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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2013 7:52:52 GMT -5
I have been doing a little research on Karate and found out that Kyokushin practitioners don't punch to the face. Why is that? Should one to Boxing to fill that in? Sorry for English.
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Post by odee on May 29, 2013 8:03:33 GMT -5
Kyokushin students are encouraged to participate in Kyokushin's signature competition - Knockdown Karate. One of the rules that has allowed Kyokushin to steer clear of padded gloves and helmets is no punching the face. However. You will find a lot of Kyokushin students also participate in Kyokushin organised Kick-boxing competitions and ALL students practice it as part of basics, kata and in certain sparring formats. There are a lot of people who claim that Kyokushin students have poor cover over the head, but most of them have gotten that idea from watching knock-down, where a major tactic is to pummel the ribs until your opponent lowers his/her arms to defend them then attacking exposed the head with kicks.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2013 8:56:20 GMT -5
Thanks for the information Odee. So Kyokushin fighters do punch to the head if they want to? It seems like you're saying that it's up to the practitioner and how he trains when they punch in the face. So in a Kyokushin Dojo, do some dojos train punching to the head too or do they need to add Boxing to it?
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Post by odee on May 29, 2013 18:28:24 GMT -5
ALL Kyokushin dojos train punching to the head, some however only spar under Knock-Down rules. If that's the kind of Kyokushin dojo you're in or looking at then it's worth adding Boxing practice to get the sparring practice with head punches.
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Post by KyKarateka on May 29, 2013 19:38:52 GMT -5
Odee pretty much got all of it. The reason behind this because Kyokushin Karate is full contact and bare knuckle you can see where would go. When Mas Oyama first created the style he allowed bare knuckle strikes to the face but many students had to drop out due to injuries. Not wanting to take away the realism of the sparring he disallowed punches to the head.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2013 20:21:55 GMT -5
That's really interesting. It seems like a very rigorous and tough style. Even though I was thinking of switching over from Baji to Taiji and Sanda, Kyokushin Karate could be something I could look for also as well as Hapkido.
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Post by odee on May 30, 2013 6:50:43 GMT -5
Kyokushin is a good benchmark for what a good Karate school should look like.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2013 7:35:30 GMT -5
Yeah i'll have to look into it more.
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Post by KyKarateka on May 30, 2013 16:56:24 GMT -5
Be sure to at least give a local Kyokushin Dojo a visit to see if you like what you see there.
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