He's planted that foot alongside my head a couple times, too.. And you are right. It's FAST..

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in about 1990 I sparred him, got me in second round heel to back of head.. The day before nationals in Daytona. It wasn't my best memory,,

There is another..... He is called Tan Tao Liang.

Bruce Lee.

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Indeed, that was insane

Those days are gone but they will come back someday

JCVD!

I'm well aware of how awesome Bill is.........great technique!!

Maybe in the USA at the time...very behind the rest of the world. The Thai boxers were already at a fantastic level and any state champ in Thailand could have taken Lewis, Stone and Wallace one after the other in a three round fight. The French savate/Boxe Franciae people would look at Wallace's kicks and say "so what"?, they were doing that 100 years ago! There is film from 1928 of Joseph Charelemont's students kicking better than Wallace. Boxe franciase/savate was a demonstration sport in the 1924 Olympics! Look at Salam Asli's videos from the early 80s, he kicks much better than Wallace and with both legs. He could hold his leg in the air and talk the same way...with both legs. He also had a much wider range of jumping and spinning kicks. And he was just one guy apparently there were thousands better than him in France by the 70s.Leave it to the Americans, to be so far behind they think they are ahead. We sure saw how ahead the USA was in martial arts when these skinny Brazilians showed up in the early 90s.

So true

Wao! I invied,I used to do it now I'm 57 I'm try to go back in shape.body I different now

BILL WALLACE IS THE MOST OBNOXIOUS PERSON I HAVE MET!

Yes

Bill Wallace is the biggest THUG and abuser I have met!

Bill Wallace was one of the most OBNOXIOUS people I have met!

I have the same book. Its great.

I vaguely remember that being a blerb in Rolling Stone magazine at the time. Wallace was hired essentially to keep Belushi alive.

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@@edgar22452 invincible kicking speed &power, bill Wallace,, he once had an exbitition with Tommy hearn ( the hit man) ,I hear he could have rock Tommy hearn, ,laugh,laugh, held stuff back

Holding your leg out in a static position is a good start , you are probably already doing that though

Invincible kick, bill Wallace legendary

Heyyyy my friend... indeed! Nice to hear from you!

Yeah he should get into kickboxing or something

Me too

Bruce Lee

I agree with your guard strategy as an excellent default that has the fewest compromises, it leaves you very open to spin back or spin side kicks. This is assuming your opponent can execute. Many have been knocked out by a strong jab and a hook kick to the nose or jaw will do the trick, especially if you step into it. Remember, in sparring, if it hurts it conditions you so even if not effective on its own, it's still useful. At the end of the day, your approach makes good sense analyzing but is difficult to apply in the ring. Makes a bit more sense in the street though for several reasons.

A lead leg hook kick can be very strong if done correctly though. It's just that most people don't bother training hook kicks to the extent they practice roundhouse kicks. (which modern sport fighters are obsessed with). It's all about incorporating the hip into the kick while being in control - just like the lead leg round kick.

Nathan Trudeau If you guard high when he chambers, he kicks low. If you guard low when he chambers a low kick, he does a backfist to the temple. From what I understand of Bill's style that's the general idea. "Your hands can only guard one place at a time"

That's funny you used that metaphor, because copying Michael Jordan was exactly what Kobe Bryant did, and it brought him a similar level of success.

Yes, but just as few of us have the athletic gifts to copy Kobe, or Jordan, we also don't have the body that can copy Wallace's kicking to the degree that we can kick anywhere near like he kicks.

No, you can't copy but you can emulate and apply the concepts he teaches. The one here is what Roy Kurban called a deceptive load. Anyone can maximize their personal ability - strength, speed, height, accuracy, and timing - and get even more by applying this approach. While this is designed for sparring or fighting with rules, the concepts can also be applied on the street IF you are a good kicker. Key with that is controlling the distance and RECHAMBER quickly. Timing and judgment are key, gotta be able to hit, damage, and retract fast enough to not get grabbed. Wallace was really a simple fighter but when you are a true master of a few effective techniques and can implement them anytime...not pretty to deal with.

I can agree that many of the training techniques Wallace teaches will improve anyone's kicks. Wallace was one of the first proponents of "slow kicks" which absolutely suck to practice, but will improve one's kicking skill. On the other hand, there are videos of Wallace saying "what do you do when you're shoulder to shoulder? Just hook kick opponent in the head" That's the kind of stuff that most people can never do, no matter how much they train and stretch, yet Wallace teaches this as if anyone can do it. One thing about kicking is that one can be a great kicker but have a totally different style from others. For example: Wallace, Norris, and Joe Lewis. All 3 were great kickers, but each had completely different strategies on how to kick. And today, McGregor, Silva, Crokop, Cung Le....so many great kickers in MMA, yet none of them really have the same approach to kicking. All this imo goes to show that while Wallace was the greatest kickers, one need not think his style was the best for everyone, or even most people who wish to be great kickers.

Wallace's promotion of "slow kicks" is an excellent advice. Practicing slowly and in a controlled manner (while being relaxed, but not collapsing) was a training method used by certain Chinese martial artists in the past. Including kicks. This way one learns proper body control and awareness, while avoiding bad habits - all the while training oneself to be relaxed as much as possible. But I have to agree with you in that high level kicking (that is actually functional and has speed, accuracy and stopping power) is not for everybody. High level kicking skill ("Tei Fa") in traditional Northern Kung fu circles in considered a special skill that needs to be acquired by the practitioner - rather than a commodity. One teacher of mine mentioned that the practitioner with true Tei Fa is said to have a nigh-insurmountable advantage over those who don't have Tei Fa. Meanwhile, he also mentioned that kicks of unskilled easily leads to the exponent becoming extremely vulnerable - whether it be in self defense or sport contexts. Most likely the reason why traditional martial arts that focus on high-level kicks have survived to this day, (Northern Kung fu styles, Korean striking arts, Savate, etc.), but aren't as widespread as they could be.

1987!

Exactly. Especially If u are a big guy like me.

I read you before saying that or similar,,will you elaborate in detail? I met him too. He spoke short and curt at the time ,but it didn't bother me at all,lots of people around . I never found him narcissistic ,or bullying. But,I am a man . Maybe different for females? You should give the details,or a link to the details,,,,