Japanese Karate Sensei Reacts To Karate Combat! Rafael Aghayev vs Raymond Daniels

[@KarateDojowaKu]

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[@chanup3720]

What makes me happy is rafa uses pure karate basic moves❤

[@bunnyofdoom4501]

I'm glad u cover Karate Combat. It's an underrated gem in Combat sports. And Raymond Daniels is a bad ass. OG flashy/effective and tricky as well as fundamentally solid.

[@bogse]

Yes, very good and I think KC is raising to the big audience, its in its infancy now. People want real karate fights and this is it at its best.

[@camiloiribarren1450]

I actually saw Rafael fight live when he had the golden belt. He’s incredible and powerful. I love Karate Combat

[@shinoobie1549]

that was an amazing fight. People underestimate Aghayev because he comes from point fighting but this is like his fourth fight in KC? He was there in the very first event so he's pretty much a veteran at this point lol and he's getting the hang of the full contact system

[@ehrenthompson7891]

Daniels was a champion point fighter too but I knew that Aghayev was that dude.

[@wafzaf]

He is a black belt in Judo and also does boxing which you can see is apparent in his head movement.

[@tjbjjtkd]

Years ago I competed and sparred against Raymond Daniels back when I competed under NASKA (North America Sport Karate Association)! Both times I lost. He had such an unorthodox fighting style on top of being really quick and elusive. Even though I lost I was proud I scored on him a few times.

[@ehrenthompson7891]

Respect

[@SK8ZION]

Happy to see you covering a Karate Combat event too. Especially with a fellow WKF fighter.

[@se1d.y]

Amazing Aghayev Legend 💎🇦🇿

[@bobo_der_affenkind8328]

It's double of the fun to watch this fight with your comments. Thanks for that!

[@JackHanma]

People underestimate how hard it is to fight a fast and compact fighter like Aghayev. Crazy reflexes, strong wrestling, fast punches, perfect timing and distance management. For a kickbased opponent he's just a nightmare.

[@mituc]

Before the match I wish Aghayev won because he's a Shotokan karateka so more on the traditional side, but to be honest knowing what Raymond can do I was like 75/25 towards him. After the first minute of the first round however seeing Aghayev basically annihilating pretty much all Raymond could throw and even working that massive height disadvantage into a big advantage was extraordinary. I always lose to equally skilled opponents who are significantly higher than me. Now this fight is something to learn a lot from.

[@mak0t0san]

What a great match and nice to hear your perspective with your commentary. Also, I spotted my senseis in the audience at 10:59!

[@tatsumakisempyukaku]

That was a great fight between two greats.

[@themarsvoltas]

Great analysis

[@BOOM_UP-hu8dd]

TƏBRİKLƏR RAFAEL MAHİR OĞLU AGAYEV 👍🇦🇿

[@GibNR_]

Aghaev not only a good fighter, but also incridebly nice person. I made sure of it at his seminar in Moscow this april

[@TheMindofRobert]

Aghayev is the man. What a match. I thought he owned the whole thing.

[@Caranilion]

Woud be fun if you covered the fight from Gabriel Varga, as he is fellow youtuber. Also it was a great fight imho.

[@honigdachs.]

I expected Aghayev to win this. He's a very crafty fighter and has been fighting very tall, long, rangy guys with flashy kicks and darting punches forever in WKF, and has typically dealt with them by taking them down all day and countering with sharp reflexes and smart movement. He did the same thing here.

[@xenadon]

Shoto Hara is listed as a fighter on karate combat's site. Would love to see him fight

[@edwhlam]

Fun fight. FYI, not chambering or limiited chambering for round house kick is common in Muay Thai.

[@blueicarus6069]

Hey yusuke you should react to street beefs they take people from different backgrounds and have them fight.

[@rabbitshady499]

You should react to Gabriel Varga's fights, in karate combat or in kick boxing. He is a great fighter and martial artist.

[@qatma-qarisiq5010]

Aghayev Legend💪❤️

[@Ozzierob]

Thank you Sensei. Oss!

[@senseiismail9448]

Hello Yusuke my Shotokan Bro 🥋🙇‍♂️

[@elhajjzafeermuhammad1530]

Both are phenomenon 👍🏿👍🏿

[@jrnav8490]

Good morning Yusuke ❤❤❤

[@eddard9442]

I was laughing when i watch this fight, Its like watching Mr Miyagi vs Terry Silver!

[@t-dogg-kilrroy5943]

Daniel's the longer fighter should have used front leg quick kicks, side check kicking and z kicking faking the punch, I am a Taekwondo Instructor and competitor, WIth Daniel's kicking skills, speed and reach he could have easily picked him apart with front leg kicks and reach, I think he got caught up in the other guys game trying to short fight with punches and rea leg kicks that appeared more telegraphed. JMHO. Sir.

[@xenadon]

That's what the commentators said as well. Front kicks and side kicks up the middle

[@HAYAOLEONE]

No he should have used 'static spins/tornados' to gain momentum for various stuff, long knees and 2 steps knees, low kicks, DIAGONAL back steps, and FEINTS of front kicks & chassés before throwing circular kicks or straight punches later in the fight.

[@claytoncampbell54]

Are you going to continue the Tekken Bloodline series? Been waiting for an upload of episode 2 reaction. Would love to see your breakdown of the techniques.

[@headspaceastronaut]

Sensei, have you seen the series Alice in Borderland on Netflix? Season 2 has some amazing fights that I think you would like! And one of the characters, Kuina, is a martial artist. Season 1 also has good fights as well!

[@turanmustafayev6820]

Rafael 👍🎉

[@sevincnovruzova5493]

Azərbaycan .Rafael Ağayev.Qarabağ Azərbaycan.

[@axisofpeter]

Would like to see a rematch. I think Daniels would make mincemeat of him if he used his height advantage and made Aghayev come to him, flicked a jab in his face.

[@samigarira7971]

Hello from algeria

[@jacopo.dainotto]

Tbh, that was to be expected. Rafael has been fighting the world's best karateka for decades... O f course you can't just use the karate point fighting style against him. People talked a lot about Raymond's height and reach advantage, but didn't consider the fact that Rafael is used to fight taller people than him all the time. In some occasions, like in team kumite or in the open weight matches, Aghayev fought heavyweights like Maniscalco and Arkania. It really was a easy matchup for him. Good fight, notheless.

[@praetosstuff8230]

Well Raymond Daniels was a kickboxing champion, meaning that he has much more experience with full contact fighting than Agahyev and has a stamina advantage thanks to that. So seeing him lose convincingly and seemingly not adapting is appalling and dissappointing coming from a fighter of his caliber.

[@jacopo.dainotto]

@@praetosstuff8230 I respect his experience in full contact, but his style is nothing exceptional for a guy like Aghayev. Compared to guys like Stanislav Horuna or Luigi Busà, Daniels is just not as fast, nor tricky enough to catch Aghayev in mistake. The only good lead hand he landed was in the fifth round, when Aghayev was just giving him whatever he had left in the tank. He can rematch Raefael, but he'll realize that his "adjustments" (punching lower, or whatever) won't work. He's got better chances to hurt Rafael quick gun blazing. Coz picking his shots at range is the easiest path to losing to Rafael, as you saw

[@kaijenkins4513]

Raymond Daniels is also 42 years old it’s not the same from when he was younger

[@jacopo.dainotto]

@@kaijenkins4513 Rafael is 37 and won his first world title in 2006. He's not in his prime either

[@kaijenkins4513]

I’m aware Raphael is slowing down too but you can see a clear difference between 42 and 37, Raymond was a lot faster and more explosive even at that age. You don’t see many elite fighters over 40. That being said there still both amazing at what they can do during this time of their careers.

[@turanmustafayev6820]

Рафаэль красавчик Рафаэль 👍

[@wyrmse]

I don't htink he was tired, I think he was saving strength since he was out of reach. So basically waiting for a sen no sen moment like we saw some times. Edit: last 45 seconds 4th round though, very tired :D

[@AravenaScheid]

I like aghayev ashisabaki

[@seka1309]

Bro, please make a video karate vs wtf taekwondo. Very interesting how do it

[@martyguy8185]

Think the height difference is what he was banking on. But his "showboat" attitude added to everything that transpired......a old man once sed to me " don't go to a buffet, when your not that hungry"

[@AngrejiVibes]

hii can anyone help me i am a karate student and now i am confused that is there any career in karate i was practicing karate till 5 years and i want to rejoin but is there any career in it? please answer it

[@theironfox2756]

It helps in the security profession. If you like theater, you may get a chance at choreography.

[@kaizenproductions00]

I'd say you can learn some acting, flashier fight moves, and choreography skills can you can be involved onscreen. You might also consider learning MMA and trying your hand in the octagon as well! Beyond that, you can get good Karate credentials and start a dojo or coach your country's national team someday.

[@AngrejiVibes]

@@kaizenproductions00 thanks you

[@BERKGEDEN_007]

I think Karate will be in olimpic games again. You can be an olimpic champion or a world champion and get into history.

[@youcef3833]

If you want to make money you can train karate and make the transition to MMA (like Lyoto Machida), otherwise karate competitions are amateur and are not big money

[@alexgegorie5639]

pls more reacts of KC

[@HAYAOLEONE]

Daniels getting clean head shots (jaw, chin, cheek, temple) and complaining...

[@theironfox2756]

4:44 that ridge hand would have incapacitated an untrained (unathletic) fighter.

[@thebutcher3142]

Hello

[@kingsman8475]

"Frat boy haymakers" is not karate.

[@rafaelkoga5762]

It certainly doesn't look like karate at all.... two drunk guys on a bar could do the same fight movements...

[@samigarira7971]

OSS

[@vagifyagubov1399]

Karate is Japanese, Karabakh is Azerbaijan!

[@dennismaye9662]

Short guy wins

[@abbasmuradov1943]

❤🇦🇿❤🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹👍

[@bossahmed4085]

5ft 4 inch guy beat 6ft 2 inch? Now you know how Bruce Lee could beat bigger guys.

[@williamhu1401]

Define "bigger" though. While RD had the clear height and reach advantage, the fight was held at welterweight (165lb) which means that even with post weigh-in rehydration, their actual mass in the ring was going to be reasonably similar. There's a reason why combat sports divide using weight classes, not height classes. Being the taller, lankier fighter at a limited weight class isn't always an advantage, since the shorter, more compact fighter will generally have greater strength on the inside. Bruce Lee was probably closer to bantamweight (maybe lightweight if he really bulks) in size, and if he got matched against a welterweight or middleweight opponent he would be at a disadvantage, especially if the skill level was similar. In this fight Agayev did a great job with distance management, and often made Daniels overreach on his attacks. Being more compact, Agayev probably would have held the advantage up close whereas RD's best chance was to pick Agayev apart from range, and the Azerbaijani fighter was able to force his plan upon the taller fighter.

[@barrettokarate]

What bigger guys did Lee beat? Name one. Don't say Chuck Norris because that was a movie. I like Lee's movies, but I've never seen anyone be able to name anyone that Lee has "beaten". He taught a lot of bigger guys like Joe Lewis, Mike Stone, etc., he had a brilliant mind, but who'd he beat?

[@bossahmed4085]

@@barrettokarate Did you witness the formation of the sun? I hate people who want proof of everything! Bruce was a teacher and master, who understood that with the right condition and fighting techniques you could overcome bigger opponents. You don't need proof for everything! lol Royce Gracie was a smaller guy than many of his UFC opponents yet he took them out one by one. Size does not matter with the right conditions and techniques. Infact, many smaller guys take out bigger guys every day on the streets! ask anyone of such a story and they will tell you emphatically.

[@timperalta9430]

@@bossahmed4085 are you still on bruce lee’s cool aid? Bruce Lee has never fought a fighter of high caliber. Who did he fight? What are you using as basis? Anecdotes? His written philosophies? His movies? Newspapers with disputable credibilities? Exhibitions? Bruce can fight, that’s for sure. But, he cannot defeat high-class opponents. And yes - you do not need proof for everything, but you need at least one proof. T

[@bossahmed4085]

@Jake Collins Who exactly did you beat up? There are plenty of people who worked with Bruce lee that can vouch for him. Plus, he was a martial artist before he became a movie star. His life did not always have a camera following him. If UFC fighter Khabib didnt enter the ring would you believe him if he told you that he used to fight people in the streets? No you would not! People like you only believe what they can see. Shame you never saw your father conceiving you, which means you can't be certain who is your father.