Koji-Kabuto

I think Kendo is completely useless, I'd go for Karate.

Wait... where is everything between 10th and 5th kyu?

I am a white belt in Kyokushin, but god-willing I will soon be jumping to 8th kyu(Light-blue belt), anyway, good luck in your training!

I belong to IKO1, we don't always spar, but always do Kata, but the point is the fact that kumite is the biggest difference between Kyokushin and other styles...

I think they don't deserve mercy, of course that would by no means mean I would kill him or anything, but I'd just probably punch him bad and call the cops..

http://snr.mfhosting.com/oyama.jpg

Rumors go that there was a guy like that in my dojo once, who had the rank but never cared to pay for the belts, so in the end, he was like 1st kyu but with a white belt, and he'd pick up on newcomers pretending to be once himself.

My bro did Shotokan when he was very little, and now he's tempted to go to the same Kyokushin dojo I do.

Dude, we're not talking about killing anyone, do you realize what a punch you must connect to instantly kill?

only some?......... Well, eventually not EVERYONE can be good, goes for both men and women.

It's not full contact, it's more like full power...

When SPARRING, it's usually not full-power, and, Punches to the head are not allowed(Kicks are), Hitting articulations(Kansetzu geri), Hitting the neck, Hitting the genitals(Includes breasts for women), hitting the back of the head, and some other I can't remember.

I have a video of the first fight, I've been studying alot to see what I can improve.

Well, yes, in a rushed decision, I decided to participate in a tournament yesterday(I have been training for 3 months), it was like, my sensei told me... "Come on, please, we don't have enough white belts..." and I decided to volunteer, anyway, I didn't fight all that bad, but lost, though I am goddamn sore... Despite all that, I was commended by like half of the dojo for having guts, so, in the end it was a pretty good experience, the object of this post is for other people to share their experiences too, so go ahead...

Nah, you see, Blackbelts are taught to hold back, I mean, I'm a white belt and once contact-sparred with a 2nd dan, and no real harm was done.

Just about plain old HIYAAAH!

God Hand Mas Oyama! For god's sake, he killed bulls with his bare hands.

In my dojo, 5 year old girls spar with 30 year old guys... Dude, I love Kyokushin... @_@

Taikyoku sono san, I need it for 8th kyu.

Kyokushin-kai...

I've been practicing for a few months now, but I got to spar my very first day, against a 1stdan, it kind of hurt...