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To each their own.

Agreed. I believe this could be thought of as the Ma-ai concept. Its about tying together all of speed, accuracy, power and distancing to achieve a "perfect hit" (if there is such a thing). Bruce Lee (in teh Tao of Jeet Kun Do) notes an interesting point about speed, saying that people who just strike continually with speed often end up 'blocking' themselves....

Agreed, but the odds are ther will still be some sort of investigation or court case that i would rather not be involved in.

I am exactly the same - out of my bag and into the wash (or to soak in napisan if ther is blood) after every class or training session, hung out to line dry. I agree, within 5 minutes of training the gi is going to look like its not been ironed anyway. Rips and tears are the domain of my beautiful better half, as I cant sew to save my life!

I agree. This is a very interesting point. I am not one for going to hammer my training partners - we are there to better ourselves adn others.... but if someone wants to throw a heavy kick during a sparring match - well, Ill see your kick with one of my own This does not mean that I will lose my cool and revert to being a caveman, but sometimes meeting force with force can be a great teacher!

Line dry usually... Heck - I was told not too long ago that some of the people at our dojo Iron their Gi!!!!! Now thats dedication

I'm going to remember this one

Very solid posts from both MasterPain and Bushidoman. I am sorry to say, that discounting all of the above posts, if you do kill someone, in western countries that is still an offence known as Manslaughter or non-premeditated Murder.

Very, very well said! OSU

My opinion is going to be quite subjective here but; I find Kyokushin one of the most challenging things I've ever done, it has helped make me into a determined, fit and disciplined person over the years. 90% of the people that train are genuinely nice, and I have shared some really great times and achievements with them over the years. In short - I really do enjoy it, it makes me laugh, cry and everything inbetween at times, but once I accomplish something (be it a short or long term goal) it is all worth while! I think it is the best style of martial arts (again my opinion only coming from my training in judo, kickboxing and modern arnis), and i would not trade it for quids personally! I truly hope you find yourself enjoying it. I wont lie- it can be extremely tough at first, but after a while its great. Osu!

Unless you are beating each other to near concussion, and then going out to get blind on rice wine, Im not too sure its fully traditional

I cannot comment on point sparring, but in Kyokushin some of my fav's are: -Jab, reverse punch, rear leg roundhouse. -Front leg thigh kick, jab, reverse punch, rear leg thigh kick. Honestly they hrdley ever land anymore on people of the same grade as me. As a kyu grade I think its important to focus on combinations, but as skill levels increase, you will find yourself becoming more dynamic and choosing hits as they present themselves, stringing combos together that are not pre-arranged. Just my experience. Osu.

Kyokushin! http://www.actkyokushin.com.au/instructors/boreham.htm and http://www.fieldkyokushin.com/our-club.html OSU!

I train over an hour away from work/home - its the sacrifice I decide to make for my training. Some days it means I am out fo the house at 5.30am for work, and dont get home until 11.00pm, but its worth it for me. I would say take the time to travel once a week or-so to the closest dojo. It will do wonders for technique. You can then continue to strength and endurance train out of the dojo. Osu!

I have a problem with this one. While they may not be the safest places, an adult has a right to be there. And they have a right to not be attacked. If you behave like a reasonable person, you should be able to avoid trouble, and walk away or redirect anyone who gives you problems. Fights also happen a lot at sporting events and schools. A person can't just lock themselves in their home. A person should take the risk into account before going, and remain sober enough to be aware of their surroundings, but that if a far cry from saying that it's not self defense if you need to defend yourself. Agreed, if I want to share a sake with my friends and catch up, I should be able to do it in an environment that does not present an immediate threat 100% of the time. Does alcohol binging excacerbate situations to violence? Perhaps some of the time. Should people have to put up with this? No. Its really (as you stated in different words) about displaying the perspicacity and awareness to assess the situation one is in, as it presents itself, and acting appropriately therein.

Congrat's!

Dobbersky, Justice and sensei8 - all solid posts!

Try Yoga!!! it really complements Martial Arts flexibility Agreed!

Hi Chris, Sorry - I re-read you post and realised you may have been talking to me about the videos. I do have a youtube channel at jamesalmighty84, but do not post videos of myself on there. Mainly just use it to listen to obscure music I have no intention of buying, watching Martial Arts type stuff and learning (the cheat way) piano and guitar stuff. I would be happy to do so, time permitting, so it will be a while before I will be able to get something filmed and posted but will PM you once I do. OSU!

8 May 2012. -Kihon done for speed, power and general cardio, 60min. -Heavy bag work, 15 min. -Pushups program, 9/9/11/10/9. -Kata (various), 30 min. -Kickboxing class, 60 min. 9 May 2012. -Kyokushin Class, 120 min. -Juji Mawashi Uke bunkai, 10 min. -Full contact with various partners, 15 min. -Arnis, double stick patterns and heavy bag, 20 min.

I have now developed several training regimes for home that suit me. These range from: -Emulating a Kyokushin class, including heavy focus on Kihon and Kata (as I am by myself). -Sprint training. -Resistance bands, kettlebell and freeweight training. -Heavybag work and body conditioning. I found it really hard to keep myself motivated when training solo - now I just wear my Kyokushin Belt during home training and everytime I want to stop, I look at it and it pumps me up again!!!

Haha - love it!

Its definitely not the Kyokushin Kanji. Interesting video! Both of these guys are pretty out of their element I would say. Also - interesting the perception of a lot of the viewers of this video. I watched this and saw two things by the end: 1) Who had drawn first blood; 2) Who wanted to keep going towards the end (once they were both back on their feet), and who didnt... That about sums it up for me. In response to Zaine's original post - I cross train as much as possible, in addition to having Isah and Dan ranks in Kyokushin and Arnis, I also proactice Judo and kickboxing whenever I can. Would I accept a dojo challenge? No - not of this sort. It goes against what I believe is the real underlying concept of Martial Arts. I would gladly invite anyone offering a challenge to the Next National Kyokushin full-contact titles and see how they fair. On a side note - years ago my instructor had a much bigger guy come in who had been training kickboxing for some time, and asked to spar. Sensei took up the opportunity, and although somewhat smaller than the other guy, still managed to drop him a few times. Mind you - it was nothing the likes of the first video posted, it was all in good fun.

*Slaps Forehead* Australia is trying hard to prevent that very thing. But, seriously, that is obnoxious. I blame Bruce Lee wanna-be's. Nunchaku aren't (in the greater scheme of things) even all that effective! Its just the perception that they are dangerous.... *Also Slaps Forehead* Its also a similar story for swpord here, various states gradually phased in laws preventing the sale of sowrds without permits. I used to be able to go into my local MA Store and buy a Paul Chen straight over the counter.... Now its a mission to get a decent Daito. It is the same with a lot of knives (anything spring loaded, balisongs etc). I dont blame the UK for going this way. In a way I commend it. There is considerably low levels of weapon related crime in Oz, but if people want a weapon, they will find a way!

You're right, they take a class, learn a bunch of stuff in the classroom, and then make their first jump. Of course, that jump has them attached to an instructor and is at low altitude. Sparring that hard that early is like going to skydiving school, and on the first day they tell you to pack your own chute, strap an oxygen mask to you, and tell you to perform HALO jump. They didnt give me a class (I feel ripped off!) just a quick briefing while putting the gear on... Then i ate watermelons after my feet were back on the ground. Seriously though - I agree, going all out from the get-go is not going to be totally productive (but then again, it has its place in some contexts - thats another discussion though). My point was more skewed at "if one wants to become proficient in sparring, then the best bet is to do sparring".