Henan Shuai jiao competition

[MrBeto8787]

Isn't Henan the original region of the Hanzu ethnic group?

[blurfist]

I was surprised at the yelling of the crowd. I expected the Chinese audience to be more quiet. Lol.

[singhakabuttar]

mma is a giant leap forward to all unarmed combat methods, the fighters are the best conditioned ever.

[GuamKomudo]

Umm... You know Shuai Jiao is to record over 3000 years old, and the techniques can be traced back 5000 lol MMA had nothing to do with Shuai Jiao, they were doing MMA before it was on TV, it was called war back then >.>

[WrestlingKingTV]

AWESOME

[Indra420]

People in the east tend to train kicks much more diligently than in the west, so they evolved not to drop their heads down and reach for the legs as in a double leg- too easy to get kneed in the face by a decent real fighter. they use the leg strength instead

[andyzhang2]

it's actually because your knees can't touch the ground in shuai jiao, or sumo for that matter. If you're close like these two guys are, and you go for a single or double leg, your head is not in danger of being kneed.

[JustGuess500]

That doesn't sound like a very good reason. If being kneed in the face was a reliable defense against shoots then you would see it all the time in MMA fights.

It does happen, but only very rarely, and sprawling is better anyway.

[hkdharmon]

If you notice MMA fighters do not bend over much like wrestlers and judo players do as this exposes the head to punches and other blows. MMA fighters tend to stay fairly upright,even in the clich.

[yussefumaketse]

Actually, in regards to judo, many schools teach you to stand upright!

[GuamKomudo]

Cause if MMA guys dont do it it just cant be done... The side kick NEVERT works right? MMA guys dont side kick, that is until Cung Le came and killed everyone he fought using sidekick =D Many MMA guys are turning to Sanda Kung fu, they are realizing that there is more the legs can do than just the roundhouse kick lol I personally think spralling works if your already being grabbed, but if you can call the takedown a mile away and its obvious, just knee =) But hard to do to pro fighters

[Zrazys]

Cornish wrestling and, some other styles of wrestling from the British idles have the same leg emphasis. Everything isn't Greco-Roman, and freestyle.

[iatdgg]

In spanish wrestling Lucha they use the legs to kick, sweep, and trip their opponents. Same as Pankration.

[FullContactCMA]

lol

[MrBeto8787]

Not if it's done by surprise, everything is based on timing and for the record, Leonese wrestling, lucha leonesa is comparable to Shuai Jiao in the fact the emphasize on the use of their legs for takedowns.

[givemebeerordie]

so uhh.. you're not alot to shoot? I mean, you coulda went for a double leg or ankle pick or something.

[MidwestFan]

The rules are a bit more like sumo, cant touch knees so shots and ankle picks work a little different.

[khanvict]

great vid

[Tianshanwarrior]

nice,

[milorissa]

li-shiang you are the best !!!!!