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I am not too sure about "how common", and I think that is a bit of a vague question all things considered. How common is getting a hang nail? I think it depends on the person, their ability and their focus at the time. The vid you posted is a KO compilation, so its representative of knock outs. I felt the same about Kyokushin and Muay Thai at first too, but after a while, the fear goes as I became more confident in my own ability. I think your fears are normal. But I would also think that your training environment is likely to prepare you well for this kind of thing. I completely agree with Brickshooters comments above. I would encourage you to go to a tournament and watch to see how things go in the ring. Your in Oz, and the Queensland State titles are coming up in May. The Nationals through AKKA will follow mid-year in Sydney. Go along and see what you can expect from both novice and seasoned fighters! Osu.

I agree. Even Sensei/Shihan/etc are simply people too. You pay them for their expertise, and they wish to pay you for your expertise. Sounds completely fair to me. He trained for years to gain knowledge you are willing to pay for. Now he is willing to pay for knowledge you have spent years training to gain.

I love pull ups and chin ups, and think that they are a great compliment to martial arts along with other bodyweight training. I generally do drop sets. One set to exhaustion; 1-2min rest; 2nd set to exhaustion; 1-2min rest; Final set to exhaustion. Here my sets tend to drop by 2-3 reps each time, but much like pushups, I have found this a great way to gradually increase the total I can do in one set.

Playing catchups.... 12 March 2014. -60min bodyweight and cardio circuits. Trialled something a little different, with supersets of exercises split into two sets. Five circuits of 12min each total. 13 March 2013 -150min Kyokushin class, focus on upper body strikes, full contact sparring to finish. 14 March 2013 -Stretching and kicking session, for flexibility (and to re-limber my quads after full contact session day before). 16 March 2014 -Suburi and tameshigiri training. Bokken and shinken.

That's sound really good but how can you do all this if you are working and have kids .... it's bit impossible for me Osu! I don't have kids, but i do work long hours. Most classes are evening schedules so I can get them in after work. Sometimes that means I don't get home until 11.00pm, but that the decision I have made

21 Feb 2014. -1hr Kyokushin class, afternoon. -90min Kyokushin class, evening. 24 Feb 2014. -2hr Kyokushin class. -Single stick drills, 20min. 25 Feb 2014. -Circuits, 30min of 1min rounds (1min break every 10 rounds), cycling cardio, abs, legs and arms/shoulders. -Drilled kicks, mainly working front kicks and switch knees. -Warm down and stretch, 5min.

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In kyokushin, my past and present dojos would not let anyone grade without sparring. In some cases your Sensei might let you do the technical parts of the grading and complete the sparring portion later? Might be worth checking with your instructor. Osu

18 Feb 2014. -Kyokushin class, 90min. -Combinations, punching for speed at full power and intensity, 10min. -Kicking combinations - mainly transition from low to high and variations on mawashi geri, 10min. -Pushups, 3x sets to exhaustion. -Kenjutsu work with bokken, focus on correct angles for multiple cuts.

17 Feb 2014. -Full Kyokushin warmup, 15min. -Full kihon drill, all strikes/blocks from sanchin. -Kicks, 250 total for sped and cardio. -Combinations from moro-ashi-dachi (natural fighting stance), 15min - focus on kicking finishers. -All kata to Shodan. -Conditioning, 10min. -Splits training, 5min. -weights circuit (2 sets, 1min rest between sets). Squats, Roman split squats, press, bent over row, alternating dumbbell shoulder press, wood chop. -Finish with side planks to exhaustion. -Arnis training - live machetes. Focus on dual wielding and single blade to defang.

13 Feb 2014. Circuits (3x sets, 2min rest between sets, no rest between stations) 30min total: -Starjumps. -Dips. -Squats. -Mountain climbers. -V ups. -Pushups. -Up and down plank. -Kihon, 10min. -250 kicks, various. End half focus on Jodan Mawashi Geri variations. -Quick abs, 5min.

11 Feb 2014 -35min circuits: bodyweight strength training, cardio, abs. -10min kihon. -10min kicking for technique.

6 Feb 2014. -5 min streching. -5 min dynamic kicking. -45 min heavy bagwork, full power at 80% speed. Focus on technique and power in round kicks and punching combinations (hand wraps only). -10 min circuit = jumping squats, pushups, weighted row, clean/press, burpees. -15 min Weights and abs. - 10 Walk and stretch to cool down.

Haha, I hope not as Im a male and do circuit training regularly! I think it might depend on the type of circuit training, as it can be done with weights, solely bodyweight, with a cardio focus etc etc etc....

Osu, welcome to the brotherhood. The pain won't last, but the lessons your body and mind learn will go on for a lifetime! Enjoy and please keep us posted about your experiences.

Say what you mean, and mean what you say!! Imho, the world of being politically correct shouldn't, and doesn't have any bearing as to the who, what, where, when, why, and how I teach any aspect of the MA. Why? Being attacked is a serious thing, in that, everyone needs to be serious about the learning and the training of it across the board. If not, then please, just GO AWAY!! Use whatever tool necessary to get the message across to said student(s). Without hurting any student, my approach is to get in their face. I've no time or inclination to worry about the political correctness of any MA training. If I have to shock them into waking up, then my word, then so be it. Solid advice! I agree completely.

Very nice breaks. Love the coconut. The first time I did one I was in Thailand, and was actually amazed at how easy it was (well, compared to what I thought it would be like!) I think you could, with your form, break twice what you are doing in these videos. Project the total force downwards completely perpendicular to the object as opposed to on an angle, and there would be twice as much force penetrating the object in the direction of the break. Osu!

Ive never heard of it, they are all alpha amino acids though, so it looks like a different version of BCAA's. Aminos like this certainly are beneficial for any muscle growth, but I am not too sure how much evidence there is to back up a miracle growth by upping intake above that of a normal diet. I am a strong believer that balance is key. I do hope you get the results you are looking for! OSU.

1-2 followed with a head kick is a great finisher. I never expect this to land at first, as people tend to be more on guard at the start of a match. Its more of a finisher, in my experience, to end a match when fatigue sets in. My personal fav is: Front leg roundhouse, solid jab, cross, rear leg round house. Then follow up with cross/hook front uppercut, which will lead you back to starting position if your in control of the fights movement. Alternate follow up is for the rear leg to move straight into a second kick once it retracts from the roundhouse, such as a spinning back kick or axe kick. In Japanese (kyokushin talk): Hidari Mawashi geri, Oi Tsuki, Gyaku Tsuki, Migi Mawashi Geri. The other great thing about this particular combo is you can vary the height of th kicks with ease. Mix it up and keep your opponent thinking. Low kick, punch/punch, mid kick. Low kick, punch/punch, low kick. Low kick, punch/punch, high kick. High kick, punch/punch, low/takedown kick. You get the picture. A personal MT fav of mine is a soft/quick jab, followed through to a spinning elbow on the opposite arm.

My interpretation (could be slightly incorrect, I'm not sure, and if so I apologise): World Oyama represents a style that has the same roots as Kyokushin, but at one point took a different evolutionary pathway. In the 1960's Sosai Mas Oyama sent several of his high level instructors overseas to spread what would become Kyokushin to the World. One of these instructors was Shigeru Oyama (no direct relation to Mas Oyama I believe). Shigeru continued to teach the karate he was taught by Sosai, and at some point this took a different developmental path than the Kyokushin widely practiced today. Shigeru was a solid karate-ka, having completed the 100 man kumite and a number of other feats.

Love the analogy!

I agree with the eat clean sentiment tall geese eluded to above. One rule of thumb= if you don't make it yourself, don't eat it. Certainly do not eat anything from a package. If you are trying to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time, it is possible (contrary to what some bodybuilders may tell you), but it will take longer than cutting/gain cycles. I honestly believe it is healthier overall. Basically to lose weight and gain muscle, you need to create a caloric deficit, while maintaining a high level of protein in your diet to enable muscle growth. I have done this in the past through eating homemade soups, salads (go easy on the dressing!), and meat cooked without oils! Also - eat regularly, the worst mistake people make is to not eat thinking it will help. In my experience it doesn't. It simply puts the body in a position where it wants to store energy as it does not know when it will be nourished again. This equally fat deposits. In short: Homemade. Excersize more than you eat. Soups and Salads. High protein and good fats (meats, fish and nuts).

While I tend to agree with the MMA sentiment to a small degree, I think it has more to do with young males wanting to be "tough" and find "quick fixes" nowadays than anything else. They see octagon style fighting and it has a brutal "wow" factor, along with hype that karate and tkd is not effective in the UFC, and so obviously they must be outdated right? Funny thing is the most seasoned MMA fighters have solid traditional bases. In saying that, all traditions become outdated. Preservation becomes a hobby more than necessity. Look at the Japanese tea ceremony. Nowdays you can get a teabag and have a cup in under 2min. But people still practice the values that go with the traditional ceremony none the less. Does this make it useless? I say no. It makes it interesting and contains an element of spirituality, self discipline and control most people will never know.

this is actually a great combo. the trick is in letting the momentum take you (built from the first ushiro mawashi), and then turning circular momentum into linear momentum. Its a great test of body awareness. Only advice I can give aside from practice, is to use kaiten into the tobi ushiro geri first.This is the way it is practiced in kyokushin, and seems to be effective.

23 December 2013 HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!! -10min stretching warm up, dynamic and static. -45min heavy bag work @ ~60% intensity. -Shadow kickboxing, 10min. -Gekusai Dai. -Chinups to failure. -Tsuki-no. -Pull ups with leg lifts to failure. -Ido geiko, moving through diff' stances with block gyaku tsuki on each step. -Pull ups to failure. -Drilled punching combinations for speed from moro ashi dacha, 5min. -Shadow kickboxing, 10min. -Dynamic leg stretching. -Plyo including some jumping kicks and tricks (monkey swing to kick), 10min. -Bo staff, 10min. -Supersets: ......Hammer curls ......Flys. -Quick abs.