Real karate kick!

Yes, I do study martial arts. I have a shodan in Shotokan Karate but switched to a jiujitsu. I have been studying jiujitsu for 2years now and I can tell you that when the fight gets close contact or on the ground jiujitsu works everytime. I still do my Shotokan katas for conditioning but most of my strikcing is now taken from Western boxing. Boxing, combined with jiujitsu and some kickboxing renders much of traditional martial arts useless.

UFC has called into question a lot of these "masters" and their so called secret moves. Yup, this guys kick is great when you are standing there like a chooch waiting for him to hit you. This "sensei" looks out of shape. He is also practically falling over .18 in the video. His hands are down. Finally, this kick does not generate much power and this dude would find himself soon on his back if against GSP or any other MMA fighter. Sorry but thats the reality of the situation.

good point :)

it's an awesome kick....first time I saw this kick as a kid was in the 60's....Green Hornet's Kato (Bruce Lee) :)...we all started doing it in the South Bronx public schools...

I would also say that George Saint Pierre is a 3rd Dan in Kyokushinkai Karate and he wouldn't exactly agree with you either. He's one of the best MMA fighters I've ever seen. He is one of those exceptions to the rule.

Trappist14. Do you practice martial arts? I have seen few MMA fighters throw balanced kicks and punches. If they all had good balance, there'd be a knockout every fight. Ground fighting is ok if there is just one opponent but if their friends show up, kiss it goodbye. Go ahead and challenge that sensei! I'll send flowers to the hospital that you end up in.

MMA fighter would take destroy him. Look at how unbalanced he is when he throws the kick. He would on the ground in no time.

its a while since my first comment, but ive been pravticing myself that kick , and i can do it as well as he can.

It is nice to see that he is incorporating and obviously showing a new kick to the black belts in his class

it kyokushin karate , he says it at 0.31 !!!