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considering this could be true, at some point, when your the only one doing something and everyone else is staring at you, you might want to stop and ask yourself what you are doing wrong...

what?

Dijita got it right for the elbows parts in kyokushin tournaments

im not sure what the actual question(s) is/are, but i can tell you that you won't find a mathematical equation that give you what you have earnt from years of training in martial arts, and if you can't see what you gain from your training, you might want to find something more fulfilling for you.

Well first off i wasnt refering to multiple man kumites as i wrote "in competition" and i wasnt also refering to the World Open Tournament which doesn't really represent the reality for a high % of people. You also have to take in account that it depends of the tournament's rules. I have seen many one match kyokushin tournaments which consists of 1x 2min round. I have also seen 3 rounds matches, but in general (and that's only from my personnal experience), KB tournaments have either more rounds or longer rounds than kyokushin tournaments BUT in some kyokushin tournaments you have to fight more than once in the same day. Why doesn't it happen in KB? Simple, your face can't take that much hits in the same day. I know i might not be making a lot of friends saying this in the karate forum but that's the way i see it please don't take any offense in what i say in any way i'm always opened to debate my opinions. I am aware of that considering i fight in both styles. I also know that in tournaments you don't take hand blows to the head in kyokushin so you need to have a stronger body, while in KB you need to have a strong chin/nose. I agree.

In reply to jedimc, KB actually requires you to be in a better shape than kyokushin in competitions because there are moe rounds and they are longer. Also the training in KB when you have a proper trainer can be near insane. You might want to debate how it is a watered down version of karate.

Flexibility.... always more flexibility!

What federation are you in Osu No Seichin?

All good guitarists seem to die young... which is such a shame. I saw pantera once and damageplan once too and they were 2 of my favorites shows ever. R.I.P Dime...

Happy new year everyone.

I fully agree with Osu No Seichin. One other great thing about kyokushin is that it is pretty close to KB which allows me to train and compete in both styles and still be very effective.

kyokushin

because you end up with great all around techniques by practicing both styles, being fluent in both and mix them together to be more effective

My suggestion is to find a school like mine, where the same coach teaches both MT and KB and go to both his classes. It may be 4 times a week (in my case) but its well worth it

I'm a 100% with Rich67 on that one

^^ i agree

Well it is all a matter of who you are drinking with. If you are with your friends you most likely won't get into violence (even though possible). Although i don't drink anymore because it goes agaisnt my training, i would never have gotten drunk with people i didn't know well/felt comfortable with. It is also possible to drink without getting drunk, a concept some people can't seem to understand.

i know and im confirming his point

we sure as hell do, although they arent allowed in every rule sets

I think i was stuck in one of those situations (which i would avoid at all costs) i'd tend to use teep kicks, low thai kicks on the side of the knees to keep people at a good range and if someone came in i'd go for a knee to the head or use my elbows but in such a scenario of being teamed up against you, the % of chances of you winning is low and the one of winning without a scratch is very very low... unless the "gang" vs you has no experience in fighting and they usually do