How effective is Kyokushin as a self defense? I mean there is no face striking in Kumite. Does that mean that there is no training for face defense/strikes in a real fight in Kyokushin? Right now I'm trying to decide between two dojo's. One is Shotokan and is a real Karate dojo that trains hard, but it looks like it is very much based on tournament training. The other Dojo is Miura Dojo, which is KyokushinKai under Sensei Shihan Miura. So I'm looking for some help from you guys, I really want to learn Kyokushin, but it worries me that without much training for face striking/defense it seems like it may not be a good choice as a self defense or even fighting system.
