Norway 2006 - Kumite Finals - Male 75kg - France V Italy

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• karate
• norway
• 2006
• euro
• grand
• prix
• kumite
• finals
• male
• 75kg
• france
• italy

[Massdojo]

MMA is MMA. Kumite is kumite. I teach both. No way any MMA fighter wants to go punch with these guys especially with the gloves off. Even MMA has it rules. For example: No small joint manipulation. So to make a generalized statement about these guys getting killed in MMA is just plain stupid and ignorant. So, don't sweat it karate people... karate will be in the Olympics soon enough and we will all be damn proud.

[BradMMA]

The language doesen't change the fact that it's points fighting! The word wether it be english japanese, french etc, doesent change that it's points fighting. You gain points to win. Points fighting = kumite Traditional fighting = Samurai warriors on the Okinawin battle field 2000 years ago.

Jesus, just because they changed "point" from Enlgish to Japanese doesen't change the fighting style!

[iorenSao]

First of all, all you who think karate is weak, you actually have not competed in a real kumite match, its much more tough than it looks. Second, karate is much more than MMA. Third, yeah, they sometimes pull their punches in competition, but I can garantee you that if a fighter decides to give his all in his blows, you sure as hell don´t want to be in the way. The key to karate is to continue training the traditional way, but also adapting the speed of the modern karateka.

OSSS!!

[Koensol]

@Massdojo if karate becomes olympic sport.. it will die! same happened to TKD

[jpm7018]

2:20

Nice!!!

[shtitman]

de la touchette.. vive la jka

[dickmoe99]

so wheres jean claude van damme?

[benjeans]

since when we're we talking about real?? we were talking about as real as you can get ( but within a sport ). I have no proof that you double majored im just going to have to believe you. And im not sure whether that was a crack at me but ive left no bad impressions, It was in fact you who were disrespectful towards me in calling me pathetic

[ronin8996]

Do you? I thought we were talking about "real" here. And I'm not a psychologist, I was only a psych. double-major, but that matters not - you have a chance to leave impressions or not - and the ones you do is your choice.

[benjeans]

Yes well you have to have rules, I did say as real as your going to get within a legal sport, You have to have rules to insure fighters safety and longevity. And dont pretend like your some kind of psychologist who can judge my character by one comment. How it was voiced was more likely to be due to the mood I was in at the time. I feel it was voiced in a respectful way, I didnt call them rubbish I just said the sparring was a bit sloppy. I have not once been disrespectful while speaking to you

[ronin8996]

Yeah what you're saying is true, albeit that MMA is as real to a fight as you're gonna get, cause it's still a game, so it's still not real. Small joint locks, friends, bottles, lions tigers and bears oh my - all of this is too illegal in MMA. So, my beef wasn't that you yourself had an opinion that was different than mine, just that you we disrespectful in how you voiced it, and that's a character trait.

[benjeans]

I can understand that, Im sure if they watched me fight they would give me some advice we're not all perfect. MMA is as real to a real fight as you are going to get, whereas this is more a show of skill and technique as opposed to a real fight where you aim to injure your opponent, in points its very disrespectful to intentionally hurt and opponent