about it after I go. Tickets are not cheap.

[ps1]

So is it basically team kickboxing? Sounds odd.

[superfighter]

i think its a brilliant idea, i love my grappling as much as anybody. but im also a stand up enthusiast.

the competitors are encouraged to get stuck in as soon as the referee says the word go!.

the fights are frantic, no stalling, just action. Allot of the streetfights ive seen over the passed few years somewhat resembled what i saw here, with less technique obviously lol.

A different approach and i very much approve

[DONO]

Also, sweeps, grabs, and throws aren't allowed. You're not allowed to grab your opponents kicking leg and sweep him/her to the ground. In fact, the rules specifically state that judo techniques are prohibited. They probably do this to prevent any clinching or "stand-up wrestling" from occurring, but there are other ways to prevent that such as allowing grabbing to occur on only one side of the body at a time and only for a few seconds.

Mr. Norris made those rules so that the most striking action can occur within each round. It's for the fans. Let's face it, the amount of time it takes to actually do something interesting from a mount in the UFC is too long and it's boring.

[bushido_man96]

Also, sweeps, grabs, and throws aren't allowed. You're not allowed to grab your opponents kicking leg and sweep him/her to the ground. In fact, the rules specifically state that judo techniques are prohibited. They probably do this to prevent any clinching or "stand-up wrestling" from occurring, but there are other ways to prevent that such as allowing grabbing to occur on only one side of the body at a time and only for a few seconds.

Mr. Norris made those rules so that the most striking action can occur within each round. It's for the fans. Let's face it, the amount of time it takes to actually do something interesting from a mount in the UFC is too long and it's boring.

Although I do like the action of UFC and Pride, I would like to see something more along these lines. I like the stand-up action in boxing, and this would be a much faster paced kickboxing atmosphere. I also like the town-team set-up. It should make things interesting, and set up some nice rivalries.