Steven Lopez v Yosef Karami

[margotkd]

Family Lopez are so rude. Physically fit but mentally ill. They show no respect. I love the way Steven Lopez was KO in Mexico. I was there. He didn't even win the first fight against Iran but he received the favor of the judges. Therefore in the second fight he failed against UK. They have won many fights because they are strong but also because of their bad attitude and lack of respect. By the way, the coach is a disgrace, it is true, as well as Mark Lopez.

[unsensibled]

People really spar like this an succeed? This is so Weird i was never taught to spar this way. Their hands are down all the time and they are always leaning in with their head making it an easy target. I was always taught to lean back and keep my arms up, even when i kick. Also, if they come at you and try to unload with a fury of kicks + punches or just lay on you like they did in this, it's easy to just side kick them back. Even if they block it pushes them away. Idk just looks unorganized

[iase]

you know why they put their hands down and lean their head? they use it for like a trap. Use your brain also while playing taekwondo

[CrazyKukkeli]

@unsensibled i know you posted this 2 months ago, i still just want to say that this is Olympic taekwondo. Meaning is just to get points. Not damgae to opponent the opponent. Also hitting to the head is illegal. And elbow blocking is illegal in Olympic taekwondo. So the reason they keep their hands down is because they want to protect the point area, and if they keep their hands up they could block with the elbow which is forbidden. Hope I helped i undestand :)

[Chomolongma93]

@CrazyKukkeli what?no damage?i am always purple after my fights,my ribs always hurt,and elbow bloking is legal as it gets,idk where did you heard that but kicking in head is legal,punching isn't.

[CrazyKukkeli]

@Chomolongma93 Come back when ytou have actually readed it! I said "THE IDEA is not to hurt the opponent". YOU GET HURT! That is NOT THE IDEA OF THE GAME. The IDEA IS TO GET POINTS. I do tkd everyday, i know what im talking about. And I SAID PUNCHING IS ILLEGAL i never said anything about KICKS. I kick people to the head EVERYDAY while sparring. If you didn't get it now you're a retard of some sort. And learn to read. I'm in a bad mood soz.

[azerigull]

Steven Lopez pride of USA lost to Karami from Iran on July 3rd, 2011. Long live children of Iran, Empire of Iran, they shine no matter where. Democracy for Iran, Iran forEver. Bring it on US, one by one You are down.

[1993anime]

que pelea mas aburrida!! :/

[CNRhKXtreme]

Ugh, Jean Lopez's actions just ruin this excellent match for me. Coaches are supposed to be respectful, humble, not showboating. The way he acted at the end just was not cool man.

[TheDwichagi]

coollllllllllllll.......

[xXxSinthoxXx]

Lol the coach.... is really his coach ?

[Angelcrow77]

WTF - Sport and good for Def at Street attacker

ITF - Also Sport but there are really play no cover and combine how to use full or not full contact to other.well for WTF or ITF is are same ART.depand who use it.

[wjhdqq]

Check out marat aliyev

[kitty84album]

i practice itf instead of wtf this shit would not work in the street he would get his ass kicked in a real street fight with a good martial artists

[kitty84album]

i train in itf instead wtf this ballerina shit is not street applicable let him do that to me or any other itf fighter he would get his ass kicked. and yes raymond daniels would kick his ass

[jsbjr86]

@kitty84album I've done both ITF and WTF TKD, WTF sparring is much better and more realistic because the competitors ACTUALLY HIT EACH OTHER. ITF is strictly point fighting controlled contact with no K.O's how the hell does that kind of sparring prepare you for the streets? Steve Lopez would destroy you

[llSrllLuisito]

no jombre ninguno de los dos son buenos.... yo creia que se ivan a dar duro y en la cabeza ni un circular ubo hay.... los dos estaban miedosos.... =)

[natytkd91]

steven lopez es el mejor peleador y aki se ve demostrado enfrentandose a uno de los grandes

[jakeyjakey101]

i was in that stadium for british championship last year

[jakeyjakey101]

this brings back memories. i was there for british championship

[pkmasteiz]

this isn't a national qualifier though. this is the oylmpic qualifiers held in manchester.

[paintballer2472]

1:39 owned

[2jang4ever]

Der er Dag Jacobsen som snakker

[2jang4ever]

hørt den stemmen før... " norske "

[wtfdude8]

i meet gene lopez at the us open once

[MulaMan]

I've met Steven, Gene, Mark and Diana at National Qualifier!

[wtfdude8]

but not at a us open?

[MulaMan]

US OPEN and NATIONAL QUALIFIER ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

[Kinghercules]

IDK I cant respect these guys, man. Ive trained with WTF fighters Asia and all we did was kick all fuckin day. The only time I seen then workin on their katas was by themselves. Yeah the conditioning was on point but all these guys do is fuckin kicks.

How in the hell can I respect these MF's with alll the shit I gotta go thru with my teacha and to see these fuckas half ass trainin.

[TsF298]

lol, olympic taekwondo is a kicking sport. not big on the hands. thats why u dont use your hands much. Try Jae Bae Ryu or something like that for a TKD with some more hands.

[rnmsly]

you're just bitchin cause your ass is outta shape and cant cant keep up with us. hit the gym fatty

[zartosht1969]

this sport is all about kicks bro... what are you talking about?

[Flow4v]

youssef sucks :s .. what is he doing ?

[AznSupaStar14]

He got desperate and threw kicks that missed...

[DanniG93]

Both teams are great, one of the best ones... I am iranian and just looovee TKD. :P:P

[crisss2001]

USA Taekwondo Ignores reality and keeps putting the wrong team on the floor... despite adequate time and resources Jean Lopez failed to make satisfactory headway in gaining a gold medal team ... time for a new coach and a new team. Misguided efforts!!

[shotojojo2005]

Yeah I kinda of agree with you. I am a Karate athlete and I watch the taekwondo Olympics every 4th year. This year 2008 the younger brother(forget name) Lopez was too cocky. He seemed so focused on publishing himself as a champion he forgot about his opponent. His oldest brother his coach should of slapped his dumb ass in the fucking head for costing the United States the Olympics.... I gotta admit those athletes are awesome!

[TsF298]

It was his coach that made him so cocky. A really old interview i saw on TV of him, he said he is going against some of the greatest fighters and is stepping up his training a lot to get to their level.

[walker182a]

No offence but you are getting the "sport" side of a martial art mixed up with "self defense". In a "real" fight no they wouldnt be doing half this stuff. For a start their guards would be up ready to punch....

[chrischerc]

Isshinsense on youtube

[norcalsfinest87]

why is it 80% of tkd videos i watch mma or ITF always comes up!!?? if you dont like wtf style you dont have to watch it because you could count on me not watchin ITF leave olympic style you guys act like you have to watch it

[crisss2001]

USA Taekwondo Ignores reality and keeps putting the wrong team on the floor... despite adequate time and resources Jean Lopez failed to make satisfactory headway in gaining a gold medal team ... time for a new coach and a new team. Misguided efforts!!

[chrischerc]

Looks like those Irish dancers until they hug ! Look at this video again . Is this really considered a martial art? Its a JOKE ! This wouldn't survive on the street ! "All TKD MASTERS" LEARN WHAT TRUE MARTIAL ARTS ARE ABOUT ! AND STOP CALLING YOURSELVES "MASTERS" !

[PubliusAfricanus]

To be fair, most people don't get into street fights in the first place.

[chrischerc]

But when they do , knowing tkd will probably be a hinderence rather than a plus.

[PubliusAfricanus]

If.

[PubliusAfricanus]

"knowing tkd will probably be a hinderence rather than a plus."

As opposed to knowing nothing? Please.

[chrischerc]

Did you actually ever try the rising block tkd teaches against an attack either with a weapon or without? I think not and this is only one of the countless dangerous tech. they teach. I'm not talking sidestep and parry. in many cases of downward attacks you have no room to move in any direction. Ive been a bouncer and on a few occasions I was in this position. I'm being real the tkd block which uses an angle of slightly more than 90 degrees will not work

[PubliusAfricanus]

So your solution is to learn nothing and stand there and flail your arms?

[PubliusAfricanus]

So learn nothing and hope you'll be saved by a cop--that's your advice?

[TKDFighterJoe]

tkd teaches that blocking is overall inferior to movement skills. Dodging works against a bat, blocking doesn't.

this particular fight is a bad example cause steven is a very unique fighter who wins by stuffing up his opponents game and pushing the rules to their limit.

look in my profile at favorites for some korean fights they will be better examples.

[chrischerc]

It has no power to resist an attack on a downward angle, whether it is rising up or not. Muscle is not there to back it up. Yet they teach this everyday to unknowledgeble students as protection for the head, whether deflection or not. I pushed this block down hundreds of times with 1 finger - ON ADULTS ! Plus you expose the underside of the arm which can easily cause death if the wrist is slashed. It only has 1 bone for protection . Watch - ISSHINSENSE on youtube for the correct way.

[delasalle151]

raymond daniels will whip his ass bad..

[tmblackbelt08]

@delasalle151 and did he? I think not. Screw you dumb wad

[KJEWLE]

@delasalle151 whos that ?

[Dynaman21]

TKD is an onlympic sport because it appeased Korea and because it's a lot more sanitary than Thai boxing (which has a host of national issues keeping it out of the Games anyway). That's it.

[lesstalkmorerockuk]

Steven Lopez is a great player, but his coach is a disgrace. Screaming and appealing for points isn't cool. Show some respect for the art and the other fighter... sit down, shut up and do your job.

[crisss2001]

His coach is his brother

[333Round]

@lesstalkmorerockuk i agree that in most cases it isnt ok to do that to a judge...but im seen some judge make a lot of shit calls...and conveniently towards their schools...in some cases i have had my instructor yelling at the ref due to shit calls...and it doesn't help that we are one of the most hated school here but that's cause we win all the time haha

[soparamens]

@lesstalkmorerockuk it's referee's fault. He should admonish the coach because of his anti martial behavior, TKD is getting more like a simple sport everyday... shame on WTF

[kitty84album]

@lesstalkmorerockuk he figghts the ballerina wtf i practice itf any average itf fighter would beat him in a real fight he is good for what he does but nothing more

[jsbjr86]

@kitty84album you're a pussie who's afraid of getting hit, steve lopez would knock your ass out in 5 seconds.

WTF sparing is an olympic sport and the true form of taekwondo sparing, anybody can do ITF sparring because there's no real risk of injury and no knock-outs

[TAOTAO3730]

@jsbjr86 ITF?hahaahahha,if itf and wtf had a fighting ,its 100% that itf would be the winer!!!itf has all the kicks and also a lot off hands(wtf no hand).and you would see the risk of injuries and the K.Os for the wtf player!!!!

[jsbjr86]

@TAOTAO3730 I just realized youre completely ignorant, for a second I thought I was actually arguing with somebody who knew something about the different types of TKD sparring.

yes only punches to the body are allowed in Olympic sparring but Olympic sparring is FULL CONTACT ITF/ point sparring is light contact.

there are WTF knockouts all over youtube there a part of the sport. Tell me how an ITF match proves anything when neither competitor is allowed to make full contact with his kicks.

[tmblackbelt08]

@lesstalkmorerockuk

DON'T you ever talk about Jean that way! He is the best coach in the World and if it was not for him then the Lopez family would have never done as well as they have! You are just jelous because they are good and actually know how to win. Get over yourself!

[goomack14]

TKD is the same thing as kick boxing...minus punching to the face...other martial art "sports" never focus on lethality (LtBn)they are a show of skills in a competition which by the way is the definition of a sport...real world application is also a stupid argument, it is even more so a pointless argument if you're trying to define a "sport"...too many rules? seriously? idiots

[12346luvsvietcock]

Sad Korea can't beat Lopez. it's their own martial art

[marlonips]

steven lopez is the greatest. i saw his records in all previous olympics he is the reigning champion

[adonisrottweiler]

he is not the greatest i know so many guys in some poor countries who would beat the shit out of him , but they dont have the possibility to pay the costs for coach and stuff like that"!

[adgasfkbrook]

Um excuse me but Taekwondo IS a sport. We train as hard as anyone in any other sport. I take taekwondo and it is harder than any sport I have ever done. If you disagree with me then maybe you should look up a local school in your area and try it out. You will agree with me afterwards.

[LTWarriors]

I disagree, u lot must be stupid to not think taekwondo is like a sport. Trust me, do it for at least a month and then you would believe me, if not u lot must be shit at taekwondo.

[payampour]

persausta are you shane atashi?

[persausta]

yes, and you?

[l33taekwon]

karami geting bald man his geting old

[persausta]

I was lucky to meet IRANEAN tkw team in Korea 2001 wrd champs, i was there to fight for NewZealand in under 85 kg, Iran team have only 8 male fighters and missing out on other 8 females due to islamic rolls. how ever they got secound in the world even thou. i happend to fight ALI TAJEEK in my secound fight and i got my ass kicked lol.. it was after the fight when i wished him luck in irany and he was shocked that i was Iranean too, then we along with the coch had a chat in the middle there.

[kalai175]

wow what a experient man.you are a luckyperson.i am also tkd fighter.i am 2nd dan blck belt.i onlyy had experient in national level only

[boeyaka]

these olympic pussys are to affraid to do any good moves complete disgrace to taekwondo i thought one of tkd acpects was courage and not beeing affraid to lose shitty points

[ghosthail]

your dumb

[kimsacademy]

haha steven lopez would RUN through yo ass!!!!!

Dumb motha fucca

[boeyaka]

how can he RUN when i take his legs down with him  BJJ 4 life

[boeyaka]

how can he RUN when i take his legs down with him BJJ 4 life

[kimsacademy]

Ha ha jus like a bjj practitioner to think that the ground is the only and finall answer lol so funny ur ignorance is ammusing

[tkdazndude051]

he could without a doubt take lopez on the street. i dont doubt his skills as a competitor, but stephen isnt a self defense guy, he's a sportsman.

[tidaiy]

that´s why we shouldn´t make a sport from a martial art

[LtBn]

sorry but i agree. This is not real world martial arts in the sence that it is practical or logical in a real fight. Its not even close. UFC is the closest thing to how fights really play out. In this "sport" theres no emphasis on lethality, punching, grappling and even submission work! Too many rules and restraints to even compare. This is in no way a real world fight, Its just good cardio and too many people are mixing up the dance and ideology of what you see in the movies(and this) as real.

[joseefu]

Durrrrrrr

[taekwongr]

That was a shity fight, it looks to me that the Iranian gave it away. Raising his leg for Naeryo and waiting for Lopez to earn the counter.

[notamazingsb]

steven lopez holds/clinches too much, b/c of that he use it for his advantages, not exciting to see at all.

[saftelskeren]

hodl your fucking hands up!

[Dzidzo1983]

in this round result was about 4-4! very bad fight, good from one side but they fight like they don't practice tkd, this is very like on balet!!!

[9806343249]

U-S-A~!!!!!!!!!!

Steven is the best in his class, 3 gold medals going strong. This was just another tune-up fight.

[tkdoliver]

meen al abid steven lopez???? if so anta al sharmut

[frm34]

fuck you abd