Saturday 10 September 2022

 

as mentioned here is the GSP highlight clip:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P2qxCEQCxk&feature=related

GSP started in kyukushin karate fighting full contact knockdown

he is the UFC Welterweight champion
this is the same weight as Bruce Lee

Vunak said GSP was the most JKD like fighter he had seen

you will see the Superman punch in this clip, and the odd spin backfist, and he has a good head kick, and uses the armbar

this also goes to prove what I said 20 years ago that despite everything that has been added from other striking styles, the kicks, HKE, and grappling, UFC (even if you have to call it MMA) is primarily a punching art again, just like boxing

the real difference is in boxing, under Queensberry rules, you must stand back when the opponent goes down, in UFC you carry on punching - so it is still boxing, just "Ground Boxing"

and see how the Grappler's guard is useless if he hasn't practiced the punch block series - he never gets a chance to try any submissions