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.
Why then are there large differences between the technique of mt kickboxers and savate kickboxers??
your argument does not stand up to scrutiny.
The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
-sun tzu