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Originally posted by Rolling Elbow
Beleive me, i have seen far worse black belts at my girl friend's take ones dough school! This guy actually seems like one of the "awesome" ones she is always telling me about.
As in all things, you should never generalize. While this young dude had his black belt, all bought and paid for. He obviously could not punch, and his kicks were an exercise in head-hunting. The kicks that were displayed in the video are foot-slaps, lacking power and control. The punches are non-existent. This is what happens when martial arts are turned into sports and dojos/dojangs become belt factories. I'm sure this guy could do all sorts of fancy jumping and spinning techniques that are required in the sport. They are very nice for demos as well. However, that translates poorly in practical self-defence or even good fighting technique.