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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 ..

The problem i find is that the majority of martial arts schools these days teach you to be good at that specific martial art only

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 .

For one Balance in kata and sparring..

Transiton from once stance to another..

Kata in Ura..

does that answer yur question?

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 ..

without the kata, you don't have the techniques.

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 ??

I thought about this topic today for some reason the idea just popped in my head...

When i started training again my footwork was just horrible and i was mad at myself for the sloppyness and i feel Kata is what helped me and my balance so i am greatful for kata.

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 .

like elbows_and_knees said, once you learn the kata you should begin practicing the techniques contained in it with a partner. the aim is that with enough practice, you'll be able to use the kata movements on a fully resisting opponent.

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???

9 years in MA now , never cared if I can split or no (except when I was a white belt ) ..

As long as my roundhouse has the KO power , thats fine for me

My Sensei says that lots of muscles around the tights prevent u from spliting !!!!! How true is that ?

He is listed as traditional Karate-ka , but which type of traditional karate he does??

Thai roundhouse for sure ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUlaybbhfuI&mode=related&search=bob%20sapp

Do u really want to stand in his way ??

Lets hope he stays out of MY way , I don't want to handicap him

Whachh ???? So it actually works with u June1

Now , my GF won't get any ring for her birthday

Man , that kid is awsome ..

Well , look at the bright side , fighting for his living keeps him away from console games and eating junk food

Another shotokan effectiveness thread ...

So far most of the guys who have posted are shotokan practitioners , so of course they are going to say shotokan is effective ….

And I personally AGREE that shotokan is a very good style for self defense , only if it has been taught as a self defense style not as a sports MA , and to be honest there are tones of sports shotokan dojos around the world , few of the schools I have visited teach shotokan as it should be taught ..

I think that JKA should make competition rules a little bit harder ???

Yep , it has been a year and my brother is 11 by now

To answer your question , he is still fat , he even gained more weight (And height) , and he is not interested at all in learning how to fight , he likes soccer though , so I signed him in a local soccer team ..

I personally think that it’s not important if he does MA or no as long as he is doing some kind of sports ..

Signed ..

1-Kyokushin kanji

2-The kanku symbol