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Just me
White Belt
Joined: 25 May 2007
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Styles: TKD, Boxing
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 Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:41 am Post subject: K1 question |
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| While K1 allows long pants (like kickboxing, karate or tkd pants) why nearly everybody still wears shorts? |
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gzk
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Joined: 02 Feb 2007
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Styles: Shootfighting, BJJ
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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There are many potential reasons. (Modern) Muay Thai fighters have never worn long pants, and a reasonable proportion of K1 competitors come from MT backgrounds. Traditionally in kickboxing, long pants indicate that low kicks are not permitted, and shorts indicate that they are. More likely, it is because they feel more comfortable, cooler, and able to move with less restriction wearing shorts. Andy Souwer in K1 MAX is one who wears long pants, due to his shoot boxing background.
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
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Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo,Hapkido, SCA Combat, and I research Medieval Combat
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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Are the legs legal targets in K1? Its been a while since I saw a match, and don't remember. Being able to see the knee would ensure that you wouldn't get kicked there.
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Just me
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Joined: 25 May 2007
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Styles: TKD, Boxing
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| Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:56 am Post subject: |
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| bushido_man96 wrote: |
| Are the legs legal targets in K1? Its been a while since I saw a match, and don't remember. Being able to see the knee would ensure that you wouldn't get kicked there. |
Low kicks are allowed in K1. |
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marie curie
KF Sempai
Joined: 18 Oct 2005
Posts: 1019
Location: PA, USA
Styles: Ko Sutemi Seiei Kan Karate, Kajukenbo, Kodokan Judo, Gracie Barra Jiu-Jitsu, Olympic Tae Kwon Doe
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:02 am Post subject: |
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Thy can get kinda bunched.
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:29 am Post subject: |
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| Just me wrote: |
| bushido_man96 wrote: |
| Are the legs legal targets in K1? Its been a while since I saw a match, and don't remember. Being able to see the knee would ensure that you wouldn't get kicked there. |
Low kicks are allowed in K1. |
Then my guess is to be able to see the target area better.
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NightOwl
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Joined: 08 Dec 2006
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Location: Japan
Styles: This and that, Rookie Judo
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:40 am Post subject: |
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There's a K-1 tourney coming up soon...should I go and find out?  
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bushido_man96
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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| NightOwl wrote: |
| There's a K-1 tourney coming up soon...should I go and find out? |
Well of course! And then give us a full report!  
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on the post.
