Some forms of karate are good enough for self defense, kyokushin for example, especially considering that the average guy on the street isn't an experienced grappler. Hasn't karate had already validation from Machida's success anyway? Don't know about tae kwon do but i doubt it is completely useless.BD888 wrote: I guess it makes it a little more interesting than fighters chopping each other down with leg kicks. My only fear is that this sort of thing is going to validate your average Karate and Taek Won Do Dojo in the minds of naive people as a way to learn how to defend yourself.
yeahbuddy wrote:How about how the refs were quick to stand fighters up when they were on the ground? Come on! These guys rely on their wrestling, but werent able to get into any kind of a groove when stood up so fast.
Which ones specifically? I haven't seen the whole event, but Rumble vs Vitor were good calls, he wasn't doing anything. A stand up when a fighter is stalling should be encouraged in my opinion. In fact bring back the yellow cards.
