Bill "Superfoot" Wallace Tribute: The Man, The Kicker, the Legend
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- A tribute to the life and career of Bill Wallace. A great fighter and seminar teacher. Once you meet him, you cannot help but come away more excited about, not only who he is, but who you are. Out going, fun loving, and one heck of an American Karateka.
U can just tell the dude is Very genuine person. I never met him but been watching him for years ! God speed.
Great guy. I met him over here in england about 5 years ago when he was doing a tour of martial arts clubs and gyms. Full of energy and still flexible and fast. Was a pleasure to have trained with him.
More than a legend .A great teacher/man .
He had that special kick that people were trying to perfect,such a legend whish I was around to see all of his fights.
One of my childhood hero’s.
Bill wallace work with tomas hitman hearn
Special Karateka, Great Ambassador, extremely talented teacher of Martial Arts yet humble, respectful human being.
I had the privilege of watching him fight at the Long Beach Arena defending his middleweight title against Gary Edens he is truly a one-of-a-kind Talent ,my Taekwondo instructor Sam Montgomery fought an exhibition match with him after Bill had retired and he said he was extremely good . And in extremely good shape even being retired.
I saw him in a tournament in Hawaii in the 70s. He was awesome, and of course, still is.
who ever made this video did a very good job...... I love the way this man kicks.... makes it looks so easy.....😎
Steve Archuleta well, he was the master of the lead side, round and hook... He practiced them billons of times... Bruce lee once said thats the kind of guy that we shoukd be worried about...
On the other hand, why not train like him? Pick a few kicks and practice them every day, mqybe one dwy we could kick like him.
I attended Bill Wallaces seminars at Radford University in Radford Virginia in 1992-93,Great learning experience.
I READ ABOUT HIM AS A TEENAGER AND SEEN HIS PHOTOS IN BOOKS HE WAS A GREAT AMERICAN KARATE CHAMPION LORD GOD BLESS HIS SOUL MUCH LOVE FROM AUSTRALIA BLACK BELT IN KYOKUSHIN KARATE BONDI JUNCTION SYDNEY AUSTRALIA OUS
Super foot bill is the real deal ! God bless him and family !!!!!!!! Amen Jesus amen 🙏
The legend superfood joe I saw him at 15 years old 100 plus fights after I am his biggest fan I am his biggest fan student
Rip Bill grande 👑💎✌✌✌✌✌😍😍😍😍😍😍
Yep! A proven legend. Forged in the fires of combat. This is how you learn what works and what does not work.
Congratulation to Bill Wallace, great person,and Fighter!
Great...my ispiration!
The old are always the best!😃👍 Golden times!
Bill is my idol and also JCVD. bill have some geat tutorials for flexibility and it helps me a lot! he know so much and he is a great teacher! i love him!
Very nice man I remember when he hung out with my father Graham Master james hopkins in Venice Florida
Bill is 71 now. Evidently he took out some (3) young 25-30 yr old big buff punks that were black belts 2 yrs ago. They pressured him by not letting the man walk by. Typical bullies. He said you do not want to know what I do to thugs and bullies. Your picking on an old man, now go home boys before you can not make it home, but rather the hospital. Well 2 of them ended up in the hospital for a week and the other for 30 days. Bill nearly took his life. Do not judge a book by its cover. EVER. Bill still has it. So does Chuck and a lot of these top MA fighters from the 70's. They maybe 68 to 74 but do not let that fool you.
Excellent video. The only missing photograph that I'd like to see is the Bill Wallace / Tommy Hearns exhibition fight. Kudos to whoever put this together.
DAMN HE COULD FRONT LEG BACK KICK YOU FROM 2 FEET AWAY. FUCKING AMAZING. HIS #1 TRAINING ROUTINE? STRETCHING, & MORE STRETCHING.
Master !!!!🙏
Super foot did a seminar in Edmonton Caanada in the 1990s.which i attended. The highlight of my martial arts
He had wondeful legs. A beauty to see.
The man the myth the legand Bill superfoot wallace ,the best in mho .
I test for my 1st dan black belt in Nov in front of Mr. Wallace.
Gonna be nerve wracking
I am sure you'll do spectacular!
The living legend
A legend
If you watch their footwork- even a noob like me can tell these guys are grand master type level fighters. Impressive, like watching a fight on the old Sega, (double dragon)!!
Great clip luved it . . . And the song to , Drift away by The Masters Apprentices if im not mistaken . Can anyone tell me what happened to his right leg that lead to his left leg dependence?
+bill pruett oh Dobie Grey was it thanks for the info mate great song regardless
He torn his right knee ligaments doing Judo many years ago.
A good great Person.
несмотря на хорошую физическую форму растяжку итд.Этого фектовальщика в наше время легко побили бы в контактных боях.Хотя его спортивная форма вызывает уважение бои на ринге без улыбки смотреть уже нельзя.Но для своего времени он был очень хорош как спортсмен....
4:09
a rare right-leg kick!
master superfoot is the first mma fighter joe Lewis to they started the snowball rolling down hill that is ufc
Wallace had nothing to do with MMA, what drugs are you on....
cool
bravo à bill super ces coup de pieds.
Quizz: 2:50 is an incredibly rare footage to see. Can anyone tell me why? 🙃
He was the only guy that Chuck Norris hugged without getting killed
@@jamesrobin9961 nope. Sorry. 🤔
Oh look, it is Elvis, a make believe karateka. Jeez he looked ridiculous in that outfit and that belt was something else.
that flexibility...
the King, bubah. Hunka hunka burnin love.
Absolute legend ☺
Unbeatable ,
Dumb song! Good video! Wallace a great champion and more than that.!
When you watch his training videos from the 80's you can see how fast his kicks were. Nobody around today has any better ,and most not even close. ..
@Eric Shingles Why don't you upload a video and show us how it's done. Oh..sorry I forgot the "Real Fast Ones" don't self-promote. LMAO
Can you kick faster?
@Eric Shingles Only good because his right leg was useless and trained his left leg to do all the work?? That's waaaay harder than being good with two legs. He had to protect his bad leg, he could only kick with the left leg which he put forward as his lead leg, he was at a huge disadvantage because he only had one leg, he couldn't do any spinning kicks, yet he still became world champion FULL CONTACT. Let's see you or your students do that. 40 years you've been teaching but you haven't been learning, what a waste.
@Eric Shingles "never assume" you're assuming Bill Wallace is only good because he trained himself to be great with one leg. Retiring 23-0 as full contact kickboxing world champion with only one useable leg is next to impossible. How is he not great? Yeah but how does what happened to you have anything to do with why Bill Wallace is no good according to you?
@Eric Shingles I read your comment just fine, Bill Wallace literally fought full contact kickboxing. Having an advantage from point fighting in kickboxing is irrelevant. That doesn't mean he was overrated, he still had to train originally and get good. There's thousands of fighters, if Wallace wasn't so good then one of them would have beaten him. If he was starting now is also irrelevant, he's not starting now. He started in his time when he was able to and competed in what was available to him at the time. You can't compare fighters from different eras that are almost 50 years apart. The sport they competed in had their rules of the time, the part of the world etc. You don't know anything about fighting or martial arts. Taekwondo is my favourite style, the ITF Taekwondo but training that for 40 years doesn't mean you know what you're talking about when it comes to fighting. Also roles can be reversed if you want to compare rules, you could put almost any UFC fighter into a point tournament and I guarantee you they would lose badly. Wonderboy would be one of a couple that would do well because he has experience in it. See? You can compare many ways if you want but it doesn't make any of the past or present fighters bad because they compete within the rules of their sport and time they're alive.
I have a fun story to tell about Bill Wallace. I bought his vhs series on kicking and stretching sometime in the 1980's. In those tapes were a few of his fights, bonus material. In one of the fights Bill Wallace has Mike Stone, Joe Lewis and Chuck Norris as his corner men. Between rounds Superfoot puts his mouth guard back in and has a painful reaction. I never knew what the problem was, I just remember him having a bad reaction to the mouthpiece. Skip forward 20 years and Joe Lewis is traveling around to Karate studios, teaching classes, giving advice, selling DVD's, books etc. I decided to go and watch him. Later he was talking to us and I bought some DVD's and I mentioned that I watched the Superfoot fight where him, Stone and Norris were in the corner. He then proceeded to tell me all about it, he even mentioned how upset Superfoot was that one of them decided that washing his mouth guard out between rounds with mouth wash would be a good idea. And now we know the rest of the story :) I want to say it was Mike Stone who thought it was a good idea, I can't remember.
For those that don't get it, when you are fighting your gums and mouth get cut up (abrasions), so the mouth wash was painful.
That's a WONDERFUL story! There's very few people that actually establish exceptionlism in their lives and career. It's a great opportunity to have been able to interact with one of them. 😊❤🥋
Thank you for sharing that story.
I had the honor to train with Mr. Wallace at a clinic and the stories are true. The man has an incredible kick. Above all else though, he was polite and respectful to everyone he met, a true champion in and out of the ring.
Bluegrass Survival sure
@@saulgarcia7083 lol
One of the most lethal kickers ever exist. No one can replace his throne as an Superfoot. 🥋👊✌
Word.
He tried to clean up Belushi and save His life. But He was too far gone.
No actually he was told to keep druggies away from JB. He turned his back for a moment and John got what he wanted....peace.
Bill had an unusual diet He loved eating hamburgers and used to always talk about it
I'm surprised Burger king White Castle or any of the other Burger joints never capitalized on tfat
Superfoot is a true legend and he did this in competition ! Love the way Elvis wears high heel Cuban boots whilst training ?
I had the privilege of training with Superfoot Wallace. Even in his 60s he was lighting fast able to throw three strikes to the head without retracting his leg. At an exhibition fundraising demonstration in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada he challenged anyone who felt they had a chance against him. Made everyone look like fools, young, old, black belt many degrees, did not matter. Very talented man.
Thanks so much for telling the truth! Wallace is really amazing! He is the ONLY one in history to fight with ONE leg, where others actually have more advantage. Bill s speed is 60 MPH, - this is pretty fast! Surely, Bruce Lee would have had admired him too! Glad Wallace Super Foot Bill got history of world s TOP fighters! He is one of the best WITHOUT a doubt!
Attila Vinczer ..i did shrooms with papa Smurf. He gives really good marital advice
Attila Vinczer sure
@@ETsonggalaxy He is One of my Favorite Martial Artists. In the past I thought if Bill was in a movie with Bruce Lee, I think he would have presented a better fight secene than Chuck. And I am not comparing the two ( for sensitive fans of Chuck ). I am saying Bill's style, greatness would have been an asset to Hollywood features Bruce & Bill.
Timothy Bright, thanks for your respectful comments! Wallace really impressed us because he was actually handicapped , he could only fight with ONE leg cause his other leg was badly injured . He won 3 world titles . He is and will be one of the best ever as an American! He has wonderful humor also! His skills were excellent!
i saw him at an exhibition when i was about 13-14. i honestly cant remember too much about it except the way he kicked. i was quite blown away that he was able to kick so high. i met him afterwards and got an autograph, and he seemed like a really nice guy (of course i was young so it could have just been me being starstruck). nice tribute.
The 145 thumbs down must be from trolls coming here by mistake.
Probably Chinese . 🤣😎
I was lucky enough to have run into Mr Wallace many years ago. I was out to dinner at the same place where he was dining with I assume his wife. I was studying martial arts at Bart Vale's Dojo at the time. Once they were done eating I just said hello and told him that I had enjoyed his movies but did not wish to encroach upon his dinner. He was SO nice, he invited my date and I to sit down at their table! So happy to see a fan, polite and even humble and to me that really showed his true character. Fighting talent is one thing but he has the CHARACTER of a real martial artist.
Yeah, uh, I met him too, but it was before he was married, and uh, hold on let me think, yeah that's it that's it, Bill liked me so much that he gave his girl friend to me. Yep, me and that girl had a real laugh messing around while talking about Bill's shortcomings. Yep! That's it! NO YOU DID NOT MEET BILL WALLACE SO PLEASE STOP NOW! :-)
Was lucky to have the chance to compete in a tournament/seminar Bill Wallace had in Olive Hill Ky
Such a funny and likeable character
He loves kicking people
Lux DeVoid Bart vale was about as legit as Bart Simpson!?
he invited you to sit at his table? wow that over and above being polite and humble
Bill Wallace is one of the greatest fighter.
Thanks Bill Wallace for the fresh inspiration. And thanks @Ken Lee for posting. Tonight is my first hearing of him as a 28 yr old Tennessean. That lead front kick competency + wing chun/jkd trapping and blasting just became my new art. Thanks again
Bill came to do a seminar at Thorne, England, i attended and it was brilliant, he was funny, clever and blindingly fast, the final extension of his foot and lower leg in a roundhouse kick was actually invisible!
He spent some time during the seminar using me to illustrate flexibility (i used to be really flexible, struggling a bit now) and demonstrated the feint hook kick to turning kick or turning kick to hook kick - still using this in my sparring, still catches people out!
He talked about the car crash that forced him to restructure his sparring to use his left leg as he could no longer use his right, this enabled him to have the left leg followed by the right hand combo, he said it was as if the car crash did him a favour.
There's not many fighters that have fought prolifically and NEVER LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(Full contact too!
Legend.
Bill Wallace has been a great friend and teacher for many years . 40 to 45 years to be exact . If you ever hear he is in your area , Go meet him . He enjoys talking and teaching about Kicking !
Bill was brought in to a tournament that I competed in back in 1978, in Johnston, NY. He put on a demo, and that man was the fastest kicker, I have ever seen. When he would chamber his leg for a kick, his leg was held, "high." and I mean, high. Much respect to, Bill "Super Foot" Wallace.
Fabulous stuff..!!...Great memories...Where did all the years go...??!!??
You’re so right
Thanks for commenting!
I had a seminar with him today and it was awesome. The combos were really good.
Bill Wallace and his friend Joe Lewis (R.I.P) were the best of the best !!!
They were both my heros growing up ,love them both!
wallace yes.
How could any one in the know (about martial arts) not have the utmost respect for Bill Wallace? He's well educated. Has a MA from the University of Memphis. Became I believe an undefeated middleweight kickboxing world champion. And has been doing seminars ever since. He's proven his abilities in the ring. Something that can't be said for many "legendary martial artists". E.g. Bruce Lee....as much as I've been a fan of his all my life. He was a great "martial artist" but could IMHO never be considered a "fighter" or a "complete martial artist". I think a lot of HIS legend is marketing.
There's so much myth about Bruce. How he's challenged by extras on his movie sets. On the street. Yet there isn't ONE photo or video clip. WHY?? Why did he not step in the ring??? If he lost one fight his "legend of being inhuman/invincible" would be shattered. He'd just be another talented martial artist (traditional). JKD...not proven (in the ring...if it's so superior...the UFC champs should be JKD experts).
In Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story...there's a scene where Bruce is at Ed Parker's famous Long Beach tournament...people scream out "..prove IT!!"...some of us that have seen the movie knows what happens. Did that happen? I highly doubt it. Or there would surely be several photos taken. There is NOT ONE photo of bruce in competition. Point- or full-contact.
Great entertainer and "traditional MA"...Wallace was /is the complete package...as was Joe Lewis...Benny "the Jet" Urquidez...
The man was so good. "The best kicker". Full-contact arena. And had a masters degree from Memphis U. :) Not some dumb brawler who just liked to fight. Usually in control. Doing tons of seminars after retiring. Imagine him at his peak. Competing. If he was actually majorly PO'd at you and you had to face him. At least you'd know it''d be over in a split second. :) Wallace vs Jackie Chan in JC's film. :)) Chan had black belts in a few styles but wasn't a competitor. Wallace a 23-0 PKA kickboxing champ. Or was. Real fight...would have destroyed Chan...again within a few seconds...maybe in less than 1s. :))
Thank God I got to shake this mans hand. Love you Bill!
Bill and I did a workshop tour of Australia in 1999 and was so much fun and the Aussies loved it . For a free online SELF PROTECTION LESSON lesson VISIT at www.martialartsclassessonline.com and www.womensselfdefenselessonsonline.com
I got to meet Mr. Wallace in Indianapolis, IN.back in the early 90's. He's a very humble man with a lot of talent and skill. It was a real honor too meet him!
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Not tooting my own horn, but karate and boxing made me a better man and much better person! I fought full contact karate for about 17 years all over Japan, Okinawa, upper state New York, and New England. Also participated in quite a few tournaments around North Carolina and Virginia. Got a little bit of hands on boxing training from three famous US Marine Corps boxers, in the “snake pit”, aboard Camp Lejeune, NC. Trained with Leon Spinks, Jeff McCracken, and Kenny Norton. I don’t fight anymore, but still hold a first degree (Sho-Dan) black belt in three different styles of karate. One of my best memories in the Marine Corps, was when I got to train and learn from a real live Okinawa 10th degree black belt in Okinawa, Japan in 1978. I was also blessed enough to attend several seminars and hands on training In Philadelphia, PA, with the legendary Joe Lewis, “Superfoot” Wallace, Benny the Jet Urquidez, and several other great martial artists. I was attracted to karate as a young US Marine, while stationed in Sasebo, Japan. At that time, I was on a Marine boxing team, but because I am a white boy, I never really got use to the nose shots. After watching a Japanese kick boxing match in Nagasaki, Japan, I was attracted and fell in love with karate and other martial arts. Besides boxing, I learned Japanese karate, Korean Taekwondo, and Okinawa karate. To this day, I still love karate and other martial arts.
Awesome video. I had the great pleasure of training with Bill at a seminar years ago, and at the end of this tribute video with the magazine cover of Mr. Wallace, I had that magazine and got him to sign it for me after the seminar. He posed for photos with us and was so kind and generous. He is an inspiration too us all.
I saw what was supposed to be a "mock" battle between the sexes with Bill and some female MA competitor a long time ago - maybe late 70's, not sure. They were supposed to be pulling their punches and that was explained before they started. But the female came out and went hardcore on Bill, which he tolerated for a while, almost as if he was confused by her aggression since it was supposed to be a "demonstration." But after a minute or two of tolerating her full-on attempts to put him to the mat, he put her down very quickly. And thus ended the demonstration! It was over and he walked away smiling. She was pissed and I hope she learned a good lesson from Bill that day.
ANOTHER REAL DEAL OF MARTIAL ARTS = NO FAKERY HERE -BRAVO TO BILL SUPERFOOT WALLACE.
I saw him interviewed recently. He said that his fighting stance and technique were a result of an injury to his right knee he sustained while practicing Judo when he was younger. That is why he only used his left leg and stood sideways...it was to protect his right knee. Turned out to be a very effective fighting style!
Great master and a truly example of a champion and sportsman of good will. Thanks dear Master 👊🙏👏.
Absolute legend, from having the injury in his leg , to fight off the other leg , and to win in full contact, a true legend of martial arts.
Amazing martial artist one of the Greatest of our time
I think he is equal with hwang jang lee
He is great although in 60 years old
2:44 - Chuck Norris APPROVED ❗
Wallace would have kicked Norris senseless in full contact. Norris was smart enough to avoid that.
God bless superfoot Chuck joe Lewis Allen Steen Mike stone the first true American masters victor morre to plus Bruce was coach
Painting with left foot. A real artist.
These were the days. Then UFC came along and made martial arts gay.
They should make a film about this man and there's loads of real fight footage to back him up
Disney ruined star wars, avengers, Disney ruined everything
Actually, Bill competed in some point tournaments during 1974, before the first full-contact world championships that fall. I saw him in one -- the USKA Grand Nationals in Milwaukee that summer (June, if memory serves). I fought as a junior in that tournament and Mr. Wallace refereed my first match.
What a career. What a martial artist at that! Mr. Wallace may you continue to prosper.
The fastest left leg
This was beautiful, great tribute
Thank you very much sir!
this guy is awesome
Absolute legend of a man. Had the privilege of being kicked around a seminar by this gent.
R u crazy bruce lee wud kick his ass.....he was da best......🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
give me a break.; Brad Pitt kicked his ass.
I had the honour of attending a seminar with Mr. Wallace and Mr. Lewis in Owen sound Ontario in the late 80's. Mr. Wallace was incredible, fast, athletic and funny as hell. Great man.
Had the pleasure of meeting super foot in 2017 real chill humble man I didn’t even realize how significant he was til I looked him up
Jean Claude Van Damme bought me here
how much did that cost?
brett reid lol
Who?
Those were the days of golden era👌👍
Can't get enough of them kicks
Before Van Damme, there was Billy !!
how much jealousy did Bill's follow martial artist have because he got to hang out with ELVIS
What could possibly make 228 people give a thumbs down to this video. Really stupid humans inhabit this world. Kudos to Bill Wallace. Definitely in my favorite Martial artists of all time
Bill Wallace was a great karate champion point karate. But please don't confuse the PKA organization in the seventies as kick boxing because it was a joke. It was nothing more than point karate with gloves And ridiculous rules with kicks only above the waist. I not to be any disrespect but bill got his a** handed to him by Blinky Rodriguez when REAL KICK BOXING THIGH KICKS shut all he had down