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Originally Posted by souldrum71  Kumite is basically sparring. In kyokushin we had two types: full contact with padded head gear and wearing bag gloves to protect the knuckles, or full contact with no pads. In the second type punches to the body are allowed but no punches to the head. Kicking to the head or legs is okay, and knee strikes could be used.
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I saw some videos on how they train in the modern day, and it's not like how some martial arts dull down over time and become more civil and humane, you get hit by shinais and punched as conditioning. Looks fun.
And judging by everybody's response, I guess any martial arts can be brutal, judge depends on which side of the punch you're on.