Is it possible to analyse karate punches in the context of the boxing paradigm? I’m going to try. follow-through punches (which don’t – I’ll broadly use the latter to include hooks and uppercuts). In boxing, punches can be divided into 2 different categories that overlap with the karate ones, namely:Ģ. In a very general sense karate punches can be divided into 2 kinds: straight line and curved. To the extent that karate punching is “less powerful”, I will then go on to examine why this is a tactical choice rather than a necessary failing. But to understand why this does not necessarily mean that the former is less effective we’ll have to examine punching methods – what someone I know calls “delivery systems” – in greater detail. Many have, and will continue to, argue that this straight thrust is less powerful than a boxer’s follow-through punches. a combination of minimal deceleration before impact and optimum distancing – usually performed in karate with a straight thrust. The welcome will wear out eventually but, at least for one more night, the circus was welcome to stick around, in part because of the efforts of Williams and Gore.In my article “ Kime: the soul of the karate punch” I described the essential feature of the karate punch as being “focus” – ie. Evander Holyfield - it turns out that putting elite athletes from other sports who have taken their training seriously is actually a recipe for entertaining theater. In my mind, we're both winners tonight."įor all the sad displays we've seen as the circus keeps returning to boxing - disasters like Vitor Belfort vs. Everybody that's talking on Instagram and Twitter, they wouldn't step in here in front of all these people and on PPV for their first fight. "I just wanted to prove to myself that I could get out here and do this. "I used my wrestling background to my advantage," Williams said. Williams was better technically and had better cardio, which proved to be a combination that was enough to get him the win in the four-round exhibition. Gore was game to try and throw wild power shots, even connecting a few times and buzzing Williams. What looked like just another in the now-constant march of "crossover fights" turned out to be quite the fun brawl. NBA turned out to be shockingly entertainingįormer NBA All-Star Deron Williams took a split decision over former NFL pro bowler Frank Gore on the undercard. Despite Woodley's claim post-fight that he wants to fight four more times in 2022, it's time for him to just walk away. But six straight losses, the most recent a frightening knockout at the hands of the "Disney Kid", is a sign that it's time to hang up the combat gloves of all types and enjoy your health. He was once great, something few can truly say about anything they've done in their lives. There should be no shame for Woodley in anything he's done in his career. Then came Saturday night and the harsh reminder that he was in with a younger, stronger man. He found a willing rival - and a big payday - in Paul and managed to be competitive enough in the first fight that it seemed maybe there was some greatness still in there somewhere. Age and a passive in-cage style had seemingly caught up to Woodley in the UFC Octagon. ![]() But what is left for him at this point? His UFC career ended with a whimper, losing four straight fights and not winning a round in that stretch. ![]() He is one of the best welterweights to ever step into an MMA cage and an accomplished UFC champion. ![]() You can never take the career accomplishments from Woodley. It's time for Tyron Woodley to call it a career But the risk has to keep up at appropriate levels for this journey to remain interesting.Īt least for one more night, Paul was able to find the right hand and keep this train rolling. Fury isn't an elite boxing talent, but he's unlikely to let someone off the hook in the same ways Woodley did in these past two fights. There's some reason to maybe pump the brakes on that idea after the Woodley rematch. Now, the calls go back to Paul needing to face "a real boxer." That was the plan, of course, with Paul set to face Tommy Fury before Fury suffered a rib injury. Combine that with big talk and you've got a recipe to continue drawing in eyeballs even as people insist they don't actually care. When he knocks people out, he knocks them out in big ways. He also has pretty big issues with his cardio. Paul has obvious flaws in his game and his fight-to-fight improvement seems to have stalled out a bit. He scores the KO win in the 6th round to stay unbeaten □ #PaulWoodley /kxr4rG0SNB- SHOWTIME Boxing December 19, 2021
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