Some training of Don "The Dragon" Wilson:

[Sinister]

I wanted to create a highlight video of him but finding footage is so tough. So I figured this would suffice. Youtube has a clip I been looking for forever, and I have the clip where he knocked out Cikatic.

Enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Nse1gZY9w

Unfortunately the Cikatic clip has no sound:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DquaMiAI-UI

[Sohei]

He did a nice job against Cooper, he should try MMA.

[Gregster]

Originally Posted by Sohei

He did a nice job against Cooper, he should try MMA.

I'm not sure if you're kidding here...but Don Wilson is 52 and past his prime. In his day he had a stellar career, and did something very few Western kickboxers had the stones to do: travel to Thailand and fight under their rules. He's a highly-respected fighter with nothing left to prove who made a pile of cash in chop-socky movies and is in a nice comfy retirement.

Nice vid as always, KK. Watching the first one reminded why I like the lead-leg sidekick so damned much. Also reminded me that the guy I sometimes tend to associate too easily with straight-to-video/straight-to-cable B-movies had some serious skills in his day; it's amazing how much power he seems to generate with so little effort.

[k1 man]

wow cikatic was skinny

[Sohei]

Originally Posted by Gregster

I'm not sure if you're kidding here...but Don Wilson is 52 and past his prime. In his day he had a stellar career, and did something very few Western kickboxers had the stones to do: travel to Thailand and fight under their rules. He's a highly-respected fighter with nothing left to prove who made a pile of cash in chop-socky movies and is in a nice comfy retirement.

Nice vid as always, KK. Watching the first one reminded why I like the lead-leg sidekick so damned much. Also reminded me that the guy I sometimes tend to associate too easily with straight-to-video/straight-to-cable B-movies had some serious skills in his day; it's amazing how much power he seems to generate with so little effort.

Damn he looks like hes 42. Anyway I thought he did pretty well against Cooper for a guy with an old-school karate-based kickboxing style. Why coldnt he compete in MMA? He doesnt have to be a force but he could do it once just to say he did it.

[SanShou]

Originally Posted by Sohei

Damn he looks like hes 42. Anyway I thought he did pretty well against Cooper for a guy with an old-school karate-based kickboxing style. Why coldnt he compete in MMA? He doesnt have to be a force but he could do it once just to say he did it.

Kung fu actually, but he did train a lot with the Superfoot.

[Gregster]

Originally Posted by Sohei

Damn he looks like hes 42.

He's always looked a bit young-ish.

Anyway I thought he did pretty well against Cooper for a guy with an old-school karate-based kickboxing style. Why coldnt he compete in MMA? He doesnt have to be a force but he could do it once just to say he did it.

Well, I believe some guys around his age have competed in MMA...though not for long, and they got tooled when they did. I could of course be wrong, but a guy with Wilsons' tenacity and heart wouldn't enter MMA under the idea that he just wanted to have a go at it just so he could say it he did while being unconcerned with the results.

[True2KungFu]

Good vids. I happened to catch ISKA strikeforce kickboxing on the other night. If you guys want to see an absolute master of full contact style, check out Brian Schwartz. The guy is so unbelievably slick, puts together real nice hand combos, foot combos, hand and feet, real nice footwork and boxing. Real badass lead leg sidekick that just destroyed this dude.

[blanko]

Originally Posted by Gregster

I'm not sure if you're kidding here...but Don Wilson is 52 and past his prime. In his day he had a stellar career, and did something very few Western kickboxers had the stones to do: travel to Thailand and fight under their rules. He's a highly-respected fighter with nothing left to prove who made a pile of cash in chop-socky movies and is in a nice comfy retirement.

what was the lvl of competition that he fought and how did he do?

[Sinister]

what was the lvl of competition that he fought and how did he do?

Here's his record:

Date Opponent Location Outcome

1974
Dec. Bill Knoblock Orlando, FL NC-3

1975
May Ken Broadway Melbourne, FL KKO-3
Aug. Ben Green Melbourne, FL DEC-5
Nov. Steve Shepherd Miami, FL Loss by Dec.

1976
May 28 Rudy Burney Tampa, FL NC-5
Sep. Herbie Thompson Ft. Lauderdale, FL NC-5

1977
Mar. Robert Dillard Melbourne, FL DEC-3
May John Sweet Miami, FL DEC-5
Jul. 18 Howard Hayden W. Palm Beach, FL DEC-5
Sep. 10 James Sisco Miami, FL KKO-3
Oct. 08 Robert Parris Melbourne, FL DEC-7

1978
Apr. 08 Charlie Jordan Miami, FL TKO-4
Sep. 23 Ted Pryor Ft. Lauderdale, FL DEC-5
Oct. 20 Robert Biggs W. Palm Beach, FL Loss by Dec.
Nov. 18 Ron Harry Stuart, FL KO-1
Dec 02 Herb Thompson Ft. Lauderdale, FL DEC-7
Dec. Rick Herranz W. Palm Beach, FL KO-1

1979
Jan. 13 James Sisco Bradenton, FL TKO-4
Feb. 17 Rich Cook Stuart, FL DEC-7
Mar. 07 Ted Pryor W. Palm Beach, FL DEC-7
May 26 Jeff Gripper W. Palm Beach, FL DEC-7
Jun. 09 Willie Ruffin Miami, FL TKO-3
Jun. 23 Benny Fernandez Bradenton, FL TKO-1
Jul. Al Durr Orlando, FL KO-3
Aug. John Shields Bradenton, FL TKO-2
Aug. Danny Wedges W. Palm Beach, FL KO-1
Sep. 15 Jimmy Horsley Orlando, FL TKO-7
Oct. 23 Willie Ruffin Orlando, FL TKO-5
Nov. 10 Steve Mackey Orlando, FL TDRAW-2

1980
Jan. Greg Strong Miami, FL TKKO-7
Feb. 08 Larry Poore W. Palm Beach, FL TKO-7
Mar. 5 Glenn McMorris W. Palm Beach, FL Loss by TKO-1
Apr. 14 Bernard Clark Cocoa Beach, FL TKO-6
May 20 Larry Doggert Cocoa Beach, FL KO-7
Jun. Steve Mackey W. Palm Beach, FL KO-1
Jul. 21 Rodney Batiste Cocoa Beach, FL DEC-10
Oct. 13 Andy White Cocoa Beach, FL KO-2
Dec. 01 Larry Lockhart Cocoa Beach, FL TKO-4

1981
Feb. 10 Eddie Dourant Ft. Pierce, FL TKO-7
Mar. 10 Herb Thompson Westchester, NY KO-8
Mar. 23 Greg Smith Cocoa Beach, FL DEC-5
May 15 Larry Nichols Ft. Pierce, FL KKO-5
Jun. 24 Muhammed Ashraf Tai Tokyo, Japan KO-2
Jul. 25 Al Mims W. Palm Beach, FL KO-3
Sep. 08 Panya Sornnoi Hong Kong, China SDEC-7
Oct. 24 Mark Zatarotos Las Vegas, NV KO-3
Dec. 07 Dennis Downey Cocoa Beach, FL TKO-7

1982
Feb. 08 James Sisco Hong Kong, China TKO-4
Apr. 08 Panya Sornnoi Hong Kong, China DEC-9
Sep. 04 James Warring Tokyo, Japan DEC-11
Nov. 06 Demetrius Edwards W. Palm Beach, FL DEC-9

1983
Mar. 19 James Sisco Nassau, Bahamas KO-2
Apr. 19 Curtis Crandall Las Vegas, NV TKO-11
May 21 Maurice Smith Tokyo, Japan DEC-11
Jul. 16 Steve Valencia New York, NY TKO-4
Aug. 19 Jarvis Gradner Cocoa Beach, FL DEC-9
Sep. 26 Pongdienoi Prasobchai Hong Kong, China TKO-4
Dec. 12 Samart Parsanmit Bangkok, Thailand Loss by Dec.

1984
Mar. 29 Dennis Alexio Hollywood, FL DEC-12
Sep. 05 Attapong Buadan Hong Kong, China DEC-7
Dec. 18 Jean-Yves Theriault Montreal, Canada DRAW

1985
Nov. 10 Michael Husbands Montreal, Canada TKO-5
Dec. 06 CharlieArchie Miami, FL KKO-1

1986
Sep. 22 Rich Lopez Cocoa Beach, FL KKO-5

1987
Jan. 19 Paul Ford Merrit Island, FL TKO-6
Apr. 22 Roger Hurd Cocoa Beach, FL TKO-4
Jun. 22 Art Jimmerson Cocoa Beach, FL KO-6
Sep. 12 Branimir Cikatic Orlando, FL KO-7

1988
Jul. 30 John England Miami, FL TKO-4
Oct. 08 Rob Salazar Lake Tahoe, NV SDEC-12

1989
Mar. 18 Ferdinand Mack Berlin, Germany TKO-9
Apr. 13 Ken Stranberg Goteborg, Sweden DEC-5
Apr. 20 Keith Wilson London, England TKO-4
Jul. 03 Mike Winkeljohn Costa Mesa, CA TKO-10
Nov. 03 Marek Piotrowski Chicago, IL Loss by 1/2 pt.
Nov. 27 Giuliano Grillo Milan, Italy TKO-2
Dec. 01 Maurizio Curallo Rome, Italy TKO-1

1990
Jul. 27 Yuleeb Kazakov W. Palm Beach, FL TKO-5

1991
Jan. 12 Ghalib Carmichael Anaheim, CA DEC-11

1999
May 14 Dick Kimber Lowell, MA TKO-3

2000
Mar. 17 Dewey Cooper Las Vegas, NV DEC-10