Some intense kicks in this match

[Joe L.]

All through out and especially at 0:44 and 0:52. Not exactly moves I'd try to pull off but damn.

[mixjourneyman]

wow.
Can't say its not effective though.

[ashe]

pretty flashy. some really good timing.

[David Boxen]

You'd think the guy in the white would have seen enough spinning kicks not to react by moving backwards.

[middleway]

this guys been posted before. Apparently he has made his flashy style work in Numerous Full contact bouts.

Very quick and good timing.

Cheers
Chris

[lazyboxer]

The red fellow is Ehsan Shafiq, an Afghan living in London. He's extremely flexible and has a spectacular fighting style, but one that is also vulnerable to close quarter takedowns and strikes - exactly what his opponent, billed as a Taekwondo man, doesn't have. (I did TKD long enough in the 70s to know how useless it is in a clinch). Watch, for instance, how white misses a golden opportunity to take his man down at 0.14 when red keeps his right knee cocked for a full second, opting instead for a flabby straight left and allowing red another kick. Any decent grappler would have eaten him alive, and the baguazhang takedowns and throws we are now training are also capable of doing serious damage. Other weaknesses displayed here are a lack of combinations and reliance on long-range techniques to create enough necessary kinetic energy; Thai boxing is vastly superior in both respects.

[DeusTrismegistus]

The red fellow is Ehsan Shafiq, an Afghan living in London. He's extremely flexible and has a spectacular fighting style, but one that is also vulnerable to close quarter takedowns and strikes - exactly what his opponent, billed as a Taekwondo man, doesn't have. (I did TKD long enough in the 70s to know how useless it is in a clinch). Watch, for instance, how white misses a golden opportunity to take his man down at 0.14 when red keeps his right knee cocked for a full second, opting instead for a flabby straight left and allowing red another kick. Any decent grappler would have eaten him alive, and the baguazhang takedowns and throws we are now training are also capable of doing serious damage. Other weaknesses displayed here are a lack of combinations and reliance on long-range techniques to create enough necessary kinetic energy; Thai boxing is vastly superior in both respects.

Everything has its weakness. AFAIK he has competed in san shou as well, there are some vids on his youtube of it. He usually does well.

[lazyboxer]

The red fellow is Ehsan Shafiq, an Afghan living in London. He's extremely flexible and has a spectacular fighting style, but one that is also vulnerable to close quarter takedowns and strikes - exactly what his opponent, billed as a Taekwondo man, doesn't have. (I did TKD long enough in the 70s to know how useless it is in a clinch). Watch, for instance, how white misses a golden opportunity to take his man down at 0.14 when red keeps his right knee cocked for a full second, opting instead for a flabby straight left and allowing red another kick. Any decent grappler would have eaten him alive, and the baguazhang takedowns and throws we are now training are also capable of doing serious damage. Other weaknesses displayed here are a lack of combinations and reliance on long-range techniques to create enough necessary kinetic energy; Thai boxing is vastly superior in both respects.

Everything has its weakness. AFAIK he has competed in san shou as well, there are some vids on his youtube of it. He usually does well.

My comments were directed at the 1994 clip here, since when he's adapted his style very well and has become very versatile. He now often scores with throws and takedowns, and, significantly, aims his most dangerous and effective kicks at the lower limbs and midsection.