How could I forget GSP??
Machida was my favorite Karate guy...
Machida was my favorite Karate guy...
GSP has a black belt in kyokushin karate as well and is arguably the goat. But we all know that TKD and karate are just no good on their own...great for mobility/flexibility and that is about it. Most of the MMA guys with karate backgrounds moved on past that to other disciplines.
I trained with some Japanese kyokushin guys in college (I was doing thai boxing and no gi JJ at a gym but we would meet once a week at school to mix it up)...those fuckers were fast and definitely no joke. only time I ever got KOd was from getting kneed to the top of the head by one of them when shooting for a double...viscous little dudes but I enjoyed training with them greatly.
