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artelus — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:49:38 +0000

Saying Lyoto Machida does not use karate in his fights is like saying that Demian Maia does not use jujitsu. GSP, Chuck Lidell and many others, including the fighter in your photo who knocked out Kimbo, have studied karate extensively. I think BJJ is the best, but to say karate is crap just because the U.S. for the most part has really bad karate is a bit much. Go train karate in some other countries and you will have a different experience. Kickboxing comes from karate and the reason the dutch fighters are so good at standup is because the have mixed karate and MT. I do agree that MT, wrestling and BJJ are the styles that can most efficiently get one ready for an MMA fight, but to say karate is crap and to argue that Machida does not use it is simply wrong.

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admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:22:24 +0000

I don’t see him actually using karate in his fights and one champion out of 100 doesn’t really mean much.

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kylebarone — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:44:17 +0000

karate doesnt work? tell that to machida…the light heavyweight champ.

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Louisville Jiu Jitsu School — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:24:04 +0000

Great motivation. I know alot of the guys from the high school wrestling team were interested in MMA after high school as a way to continue the sport