How To Fight Sideways Like Bill "Superfoot" Wallace

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  • Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
  • Learn side stance Karate fighting style from full contact champion Bill "Superfoot" Wallace, interviewed by Jesse Enkamp (The Karate Nerd). This point sparring footwork is popular in Sport Karate, but MMA fighters in UFC like Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson love using the bladed stance for successfully keeping their opponent at long range distance. This is a great tactic for side kicks, hook kicks or blitz striking combinations. Visit www.karatebyjes... to learn more.
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  • @KARATEbyJesse
    @KARATEbyJesse  5 лет назад +282

    Thanks for your kind comments! 😁 Learn more Karate on my website: www.karatebyjesse.com 👍

    • @martialartsscience560
      @martialartsscience560 5 лет назад +1

      No problem... thankyou for the video, it was great !

    • @redcabbageVic
      @redcabbageVic 5 лет назад +8

      All of our old school badass martial arts guys are almost gone, and we have got to respect the ones that are left so it was really good to see that you brought one of the last living legends on your Channel. Keep up the good work you got a great Channel

    • @nutsaboutgoldens
      @nutsaboutgoldens 5 лет назад +1

      Great job Jesse

    • @BISON-ALLIANCE
      @BISON-ALLIANCE 5 лет назад +1

      The Godless A good Boxer exposes Muay Thai in MMA and they have to step up there Boxing game 💯

    • @tomasfrybl3597
      @tomasfrybl3597 5 лет назад +1

      Really educating, I like this!

  • @vatonietto
    @vatonietto 5 лет назад +1719

    "The guy who said no pain no gain is dead"
    "I like kicking people. It makes me feel good"
    this man is a treasure

    • @jcjc3671
      @jcjc3671 5 лет назад +28

      He's definitely given legitimacy to my feelings n thoughts.

    • @CHMPro
      @CHMPro 5 лет назад +15

      I learned a serious philosophy and stance today. This is deadly stuff from Wallace.

    • @MrSummerblade
      @MrSummerblade 5 лет назад +9

      No pain, no brain

    • @lordofwarnick1557
      @lordofwarnick1557 5 лет назад +7

      I learned karate a long time ago and now due to time availability I am learning BJJ instead but I still love to train strikings at home. His technic and his quote is the treasure for me. Thank you very much for this video.

    • @lianching1149
      @lianching1149 5 лет назад

      My Boy Vinny I like it man

  • @WorldsOkayestGuitarDemos
    @WorldsOkayestGuitarDemos 4 года назад +644

    It’s insane how fast he still is..

    • @tomkrueger6556
      @tomkrueger6556 4 года назад +16

      muscle memories!

    • @adam_mma
      @adam_mma 3 года назад +17

      Hes faster than me, wayy faster than me

    • @jooot_6850
      @jooot_6850 3 года назад +23

      That’s one quick old man!

    • @mkultraification
      @mkultraification 3 года назад +51

      @@jooot_6850 Beware an old man in a profession where most die young.

    • @jonyeager3664
      @jonyeager3664 3 года назад +19

      Yea he was beating up my Sensei today he was at my dojo today him and my Sensei are great friends

  • @charliesimar7541
    @charliesimar7541 5 лет назад +564

    In his 70s and STILL kicking, Superfoot is a real hero to guys like me, a fellow septuagenarian.

    • @slappingvegans7940
      @slappingvegans7940 5 лет назад +19

      Well, you've still got 70 more years left, don't waste them !!! Enjoy yourself and become a hero to others !

    • @MB-sq2xv
      @MB-sq2xv 5 лет назад +5

      Septuagenarian? Is that a Christian who believes in first century Greek Bible? The Septuagint?

    • @martialartsscience560
      @martialartsscience560 5 лет назад +1

      Yes he is... Bill Wallace

    • @barreldreamz7852
      @barreldreamz7852 5 лет назад +1

      SLAPPING VEGANS I don’t understand what you mean when you say that he has 70 more years left? Either you’re dumb or if you have a dumb joke. Yeah just get back to me whenever

    • @martialartsscience560
      @martialartsscience560 5 лет назад +3

      Y'all might be surprised who ol Bill Wallace can whip LOL Jack Dempsey beat the s*** out of 2 Street punks that tried to mug him while he was in his eighties

  • @s.t.r.a.h.studios4965
    @s.t.r.a.h.studios4965 4 года назад +311

    Mr. Wallace is so charismatic and engaging. He would be an excellent teacher in any subject.

  • @Jenn-lq9yu
    @Jenn-lq9yu 4 года назад +195

    My Tae Kwon Do instructor based a lot of his teaching on Bill's fighting style, though one thing he added was that we also blocked a lot with the shin of our lead leg. So if someone was coming in, we also had three options for blocking, as we'd block low with our shins, mid and high with our hands. Bill's contributions to the practice of Martial Arts are definitely massive and not to be understated.

    • @vermili0n
      @vermili0n 2 года назад +7

      Yeah I can tell this fighting style is very useful and lethal, I need to start training for self defense and I really like this style. Jab and kick keeps the attacker at bay or injured, your head is hard to reach because your sideways and can easily dip out... all useful techniques

    • @goldenpony822
      @goldenpony822 Год назад

      @@karlwithak. reminds me of beginner's luck in my first fight, guy sent a waist kick, I blocked with the elbow, he cracked something on the foot top and was down immediately. It was confusing, even my opponent was kind laughing through the pain, eyes closed.

    • @SwedishMeattball
      @SwedishMeattball 11 месяцев назад +3

      did he finally tell taekwondo to keep thier hands up😂 bil fights in a philly shell like strictland only he throws side kicks

  • @twonganttable
    @twonganttable 5 лет назад +481

    I met Mr. Wallace way back in 1980. He came to my locker after I won my fight in Canada. He actually shook my hand and told me I was a very good fighter. Very nice man.

  • @OldJong
    @OldJong 5 лет назад +505

    I love his voice!... It sounds like Clint Eastwood saying: "Get off my lawn" ;-)

    • @briteppr62
      @briteppr62 4 года назад +2

      That's funny!!

    • @sidlopes4429
      @sidlopes4429 4 года назад +7

      maybe his voice. but his jab is more like " Clydes' " , 😑

    • @Laffy1345
      @Laffy1345 4 года назад

      @@sidlopes4429 😂😂😂😂

    • @Laffy1345
      @Laffy1345 4 года назад +2

      😂😂😂 underrated comment😂😂😂😂

    • @DandDskeeto
      @DandDskeeto 4 года назад +1

      😂

  • @safdarkh786
    @safdarkh786 5 лет назад +379

    Instead of giving up on himself after a serious injury, this man build a career around it!. And a legend to be told for generations to come. The legend of superfoot.

    • @KARATEbyJesse
      @KARATEbyJesse  5 лет назад +23

      YES! 🔥

    • @safdarkh786
      @safdarkh786 5 лет назад +5

      @@petermcnallt12pm free style karate would be more like mma. It is a mixed martial art infact.

    • @brucele2776
      @brucele2776 Год назад

      ​@@KARATEbyJesseBill height was 5'10". You must be 6' 4

  • @HECKAKYH-ADEKBATEH
    @HECKAKYH-ADEKBATEH 2 года назад +14

    Great guy in every angle, sincere, dedicated, with no inflated ego.

  • @Ash_4949
    @Ash_4949 10 месяцев назад +9

    Not gonna lie. This is the best kicking, planning and fight analysis video on the internet.
    Bill didn't give up because of a bad knee. Instead worked hard on technique to give him advantage. True fighter and warrior. Every word from Bill is pure gold.

  • @sfadsgdsgsfd8754
    @sfadsgdsgsfd8754 5 лет назад +421

    Both his style and backstory would make a good character in street fighter

  • @khaltanis1096
    @khaltanis1096 5 лет назад +432

    "Anybody can kick someone in the stomach or ribs these days. I wanna kick him in the face coz it makes me feel good."
    - Bill Wallace

    • @briteppr62
      @briteppr62 4 года назад

      Ha! Indeed!!

    • @nemasis3134
      @nemasis3134 4 года назад

      On this day..........
      You win best comment from me.

  • @papounetpatenaude
    @papounetpatenaude 5 лет назад +210

    There's no cognitive dissonance when I listen to Mr Wallace talk. A straight shooter, informative and genuine!

    • @ravshakehgilgamesh6083
      @ravshakehgilgamesh6083 4 года назад +1

      Sometimes a hook beats a straight.

    • @undeadpresident
      @undeadpresident 4 года назад +9

      He wasn't raised in the dystopia of political correctness that we have today.

  • @ravinderkalka
    @ravinderkalka 4 года назад +85

    A true legend. Turned his weakness to his most powerful strength. Love and respect from India.

  • @MCShvabo
    @MCShvabo 4 года назад +66

    15 years of martial arts and I felt like a beginner watching this man. Thank you Jesse for posting this amazing video!

  • @LouRadon
    @LouRadon 5 лет назад +153

    Bill Super Foot Wallace, still fast, fit, and sharp minded. **bowing in respect** 100% Champ. And, rare advice on healing from injuries. We're told way too often to push through and keep training, but that's a good way make things waaay worse or create permanent damage out of a minor injury that would have healed. Bill Wallace is cool, his old fights are really good, and he's always been a thinker.

  • @M.W.K6996
    @M.W.K6996 5 лет назад +130

    Simply meeting Bill Wallace is such an honor.

  • @reggieroo02
    @reggieroo02 5 лет назад +181

    I wonder how many kicks Sensei Jesse ate from Mr. Wallace. What an honour.

  • @khazoury
    @khazoury Год назад +25

    I took a seminar with him over 20 years ago and he showed me his mangled right knee. He explained how no one could stop his left leg because he was too fast. It's amazing to see he still has so much energy still!

    • @ryanconnole
      @ryanconnole Год назад +1

      I almost typed the same thing! 20 years ago my school had him in for a seminar. Great guy!

    • @andrewsmith8729
      @andrewsmith8729 11 месяцев назад

      I think it is in the movie A Force of One... Bill Wallace throws are right leg side kick in the ring.

  • @arkyark8
    @arkyark8 4 года назад +24

    Wow! I trained with Bill back in 1996 when I was training in Hapkido. He did a kicking seminar with us (in Australia). I still have photos with him. I will never forget...he uses his left leg and 3 kicks, side kick, round house and hook kick (often in combos). I remember him being a great teacher with a fun sense of humour, and a child-like energy. Really happy to see him still so active and excited about sharing his knowledge. Such a great guy.

  • @petertapola8097
    @petertapola8097 5 лет назад +503

    He looks like a cross between Clint Eastwood and Randy Couture, not a bad look at all.

  • @shammaboy
    @shammaboy 5 лет назад +90

    There is a lot to be learned from Bill's style. Much like Oscar De La Hoya, he used one side of his body for offense, and the other for defense (primarily). If you don't throw strikes from across your body, you really can't over commit to a strike, or become off balance as easily. Bill then added to that by generating power from his striking side (his left hand and foot). Bill could throw strikes with speed, or with power from his lead hand/lead foot. He also was a master of disguising his strikes by having them all look like the same strike until halfway through throwing it, when he chose a target. All his punches started out looking like a jab, all his kicks looked like a snap kick, until he committed. I've always felt this is not only a style meant for point karate, but possibly MMA too. Not enough people know Bill's story, or how legit he is. This guy was the UFC before UFC, hell he even was an announcer for the UFC in the early days. Badass.

    • @michaeljunod8610
      @michaeljunod8610 4 года назад +5

      So true Kevin! I knew Bill in college! Karate, judo, wrestling, as real and legit as can be! Plus a nice guy!

    • @EnlightenedRogue24
      @EnlightenedRogue24 4 года назад +2

      His style reminds me more of Floyd Mayweather than De La Hoya. ☝️🥴

    • @Olymp769
      @Olymp769 3 года назад +2

      @@EnlightenedRogue24 And the one and only Don Wilson

  • @chorse70
    @chorse70 5 лет назад +87

    I wish there was a love button for this video. What a legend Bill is.

  • @austinwiebe2648
    @austinwiebe2648 4 года назад +13

    Bill Wallace is literally explaining the new Olympic style of Taekwondo, but he was competing in karate, this guy was way ahead of his time. He’s the kinda guy you just wanna listen to, pure fight wisdom, amazing

  • @anthonypine7357
    @anthonypine7357 4 года назад +12

    I started in martial arts in 1972. I have the same limitation as Mr. Wallace so I have embraced his style of fighting for almost 48 years man and boy. In all that time, I am still standing. Thank you Mr. Wallace for setting the bar for the rest of us. You are the epitome of style and grace!

  • @renerenatorivera9062
    @renerenatorivera9062 5 лет назад +47

    I was doing this as a teenager in the 70s... my sensei "corrected" me all the time. I kept with it. it worked for me...

  • @bboyaddicted
    @bboyaddicted 5 лет назад +117

    Man he's still so quick and agile

  • @dianecenteno5275
    @dianecenteno5275 4 года назад +67

    I've had the good fortune attending a few of his seminars. Always amazing, professional and 100% on point! One of the greats!

  • @Semiotichazey
    @Semiotichazey 4 года назад +25

    Bill's movement is still so clean and fast. His advice about recovery from injury is golden and the reason he's still so slick.

  • @Nothing-e3e
    @Nothing-e3e 3 года назад +10

    His knowledge, charisma, enthusiasm and personality makes Superfoot the most popular seminar personality and it is here in full display. I love how Bill breaks down and simplify his unique sideways fighting system. He got the most out of using only five weapons to dominate point fighting in 1960-70s to full contact karate in 1980s and beyond. He was ahead of his time for sure. Thank you Jesse. You asked all the right questions.

  • @redcabbageVic
    @redcabbageVic 5 лет назад +54

    I can't believe that you had the best on your show! Bill superfoot Wallace the real deal 👍👊👊👊👊👊👊 always wanted to meet him

  • @BlaqMaleRN
    @BlaqMaleRN 3 года назад +33

    This is simply AWESOME! I’m a 5th Degree Shihan in yoshukai karate. My late Sensei emphasized keeping the body to the side, i.e., don’t “square up”. Thanks for driving this point home. Great videos. Keep up the good work.

  • @xyaeiounn
    @xyaeiounn 4 года назад +6

    I have some students that are born fighters but can't teach very well. The rare mix of a good fighter and teacher is a treasure to the world.

  • @yeet-me-far
    @yeet-me-far Месяц назад +2

    Hes so excited teaching you it warms my heart

  • @MrTroy808
    @MrTroy808 10 месяцев назад +2

    Sensei Bill Wallace is so brilliant and amazing.. I can listen to him talk for hours.

  • @tomg2946
    @tomg2946 5 лет назад +19

    Many thanks for this Jesse. Just before his retirement fight I trained with Bill for best part of a day. He complimented me saying I had good round kick, good side kick, but I was dropping my knee on the hook kick. 39 years later, having worked on it, I dont drop the knee. Thats one of the key points fighting sideways, every kick comes from the same high knee position, every punch can be delivered from that guard style he uses, esp his left hook surprised alot of good fighters.

  • @roundhousenick
    @roundhousenick 5 лет назад +78

    This needs to be way longer I need more superfoot

  • @backwardscapguy1476
    @backwardscapguy1476 4 года назад +17

    This man is a legend. As a front footed kicker, he is my hero.

  • @gregoryclark7566
    @gregoryclark7566 3 года назад +9

    Mr. Wallace is very articulate instructor. He basically developed his own style, a very effective one. Back in the day, I've seen him in his prime on tv. It was hard to see his kicks because he was lightning fast. I'm quite sure he is still entirely capable of fast and precise technique. Such a great man and martial artist!

  • @glockster68
    @glockster68 4 года назад +6

    I just ran across this video...Glad to see Mr. Wallace is still doing karate, and going strong...he is a living legend in American karate.

  • @blindmansbluff
    @blindmansbluff 5 лет назад +58

    I love your videos Jesse. This is great. Reminds me of that Bruce Lee quote about not fearing the guy who practices 1000 kicks, but rather fear the guy who practices one kick a thousand times.

    • @dimulaidari
      @dimulaidari 2 года назад

      Lie Sui Wen (a great warrior from Baji Quan style) says "don't affraid to a warrior who knews many stuff,but be affraid to a warrior who just explore one stuff".

  • @FrancisMaxino
    @FrancisMaxino 5 лет назад +71

    And here we have in essence the principles of JKD discovered by a remarkable man with a knee injury. In JKD the front weapons available to your closest limbs are used most. Superfoot Wallace is espounding exactly the philosophy of Jeet Kune Do.

    • @wolflike24124
      @wolflike24124 4 года назад +8

      I was thinking the exact same thing. This proves that Bruce Lee definitely knew the art of fighting since so many don't think he's a fighter and just an actor

    • @briteppr62
      @briteppr62 4 года назад +1

      True that!

    • @undeadpresident
      @undeadpresident 4 года назад +3

      @@AOD-tr7nd great minds think alike as they say

    • @vtrvr511
      @vtrvr511 4 года назад +4

      B. Lee's rear leg was 3 centimeters shorter than his front leg. He explained that he used his longest leg to reach the Target, and the shorter (and stiffer) one for balance.

    • @Msosbog
      @Msosbog 4 года назад +2

      Agreed. Though a little clarification: Bruce Lee's JKD concepts actually predate Bruce Lee. They are older martial art concepts that Bruce brought together in a hybrid-like system (not a style). Most of these were regarded by kung fu masters as closely guarded secrets and in combination with teaching westerners, Bruce was not very welcomed by the old school practitioners. For example the intercepting fist is actually reading, or "intercepting" the intent of the opponent; This is a very old method in kung fu usually described as reacting second but striking first. Bruce's innovation was combining these methods, or "hacks", and presenting them in a way that can be adopted and integrated into literally any style. For example Chuck Norris was a student of Bruce Lee, but Chuck's style was Tang Soo Do.
      I would say it's very similar to what Jesse is doing with his, if I may, hybrid style of Karate.
      I hope no one is offended as I mean no offense. Respect and love to all present and past as we continue to grow and learn from eachother.
      🙏👍

  • @scottsilvey7522
    @scottsilvey7522 5 лет назад +8

    My Mom got tickets for my little
    brother and I to see Super Foot
    Bill Wallace fight in a PKA match
    on a Saturday back in the mid 70's
    also fighting in a match was Ross
    Scott vs Oak Tree Dimitre! What a
    show those guys put on!!!!!

  • @mumpygumboo8554
    @mumpygumboo8554 2 года назад +7

    I just love Bill's passion and enthusiasm. And, his ability to use his limitations as strengths. Many lessons from him. I'd love to have a trainer like him.

  • @bhughes9518
    @bhughes9518 4 года назад +9

    Bill Wallace is an incredible legend. So much respect for that man. 😎🙏

  • @timothymarshall2365
    @timothymarshall2365 5 лет назад +17

    Even at his "Advanced" stage in life, for some reason I still feel that messing with him would not turn out well for most people. Shows that Karate is practical, when taught properly. To this day, he is still a bad man. May thanks for the giving me the chance to grow up watching you fight, Superfoot!
    As a side note, Joe Lewis used this stance to fight alot too. Was really good at it!

    • @Michael-cb5nm
      @Michael-cb5nm 4 года назад +1

      He could absolutely take care of himself in a scrap

  • @mahadazzle676
    @mahadazzle676 5 лет назад +19

    This Bill Wallace is a Master in life for sure! I wish to age that gracefully.

  • @epoyptyyoypyprahahVh
    @epoyptyyoypyprahahVh 5 лет назад +8

    Thank you for sharing this wonderful training and story I have cerebral palsy and I have always had martial art teachers telling me that I am wasting my time and they never try to teach me anything but I am still training and Bills story has inspired me to keep training no matter what thank you both for your hard work

    • @billfoster4147
      @billfoster4147 4 года назад

      Not sure if this message will get to you Michael...
      I was inspired by your words!
      Decades of chronic fatigue and chronic pain - at 60 - should have given me a 'good excuse' NOT to take up full contact Muay Thai... Not a chance!!!
      "Whether you think you can ...or whether you think you can't, you're right."
      Henry Ford

  • @hendarinriandi1100
    @hendarinriandi1100 3 года назад +2

    This man is a real deal fighter ... with great mental attitude, he recognized his weaknesses, and turned it into a unique way of doing things. His advice is great not only for Karate or fighting but for everyday life

  • @jeremykiahsobyk102
    @jeremykiahsobyk102 4 года назад +3

    "Legendary" is exactly the right word for this man. Growing up, my dad followed no fighting, no sports whatsoever. But he knew who Bill Wallace is.

  • @MrChubbiful
    @MrChubbiful 5 лет назад +29

    "I was playing Judo" he says lol Bill Wallace is the man

    • @myname1989
      @myname1989 5 лет назад +3

      Nick Shea well that’s how it’s said so ... judo is considered a game Jj is combat .

    • @MrChubbiful
      @MrChubbiful 5 лет назад +3

      @@myname1989 Oh lol. In my mind one doesn't just "play" judo, throwing folks is weird fun haha

    • @perkristoffersson4153
      @perkristoffersson4153 4 года назад +1

      I think "playing judo" is correct. Same for "playing karate" it seems. Just like one would be playing any other sport. Sounds weird af but it is what it is. I suppose most of us avoid saying it like that, preferring to say we "do karate" or "practice karate"

  • @jamesbaker4529
    @jamesbaker4529 5 лет назад +54

    Love Bill. He's the greatest and an amazing teacher.

    • @josephandreuccetti8043
      @josephandreuccetti8043 5 лет назад

      James Baker Does Bill teach anywhere?

    • @jamesbaker4529
      @jamesbaker4529 5 лет назад

      @@josephandreuccetti8043 Bill does seminars and whatnot all over the country but I'm not sure if he has his own academy. The guys a legend!

  • @chrismiksworld
    @chrismiksworld 3 года назад +1

    Everything he says is so Simple and Intrinsic yet Brilliant, I love it

  • @johnmurdock5001
    @johnmurdock5001 11 месяцев назад +3

    His stance, kicks, use of backfists, speed development, and philosophy all remind me of Bruce Lee's book 'The Tao of Jeet Kune Do'.

  • @MaJelArt
    @MaJelArt 4 года назад +11

    Amazing interview, and demonstration with Billy "Superfoot" Wallace, one of the most unrated fighters of all time, I remember learning about him, in those old karate magazines, back in the day.

  • @tgdb4968
    @tgdb4968 4 года назад +6

    A true legend, its good to see he's still doing his thing, and he could probably still kick all our asses!

  • @taekwondomaster4609
    @taekwondomaster4609 5 лет назад +9

    Thank you 🙏 so much Sensei for inviting Sensei Wallace. I learned a lot.

    • @briteppr62
      @briteppr62 4 года назад

      Yes, thank you much!

  • @jeffhopper3526
    @jeffhopper3526 2 года назад +1

    I felt honored to see Sensei Bill Wallace explain and demonstrate His system and approach. God bless you and Sensei Wallace.

  • @GordonSmithsmersh71
    @GordonSmithsmersh71 4 года назад +3

    Had the great honour of being taught by "Superfoot" in our Dojo in Yorkshire a couple of years ago. Always fight in his style ever since. He taught us this little feet together mini jump thing great little tip which I've turned into a fun exercise for kids class. Great teacher, great man.

  • @KusanagiUrie
    @KusanagiUrie 5 лет назад +7

    I love Superfoot. You can tell how he's passionate about what he does.

  • @AZTigerMMA
    @AZTigerMMA 4 года назад +33

    I love mr Wallace and have been blessed to train with mr Wallace on more than a few occasions . I’m also an MMA / bjj coach - Back in his time , yes that style and stance worked and he was a beast with it for my sport. Bladed stance , in my opinion should be done but limited , due to the ability to easily have your back taken in my sport MMA [ self defense because even thugs know “take the back “ and choke). Lead leg kicks can more easily jammed and or open to being rendered soft and opportunities for “takedowns” are handed over on a platter. Mr Wallace is a phenomenal athlete and was an absolute beast that could pull this off. I’m not saying it wouldn’t work , it’s just a tool, many people that are handy can’t use a “wood lathe” but it’s still a good tool. I don’t think it replaces a hammer, and saw. The thing I took from him that is 100 is , be on the attack , speed works , and fakes and set ups are necessary. Mr Wallace is a national treasure and I would never say a cross word about this man.

    • @MrCBTman
      @MrCBTman Год назад +1

      I hear you, but Wonderboy’s style bears a lot of similarities to Wallace’s.

    • @RegisWilkins
      @RegisWilkins Год назад

      @AZTigerMMA Yea sure, wannabe

  • @angelojaegerrafael
    @angelojaegerrafael 5 лет назад +13

    BTW i have never practiced karate, mainly MMA, Muay Thai, Boxing and Wrestling. But i have adopted o lot of techniques from Karate and Full Contact Kickboxing (PKA). Thank you for the amazing content Jesse

  • @seanyarbrough452
    @seanyarbrough452 4 года назад +1

    As a 56 year old trying to get back in Karate shape, this is the best thing I've ever seen. Superfoot just inspired me like no other. Thank you Jesse and huge thanks to the great American Martial Artist/Fighter Bill Superfoot Wallace.

  • @4citi
    @4citi 4 года назад +2

    I remember watching his old fight videos when I was a kid. This man is definitely a living legend. Thank you for the tips and the video

  • @gabrielgrmarques8792
    @gabrielgrmarques8792 4 года назад +4

    Thank you for this lesson. As a taekwondo fighter, i was taught to fight like that. It's good for kicking, it's good for not get kicked, but this is the first time that someone explains WHY it's a good fighting position. Great video, thank you two.

  • @OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro
    @OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro 4 года назад +5

    Greetings! Sensi Wallace is a TRUE legend! I remember watching him in the 70s and 80s! MAN, you can just TELL he STILL has so much power behind his movements. What a WONDERFUL treat for all of Jesse! Thanks so much for sharing this with us!😊❤🥋

  • @TimeStrider
    @TimeStrider 4 года назад +6

    Wow, he still looks like he’s in amazing shape here. Legend!

  • @glengabruch4664
    @glengabruch4664 Год назад +1

    Bill "Superfoot" Wallace is an absolute legend and true gentleman. Thanks for having him on your channel. 👍

  • @hughbennett5342
    @hughbennett5342 2 года назад +1

    Love Bill superfoot Wallace! The way he protects his body, the lifting of the shoulder and the head backward slip is such an excellent defense! No telegraphing at all! One technique sets up another. He is one of my favorites! Thank you so much for showing a little of how he does his techniques!

  • @rogerbyrd3524
    @rogerbyrd3524 5 лет назад +5

    Excellent video. What a great honor for you to have met with him. Nice techniques !

  • @jcfan1979
    @jcfan1979 5 лет назад +20

    Jesse, love the videos! Would love to see you talk with Benny "The Jet" Urquidez. He's also a fountain of knowledge.

  • @МихаилАлексеев-е9ю
    @МихаилАлексеев-е9ю 5 лет назад +12

    Great simple technique of American karate, I think that it is also very effective. Now everyone is training only in Thai boxing.

  • @manjitheerratic5127
    @manjitheerratic5127 Год назад

    @KARATEbyJesse Go to say that this video never gets old. Every time I re-watch this 4 years old video ( a year each time ), I always find something new

  • @BIGDEX71
    @BIGDEX71 2 года назад

    Nothing like the wisdom, knowledge and experience of someone who knows true and practical applications. Bill Wallace is a legend and rightfully so.

  • @denisolivia8
    @denisolivia8 5 лет назад +15

    Wow... So much energy and i think the best advise... Be positive !

  • @6omni6draconian6
    @6omni6draconian6 5 лет назад +5

    He gave the best advise someone can ever say to you, "Develop your own style".

  • @KurtAngle89
    @KurtAngle89 5 лет назад +18

    The guys who said: "no pain, no gain" is dead. Hilarious and right

  • @kongandbasses8732
    @kongandbasses8732 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for having Superfoot Bill Wallace. Back in the days he was a big influence for modern Karate in kicking and positioning.
    Nice to see that he is well and still practising martial arts.

  • @komarithsoth422
    @komarithsoth422 Год назад +2

    Thank you Bill Wallace.❤

  • @rooben6741
    @rooben6741 4 года назад +4

    Totally love this man. Having recently had knee surgery myself, I have certainly acknowledged the change in my fighting style to protect my knee. But I still have 27 years of techniques to reprogram via neuroplasticity. Rest is certainly true, but I've also taken advice from my physiotherapist, and continue with what my body knows ... just slower for now.

  • @elvistheking9041
    @elvistheking9041 5 лет назад +15

    Bill Wallace was a personal trainer and close friend of Elvis Presley 1974

    • @danbayes9483
      @danbayes9483 5 лет назад +1

      A man who had a heart attack eating hamburgers on the toilet.

    • @welchce
      @welchce 5 лет назад +4

      Chuck Norris eats toilets sitting on a hamburger

    • @edgein1830
      @edgein1830 5 лет назад

      He was involved with john belushi as well.

  • @catanzarocomedy
    @catanzarocomedy 2 года назад +3

    You notice when Jesse asks "do you have any advice on throwing the cross from a side stance?" and Bill says "I don't" and laughs then references another master in their own right (Floyd Mayweather) on the cross. Bill Superfoot Wallace is STILL a student of the game so humble and willing to learn which in turn makes him a master in martial arts, always learning always striving to get better!

  • @morgant5160
    @morgant5160 3 года назад +1

    Bill Wallace is a true legend! Definitely an inspiration in my early martial arts development. Great to see he’s still active and fit, goes to show you that age is only a number.

  • @WizzdummHeadley
    @WizzdummHeadley 11 месяцев назад +1

    Absolutely brilliant stuff here from Bill & the key is SIMPLICITY! Straight line to the target, no BS no fluff no nonsense.

  • @hunterpowers317
    @hunterpowers317 5 лет назад +21

    The guy who said “no pain, no gain” - hes dead
    😂

  • @jad43701
    @jad43701 4 года назад +2

    Attended one of his seminars early in my studies, back in the 90's. It was quite enlightening. Learned quite a bit. Including the fact that he is deceptively fast ! Told me where he was going to throw a kick and when. Still couldn't block them. I have always been more of a defensive style fighter. Let you come to me type. Instant Humble. I use a very similar fighting stance to his and he helped me refine it. I use it because I am better with my legs than my hands, and it is easier to stifle incoming kicks from that stance. It's good to see he still has that speed. I wish I had half of it !

  • @BISON-ALLIANCE
    @BISON-ALLIANCE 5 лет назад +8

    Bill SuperFoot Wallace : Kickboxing Legend 🙏💯

  • @leonardofibbonacci8926
    @leonardofibbonacci8926 3 года назад +1

    This man is the reason because I started practicing Full Contact.He was my hero as a teenager(still he is).A real LIVING LEGEND.

  • @waneagony
    @waneagony 2 года назад +2

    After watching the Seagal videos and now this on with Wallace, it’s amazing to see how mobile and strong these guys still are. Seagal is, I believe, 70 years old in those videos, and Wallace is, I believe, 73 years old in this. Pretty amazing! Maybe you could look into if there is something to this “fountain of youth” of continuing training martial arts throughout one’s life, Jesse?
    Keep up the great work, Jesse. And I hope we see Oliver back in the cage soon again. Alt the best. Osu!

  • @actionman9357
    @actionman9357 5 лет назад +48

    Jesse Enkamp: How fortunate of you to meet and get to know Bill "Superfoot" Wallace! (I envy you!) ;- )

    • @angelmirchev8433
      @angelmirchev8433 5 лет назад

      Isn't the stance in taekwondo fully bladed/sideways tho? :o

    • @luisframirez2
      @luisframirez2 5 лет назад

      I was fascinated with this master when I was a child in the 80's. Cut out all Black Belt Magazine photos of him and taped them to my walls .

    • @SkyCreeper1
      @SkyCreeper1 5 лет назад

      @@angelmirchev8433 the stance? There are many TKD stances. Tournament fighters favor the side stance for many of the same reasons. Especially point fighting where your not trying to knock the guy out. Speed is the game there.

    • @glennblair4445
      @glennblair4445 5 лет назад

      Master Wallace is a fantastic martial artist .

  • @jsb1364
    @jsb1364 4 года назад +3

    Amazing testimony by this world champion. Thank you Jesse for asking all these questions and getting us these great answers. Your video will be part of history once he leaves us (as late as possible hopefully 🤞)

  • @housethemisfitgraves7331
    @housethemisfitgraves7331 5 лет назад +22

    Bill " I wanna kick him in the face because it makes me feel good" Wallace. Nice.

  • @joezen1693
    @joezen1693 Месяц назад

    Massive respect to give the floor to such an icon in the fighting world. Took Kenpo Karate back in the 80's, so Bruce, Chuck, Superfoot, Don the Dragon, Benny The Jet, few others were all part of our knowledge base of the elites that did it. Great vid.

  • @jacobsingletary8857
    @jacobsingletary8857 11 месяцев назад +1

    I met this guy in IL. such a funny down to earth guy. On top of new stuff, he confirmed and built on a lot of ideas I already had for fighting from a sideways position.

  • @followerOfJesus723
    @followerOfJesus723 5 лет назад +28

    @10:50 This is the answer to the ever-so-popular calf kick that everyone is doing in professional MMA.

    • @tonyd5990
      @tonyd5990 5 лет назад +1

      Until you take a couple leg kicks lol then you have to rethink that

    • @followerOfJesus723
      @followerOfJesus723 5 лет назад +3

      @@tonyd5990 What??? The counter evades the leg kick and catches you with a kick. Stop trolling brah ...

    • @tonyd5990
      @tonyd5990 5 лет назад

      Kwaku Anansi “brah” I trained in the super foot system for 3 years. It’s good for point sparring or fighting an untrained individual but that’s about it. It ain’t trolling when you know what you’re talking about

    • @tonyd5990
      @tonyd5990 5 лет назад

      Kwaku Anansi I also trained in the joe Lewis system, it’s not muy Thai but a little more suited for mma than super foot

    • @iammichael1094
      @iammichael1094 5 лет назад +1

      @@tonyd5990 Three years isn't enough to achieve the mastery to "make it work effectively"

  • @theartiswar4286
    @theartiswar4286 5 лет назад +14

    Thanks Jesse sensei for your efforts in making this motivational video. Waiting for more videos like this.iam sure that it would help me to improve my techniques.Love from India.

  • @ciscosong110
    @ciscosong110 5 лет назад +5

    I studied kung fu that was really interesting him breaking it down from the different moves from the one leg. An amazing man. Thank you Sir.

  • @EURIPODES
    @EURIPODES 3 года назад +1

    One of the few who have actually advanced karate.

  • @bws205
    @bws205 4 года назад +2

    Bill is a legend & great role model...the real deal...I met him in the 80s when I was competing in tournaments, he was one of the biggest names in martial arts back then, awesome kicks! and throwing high kicks after fighting for a while is no joke, the energy required for a high kick equals dozens of punches