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

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.

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

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

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!

Muy buena pelea un ejemplo a seguir rafael aghayev oss

Rafael Aghayev is the best

Respect good sportsmanship

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

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

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.

My fav player in Rafael brow

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

j'aime cette kumite bon contunation avec filisiation

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

VerY GOOD AZE

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.

Very good i laekt karate

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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...

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

الله

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

kyokushin karate as the best style

like Aghayev

Azerbaycanin fexrisen Rafael Agayev!

Why aka in left corner and aao in right

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

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.

that was RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!

ela rafel

Who do you vote red or blue?

Rafael Aghayev🇦🇿🇦🇿

Coooool

Azerbaijan 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

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

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

I am blue one in that fight 💙🤫🤭

nice can I join

Oss

Hard to get an atack. Should be fast and swift

bien

dear gob its like tag...

OMG guy in red belt hasn't made ne move

KYOKUSHIN

asi es Enrique Abad

لك لهدرجا جبناء

cool

is so vary lawsy aghayev

Avoid waste jump

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

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.

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

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Bilal karate is which is coming from the body

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

I have Rafael autograf;)

heri rafaelll^_^

Why do they bounce so much?

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

eu. to. na faxa. preta

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

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

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.

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Wow... that right there... that was some stupid bullshit. This is the most pathetic thing I've ever seen, do people really call this a martial art? I've had people scoff at me, telling me that their brown or black belt in this shit would allow them to easily kick my ass inside 10 seconds and this is the shit they were talking about? I mean, really? Maybe it's my fault, maybe through studying actually USEFUL martial arts like Boxing, Muay Thai, BJJ, Judo and Krav Maga I set my standards too high in terms of what makes a martial art worth learning, but really this is just sad, to think that this is still regarded with any magnitude of respect as an art in the fighting community baffles me beyond words, if this is the best they have to offer then I honestly feel sorry for anyone who studies this shit and thinks they're a badass because you're gonna have a very rude awakening when you have your first real fight.

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 !!!

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

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

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

Raphaël Raphaël !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yup vvvvvvvv

Azerbaijan 3

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

they forgot what their masters thought them

Soft Karate for Kids : )

what happened to Karate. Nakayama would cry

Kevin Debruine Ktk?

hahaaa. good ol' rafael

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.

Que con el gueto se queda parado

René Smaal won! His giakozuki was faster.

noo

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.

4:18 Ah ah ah! I've seen you Judge on the top right. So you've decided on intuition or affection? That's why Karate can't be a serious, objective Sport; like fencing, or Taekwon-Do and thus deserves not to be in the olympics. It's not just THIS particular Judge. Com on guys, we have seen this many times else where, didn't we?

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.

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

two bunnies.

taekwondo de Guine

estuvo algo floja y poco ataque, felicidades al ganador !

boring fight

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is this a fight or a staring contest?

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