Morgray

Hi! I'm new here too but these forums are great!

No mistery at all. Go to the "Karate" forum and take a look at "Byakuren Kaikan Karate Kenpo".

Kata maybe a waste of time, but... What style are you talking about? There are several modern Karate styles practicing practical fighting katas (Ashihara, Enshin, Seidokaikan,...), but traditional styles are not teaching anything related to actual combat. In fact I think almost a 75% of kihon is useless in a real fight (I feel generous). Didn't you never ask "Hey, why do I perform this move this way when fighting and that way when doing kata?" Budo Karate must emphasize education but also self defense and realistic training. Something different is a waste of time (and money in some cases!). Regards.

Hi everyone, Yesterday I posted a big hello in the "Introduction" and realized many people don't know about Byakuren Karate Kenpo. Byakuren was founded in 1984 by Masayasu Sugihara after So Doshin (founder of Shorinji Kenpo) passed away. He was one of the youngest 6th dans the style never had (6th dan at 28!) and bodyguard of Master So Doshin. Master Sugihara left Shorinji because the style changed to "non contact" and "no competition" and he was one of the few Master So Doshin allowed to enter the full contact karate tournaments. So the style has two sides: a hard side (go-ho) including the strikes (ressembles a lot Enshin or Seidokaikan Karate) used both in the street and the full contact tournaments and a soft side (ju-ho) including joint locks, throws and different submission techniques. The Byakuren Kaikan organization has the honbu dojo in Osaka and has several international branches (USA, Canada, France, Holland, Spain,Italy,...). Best regards.

Hi everyone! My name is Alejandro and this is the first time I visit the forum, but won't be the last one. Great forum. By the way, I'm a Byakuren Karate Kenpo practicioner. Regards.