The GOAT Leg Kicker With 78 KO's Explained - Rob Kaman Breakdown

They called him Mr. Low Kick, and for good reason. Multi weight champion Rob Kaman was so great at destroying his opponent’s legs that he actually beat Ernesto Hoost at his own game. Throughout his career, Kaman would stack up an impressive 98-win record, 78 of them by knockout. What truly set Kaman apart was his ability to use his expert footwork to set up devastating kicks. He toppled multiple opponents with these unique tactics, connecting with incredible consistency and accuracy.

[gert-janboot]

R.I.P. Rob Kaman 5-6-1960-31-3-2024 You will never ever be forgotten, the Legend will go on

[DutchStyle]

R.I.P. Rob Kaman 31-3-2024. Much too young and one of the greatest legends in history of kickboxing and Muay Thai

[harjutapa]

One thing I'd love to see in these breakdowns is a bit of a look at how others beat the person being analyzed. These videos are very good, don't get me wrong, better than anything I could put together, but showing how others beat the subjects of your breakdowns would add another dimension.

[LiteralmenteFadul]

My main takeawar from this channel overall is how absolutly op is to be a switcher or at least have a good repertoir of stances.

[Gudegast]

Trained with Robi for 20 years. No one like him. No one. Dude chops trees in half with those kicks.

[joshuahitchins]

"Do you think Kaman was the best leg kicker of all time? If not, then Hoost."

[jameslough]

I don’t just think Kaman was the best leg kicker of all time. I also think he was the best kick-boxer of all time! No kick-boxer has ever combined quick footwork, precise counter striking, and brutal power like Kaman did, and his record is absolutely astonishing, even when compared to fighters such as Petrosyan and Aerts!

[MrBigbadbob]

He is the true Goat, had everything, was one of the very first to go to Thailand and win. Style, timing, fight IQ and raw power.

[jjreynolds]

You know that's impressive to out kick Hoost with leg kicks

[DankSwegSkuxxXhayel]

This is why I love martial arts, the dude was conditioning his opponents to not acknowledge his kick/strike set ups by firing off of that pendulum step, constantly pressuring your opponent with a simple step once they realise this is how you are catching them, beautiful

[Kodreanu]

What a genius, what a wizard! I didn't know he was this crafty and creative. Thank you for this video!

[LRkun]

In one of his training vids. Rob suggests that a balance stance is best where his weight is 50/50 on front and back. This explains why he's able to do the pendulum well. And he can move forward backward circle with ease.

[rmcaudio]

When I started in 1985 with kickboxing, this was everybody’s example. He really did a lot for the sport in NL in a positive way, during a period where the sport had a bad name in the country. Kaman paved the way and many other great Dutch fighters were to follow, like Dekkers, Aerts en Hoost. Still think NL is producing the best fighters in the world. Did you know that Bruce Lee also had Dutch genes?

[carlossotelo]

That natural KO power of that dude....
Impressive

[sird]

I'd like to see a video breakdown of Dany Bill. He was a master of Muay Thai and well recognized by the Thai people as such.

[Bamsterdam]

The best to ever do it. True legend in the Netherlands!

[stormranger]

So the quote "I fear not the man who has practiced 10, 000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10, 000 times." Is true

[andrejsverlis]

What about taking a look at Kozo Takeda, and maybe comparing him with Hoost/Kaman in some side-by-side situational comparison per stance/position/initiative? Look at their tendencies and the way they used the leg kicks (ie. did they finish more often with leg kicks or did they set something up/shut something down, etc...)?

Seeing some comparative differences in fighters approaches to a given technique, might be a powerful way to show the variation/spectrum of that techniques utility and help illuminate some subtleties in style. You of course do some of this in your videos, but I mean running them parallel and comparing their timing/geometries with visual overlays perhaps, to produce some additional objectivity.

Regardless I thank you for these analyses, you've got a great eye and mind for them, and I feel your videos and books have helped me improve and I am grateful. Cheers.

[karelmartel]

Rob Kaman was not only about lowkicks, he also was a very skilled (knock- out) puncher, , , boxer, , he had it all.

[DemBonez]

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Please do a Kaman Fight Breakdown <3