Bill "Superfoot" Wallace Demo - 1993

Bill Wallace was in a lighthearted mood when we ran into him at a seminar in 1993.

His mood ran straight into his demo that night. Goofiness and amazing kicks.

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[DaBhaalspawn]

Finding footage of Bill's fights is next to impossible.

Were any of those kicks more than "just for show"?

I mean, did they knock people out? Because they look more like "taps" than kicks.

I have no idea though.

[MartialArchiveTv]

@DaBhaalspawn Those were just taps as that was a "comedic sparring demo". Believe us, when he wanted to, those kicks were hard.

[DaBhaalspawn]

@MartialArchiveTv

I can see that, but I just can't find any good footage of his kicks.

Thanks for the answer.

[MartialArchiveTv]

@DaBhaalspawn Now that we think of it, a lot of Bill Wallace's top fights were broadcast on national TV (we think it was ABC). This was before the home video era so probably nobody has a video they taped off the air. Where is the original footage now and who owns it?

[sylvester134]

very good legs control

[Amitboy1980]

Bill legend

[MrNotsoscary]

@MartialArchiveTv I think networks reused tapes and taped over most stuff... it's a shame.

[obglobgablob]

@MartialArchiveTv

If I were a betting man. I'd say you'd have to go looking in the archives of whoever recorded and documented his fights.

[wardragonprime]

His kicks were nasty. I think he retired from Contact Karate undefeated.

[ThePirishman]

I had the pleasure of meeting him at a seminar he was generous enough to host. I loved every second of it and it was very educational.

[ChicagoJoe57]

@MartialArchiveTv I know a guy who attended one of his seminars in Toledo, and was demo partner for Bill. He told me that when Wallace's kicks shot up near his face he could feel the power and the whipping wind. Wallace downplays his power - but it is there.

[favila241322]

Met superfoot him this week end.... Great guy and can still kick!!!

[f4kong]

I actually met Bill at a tournament when I was a little kid taking Karate classes many years ago. I even got to 'spar' with him. He's not just a great fighter, but a great human being. Great showman, but with a really good heart too. It was definitely one of the highlights of my martial arts experience to meet someone like that in person. Have been and always been one of his biggest fans :D

[speedbag1]

This is classic superfoot behavior. I went to college with him and spent several years watching him train and spar around Memphis Tennessee in 1970's. Great fun to be around, always joking and humble, but when he got serious in training, and when he competed - He was unstoppable. Fastest Hook-Roundhouse kick combo in the world and he could do it for hours. Superior left hook also. Loved to eat hamburgers also.

[Tigerpaws9097826]

Bill reminds me of a quote Sean Connery once made about Wesley Snipes, after they starred together in Rising Sun: "He can get his feet into places where I can't even get my hands." Bill's certainly a consistently good kicker.

[pervertedpenguin69]

@DaBhaalspawn he's knocked men unconscious with those kicks