Bill was a neighbor of mine in the early 2000's. It was years before I had any idea he was such a talented fighter. He never made much of it and was always a kind, fun and wonderful gentleman. Wish he'd move back.
I was a student of Jim Harrison’s ( the referee) in Kansas City at his karate school Bushidokan. I decided to join the Navy in 1975 and got stationed for training in Millington, Tennessee. I drove from the base 50 miles on most every day to take karate with “super foot” - Bill Wallace who taught in Memphis, TN., Almost every evening I could get away from base, I drove to my Karate class at Tennessee Karate in Memphis! I remember Wallace leaving to fight this fight - so that had to be Feb. to May 1976. He came back and talked about how he knocked him out with a head kick. He also mentioned how my instructor in KC Jim Harrison was the referee. I was in “karate heaven!” - Guess who showed up at his school one of the few nights I couldn’t break away from base? ....Elvis! The friends I made there told me about it - That he had a satin uniform on with a belt that looked like piano keys! And that he wore dress shoes. It was no big deal to me then, A lot of those pictures you see of Elvis wearing the satin uniform in the karate school with red carpet and the fake paneling walls, were shot that evening It would have been cool to have been in one of those pictures with Elvis!
Few in the world know that the referee Jim Harrison is one of the legends of Blood and Guts karateka fighting from the late 50's and 60's. A world legend he is and few people have ever taken liberty with Mr. Harrison.
To throw kicks stationary and in a controlled practice class/dojo setting can be quite different from throwing kicks on the move and in a constantly changing position situation. Bill's kicks were amazing on the move, his mechanics were outstanding which made even shortened versions of a kick powerful and effective. The bottom line is that he had great control of his mastered craft and his kicking specialty.
Got to train with him. At 77 y/o he is still a beast and a great man. My 9 y/o daughter held hands with him and they jumped up and down. Such a humble good man. Made her day.
So many of Bills opponents were looking fr the left leg, totally forget that he also had some decent punching power. Wallace doesn't get credited often for his boxing skills which he used masterfully to set up his kicks.
Well that was actually the left roundhouse kick that finished that fight he got clocked clean with it,and didn’t recover,Bill Wallace boxing is good great jab and cross,but as far as actual boxing there is levels he’s not high level,but he’s kicking was the best !!,
holy shit tell me about it... I saw my campus' athletic center featuring some sort of kickboxing seminar, and I was like, "holy shit! For free, too? Of course I'll go!" obviously when I got there it was just a bunch of fat people and small blonde women doing synchronized slow kicks to dance music, so I left pretty much instantly. Such a disappointment.
Back when I used to take Karate, I was taught by one of his students. I even got a couple lessons with him! It's just really cool and I wish I kept taking lessons...
Very interesting to watch this style of kickboxing. You can see how some of todays MMA fighters are finally starting to incorporate this kicking style into their games.
Obviously times have changed and martial arts has evolved into what it is today. With that being said, I admired Bill Wallace when I was growing up in the 70's/80's and still respect him today. Back then Karate schools were much more disciplined and formal and you learned more that just how to beat someone up. I learned a lot from my early days of martial arts and always lookup up to my Sensei. Now days with the popularity of MMA, I don't see the discipline or respect once prevalent
I don't think it has evolved, Ngannou is the HW champ in the ufc and he throws really sloppy punches. He just hits hard. But he doesn't have the kicks of Superfoot.
i stretched and stretched i couldnt kick over belly height it was frustrating for me , i envy people that had a full stretch after two years compared to my 15 years no change of course better hands because of it
Good fight. You can see why they changed to a ring format. think this was Bills first title defence. This was Bill at his peak I think- he maintained this level and increased his boxing skills alot by his 1980 retirement. Therewere 2 reasons why Bill won everyone he fought - his left leg & his left hook-both came from nowhere- very very deceptive fighter.
Wallace was getting whipped at around 4:01 with Echollas' ridge hands and called for the ref to look at his gloves. That sparred him a few seconds to regroup himself. Slick.
Anyone notice Wallace got tagged after his opponent got up, then faked there was a problem with his glove to buy time (notice that announcer sees blood on Wallace's mouth as fight resumes), then ko's dude.
Don't forget to add that Bill Wallace took a horrible injury and strengthened to other skills he had to become champion. Many people who suffered an injury such as his have quit martial arts. Bill made his left leg better as a result and worked around his handicap. Bill Wallace was the best during his time. How many after him were televised on the Wide World of Sports. Even DOn the Dragon Wilson never was prime time.
@iceblue4u His right knee was pretty much destroyed during Judo training and he can not straighten it, nor can he kick with it. It's pretty much useful only as a peg to stand on.
Did you see that quick kick in the early round that landed right on that other guy s face! Wow! Then Wallace used his power punches to KO his opponent! NO question BIll " super foot" Wallace is a great champion!! 🪙🔥🔥🪙
Wallace had a "Big Upper body" back then. Surprised he made middleweight. Wallace stood 5'10. He looks around 185-190 lbs in this bout. Wallace was born in 1945, so he's either 30 or 31 in this bout. He noticeably leaned out in the upper body area by 1990 when he fought that kickboxing exhibition bout against Joe Lewis. He was 45 years old and weighed 166 lbs in That bout. Lewis weighed 199 lbs in that 1990 exhibition bout.
JKD is a set of concepts, as is Wing Tsun. The concepts can be applied to any system or style. Most of Bruce Lee's students trained in other systems before applying Jeet Kune Do to there own style to make it fluid. What needs to be understood is that "rigid" training provides the basic techniques. Telling a beginner to stand in "no stance" would lead only to a very confused look but when a good level is reached the student of any style must strive for fluidity - stances become part of movement.
@hazza3 well to my knowledge when Bill Wallace was kickboxing their were only 2 kickboxing organizations at the time and they were the World Kickboxing Association and the Professional Kickboing Association, which Benny Urquidez fought under both
Anyone old enough to remember using the foam dipped gear from Jhoon Rhee? It was a different time for sure. I’m biased but I’m partial to that era. There seemed to be a greater respect for the competitors and officials.
..cont'd..confused if they did'nt have a suggested stance,for any method...And movement would be integral with the lack of predictability in an oppo..as i'm sure you'll agree with this..Thank you.(forgive the grammatical errors of previous messge)
We agree..JKD is a concept in itself..of 'fluidity and inrerception'. Of course any form or style can indeed work in any situation,even if rigid and predictable( to the trained oppo..)..you are correct.. But when I said 'rigid' it was not ruling out training regime;i was referring to and 'static' way striking etc.(with tension and without the 'lash and snap' of strikes) JKD offeres a protective stance which covers vulnerable organs and minimises size of stature.yres,a novice fighter would be
Yes -I recall now- Corley- (wish that video existed too?). I think Bill was also 5th in his state middleweight boxing ranks at one point-thats a good boxer, considering he was a 'kicker'! His final fight- Bob Biggs -class fight- Biggs hit hard- yet Bill controlled the fight well & surprised Biggs with that left hook (his face showed it on the video!) esp' in the first 6 rounds. Alot I think were jealous of Bills kicking prowess- led to unjust criticism-but def the best fighter for me.
Geez Echollas has some mean punches. Superfoot doesn't really punch with his matches but you can tell that he does know how to box. The way he carries his hands and weaves, he makes it look easy. Holy shit what a finish! That guy was all spaghetti legged and shit. So this is what Chuck Norris wanted to bring back when he gave us the World Combat League.
Its to bad VHS does not capture real speed what a spectacular fight. People now a days underestimate the speed and power of these kind of fights not understand that what they see is a fraction of the true speed and VHS cannot capture it due to the amount of frames.
..that's because traditional karate does'nt work in real life situations..it's too rigid and stiff..Only practical on a static oppo.or dummy...Introducing Mr.B.Lee's (fluid) method. Jeet Kune Do...(ie' The finale battle at the end of Way of the Dragon;albeit staged,it was Lee's way of proving htis point.) I thank you..
Mike, you need to practice your reading skills. I never mentioned boxing. Kickboxing is martial arts based and I've personally witnessed the change from the 70's until now. I've also been involved for th last 30 years so I may have a wee bit of experience on you. Don't get butthurt about your heros competing against those in the sport today. Your statement is retorical and is impossible to substantiate. Don't gain self esteem from the success others, get out there and make it happen yourself
3:164:16 Nigga got his assss WHOMPED! And at one minuet intervals too :D There's probably some research that could be done on the timing, but 4:28 LMAO I thought he was going to fall on the crowd.
Bill was a neighbor of mine in the early 2000's. It was years before I had any idea he was such a talented fighter. He never made much of it and was always a kind, fun and wonderful gentleman. Wish he'd move back.
A friend of mine in college, my first instructor, always a gentleman! So talented in many sports!
I actually trained with a group that used his philosophy. I met him twice. He probably wouldn't remember me. Always will have respect for Bill.
BILL WALLACE IS A TOTAL BULLY AND ABUSER!
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I was honoured to turn up for one of his lessons an hour early and sit and talk to Bill Wallace, love the bloke
Same here
I was a student of Jim Harrison’s ( the referee) in Kansas City at his karate school Bushidokan. I decided to join the Navy in 1975 and got stationed for training in Millington, Tennessee. I drove from the base 50 miles on most every day to take karate with “super foot” - Bill Wallace who taught in Memphis, TN., Almost every evening I could get away from base, I drove to my Karate class at Tennessee Karate in Memphis! I remember Wallace leaving to fight this fight - so that had to be Feb. to May 1976. He came back and talked about how he knocked him out with a head kick. He also mentioned how my instructor in KC Jim Harrison was the referee. I was in “karate heaven!” - Guess who showed up at his school one of the few nights I couldn’t break away from base? ....Elvis! The friends I made there told me about it - That he had a satin uniform on with a belt that looked like piano keys! And that he wore dress shoes. It was no big deal to me then, A lot of those pictures you see of Elvis wearing the satin uniform in the karate school with red carpet and the fake paneling walls, were shot that evening It would have been cool to have been in one of those pictures with Elvis!
You were part of history....
gold. what an experience.
Good for you man. Must have been an amazing time.
Is that you Red?
This is why I love the internet. To hear about amazing life experiences and stories like this. You are lucky to have such great memories
Few in the world know that the referee Jim Harrison is one of the legends of Blood and Guts karateka fighting from the late 50's and 60's. A world legend he is and few people have ever taken liberty with Mr. Harrison.
To throw kicks stationary and in a controlled practice class/dojo setting can be quite different from throwing kicks on the move and in a constantly changing position situation. Bill's kicks were amazing on the move, his mechanics were outstanding which made even shortened versions of a kick powerful and effective. The bottom line is that he had great control of his mastered craft and his kicking specialty.
Got to train with him. At 77 y/o he is still a beast and a great man. My 9 y/o daughter held hands with him and they jumped up and down. Such a humble good man. Made her day.
So many of Bills opponents were looking fr the left leg, totally forget that he also had some decent punching power. Wallace doesn't get credited often for his boxing skills which he used masterfully to set up his kicks.
I think he wasn't a good boxer. He leads with his head.
But he is powerful and fast.
Well that was actually the left roundhouse kick that finished that fight he got clocked clean with it,and didn’t recover,Bill Wallace boxing is good great jab and cross,but as far as actual boxing there is levels he’s not high level,but he’s kicking was the best !!,
@@hansmueller3029 nah quit acting like you know what you're talking about lol
@@jamesmiles1328 yeah like he might've knocked out with the punch but it wouldn't have been a knockout if Echollas wasn't already feeling that kick
Honestly petty horrible boxing
When I was a kid... Bill was on all the Karate magazines... kids on the street would pretend to be him... great memories!
i saw him in a video training with Elvis himself. Pretty cool, badass dude. Would prob be a UFC champ nowadays.
I did the same
Went to the same HS as Bill. Amazing athlete.
The good old days shows the importance of having boxing training vital if you want to be successful at full contact karate
Back when the term, "kickboxing" had nothing to do with aerobics classes at health clubs.
holy shit tell me about it... I saw my campus' athletic center featuring some sort of kickboxing seminar, and I was like, "holy shit! For free, too? Of course I'll go!"
obviously when I got there it was just a bunch of fat people and small blonde women doing synchronized slow kicks to dance music, so I left pretty much instantly. Such a disappointment.
perfectsplit what's ur martial art
amit, I am primarily into Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and I supplement it with Judo. I started out in karate back in the early 90s.
perfectsplit who gives a fuck. Beat it
David Daniel no doubt talk about the fight!
Back when I used to take Karate, I was taught by one of his students. I even got a couple lessons with him! It's just really cool and I wish I kept taking lessons...
Trained will BIll many times in the 90's. He is a true gentleman.
Guys,he´s still around,teaching,has his own YT-channel,this is 2024 !!! 🤩
Great martial artist! Cannot wait for his class!
Very interesting to watch this style of kickboxing. You can see how some of todays MMA fighters are finally starting to incorporate this kicking style into their games.
Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson of course.
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Gotta love Bill Wallace. THE BEST!!!
Obviously times have changed and martial arts has evolved into what it is today. With that being said, I admired Bill Wallace when I was growing up in the 70's/80's and still respect him today. Back then Karate schools were much more disciplined and formal and you learned more that just how to beat someone up. I learned a lot from my early days of martial arts and always lookup up to my Sensei. Now days with the popularity of MMA, I don't see the discipline or respect once prevalent
I don't think it has evolved, Ngannou is the HW champ in the ufc and he throws really sloppy punches. He just hits hard. But he doesn't have the kicks of Superfoot.
@@Kinosis79 those are heavyweights. Look how skilled and complete the welterweights are in the ufc.
Modern MMA often relies on what I call "penalty armor" I want to create a new combat sport that eliminates techniques that rely on it.
MMA ffs put your willy away ffs the only thing evolving is the rubbish that's MMA ffs
Yeah, it evolved to be closer to the bar brawl.
I use to work with Jem.
Total stud in his 60s and a really nice guy.
Frank
Price Savers
i stretched and stretched i couldnt kick over belly height it was frustrating for me , i envy people that had a full stretch after two years compared to my 15 years no change of course better hands because of it
Faizon Love on Vlad TV bought me here, go to 3:15.
My father Glen Compton train with super foot Wallace the old stories and photos he has are a true piece of history
My right ear enjoyed this very much
Good fight. You can see why they changed to a ring format. think this was Bills first title defence. This was Bill at his peak I think- he maintained this level and increased his boxing skills alot by his 1980 retirement. Therewere 2 reasons why Bill won everyone he fought - his left leg & his left hook-both came from nowhere- very very deceptive fighter.
Wallace was getting whipped at around 4:01 with Echollas' ridge hands and called for the ref to look at his gloves. That sparred him a few seconds to regroup himself. Slick.
Gloves came untied. He didn't get dazed at all from that punch... you can tell he was fine.
Yep he was dazed a touch.
Anyone notice Wallace got tagged after his opponent got up, then faked there was a problem with his glove to buy time (notice that announcer sees blood on Wallace's mouth as fight resumes), then ko's dude.
well give bill credit for resilliancy.
Jim Hart he still gave up or.lost
I noticed it, the announcer didn't speak to the blow the second it happened, but the blood didn't get to Wallace's mouth by headbutt!
The ref, Jim Harrison, might have been able to whip both of those fighters at the same time. He is a true bad ass karate master.
That’s quite the statement as Bill Wallace is a legend and at that time he was probably at his peak… Did Jim Harrison compete in full contact?
@OSheet76 well, it was a judo injury that he injured his right knee. Before he took on karate he was practicing judo and that's where he got injured.
Don't forget to add that Bill Wallace took a horrible injury and strengthened to other skills he had to become champion. Many people who suffered an injury such as his have quit martial arts. Bill made his left leg better as a result and worked around his handicap. Bill Wallace was the best during his time. How many after him were televised on the Wide World of Sports. Even DOn the Dragon Wilson never was prime time.
He certainly deserves his nickname, Super Foot!!!!!Love you man, and thanks for the free lesson. Peace
yes...kick boxing..ie;karate.(ie;foot and hand way)...ie;martial arts..Respect is due..this is a serious sport and deserves respect! Thank you.
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After that first knockdown I had to go back to see what Bill Wallace threw at him. Lightning fast left roundhouse.
yeah he brought that knee up a lil slow and just whipped it like a mother fucker... looked almost fake lmao. crazy.
Wallace is famous for being flexible.
@iceblue4u His right knee was pretty much destroyed during Judo training and he can not straighten it, nor can he kick with it. It's pretty much useful only as a peg to stand on.
Did you see that quick kick in the early round that landed right on that other guy s face! Wow! Then Wallace used his power punches to KO his opponent! NO question BIll " super foot" Wallace is a great champion!! 🪙🔥🔥🪙
Wallace had a "Big Upper body" back then. Surprised he made middleweight. Wallace stood 5'10. He looks around 185-190 lbs in this bout. Wallace was born in 1945, so he's either 30 or 31 in this bout. He noticeably leaned out in the upper body area by 1990 when he fought that kickboxing exhibition bout against Joe Lewis. He was 45 years old and weighed 166 lbs in That bout. Lewis weighed 199 lbs in that 1990 exhibition bout.
JKD is a set of concepts, as is Wing Tsun. The concepts can be applied to any system or style. Most of Bruce Lee's students trained in other systems before applying Jeet Kune Do to there own style to make it fluid. What needs to be understood is that "rigid" training provides the basic techniques. Telling a beginner to stand in "no stance" would lead only to a very confused look but when a good level is reached the student of any style must strive for fluidity - stances become part of movement.
That was a great fight! I remember watching it when I was in highschool.
That ref Jim Harrison may well have been able to whip the both of those fighters! A very scary karate man!
Who is here from coach Javier?
Karate means 'foot and hand way'...does this help?
glass house
Japanese-Kara - Empty/Te - Hand/Do -way
Korean - Tae - Foot/Kwon - Fist/ Do -way
Also Tou-di (Chinese hand) was the original Okinawa name.
@hazza3 well to my knowledge when Bill Wallace was kickboxing their were only 2 kickboxing organizations at the time and they were the World Kickboxing Association and the Professional Kickboing Association, which Benny Urquidez fought under both
American kickboxing has evolved so much since that bygone era. Nowadays, it kooks more like Muay Thai.
I've already heard about Bill Wallace at an action movie from early 80's, I think so..
Why is opponent wearing a white belt? Was he?
A BAD MAN in real life
It's only when you look back at these old clips that you realise just how bad it was.
How were people able to watch this? Was it on PPV back in the day?
Anyone old enough to remember using the foam dipped gear from Jhoon Rhee? It was a different time for sure. I’m biased but I’m partial to that era. There seemed to be a greater respect for the competitors and officials.
how is this karate?
yeah, i know, i still have his book.
A man known for the dangerousness of his left foot wins by his left hand
Funny how that works.
Loved PKA
Echollas was still asleep when he stood up the 2nd time.
@hazza3 are you sure I thought Bill Wallace retired undefeated back in 1980
..cont'd..confused if they did'nt have a suggested stance,for any method...And movement would be integral with the lack of predictability in an oppo..as i'm sure you'll agree with this..Thank you.(forgive the grammatical errors of previous messge)
Bill Wallace= Legend! !!
We agree..JKD is a concept in itself..of 'fluidity and inrerception'.
Of course any form or style can indeed work in any situation,even if rigid and predictable( to the trained oppo..)..you are correct..
But when I said 'rigid' it was not ruling out training regime;i was referring to and 'static' way striking etc.(with tension and without the 'lash and snap' of strikes)
JKD offeres a protective stance which covers vulnerable organs and minimises size of stature.yres,a novice fighter would be
I had to replay the knock out kick to see it
FAST!
I use to have a pair of Superfoot Wallace feet pads, unfortunaltey I could never kick as good as Bill Wallace true ledgend....
Seen Bill knock out Worley with a left hook. He was out for about 20 minutes.
@stretch4859 He retired undefeated in Kickboxing, I dunno about his PKA record.
Sorry to be picking but Karate mean "Empty Hand" (originally "Chinese Hand") - Tae Kwon Do means roughly "Foot Fist Way".
Simon East Right you are Simon!
4:02 Superchin Wallace
Bwhahaha
❤ him my hero
Yes -I recall now- Corley- (wish that video existed too?). I think Bill was also 5th in his state middleweight boxing ranks at one point-thats a good boxer, considering he was a 'kicker'! His final fight- Bob Biggs -class fight- Biggs hit hard- yet Bill controlled the fight well & surprised Biggs with that left hook (his face showed it on the video!) esp' in the first 6 rounds. Alot I think were jealous of Bills kicking prowess- led to unjust criticism-but def the best fighter for me.
JCVD brought me here
Lol me too
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my right ear enjoyed this video
@jiggahippo They're planning for a new season this year. I hope its true.
Damn I like those pants much more than the current shorts...
Geez Echollas has some mean punches. Superfoot doesn't really punch with his matches but you can tell that he does know how to box. The way he carries his hands and weaves, he makes it look easy.
Holy shit what a finish! That guy was all spaghetti legged and shit. So this is what Chuck Norris wanted to bring back when he gave us the World Combat League.
I hope they make a good remake of this video like they do with the WW1 videos.
Bill tae kwon doo? karate?
Man , superfoot had a good jaw too
Its to bad VHS does not capture real speed what a spectacular fight. People now a days underestimate the speed and power of these kind of fights not understand that what they see is a fraction of the true speed and VHS cannot capture it due to the amount of frames.
The later addition of leg kicks changed their stances... At this time they were bouncing around from the side stances...
4:18 👍
True indeed disciine and resfpect are out the window how sad
My TKD teacher, Len Kirschbaum, told me about Wallace and he was not wrong.
I saw him fight in 1974 I am his biggest fan
..that's because traditional karate does'nt work in real life situations..it's too rigid and stiff..Only practical on a static oppo.or dummy...Introducing Mr.B.Lee's (fluid) method. Jeet Kune Do...(ie' The finale battle at the end of Way of the Dragon;albeit staged,it was Lee's way of proving htis point.) I thank you..
@blukper yeah I noticed that too.. The ref was calling everything in Wallace's favor.
Mr Kicks.
Cool name.
2:57 first time I see Philly Shell in kickboxing..
Mike, you need to practice your reading skills. I never mentioned boxing. Kickboxing is martial arts based and I've personally witnessed the change from the 70's until now. I've also been involved for th last 30 years so I may have a wee bit of experience on you. Don't get butthurt about your heros competing against those in the sport today. Your statement is retorical and is impossible to substantiate. Don't gain self esteem from the success others, get out there and make it happen yourself
It be interesting to see them fight in Kyokushin knock down tournament
AGREED!!!!!
i met wallace at a tournament in 1980
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He kicked me so hard I went deaf in my left ear.
Une autre époque, et une sacrée jambe avant
god damn u gotta be in 70's to see elephant pants as sport gears
3:16 4:16 Nigga got his assss WHOMPED! And at one minuet intervals too :D There's probably some research that could be done on the timing, but 4:28 LMAO I thought he was going to fall on the crowd.
Full Contact in one word: ridiculous!
Bill is a great martial master
Now this is karate combat
@swaapo Uh...no. Bill was the best.
not a problem...
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@daddysmooth1000 Wallace def bought some time, he was seriously hurt and knew it....still a smart thing to do
Bill could only use his left leg. An injury in judo messed up his right hip. So he was undefeated only using one leg.