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I voted 3 : 1- Kyokushin 2- Boxing 3- Muay Thai

I can't belive no one has mentioned Steven Sigal yet , ( American action movie actor, producer, writer, director and a singer. A 7th-dan black belt in aikido . Quoting from wikipedia )

Do you think smoking can limit your abilities , especially when it comes to stamina and conditioning ..

Couldn't agree more , hek , it wasn't before I got my black belt that they started to show me some techniques used outside a kyokushin ring .

What about your background , are you physically fit ? have you done any MA before or just wanna start with karate without any former background , for your age , I'd recommand wado .

Yes it does , thx Kata in Ura can be very useful to improve balance , focus and physical strength , I agree with you on that point . It can also do some good to your kumite , and of course kata will improve kata (and kata stances) … However kata will not notably increase fighting skills , in kyokushin , we need endurance , stamina and conditioning along with speed and technique : elements that kata do not provide ..

Why shouldn't I have the techniques without 'em , so ur basically saying that : BJJ , MT , boxing , kickboxing , judo and all the other styles that don't practice kata don't have correct techniques ?? alsey , no offence , but whenever I read a post of yours I have the feeling that karate is an inferior martial art for farmers and hopeless , I mean yes , it was developed by farmers but why shouldn’t it be effective against skilled fighters ! you say that you may never be in a position where you have to fight a martial arts expert , but what if it happened ??

How , I wonder ... And what do you mean by footwork , is it kumitee footwork or the standard katas footwork ??

welcome to kyokushin , I remember I had the same question in my first training session , all went normal after few classes and I got the answers for all my questions & I belive the other guys have answerd your questions well .. In regards of what would you call your instructor outside the dojo , I always refer to hin as sensei , or master .. And I believe he is more than capable of defending himself in a street situation .. My students call me 'sempai' outside the dojo since they are used to it .

I have a better idea , instead of mastering your kata first (which will consume a lot of time ) and then breakin' it into training drills with partner (which will also take additional time since kata/forms are different than real application ) , why not cuttin' it short and start learning those blocks/strikes/grapples directly with a partner and in a practical way !!!! I mean , lets face it , have you ever seen somebody using the horse stance in a tournament or a street fight to apply a strike or a grapple ???

The best kickboxer of all times is ME

Knee kicks are perfectly legal and one of the most important kicks in kyokushin karate , it can be applied in different forms to different sides of the body (and head) .. Grabbing while kneeing ur opponent is allowed ( in international and black belts competitions ) clinching and kneeing however is not allowed in kyokushin

Better do practice those grabs with a partner than to apply them on an 'imaginary enemy'

Yeah I've seen it , HwaRang's TKD form , pretty cool (To good to be true ) I mean , his moves are merely perfect

Yeah true , though his moves look like kyokushin ones and if you watch the opening in tekken4 he performs two katas one looks the same as kyokushin's 4th pinan , well???