06-19-2007, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by AikaImmortal
After a little bit of thinking, the closest thing to WCL is 'full contact' karate, which has a very ironic name.. body padding is worn and kicks are NOT allowed below the belt at any time, and the fight is awarded simply on points.
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That is not the WCL. They do wear leg protection and gloves. But, there are no such limits on kicks. The limit on kicks is that you cannot JUST throw leg kicks as so many kickboxer often do in fights hoping to impress the judges. And, WCL allows clinching, but you better throw Muay Thai techniques or you will lose a point. In other words, they are forced to fight. No clinching to avoid the fight and stifle the action. No constant backing up and running away as is seen in so many kickboxing and MMA matches.
I wish the UFC would adopt some of these rules that force the action. Maybe Okami would have really fought Franklin instead of dancing around like it was ballroom dancing. Don't get me wrong, I still love MMA more than any other combat sport. But, MMA has problems when fighters like Himminick constantly use the run away technique. |
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