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One of the episode of the Fight Quest featured them training in Kyokushin Karate. Wow. Very intense training.
I saw clips from that episode, and it was much better than the way Human Weapon covered kyokushin. Fight Quest showed the three-man kumite (where one person takes on three opponents in three consecutive one-minute rounds) and the shin kick baseball bat break (which was part of the black belt test at the school I attended in Japan).
__________________ "An eye for an eye only blinds the world." - Ghandi
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I saw clips from that episode, and it was much better than the way Human Weapon covered kyokushin. Fight Quest showed the three-man kumite (where one person takes on three opponents in three consecutive one-minute rounds) and the shin kick baseball bat break (which was part of the black belt test at the school I attended in Japan).
Very useful when arguing with a baseball umpire......
Very useful when arguing with a baseball umpire......
lol True. However, it's also one of the most effective demonstrations I've ever been involved with. You wouldn't believe the looks of shock and the gasps coming from the audiences who watched those breaks. It also helped the karateka understand the importance of all that shin conditioning that we did.
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Great......little league wont be the same
My head is a strange place...after seeing your comment I pictured some Little Leaguer beating the snot out of some guy in a gi yelling, "You broke my bat!!"
My head is a strange place...after seeing your comment I pictured some Little Leaguer beating the snot out of some guy in a gi yelling, "You broke my bat!!"
Just to clear up any misconceptions of the naming of Kyokushin.
"Ultimate Truth" means to find the truth in ones self through the discipline of the training.
Oyama did not mean that his Karate was the Ultimate Truth as a fighting art. He meant his training could help find the ultimate truth in the individual and help their life.
When I saw some kumite videos, it didn't look like there was much emphasis on blocking, it was just two guys punching each other int eh stomach until an opening for a head kick.
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Just to clear up any misconceptions of the naming of Kyokushin.
"Ultimate Truth" means to find the truth in ones self through the discipline of the training.
Oyama did not mean that his Karate was the Ultimate Truth as a fighting art. He meant his training could help find the ultimate truth in the individual and help their life.
A polish fella has joined our club and he used to practice Kyokushin back in his home country along with Shotokan and all i can say is he is unbelievable at Kumite compared with the people at the club already. I cant wait to see him in competition.
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If you recall Takashima Sensei incorporated a lot of low kicks into Seishin Juku. I still have bumps on my shins from sparring with him in Yokosuka. Mike
SoulDrum
If you recall Takashima Sensei incorporated a lot of low kicks into Seishin Juku. I still have bumps on my shins from sparring with him in Yokosuka. Mike
Oh yeah, I certainly remember. And those scars up and down my shins make sure I never forget.
__________________ "An eye for an eye only blinds the world." - Ghandi
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein
"Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa
For those you don't know the Old Man pictured as my Avatar is Gichin Funakoshi - founder of Japanese Karate. Not an imposing fella would you say? Mas Oyama on the other hand looks like he could kill a bull! Oh by the way - he did!! I saw the video when I trained in Japan with Sensei Takashima 1981-1983. - (Souldrum's Sensei co-incidentally.) The point of Karate in Japan - pardon the corny reference - is similiar to what Mr. Myagi told the karate kid. "Karate is learning how not to fight." Mas Oyama's Ultimate Truth and traditional philosphy. When the "Kid" asked Mr. Miyagi what belt he had, his response was "J.C. Penny $2.95". The point - HE KNEW! His ego was not concerned with what others felt. Since I have not taught in a DoJo for more than 20 years and becasue I do not wear my SanDan on my sleeve, many people are surprised when they find out that "My Belt" is not from J C Penney and it was presented to me as the 1st American Instructor of Seishin Juku under Sensei Takashima. Kykoshin was incorporated into Seishin Juku along with WadoRyu by Takashima as a means to providing a more powerful defensive technique based in indurance and stamina. This he did at the request of those he was teaching, who were U.S. Service members and their dependents for the most part. So, do this forum a favor since it is Japanese Karate. Be proud of your training and effort. Help others to achieve and excel and put your ego aside.
Kyokushin "Ultimate Truth"
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