K1

Karmafaerie

So, what got you into MMA?
For me it was K1.
I cut my Martial Arts teeth on Karate, before moving on to boxing and kickboxing.

Since then I've ran the gamut, from JJ to set sparring, Kendo to MMA in general, but as much as I like the ground game, striking is always gonna be my first love.

K1 caught my imagination straight off as a young man.

I started watching K1 while Hoost and Aerts were in their prime, and before Le Banner had the horrible breaks which cost him so much.

I loved watching the boxers/kick boxers/Thai boxers/Karate/Taekwando fighters etc all come together and put it to the test.

K1 is still the biggest sport in Japan, and if anybody here is unfamiliar with it, (I know that most of ye know all about it:p), I deffinately advise you give it a go.

Not as complete as MMA, obviously, but the striking skills of K1 are a step above anything in MMA.
Crocop was a middling K1 fighter, but decimated in MMA with his K1 level striking.
When you don't have to worry about takedowns, or submissions, the real striking can come forth.

God I love K1!!!:D

siochain

yup have to agree K1 is class, haven't strayed from Kickboxing into MMA myself but I do like to watch it.

Karmafaerie

At first, even as an MMA fan, I always preferred K1.
Not because I've anything against the ground game, I love JJ/BJJ/Sambo but I started on the striking and it'll always be the main thing for me.

Furious-Dave

When I first started in Kyokushin the late Andy Hug quickly became one of my heroes.

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=KltbxRVP0gU

I've also had the pleasure of meeting and training with Sem Schilt while at a Kyokushin training camp in Croatia in summer '07.

Sm0ke

K1 , I love K1 now because it was Pride that got me into MMA and i only found out about k1 a month or two ago!

so Pride started me! only watched the original UFC's in the last few months.

trojan Fury

Nice Thread
Love the Video


Favourite K1 fighter is Ray Bonjasky, the guy is unreal.

hitman119

Have to agree with Karmafarie for once:rolleyes:

I prefair K1 to mma and

Le Banner is one of the best fighters in K1,

Sm0ke

melvin manhoef!

LukerC

Can't believe nobody mentioned "sugarfoot". Ray Sefo has to be one of the best K1 fighters that never won a Grand Prix.

siochain

one of the le banner classics was against Abidi, he could have finished Abidi but didn't cause he just wanted to drag it out...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX8Arb5A71w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huVoEQ0r9Zo&feature=related

madmik

dont forget badr scumbag hari

and peter aerts whos been day for 10years or so

and king semmi schilt who almost always wins

and goliath hong man choi

and the only man to ever ko choi mighty mo

Nothingcompares

k1 is pretty entertaining, it's invariably the same 10 or so fighters fighting each other for a short number of rounds.

Karmafaerie

A lot of new faces in K1 these days, and for the first time they have a proper bad guy.


Hoost is gone, and the late great Andy (Samurai) Hug is sadly missed.
Aerts is at the end of his great career, and with Le Banner (as much as I hate to say it), close to the end too.
Sefo hasn't got long left either IMO, but still has the touch.
Schilt seems set on moving full time to MMA.
Musashi is 36 now.
Hunt tried a comeback.

Most of the old guard are gone or going.

The next generation however are coming on strong.
Bonjasky, who's been around for so long, he should be older than he is, is still only just 33.
Badr Hari may be an idiot, and a prick, but he has undeniable talent.
Saki, Slowinski, Karaev, Choi, Arrab, Zimmerman, Teixeira, all young and talented.

K1 did suffer a bit with Schilt being so dominant, but I recon it's about to pick up again.

Karmafaerie

Elite Strength wrote: »

This is one of the few Irish K-1 Fighters. And ps not Hoost.

Bet you if we looked hard enough, we'd find Hoosts half Surinamese half Irish grandmother!:D

unknown13

Its a shame we dont get to see more K1 because it is very good and exciting.

Also I met Semmy Schilt on Saturday after UFC 93

siochain

LukerC wrote: »

Can't believe nobody mentioned "sugarfoot". Ray Sefo has to be one of the best K1 fighters that never won a Grand Prix.

yeah Ray is a good show man with some classic bouts, but it's time to call it a day, he just doesn't have the gas anymore.

Karmafaerie

unknown13 wrote: »

Its a shame we dont get to see more K1 because it is very good and exciting.

Also I met Semmy Schilt on Saturday after UFC 93

How's the neck?:p

calex71

K1 was something i never really paid much attention to until last year.

I'm hooked now

i dont prefer mma to k1 or vice versa, but i have to say I do like the rules in k1 regards the clinch / knock downs etc and the open scoring system they recently put in place.

LukerC

yeah Ray is a good show man with some classic bouts, but it's time to call it a day, he just doesn't have the gas anymore.

true that lost a lot of fights in the last while summit like six in a row, he trains at couture's now, he's 37 might be a bit long in the tooth for pure striking maybe he should take another mma bout.

funty3000

Sorry guys k1 world gp is good but k1 max 70kg rocks i will give you a download link if you like just ask.................................

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=eUcinq1xxes&feature=channel_page
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=VOioJj3zWoU&feature=channel_page
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=cMEogNyfyHc
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ1ZSUGfkzQ

Karmafaerie

funty3000 wrote: »

Sorry guys k1 world gp is good but k1 max 70kg rocks i will give you a download link if you like just ask.................................

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=eUcinq1xxes&feature=channel_page
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=VOioJj3zWoU&feature=channel_page
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=cMEogNyfyHc
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ1ZSUGfkzQ

K1 max is great alright.
Too dominated by Muay Thai for my liking though.
Not as dynamic.

Dboy85

Karmafaerie wrote: »

K1 max is great alright.
Too dominated by Muay Thai for my liking though.
Not as dynamic.

What??? Sower is a shooto fighter, Masato is a kickboxer and Krauss...is slugger a sport lol :pac:
They all train and compete in Muay Thai because it allows them the freedom they need in K1 like knees and combos. It doesnt matter to the heavyweights because one slap can win it for anyone!
K1 max rules!!! If shilts wasnt in the heavyweights it would be as goos as it used to be but he just cuts through everyone because of his size:rolleyes:

calex71

working my way through over 3 hours of the recent max event from japan, have to say there are great things to be seen at 60 and 70kg.

couple of real slug fests of the 3 fights ive watched so far.

Love the ozzy guy how commentates on these, he has to have some of the best expressions i've ever heard being used by any commentator