BILL WALLACE HOLDS SEMINAR AT MORROW'S ACADEMY IN MOLINE
Bill "Superfoot"
Wallace was in the Quad Cities on Saturday, August 18, 2001, holding a kickboxing
seminar at John Morrow's Academy in Moline, IL. Ken and Bill met in
1982 in Cincinnati (Ken interviewed Bill for his TV newscast), but this was the first opportunity Ken had to train with the
retired undefeated Middleweight Champ. The seminar focused on stretching
and fighting strategies using kicks. "It isn't internal kung fu, but
Bill Wallace is a legend," says Ken. "I watched him on network
TV in 1976, knocking out a fighter with the fastest hook kick I've ever
seen. That's why I developed a hook kick." Wallace demonstrated
timing drills, and ways to misdirect your opponent and read his movements so you
can adapt. "I like to kick people in the head," Wallace
smiled. "That's what I do." He kicked many of the
participants in the head, including Ken (twice) but is so controlled that none
of the kicks hurt. At age 56, his kicks are still so fast that even the
youngest black belts in attendance failed to block him. A fun afternoon
and a great workout.