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JRE MMA Show #173 with Benny "The Jet" Urquidez & William "Blinky" Rodriguez
Pioneering martial artists Benny Urquidez and Blinky Rodriguez recount their early days in 1970s kickboxing, detailing the evolution from no-rules bare-knuckle fighting to modern MMA, while highlighting the invention of summaryImpact of Rule Sets on Sport Growth: The PKA's restriction to 'waist-up' kicking due to Bill Wallace's knee injury stifled the growth of kickboxing in America; Urquidez argues that allowing low kicks from the start couldtakeawayMartial Arts as Community Intervention: Urquidez's Jet Center gym served as an outreach program for gang members, using sparring to help them process fear and anger, leading to real-world outcomes like helping a former itakeaway
