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No pain no gain. Hehehe, prob not the best advice huh. Id just rest/sleep if I were you. your body should repair in a day or two. Remember to only do set amonts of repetitions, this way you wont get out of your depth and cause an injury. The worst I think could happen is ahernia, but is prob' only a streched muscle. See a doctor if pain persists!

After witnessing Fransisco Fhilo and Andy Hugs compete, Id say K-1, As for how Id do, absolutely crap!

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Aye, some styles may not prepare practitioners for this type of conditioning. But training is tough, and tough training builds tough karateka. I dont do anything special to condition my shins, but, then again, I dont have shins as hard as some of the guys in my dojo. Kicking a heavybag or sand bag is pretty common practice nowdays though.

In theory, no MA is really built for sport. Sure, in Kyokushin we train for a certain degree of sport fighting, but we also have a LOT of SD techs in the curriculum, like eye-gouges, groin attacks, and takedowns, none of which are allowed in tournament situations. I think Hapkido is a wicked art. Fast, and stunning in its form. Its too bad people group it with sport TKD.

ITF those guys do some hella amazing kicks. Asthetically of course.

Nice websites. Jean LeBelle is a ledgend of the grappling world, look him up, he has a few books. Good Luck.

Reccomend which style? Kickboxing could possibly compliment your karate, you may even end up enjoying kickboxing more that your previous styles. I like Shotokan, and think it is a very worthy karate style, producing strong katateka. So, IMO, id personally stick with Shotokan. Your only an 8th kyu, so theres still sooooo much more karate has to offer you. Keep us informed on your decision. Good luck.

Ummmm, Even if people do take the course successfully, I doubt their credibility compared to renound BJJ practitioners. Id love to see A Gracie or Machado BB fight one of these BB,s on the mat. Seriously, it says this guy is a 2times world champ. Looks more like propaganda or a simple training resource. Cant say much more about it.

For SD: Front leg sweep, with a near simultanious fronthand knife hand to collarbone (break balance), followed by a reverse punch or elbow to falling opponents body. For Kyokushin sparring: Front leg inner thigh kick, front punch-sternum, rear punch-sternum, rear leg outer thigh kick, front punch-sternum, rear leg roundhouse to opponents ribs.

Shocking practice I recon'. But I also think that other karateka and MAists should be not so quick to judge. In MANY styles of japanese art, the belt is a symbol of accomplishment in training. At Kyokushin we are told not to even wash our belts, as even dirt/sweat stains are a sign of hard work. Ive seen karateka whom have had the same belt for 30+ years, and are worn white, mind you, these karateka are 50-60 years young, and have been training for the lifespan of many of the hotshots on this forum. Again, tearing your belt on purpose is discraceful. Osu.

I think that when people already adept in some form of training start a second or third art, it is much easier for them to gain recognition for their skills, as the fundamental concepts of fighting/selfcontrol/mindcontrol/whatever are already instilled in a person.

I agree with Shaolin Bushido, this JKD instructor doesnt really sound like his intrests lye in martial arts at the moment, In my opinion, its better, for your sake, to train at the reputable Kung fu schools you mentioned, as the training will be consistent, and the head instructors probably wont run off after a few years, or when things get a little difficult. As for JKD in general, was this instructor taught by Bruce Lee? If not your prob' better off training WingChun, and just buying and reading the Tao of Jeet Kun Do, and applying it to the MA youve already learnt. Good Luck.

Havent seen it yet, but Ill keep an eye out now. Sounds like an interesting read.

I have a 5foot, 60kg bag hanging from my verandah(porch) roof, which is held in place with about 6feet of inch-thick nylon rope. Only cost me about $130AU. Also i have a self constructed makiwara-pole, of sorts in my backyard. Cost me about $40AU. In my opinion, heavy-bag is better for building dynamics. Combinations, like gedan-mawashi-geri followed by jodan-tsuki, can be practiced on a large bag, but not on a makiwara. Also, a large bag will emulate the body of a person on contact better than a makiwara. Also I can move 360' around my bag, but can only strike maki from one direction. However, in light of all my maki-bashing- Makiwara is excellent for building focus, timing, and is a little harsher on the conditioning side, and nothing compares to the feeling of properly striking a makiwara. For starting out, as posted above, Id also reccomend a heavy bag as opposed to a Makiwara, because a heavy bag will condition the body for further training on the Maki, but, excessive training too early on the makiwara, w/out proper conditioning will lead too injuries such as arthritis. Good luck.

drop your chin to your chest.............procceed to knee in the groin............

I go with most of the first posts. A well placed front-kick to the solar-plexus should give you enough distance, and end the situation quickly.

In most comp circuts which ive seen, and which are NOT Kyokushin, there is NO leg-kicks, or head punches, unless you enter BB divisions. Your best bet for these types of matches is prob' to try and score through mid section kicks and punches, IMO, as if your not used to high kicking in a tournie situation, its really easy for a more experienced person to take control of balance. Osu.

definantly, if your going to make contact, why not make it count? otherwise its simply better to get out of the way if its possible, IMHO, not making contact requires less energy for me, so I aim to only connect in combat with an opponent when I wish to fully engage in fighting, and feel Ill have the 'upper hand' Osu.

Contact with an oppontent is just contact with an opponent. IMO. Block, Strike or Trap/Throw. Its all just contact. The best way to avoid attacks is tai-sabaki. IMO. Osu.

how do you bring down someone bigger than yourself? WILLPOWER!

True, I cant argue about a simple well placed kick. The version of the rollling kick where you swing mawashi-geri takes a fraction of a second longer to initiate, but is a lot more powerfull than a standard rolling kick. My fav kO move is definantly Tobi-Ushiro-Kaiten-Mawashi-Geri. Jumping spinning back-round kick. Id never use it in a tournie or real situation though. Osu.

Assuming you already have a working knowledge of bo-kata, you should be able to take moves you alredy know from various kata and kihon, and then string them together in a dynamic way.

I dont know about 'unconcious' but, a good kick to the balls will put an opponent in another state of mind.

I love this kick, mainly heard it refered to as a 'rolling' kick. A better variation is to draw the first leg into a knee as soon as you start to twist+jump, and then snap out a jodan-mawashi with the following leg. Ive heard of this version called a 'wheelburrow' or 'sunflower' kick. Osu.