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Presence of "The Head Hunter", "The Tsunami" and "The Ninja Kicker" in Grand Slam Series
Jan 2018— the best of -58kg & -57kg athletes will participate in Wuxi 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series Ⅳ.
“The Headhunter” Jones is the heart of Team Great Britain and with two Olympic gold medals around her neck, she can claim to be the most famous, most be-medaled active fighter in the sport today
Jones has never won a world championships title, even though she has been fighting for it since 2011 and was expected to win in 2017. In Jones' fascinating semi-final clash with Lee in Muju, Lee successfully used her front, right leg kick to frustrate Jones, and deployed an effective ax kick to the head of “The Headhunter.” Moving on to the Moscow Grand Prix, Jones was again beaten by Lee, who scored a plethora of points wielding a wicked punch and left-leg kick. The British athlete’s first big gold medal win in 2017 was her victory on home turf at the London Grand Prix. Jones – who appeared to have adjusted her game plan against the Korean – took out Lee with body attacks and punches. Jones prevailed again in the Grand Prix final in Abidjan, beating the sister of her long-time rival, Marta Calvo-Gomez, in the final.
Two Grand Prix gold medals in one year is a superb achievement, but even so: Jones’ previous winning form appears to have degraded somewhat over 2017, following her breakup with longtime super-coach Paul Green, who has since moved to Team USA.
Kim is that rare beast: a triple world champion. Tall, skinny and long-legged he has the perfect physique for taekwondo and is perhaps the greatest roundhouse kicker in the sport at present – a weapon he wields equally confidently with both legs. His roundhouse takes an unusual flight path, coming up and around his opponent’s guard – a true ninja kick.
Two other threats are Iran’s Farzan “The Tsunami” "Ashourzadeh" and Mexico’s Carlos “Charley” Navarro. “The Tsunami” was one of the most dangerous fighters not just in this category. Navarro is one of the most entertaining fighters in the sport: In a game where front-leg tactical kickers dominate, he is a superb jump spinning back kicker. But at this level of competition, wily tactics tend to beat spectacular technique.
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