|
Post by Glutton4Punishment on Jun 23, 2012 3:40:54 GMT -5
When watching Fedor fight, it seems like much of his striking is very unorthodox - and in a sense it is when you look at it from a more Western point of view. The styles we're accustomed to seeing in MMA like Boxing, Muay Thai, and Kyokushin have often very similar punches that look clean and compact, and Fedor's punches look like what we would consider wild haymakers by comparison. But there's actually more to it, and it comes from a style not seen much in MMA but much more known thanks to Fedor: SAMBO.
In a future post I'll be addressing his kicking style which is also quite unique but for different reasons. Fedor is a fighter that's made a huge impact on me in my training. He's an inspiring fighter and human being. Over the years he's shared some of the secrets of his style of fighting, so I'm hoping to compile a few of them here. Feel free to comment or contribute!
|
|
|
Post by the tank on Jun 26, 2012 8:54:38 GMT -5
Fedor's striking looks alot like Igor Vovchanchyn's. I wonder if Igor influenced Fedor.
|
|
|
Post by Glutton4Punishment on Jun 26, 2012 14:58:33 GMT -5
Possibly, although I've got Fedor's book and he hasn't said anything about that influence. Russians do often have a very different style than Western fighters. I have Fedor's book, also, and I'll do some writing about his leg kicks next, which are also different but not from SAMBO.
|
|
Chef Samurai
Global Moderator
Canadian Catch Wrestling
Posts: 843
|
Post by Chef Samurai on Jun 26, 2012 15:16:02 GMT -5
apparently its from kalickno boi the russian fist fighting style.
old school boxing had the same punch too & here's carl cestari showing it at 6:48 in
|
|
aaronj
Global Moderator
Yondan - Shurite Karate Jitsu, Chen Taijiquan
Posts: 116
|
Post by aaronj on Jul 2, 2012 0:30:56 GMT -5
There is a lot of similarity with Russian fighters to the Chinese practices of XingYiQuan. It's a formless martial art, and is incredibly fluid. I've seen some styles use similar punching tactics as Fedor here. The mechanics of the arm 'slinging' out and the extension of the shoulder joint, along with the looseness in the upper torso through the elbow, is something that is very important in the internal systems of China.
The Mawashi Tsuki in my system is very similar to this, but generally is modified to be a negative strike.
|
|