The Punisher Kathy Long

The Martial Maze presents Modern Combatives. Season 3
In this episode, we travel to Seattle, Washington to get together with the former world female kickboxing champion, and San Soo kung fu, master Kathy The Punisher Long.
Not Just a kickboxer Kathy Long has a martial background that includes the martial arts disciplines of Aikido, San Soo Kung Fu, Brazilian jujitsu, Kali, and Wing Chun Kung Fu. Sifu Long is one of many pioneers that were influential in breaking the standard gender roles for good self protection and self-defense classes. Which at the time were typically taught by men. Sift Kathy Long, not only inspired, many female martial artists, but was also not afraid to discuss and demonstrate examples of pragmatic self-defense against men or more than one attacker.

[@brucepennington5282]

The word "Legend" is often used far too casually, but Kathy is truly a legend. Much respect. Thanks for this one.

[@Arythmnmaker1]

Great presentation! Wow she is still a very beautiful lady. Didn't know she was active teaching, I had the great privilege and honor to also train with Mr. Jimmy H Woo over the years beginning in early 70's. Most confident man I ever knew and saw him in action for real.

[@bigbubbarara]

It was such a honor to have been taught and trained by kathy love you kathy

[@BradYaeger]

SERIOUS talent and knowledge , great fighter and teacher

[@inside_fighting]

i've trained with Kathy... She is a beast and such an amazing coach. Miss training with her.

[@user-mc6kw1ex5v]

Thank you to Mrs.Long for sharing her life experiences with other martial Artist listening to and watching the program 😊She is one of my heroes and highly respect her 😊😊😊..

[@zenshinacademy4096]

she is one of the martial arts legends that I would love to meet. I remember watching here Kickboxing matches back in the day. Oh, those old PPV Kickboxing from the late 80's and early 90's.

[@Bethechange.trishstallard]

YES! She travels monthly and teaches out of Seattle. I'm a student of hers and have her permission to connect with potential seminar hosts on her behalf! Please let me know if you'd like to connect. I believe you could get quite a group of interested martial artists together on your side of the pond!

[@NikPalmer]

Agreed. Thanks for presenting this legend.

[@gbody2617]

​@@Bethechange.trishstallard- What do these seminars consist of because I'm well aware of San Soo which most people don't know of and think they know of and talk bad about it when there's nothing bad about it if trained correctly.

[@roballington2319]

Kathy Long is so inspiring. Every time I listen to her I learn something.

[@moniryaseen9056]

Way before Gina Carano, Ronda Rousy and Misha Tate there was Cathy Long!

[@dalroache]

i remember Kathy Long i remember seeing an article about her teaching Michelle Pfiffer how to fight and throw kicks with correct technique for the hollywood block buster BATMAN starring Michelle Pfiffer in fact i think she may of been the stunt double doing Michelle Pfiffers fight scenes when i read the artical it was long ago so i dont recall exactly but she definatly has something to do with the hollywood movie BATMAN . stay blessed

[@raydrexler5868]

You just lived my dream. I have studied martial art since I was ten(1982) and Sifu Long has always been a bucket list artist for me to meet. The real thing. I am moving back to the Seattle area this year and I intend to finally meet this hero of mine. Thanks and be safe.

[@ManuelAdrogue]

Awesome interview to one of our legends of the 80s. Thanks a lot and all my respect to Sifu Kathy from Argentina!

[@thebaneking4787]

She’s the real life, Sarah Connor. Damn.

[@oldtimeoutlaw]

Kathy Long is the best she’s a wonderful woman and a true athlete plus very tough. God Bless her

[@1888swordsman]

Deepest respect and love to this amazing fighter, teacher and inspiring lady. Thank you for sharing your history with us all. Respect

[@eapc44]

What what what a fireckin legend fighter. We need more like you guts power and mean when needed xx God bless you from richard in uk

[@StephenMagett]

OMG, this was really great. It was great to hear first beginnings in the martial arts and who was her inspiration(Muhammad Ali)

[@ericte2400]

Jimmy Woo did help Ed Parker create Americzn Kenpo, techniques, you can tell the similarities between kung fu san soo and kenpo.

[@thelastgeneration1926]

so interesting.

[@NikPalmer]

I thought that some of that looked familiar.

[@Arythmnmaker1]

Hello. Yes Mr. Ed Parker visited regularly at Mr. Woo's studio, as did Mr. Bruce Lee ( who would sit watching the classes taking copious notes) to glean insight from Mr. Woo's vast actual kill-or-be=killed experiences. Mr. Woo was the Best and NO one challenged him because they were well aware of his killer reputation.

[@massdisruption3437]

@@Arythmnmaker1It is well known that Jimmy didn’t like Bruce. A lot of martial artist when seeing Jimmy’s teaching learned from him. Bruce would pay people for the footage of San Soo classes. Same way he had film on Steve Muhammad when Steve went by Bruce’s place. It’s very smart to scout the opposition.

[@Arythmnmaker1]

I don't believe it was a personal dislike of Mr. Lee. Mr. Woo was upset with Mr. Lee because he felt Bruce was not making a strong and clear distinction that his style was not Gung-Fu. Mr. Woo would ask him, " Bruce why do you tell people you teach Gung -Fu? You don't teach Gung -Fu". Mr. Woo's perspective from his life's actual kill-or-be-killed combat experiences gave him supreme confidence in his Family's fighting system and so he was very adamant regarding the public and any confusion of what constituted the purity of a Gung-Fu system and not a hybrid unproven on the battlefield. @@massdisruption3437

[@Trump-all-the-way]

True professional! Thx you! 👍

[@Melvorgazh]

Fantastic woman martial artist master ❤️

[@philstone3859]

Very cool fighter! Kathy is an inspiration! I wish more women would learn her skills.

[@eapc44]

Awesome honest down to earth lady I love these people i went to usa and ron blicki is just like you and his diane His wife so lovely hunble fighters Man i thought i died and hone to heaven Her father dan instanto. Jesue

[@user-sj3sx3rq7h]

i think she commentated on the early ufc's with jeff blatnick and jim brown.

[@scarred10]

She did with Wallace but not blatnick,he came much later

[@user-sj3sx3rq7h]

@@scarred10 i knew she did, i remember a lady on the commentating really knowledgeable on the fight moves than some of the earlier commentators at the time. really cool actually.

[@eapc44]

Soft targets. And each well placed hits cathy long the best woman in the fighting world xxx

[@contemporaryfighter]

Real deal

[@eapc44]

I could listen to this deadly no nonense teacher i love your skill set honest clear using lots of dirty fighting combatives dirty fighting and real real exp in and out of dojo Love ya i been in this arena but learnt from some real real fighters I use to train to beat myself. Fight harder and calm so i can read there attacks befie they starting to move wow wish i could met you my mind set move elimate next lol Many great fighter s and the will to win under any odds. Sas guys showed me its mind set and spar with all types to test your system. Love ya Honest lovely chat. Gid bless you. Richard from uk. 🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪

[@alanguages]

Crazy she did her first MMA match in 2009, which was already like 10 years way past her physical fighting prime. Although women's MMA wasn't a thing when she was in her fighting prime in the 90's.

[@rodolphedilscher5321]

Indeed , amazing.

[@matthewapsey4869]

Interesting interview

[@warrior3214]

She is and will always be beautiful destruction, what a champion!

[@jessedukelacrosse6470]

Well she is one of the few women who can actually kick your ass if you press her , legend 👏

[@GintokyoGaming]

It's so nice to see you that excited to meet her 😁 Thanks for the video! I didn't know her but she looked tough as fuck in her fighting days!

[@Carnerd101]

A great Seattle attraction is Bruce and Brandon Lee's grave. I hope you didn't miss it!

[@errolthomas9426]

I know as a fact that this is a Kathy Long video but the narrator forget to mention that Seattle is also the home of Bruce Lee's first school Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute and Rap artist Sir Mix-a-Lot

[@MultiWayout]

Kathy was tough as nails!

[@eDDyL666]

San soo reminds me of kenpo

[@Needabeer76]

Ed Parker used to chill with Jimmy Woo, and sit in for a class sometimes. As it was told to me.

[@ericte2400]

She is still fast and dangerous, barely ages. Wonder of she has any training videos online training , to learn her style.

[@shawnreed6895]

While I am not a fan of "if he does this you do that" type martial arts, when you have such amazing striking fundamentals (and I think she did a good amount of BJJ) then you can integrate the dirty stuff....very good video.

[@eapc44]

Sorry the tosser in london Im from uk and there are alot of money grabbers. Sorry they did this to you my top top athlete xx love ya

[@cailcampbell5890]

Or as I love to think of her Kathy "Catwoman" Long!

[@eliotquintana9802]

You kick boxing techniques teach me your fighting style my fighting style different art form

[@mansa1325]

The Punisher??

[@TheMartialMaze]

As a professional kickboxer, she was known as the Princess of Pain . The Punisher Kathy Long.

[@magnumopus7199]

Add some brazilian jiu-jitsu to her arsenal and complete domination

[@davethomas5161]

She's been doing it since the 90's. Started with the Machado bros.

[@Bethechange.trishstallard]

​@@davethomas5161She is training in BJJ in Seattle! My husband is her coach.

[@TheMartialMaze]

@Bethechange.trishstallard that’s awesome to hear! Your husband’s a rockstar, thank him again for me!

[@davethomas5161]

​@@Bethechange.trishstallardcool! I know she used to train with Gokor as well.

[@Bethechange.trishstallard]

Thank you! He was the uke in this video!! ​@@TheMartialMaze

[@capacola262743]

every one of her techniques are focused on the groin.

[@TheMartialMaze]

We think you should watch it again if that’s all you got out of the techniques she was utilizing. Kathy Long’s art is not a sport. So it addresses the perceived threat as so. Simply put if the threat happens to be male, she addresses it as so If the threat is a female, the techniques would be different.

[@TheMartialMaze]

We do, however, appreciate your comment

[@harryhill8543]

She doesnt look too well, wonder if theres an underlying health issue. Seems so many instructors have health issues as they age.

[@giqwaju3691]

Might just be old.

[@ericjohnson8586]

Your only PROBLEM YOU GAVE HIM YOUR BACK 😂😊 And YOU DON'T KNOW what hes capabilities are...

[@user-cm9lz1rn3w]

Damn it gives me the biggest ever shit eating grin just knowing she's a San Soo Sister, a genuine Tigress!!