Rafael Aghayev vs René Smaal. Final Kumite Male -75kg. 48th European Karate Championships

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Rafael Aghayev of Azerbaijan vs René Smaal of The Netherlands. Final Kumite Male -75kg. 48th European Karate Championships.
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[@ScottM1011]

Guys you have to realize, the 'dancing', bobbing, weaving, etc is simply part of the strategy. If they stand still they will be a sitting target for the opponent. As for why it looks sloppy, fights don't look like they do on TV and movies. Those are well choreographed and perfectly practiced hundreds of times. Real-time is much more reactive and thus the technique is not pretty. These guys can do some very pretty stuff on an open mat. The last thing, why is there so few actual exchanges of hitting? Where is all the aggressiveness? Why is it not like MMA? This is a sport, with specific rules. Think of it like Boxing, there are many types of hits you cannot do in boxing. There is 'dancing' around each other, bobbing, weaving, stalking each other around the mat to get the perfect setup. The exchanges are fewer, but pretty intense. MMA is not the same sport, it is more about the ground fighting and wrestling than the stand up striking, so it does appear more interesting. Also, this sport is high level elite stuff, like Olympic level, so they have many rules for safety. Believe me, these guys can kick some butt in real life if pressed, but they are not in competition to kill their opponent. They are gentlemen's (or gentlewomen's) matches.

[@giantorres3352]

Scott M Hello sir whats the reason for not using punches to the face and kicks to the legs also I see they never use elvows or knees when they should.

[@immizhab8592]

@@giantorres3352 its 6 years ago but I guess I'll reply, WKF has updated the rules now tapping (knocking down) your oponents is allowed face punches are allowed aswell as for knees. You can't use that in a tournament we don't murder or someone in the ICU do we.

[@giantorres3352]

@@immizhab8592Nice. I gotta say I have changed the way I see Takeondow. It has its place as a sport.

[@immizhab8592]

@@giantorres3352 Wow you actually replied

[@oooooda3213]

@@giantorres3352 you mean Karate?

[@davidsolano5054]

Muy buena pelea un ejemplo a seguir rafael aghayev oss

[@DavidMejlstedMrchPetersen]

Respect good sportsmanship

[@bojanradojkovic5199]

Respect for these guys.They are so talented and friendly in fight but Rafael is my idol!! 2018 :0

[@dorjetamang3416]

Very good i laekt karate

[@harithsandeepa8987]

My fav player in Rafael brow

[@thedarkdragon8733]

Everybody is saying there not talented b I've seen Rafael in other fights and he is truly talented

[@calculocerto-app]

Os cara luta tanto na técnica que ninguém erra e difícil sair pontos.

[@abduenour5429]

Coooool

[@ramzanismailov8360]

Rafael Aghayev is the best

[@Massdojo]

So many tnternet tough guys. I met both these guys. They would pick so many of you apart and not even have to hurt you. It wasn't the most exciting match, but there are plenty of good ones out there.

[@dakentaijutsu2010]

I'm sorry, no disrespect, but this is one of the reasons why I'm doing kyokushin karate, but I gotta admire their determination here. OSU!

[@waltergarcia606]

nah its not that. its because they are ass lol

[@maissadz8346]

j'aime cette kumite bon contunation avec filisiation

[@fletcherdelvalle8459]

If you dont't like it, don't watch it. Simple.

[@Musashi6661]

For the contrary friend, if we dont like it we watch it to learn what is wrong about this and to not make the same mistakes as they do. As for myself I respect them, a lot, I recognize they r natural talents and efforts, hard training and a lot of dedication ... for Dancing! Because if you call this Karate then what the fuck have I been doing the last 15 years....

[@adunifebadero2206]

nice can I join

[@that1girlkenzie896]

Who do you vote red or blue?

[@justinbiberversipapua1708]

4:05 with speed video 0.25 if it does not include the point?? whts wrong?? pls answer

[@blackghost837]

I agree with you, it looked like a point to me, although it was a little low for kizame. Sometimes the refs just make bad calls.

[@timvenom7206]

The Referee is standing on the Wrong side of the Tatami. or Aka and Ao are standing wrong.

[@user-ge2zi2sb9n]

الله

[@livelive2369]

VerY GOOD AZE

[@muhammadagamg1263]

cool

[@charobikelife4907]

bien

[@Elektrik.mallari78]

ela rafel

[@enriqueabad7135]

la gente que lo criticáis me gustaría veros delante de alguno de estos dos campeones

[@djosh6237]

eso digo yo hay que reconocer el merito de estas personass

[@milankaka459]

asi es Enrique Abad

[@Elshan_Aliyev]

Azerbaycanin fexrisen Rafael Agayev!

[@IamNoob05]

Why aka in left corner and aao in right

[@ahmadahmas4872]

لك لهدرجا جبناء

[@cashanyforde9773]

that was RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!

[@ryanrhoads9546]

You people piss me off if your an actual martial artist than have some damn respect. First of all to all you haters lol. What you are watching here is something called POINT FIGHTING, which by the way isn't the actual fighting aspect of karate I have done karate amongst other arts like you people are talking about I have studied Muay Thai, Krav maga, Judo, Jiujutsu, boxing, escrima and a couple others and let me tell you this. Actual karate not the sport aspect at all is indeed an actual fighting art and lethal. You don't just learn timing and precision and footwork, kicks and punches, you also learn sweeps which if performed correctly are lethal. Another thing is that you learn joint locks like in jiujitsu you also learn how to disarm people with guns knives and sticks. One more thing amongst thousands of others lol cuz I don't want to write an entire essay about how karate is an actual martial art but the last thing I want to share with you people is that karate teaches all these things because it like other martial arts was made through and by war every martial art was a product of war if learned correctly and applied correctly any of them are lethal.

[@rickc16]

+ryan rhoads I understand but it is boring to watch.

[@gabrielabascal300]

I'm a martial artist I do goji-ru karate-do

[@Musashi6661]

''What you are watching here is something called POINT FIGHTING'' - No, what we are watching here is a degeneration of Karate. Meaning no offense, tho you will get offended, but, saying that you trained Karate, Krav Maga, Boxing bla bla bla just makes me more and more sure that you understand 0 about Karate. You are a smart ass thinking that making a big list of 5 years training some martial art makes you an expert, well guess again, it doesnt, for the opposite. Simple because you will never be a God in neither of them

[@ryanrhoads9546]

Myamoto first of all Myamoto. I don't believe that point fighting is a degeneration of karate. you are incorrect that you think I would also get offended. (you don't even know me on a personal level.) And for saying that you mean no offense when you clearly do makes you look like a liar. For one don't call me out over the Internet like some keyboard warrior. Again you don't know me. One more thing, I never ever claimed to be an expert at any of those arts I'm more proficient in some than others. But here's the truth your correct in the notion that noone can be a "God" of martial arts, but the disrespect that is potruding from your side of this conversation means you probably don't care about this dialogue in the first place.

[@memmedlielmir4508]

💪

[@attuan8784]

like Aghayev

[@ronaldcarter7255]

One didn't want to fight and the other was glad of it.

[@thalalahamat8749]

From bilalahamat as I know rafayel is the best kumite fighter he's super

[@user-jk4sx8mo6h]

Is it shotokan karate?, what kind of karate is it????

[@lilcasement]

최유찬 I think about 5 schools are present in the WKF

[@theMgamesgr]

Kumite is same in all styles of karate

[@chiyakachaambwa2223]

people hurt what they dont understand , just like how i hurt watching mma fights.

[@pradeepjagali8866]

Oss

[@TheLindos100]

This is just sport karate there is also Kara and self defence

[@Alikotheytb]

kyokushin karate as the best style

[@sashatoderas3695]

De ce nu ai dat una acustica totuși cred că al doilea de manager spital

[@majdsaleh6719]

how tall is rene smaal ? can someone pls answer me :)

[@xander1498]

not very tall, he was on my school when i was like 8 years old and i think he was 1.80m maybe 1.85m

[@ThePapiMojo]

I really respect these guys talent and everything....But holy macarani, this was boring as hell!

[@ivanllopis5882]

+ThePapiMojo I don't think hell is boring lmao

[@andremestassafety]

+ThePapiMojo It was hahahaha

[@mastervule1844]

If we did this at training each of us would have to do 50 pushups haha

[@joshuabenitez3260]

If this is too boring for your taste you can take a look at the kyokushin kumites those guys till bash on one another until one drops.

[@vandanakaushal5387]

I think they are standing wrong because towards the left Ao stands and towards right aka

[@user-ju5hq5qz2c]

как

[@amelienothomb6546]

heri rafaelll^_^

[@DrunkDuckXD]

dear gob its like tag...

[@lamramoson4767]

is so vary lawsy aghayev

[@kashinwa]

I think what you guys wanna hope is a real fight, self-defence and something has to be bleeding out, bone broken like MMA or Kyokushin. In my opinion, I agree with you, it's more reality than waiting and speed only...

[@andyscy]

M

[@thalalahamat8749]

That's what you know about karate but karate is my life my coach is rj Edward he is the person who brought the Asian karate games sliver medial he is the best from bilal ahamat

[@njerzynek]

4:21 is soooooooooooo mr bean, hehe, hardly bruce lee

[@atharva1594]

😂😂👍👍

[@gerardrocks24]

I'm a fan of martial arts and this match is the very reason why I prefer MMA because watching just one discipline alone is so boring because it's so restrictive, you see guys out there in training doing amazing things with their kicks but very few can actually do it in a match. I know these guys can kick my ass but at the end of the day, the reason why tae kwon do or karate doesn't get the same attention as other disciplines is because it's so restrictive. Even Bruce Lee is not a fan of matches like these where movement is so restricted.

[@user-fd1hl5bk3h]

я тз Беларусии

[@Handles606]

Why do they bounce so much?

[@robertg78]

Its like a strategy, you're not a 'stand by' target and, supposedly, it gives you a little bit of speed.

[@thalalahamat8749]

Bilal karate is which is coming from the body

[@diogodi4878]

eu. to. na faxa. preta

[@darthvader3729]

diogo di nem faixa se sb escrever

[@vladphd]

Hard to get an atack. Should be fast and swift

[@MariaVitoria-qn2dv]

Kevin Debruine Ktk?

[@njerzynek]

the opponent was peanialised for his glove not being taped up properally???

[@ridethelightning9]

OMG guy in red belt hasn't made ne move

[@raphaelfairon4370]

Raphaël Raphaël !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@samsonpug]

This is sport karate and is more like a game of it than a real fight. I used to be pretty good as I was fast and had good timing with a reverse punch and front jab. I have used karate for real and it works--there was no bouncing up and down involved and it was over in less than 10 seconds with a take down and choke hold. Sports karate has got very boring to watch as the competitors all fight the same and the rules have developed to exacerbate it. The only sport more boring to watch than this is taekwondo-- I am still recovering from watching it in the Olympics.

[@mackenzievellenoweth9136]

Yup vvvvvvvv

[@charlesflavia1925]

KYOKUSHIN

[@dakentaijutsu2010]

not kyokushin, not even close

[@marcelomarsico7816]

Karatê uma bela arte +essa luta não parece uma verdadeira luta nem de competição de Karatê,muito estranha essa luta+ja foi melhor+sempre sera bom o verdadeiro Karatê

[@juliorodriguez-uz3kg]

Que con el gueto se queda parado

[@JPBotero717]

Its no the same karate that i lived 3 years ago its some bore thing right now

[@DariusYTB]

I have Rafael autograf;)

[@phamvietthangarmy]

AKA (red) must be on the right of referee! AO (blue) must be on the left of referee!

[@TheIrieGamer]

this is what happens when they turn a martial art into a sport. It loses everything.

[@bozoxxx79125]

go pick up muay thai and break a leg while you're at it in the competitions

[@sm00thcruzyn]

is this a fight or a staring contest?

[@samwhite2056]

sm00thcruzyn more like dancing contest.

[@Cheeseisboss]

hahaaa. good ol' rafael

[@andreaasselta]

Il jakutzuki dell'olandese era arrivato prima di quello di agayev,ma gli arbitri sono di parte.Brutta finale con tecniche sporche,e molta tensione.

[@vishakhasingh279]

they forgot what their masters thought them

[@eminsamadli2019]

Azerbaijan 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@mustiking654]

Emin Samadli adamımsın aynen

[@chrom3512]

Soft Karate for Kids : )

[@18sunwarrior]

This is just a part from karate, there is a lot more like blocking opponents attack, get him down and keep him there, kumite doesnt use all the kicks and blocks. Just saying... I train karate for 9 years and it may look easy but it s exhausting.

[@brendonlucca3453]

Karate é uma arte linda muito mais bonita que muitas artes marcial por ai,,agora se voce é hotario e quer ver perna quebrada e sangue chama hns cara na rua e briga com eles,,karate é arte,diciplina e nao agraçao entao se voce nao entende nada da arte cala a boca e vai catar coquinho seus hotarios nao acha bonito nem assista !!!

[@jamesmy6044]

what happened to Karate. Nakayama would cry

[@capricola8682]

Nakayama is JKA. JKA is still the same. This is WKF. Not only shotokan here, but also goju ryu, shito ryu, etc. WKF rules and olympic rules resulted in its own WKF style because they needed to adapt with sports regulation. While JKA is still traditional like it was.

[@edlenealves5436]

Nossa tá parecendo até judô, um agarra agarra, e isso quando um resolve "atacar" parece q tão e com medo... Amo esse esporte, mas faltou força de vontade.

[@franklinpilco305]

Aghayev es buen karateca, pero tiende a agarrar mucho al oponente y me parece que esto ensucia la técnica, el karate shotokan es velocidad y técnica, deberia aplicar mas esto, no maña,no creo que necesita sorprender al oponente agarrando el gui todo el tiempo.

[@mrking2498]

Lo agarra para tirarlo no?

[@mamadouyerobalde7734]

taekwondo de Guine

[@nashkakuhnen2024]

noo

[@motivationkarate85]

no lo vi a agayevh con tecnica ni con ganas de ganar

[@kamransadiqli5462]

Azerbaijan 3

[@Mihalych-09]

Попрыгунчики

[@ItalyBLUE]

Aka and ao (red and blue) r the wrong way round for the whole fight

[@bibiahhhn]

two bunnies.

[@buuzy252]

Level Aghayev has largely fallen !! Compareson with level 2010 vs matsuhisa when Aghayev win Word Karate number one

[@yaralikalbim7159]

döyus 0 rafael

[@armandoruvalcaba7288]

A esto le llaman karate?

[@zangetsu370]

esto ya no es del todo karate, esto ya es karate deportivo. El karate deportivo esta muy incopleto ya que solo ven pura competencia, en cambio el karate tradicional si esta muy completo, ya que se ven muchas mas cosas que en el karate deportivo.

[@djosh6237]

alejandro torres yo no me lo tomaria asi El karate está avanzando y eso es natural quien quiera conservar lo tradicional q lo haga y quien no pues no

[@zangetsu370]

claro en eso tienes razon man. Pero en mi opinion es triste ver como se van alejando del 'do', y van entrando cada vez mas en competencias

[@cuentanoexistente]

alejandro torres el problema es el tipo de competencia, las competencias tipo "punto y para" siempre se vuelven demasiado estáticas y tácticas, sobre todo en finales,

[@hermangonzalez3442]

a baln español

[@tadakatsugenta1]

Mulai tua...

[@ecigorjan]

René Smaal won! His giakozuki was faster.

[@justinbiberversipapua1708]

yeah i see too..

[@Maiwennn]

estuvo algo floja y poco ataque, felicidades al ganador !

[@neilpipher60]

Prefer traditional Shotokan myself. Technique in this video is poor.

[@motivationkarate85]

Rafael es rapido por ser chato todos los chatos son velocesm

[@rosalinamercado7673]

THE ANTRA 123 .lo dices en serio?

[@andreaasselta]

Ho letto tutti i commenti,e mi chiedo:ma se non si conosce il Karate sportivo,perchè si giudica con appellativi del tipo merda,cazzo,etc...?L'ignoranza è la padrona del mondo.

[@milagrosmassanet4917]

Asi es amigo. ; Siempre le gusta jusgar , Personas Que No Saben De Lo Que Hablan..Por Eso Asi Estan Las Cosas En El Mundo..El Que Sabe Caya. Y El Que No Sabe Critica Lo Que No Sabe...Ironias De La Gente !!! Lindo Dia Y Noche En La Paz Del Altisimo !!! 😘🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@dhshxhhjd5663]

+Milagros Massanet s

[@yafahmiwijayakusuma9953]

Hahah

[@diav1950]

Amúgy nem rossz... csak nem kéne ez a pontozás és ennyi védőfelszerelés mert így nem élvezetes senki számára

[@YamanoRyuu]

This is the crap karate had become, every style looks the same, all the focus on close combat in certain is lost. All the use of arms became tsuki in a tag game.

[@wika1984]

Would you prefer kung fu, judo, or how about a MMA? I know Karate can be pretty powerful if done correctly, but then there's rules and regulations like throwing is illegal in karate tournaments that keep karate at its purest form.

[@robertg78]

wika1984 Not to mention that, although this wasn't a fight with a lot of action, this was a fight with respect and friendship. Karate was meant to unite, not to 'destroy' your oponent.

[@CodyHannebaum]

Roberto González and that's why it sucked and was boring

[@wika1984]

Cody Hannebaum Go watch your WWE. Even though it's fake, it's probably more action and up your alley.

[@YamanoRyuu]

wika1984 “there's rules and regulations like throwing is illegal in karate tournaments that keep karate at its purest form.” Well, it is completely the opposite. Karate was a complete fighting style has throws (probably the only thing it lacks is ground grappling). Also they use body protection, and you can see a lot of other arts that doesn’t, and no one died. In fact, It is the WKF that keeps destroying it, I don’t know about other countries but at least in Japan and China you can find good Karate, they don sent their students to this kind of tournament. Karate has so many punching and kicking variations that seeing this is painful. They should change the name to “tsuki-do” or something. And NO, I am not a follower of MMA. I love traditional arts but this is not progression at all.

[@chrom3512]

Ok but its not so spectaculary.