Originally Posted by
t_niehoff
Do you know why kickboxers -- really any sport fighter -- do what they do (use certain techniques, tactics, etc.)? Because they have found through LOADS of experience those things consistently work against all levels of fighters. They know that because they are constantly doing it and can see what works and what doesn't at all levels. So, if you want to kickbox, and you do it enough, you will end up doing what all kickboxers do, because they are doing the things that continue to work -- which also means not doing those things that don't!
And that is a critical aspect: learning what not to do.
Why don't you see kickboxers using TWC-like blocks? Because they don't work in kickboxing AND because they create openings for your opponent.
If TWC has strategies that "work quite well" in kickboxing, then kickboxing will already have those strategies (so you don't need to learn TWC to kickbox). For example, circling away from the rear hand is something all boxers and kickboxers already know.
WCK isn't kickboxing. If you want to learn to kickbox, then you should go train with good kickboxers.
And even if they did, they would not be able to make much of what they "practice" work. Skill not only comes from how "hard" you practice but also from what you practice. Practice doing things that aren't very good, and no matter how much time you put in, you won't be very good. And that is because what you are practicing is self-limiting (it will only take you so far).
BTW, you overgeneralize how most sport fighters train. A person's individual skill and conditioning level will depend on how well and much they train -- just like any athlete. If you want to be a world-class athlete, then you have to train like a world class athlete. But not all -- in fact, most -- sport fighters are NOT world-class.