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Early UFC champions like Bas Rutten (a Kyokushin and Dutch kickboxing stylist) and later fighters like Georges St-Pierre (who incorporated angular footwork) unknowingly echoed Ashihara. The idea of "cutting angles," circling away from the power hand, and countering after evasion is now MMA 101. Ashihara was teaching this before the UFC existed. The following resources are currently available online for
: The central pillar of the style. It involves circular footwork to move off the opponent's line of attack and into their "blind spot," using their own momentum against them. Practical Fighting Kata Most links are either dead, virus-ridden, or very