Over Broen said:i always figured boxing was quite useless you see boxing teaches you only to use your uper body so if you went up against someone who knew kaporeal(a fairly long ranged martial art using mostly kicks) you could quite literaly be swept off your feet easily.
no, kicking is actually very useless. If you have ever watched kick boxing, they actually force you to kick a certain amount per round. Kicks are incredibly easy spot and therefore dodge. They also leave you off balance. I think the main reason you ever see successful kicks is because the kicker has the opponent alraedy dazed and they could have probably been just as successful with a punch.
I have seen about 20 ultimate fighting contests, where just about anything is allowed, and seen about 3 kicks total over those entire 20 fights.