yamesu

hehehe the sternum is cartilage, hehehe,

if you can find a good FMA (Fillipino Martial Art!) school such as kali, go for it. i personally found arnis to be fun, easy and practical to learn. cheers.

my.....intelligence! oh, my car is a pretty deadly weapon i guess........

sorry senna_trem, maybe i wasnt clear enough. the slang japanese Osu = arigato gozaimasu whereas, the Kyokushin OSU = oshi shinobu

also........kyokushin lowline kicks, if trained correctly, can be the most devastating kick to your opponent, Many victories have been one with gedan-mawashi as a finisher. from what ive trained, and who ive faught, i think there is more body science behind kyokushin technique, which takes a long while to even remotely master, whereas muai-thai is more brutal and straight to the point from the beginning. other than that, there are dojos in australia which teach whole systems of both Kyokushin and Muai-Thai under one roof. i personally dont think the two styles are that much different, only the views of those who practice them. the low kick they use is more evidence of the influence thai boxing has had on kyokushin. I would guess that this is why alot of the clubs where you are teach kyokushin and thai boxing under the same roof. i disagree, although many Kyokushin fighters may be turning to Muai-thai methods, the pure Kyokushin technique has been in the art since its beginning, gedan-mawashi-geri being a great example, its all evident in MasOyama Sosais books.

i went to the semi-finals for the boxing at the sydney2000 olympics, 5th row seats, hehehe. there was blood......wasnt really expecting that. i wouldnt compete in the olympics, even if they held karate.

it would be a hard call, but yes, definantly. hehehe.....when i first read the title for this thread i thought it said; arnis vs. fence hehehe.

ummmm, in an ideal circumstance; i use my rear guard hand(open at my chin,) to slap the jab toward opponents centerline, while stepping/weaving to opponents outside to counter. why this works for me= 1..most people i spar will shoot lead-jabs so quick they break the lead-guard-hand instantly, if im already preconcieved to block with my backhand and simultaniously counter with my lead, im in a more advantagous position. 2..once opponents punch has reached a certain distance the counter can be landed when opponent is offbalance due to 4ward lean. 3..jabs arent really powerfull enough to worry about blocking with both hands.........id be more worried about what follows the jab. 4..stop hits work wonders on even the hardest/quickest fighters.

perfect style = one which flows throughout the body naturally

^6 days a week, thats wicked. nice words. but every champion pushes themselves past their limits continuually. if the level they get to is attributed to midset, or training methods, i dont know....... prob' both.

why you really want to wear tights? j/k IMO- dont wear tights. get blazin'ferrari-red MApants if you want to stand out in the ring.

hhhhmmmmmmmm............ come to think of it, IMHO, just stick to Kyokushin, if you want to train in different aspects of selfdefence or fighting, talk to your instructor and tell them (politely of course,) the areas you would like to increase your skill and see if they will come to compromises with you. i dont really see why you want to start KB though, unless its just for convenience for more training, as Kyokushin already has a strong basis for grappling, striking and distancing....... Osu.

also........kyokushin lowline kicks, if trained correctly, can be the most devastating kick to your opponent, Many victories have been one with gedan-mawashi as a finisher. from what ive trained, and who ive faught, i think there is more body science behind kyokushin technique, which takes a long while to even remotely master, whereas muai-thai is more brutal and straight to the point from the beginning. other than that, there are dojos in australia which teach whole systems of both Kyokushin and Muai-Thai under one roof. i personally dont think the two styles are that much different, only the views of those who practice them.

i use a kusari-fundo sometimes to mock kusari-gama, but im way too lame to swing a live-freekin-kama around my head on a chain...................ive only ever seen one proper form for kusari-gama, done with real-kama, and it was done by an ~30yr old woman, one of the BEST forms ive ever seen. if you are ever presented the chance, learn to use kyoketsu shoge.

we still say domo arigato gozaimasu three times at the bow out at the end of the lessons at our dojo, once for sensei, once for sosai, and once for our fellow trainees. Osu.

some dojo's ive been to teach very-minimal throwing in thekyokushin style, but i, like many others believe it is an integral part of karate, just look at kata such as kanku. most teachers dont teach a HEAP of gyakute, but in almost all of Masutatsu Oyama Sosais books he details many gripping, grappling and throwing techniques. Dynamic Karate and Advanced Karate are good examples. Osu.

Kyokushinkai Kan; school for the way of ultimate truth. Osu.

BTW, in most of the Kyokushin Dojos ive been to, japan, india and australia, kiai is done with two syllables, so its more like, hi-yoh, or, tsi-sha, rather than hai. Osu.

the use of Osu in Kyokushin dojo is one of the styles major perspectives. Osu represents the spirit of Kyokushin extreme perserverance, patience, tolerance, and all things embedded within the Dojo-kun, the use of the word OSU as a reply to a senior within the kyokushin dojo is to say that; "i am in spirit." the Kyokushin dojo OSU is a derivative of 'Oshi shinobu' whereas the crude, slanglike japanese word Osu, is derived from the term; 'Ohayo gozaimasu' If it is at all possible to express the philosophy of Kyokushin Karate in a single word, then "OSU" would be that word. not my words, but quite adequite. as for turning up late to class, at our dojo its much like cross said, kneel in seiza untill instructed to join in class. Osu.[/b]

by the end of his life..none. would you take Jet-Li full contact?

ive seen guys break housebricks, but never tried it myself, the best ive done is a cinder block with ball of foot front kick. as for those who think breaking is pointless, ive seen my nonMA practicing friend break his hand over this other guys jaw in a street altercation. no bull. shattered three of his carpels, and numerous fractures to metacarpels. food for thought.

gyakute refers to reverse gripping techniques, there is litterally dozens of gyakute for wrist locks and breaks in kyokushin, not to mention other body locks. Osu.

Kyokushin, although mainly thought of as a striking art, has a multitude of grappling techniques. gyakute is a prime example of this aspect.

the plum-flower-dummy, or, Mui-Fa-Jong, is a traditional wing-chun footwork dummy, used to practice speed, accuracy, and balance of all types of footworks from high to low/long stances. the best part = you make it to your exact specifications. it consists traditionally of six blocks of wood, approx-15" in diameter each and as tall as you can handle, stuck firmly(i mean FIRMLY,) into the ground. i have mine at about 10" high, just under 1foot above the ground. place one block at a central point. this represents the center of the plum-flower. arrange the other five blocks in a hexagon around the central block as geometrically-soundly as possible. these represent the five petals of the plum flower. heres the catch= each block must be placed so that it is the exact distance of one of your steps from your normal fighting stance from the center block, and from every neighbouring block. so every time you step from a block to a neighbouring block you mimic a perfect step in terms of distance-accuracy and balance, speed up your movement to make it harder. this also means, if set up correctly, that stepping over the central block should mimick a long-stance. i love this dummy, and have one made out of concrete cinder blocks in my yard, its good for balance because if you stuff up, your no longer standing on the dummy. if you cant make one this complicated, just map the pattern out on concrete with chalk. ill try to link some pics for you.

san-jit-gwan....