Ignacio Capllonch is the greatest TKD fighter of all time
ARGENTINAWith a record of 76-4, Ignacio Capllonch is the greatest TKD fighter of all time. No, he wasn't a super decorated Taekwondo athlete, nor is he the "Olympic style (WTF)".
However, he represents the ITF style and made everything that a Taekwondo fighter is known for work in the kickboxing ring. Ignacio is one of the most feared and technically brilliant fighters in kickboxing. Yet not that many people know him! Time to give him the credit he deserves! "I hate Taekwondo" That's what people who criticized my work for YEARS said. Funny enough, I actually love Taekwondo, it's the first martial art that I deeply appreciated. In the 90s and early 2000s, Taekwondo was very aesthetically pleasing and much more brutal. I always found the agility and speed of the kicks beautiful. The spinning kicks were so aesthetically phenomenal. But, over time, I realized how useless it was without a proper foundation. That is why I featured Muay Thai and kickboxing defeating traditional arts so often. Without addressing that, we IGNORE history. There are so many great Taekwondo techniques that have worked throughout historic fights. However, they became less popular for a reason: karate and Taekwondo style fighters were often getting stretchered out of the ring due to Muay Thai style leg kicks. This is why I featured Muay Thai and Kickboxing beating traditional arts so often. They serve as an important lesson that you must learn the textbook Muay Thai and Kickboxing technique before moving forward with sidekicks, axe kicks, jumping kicks, and spin kicks. Without the fundamentals, the chances of any of these techniques working go way down. Now that I have featured many historic lessons of textbook technique, I am featuring more of these great Taekwondo-style techniques going forward. Ignacio is one of the best examples of incorporating the fundamentals of kickboxing with the best of Taekwondo.
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