DLTKDWNSDTW (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

cool korean guy fight for japan.....

Eterud (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Heh both just entertainment fighting imo.I'd rather see matches where everything but eyepokes/groinkicks etc is allowed, no gloves, no protection etc and wide open places where the fights take place, not in some small ring or cage.we'll see some more traditional martial arts shine than ;)

Eterud (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I strongly doubt so.If it is karate he changed quite a bit in there.with most important the way he stands, makes some attacks less effective.(cramped up instead of straight upper body, so less turning power=less power in hits+kicks.)A load of his kicks I am familiar with thought.but those probably exist in a load of different karate, tkd and even muay styles.

2sexy4myshooz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

wow they loved him for fame back thennow they love him for hate xD

rt7n8n1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Kimono guy fight Karate or something?

stance10000 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

anyway, I understand why people want to mention his background. When you see idiots like Misaki wanting to diminish Akiyama by claiming "Japanese are stronger". Japan has to grow up and treat all people with same respect despite there background and Korea should know that nationalism doesn't bring a lot of good. Look at Japan one century ago.

stance10000 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Racist Korean and few Japanese filled with hate for each other never stop barking.When they discover someone that has achieved something, they will go back to Big Bang to find if he ate something made in korea or japan. BTW, I like kimchi, that makes me Korean also. It is the same pathetic story like the one in Wikipedia where you read always about "American-jew", "German-jew" and crap like that. If the guy is a criminal or a thief working in Wall Street he becomes only American, German etc.

stance10000 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Claiming that Akiyama is Korean is the same as claiming all Americans are Irish or English. His is a fourth-generation ethnic Korean for Christ's sake. That means four generation born in Japan. If your grandfather is born in a country and your father and yourself also, you are not anymore what your grand grand grand father was. Get over it racist people. He is Japanese [by blod also] because he born and grew there like four generation before him.

kingnixxx (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

no judo

jayblaze207 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i dont really think the ufc and pride are that much different elbows instead of knees and no soccer kicks personally i used to like all of thos old vale tudo style matches where there were headbutts and hits to the groin hey who thinks akiyama has a chance against jacare or mousasi