Bill Superfoot Wallace vs Al Dacascos 1975 Exhibition

[zestyy]

Wallace was one Dimensional though

[dixie11]

Bill Wallace was clearly talented at 2 things, he had great ability to kick with speed and he was a charismatic showman, why compare him to the likes of the gracies and bruce lee's thats just plain ignorant and immature, appreciate the fighter for his special talent instead of debating idiotic opinions that only boost your pathetic ego

[LewisOElite]

@dixie11 very true

[poolboyinla]

Wallace would have gotten owned by a Gracie.

[mfuji02]

@poolboyinla Gracie would have gotten owned by Bruce Lee.

[poolboyinla]

@mfuji02 I am a Bruce Lee fan but Bruce Lee would have taken lessons from the Gracies.

[mfuji02]

@poolboyinla I am a Gracie fan but Lee would quickly kill the Gracies.

[poolboyinla]

@mfuji02 Right, with some mystical kung fu death punch.

[mfuji02]

@poolboyinla Right. sidekick knee, finger jab eye & jkd 1inch punch/break face.

[houseofaction]

@poolboyinla that is bullshit. one kick and im sorry the gracies would not have known what happened to them he was a superb kicker in his prime.

[harryhardest]

Es Alkorta

[JXN3D]

Superfoot Wallace was my dad's sensei in college. :) 

[TheSubwaysurfer]

OMB Bill was crazy FAST so cool to FINALLY see some footage of sifu Al. He was one of theVERY few Gung Fu guys fighting on that level back in the day and I can see why

[charliekkendo]

LMAO, who was the ref?

[OkinawaShorinryu]

that pretty cool

[bruderli]

,,Another comment that sticks in my mind is about stopping Bruce's backfist. I don't think that the event happened, and if it did happen, what does it mean? Could the same person have stopped an attack by Bruce? I think not.'' - Jesse Glover (Bruce Lee Between Wing Chun and Jeet Kune Do)

[ssgoku003]

is al decascos mark decascos's dad? U know that Mark's parents were martial artists too

[Classikev]

Yes Mark Dacascos is the son of Al Dacascos.

[ssgoku003]

Thanks Mr. Kev

[unknowndanex]

even though they were joking around, Al Decascos was really giving him the business.

however that has no weighing on a real fight. though i would pick decascos to win the real fight as well. he was pretty darn good

[chrisnchina]

they're very bouncy

[FaridYM]

@chrisnchina

especially the referee hahaha

dont know what he's bouncing for, n when u start paying attention to him u wont even see the fight no more. he's annoying as hell

[147breaks]

that french man shud shut it.well annoying

[pawnthatpussy]

" just some people that I know"

who might they be?

[tct480]

Didnt like the clowning but the sparing was great

[Helivz]

Yes, it's been so long since I saw the real thing, and these two are the real thing; explosive kicks, masters of timing / distance dynamics, lightning quick. Virtually NONE OF THE STRIKERS IN U.F.C. / M.A.A. have displayed the kind of quality fighters that are before our screen. I just wish Bruce Lee / Mas Oyama in their prime could have entered the Octagon and show who is boss.

[essertpitay]

Helivz : You are spot on !...This UFC "thang" is more a brawl than a fight. Today's guys would get their nose smashed up by Bill W. even before they make a move ...

[Helivz]

Exactly. For a striker to take out a grappler, merely using strikes, he needs to be lightning quick, pinpoint accurate , master timing and distance dynamics, and deliver with "bone crushing" impact. Not to mention having superior cardiovascular endurance, mental calmness under pressure, balance, coordination and the ability to take punishment. Anything less, and the striker will lose / the grapplers will win.

[leavemealone2006]

You might be interested in Lyoto Machida. He's currently undefeated in MMA with a record of 14-0 and is about to fight for the light-heavyweight UFC championship. The interesting thing is that he's a very successful Shotokan Karate competitor and very good striker. He is also a blackbelt (and successful competitor) in BJJ, so he can stay on his feet when he wants. I think with Machida, MMA will take a new trend toward quality timing, distancing, and etc like you are talking about.

[Helivz]

Its about time we see a "real, true striker" enter the ring. I realize that 95% of fights end up on the ground. It is alot harder to master striking arts than it is grappling arts. With BJJ, what you learn in one day, you can use that same day.

With striking, it may take years to perfect.

[leavemealone2006]

yep, I definitely have to agree with you there. It was really easy for me to pick up grappling (of course I also wrestled before that), but it's taking a lot of time to get the same skilled in striking for me. I think grappling is probably just as hard to MASTER but is easier to pick up quickly. It's easier to learn to defend yourself on the ground than it is standing up striking. Another fighter you may be interested in is Cung Le. He's been working on movies lately, but he'll still be fighting

[Helivz]

A movie I saw in August, 1973, depicted extremely skilled strikers, like Bruce Lee and the late Mas Oyama. The movie was "The Good And The Bad," starring Chang Xing and Y. Kurata.

For the life of me, I don't know why this isn't shown like "Enter The Dragon." These two actors were just as skilled as Bruce Lee. The weaponry was amazing. Both men fought each other in the movie. Both exhibited lightning quick reflexes, speed, pinpoint accuracy, devastating impact, etc. I never heard of Cung Le.

[Classikev]

Yeah Oyama was a strong, thick Korean(not Japanese as his name suggests) with power. I will tell you something about Al Dacascos (shown in this vid)Dacascos is the ONLY guy (known) to have ever closed on Bruce Lee and defended & struck Lee's lightening fast backfist attack (Witnessed by Ed Parker and James Lee at James Lee's California home) & Lee was shocked and said immediatley, "Nobody stops my backfist!!" but Al read the backfist & jammed it with his own defensive ''attack' strike. Amazing.

[Helivz]

Yeah, Oyama adopted a Japanese name, even though he was a Korean. How tall did Mas stand? I had a Korean uncle, who told me the same story you just posted. That someone actually intercepted Lees fast strikes. I just wish Mas and Mr. Lee were alive, in their prime, in the 1970s and entered the Octagon against grapplers. They would have cleaned clocks on the wrestlers.

[Classikev]

I forget how tall Oyama was ...maybe 5'7?? no idea. Look it up, I'm sure it's on a MA site somewhere.

[oyu8]

very cool,this story about Bruce Lee and Al. where'd you hear about this?

[Classikev]

In a book which is one of two books in a two book series about James Yimm Lee and Bruce and Chinatown Oakland. Greglon Lee and another writer wrote them. Greglon is the son of the late James Yimm Lee.

[Jbone4shizzle]

Bruce also said this to Jim Kelly on the set of Enter the Dragon. Jim blocked his backfist also.

[mehle3]

oyama was a not good fighter

[researcher664]

he was more enlightened than fighters in the martial arts because he could make a new martial art and to attract lot of followers.

[unclebraddah]

Interesting story. One story related to me by Sifu Al was James showing Sifu Al wooden dummy movements via wing chun. Al showed him how he would move on the dummy. James was impressed and told Bruce about it.

[essertpitay]

Morceau d'antologie...Those were the days...

[kempochines]

excelent video, that´s long time ago lolo

[biglalways]

Two well respected Martial artist playing around that's real cool. I love this vid

[Desertopa]

Was that Vic Moore refereeing?

[tkdmaestro]

Al Dacascos is the father of martial artist and film star Mark Dacascos.

[unclebraddah]

It was Al Dacascos who trained Howard Jackson to be explosive with his hands in Full Contact Karate.

[trueronin]

Al Dacascos was one of the view kung fu guys to have success in classic 60s/70s era of point karate. Wallace is one of the true greats regardless of era.