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thanks for the insight guys! As is with all things in life, personal experince can not be beaten. But it was cool, to hear about it from you guys! Good to know that your training includes head attack and defence, and that you feel your art offers alot more depth, than can be seen on the superficial level. I will defently check it out when i get there! Osu No Seichin, your post was great! I will be living in wellington and have the oppertunity to train with Shihan Bob McCallum. There is also another kyokushin school which is not affiliated. I will check 'em both out. I have been really rapped up in the study of wing chun, finding a new style has been running circles in my head!! cheers The Search (continues)

Thanks for the replies! So if the sport is just the sport...... Can you tell me about your art? if you were to take the full contact sparring out of kyokushin, what would caracterise its style? what are its strong points? "KARATE" is such a general term, what do you feel, defines Kyokushin? respectfully The Search

Hey Everyone! Great Frorum! First Martial art forum I have found that isnt full of Pointless Egotisical "Opinion Wars" Anyway, I am currently a Wing Chun/ BJJ Student, And I love it! Problem is I am moving back to NZ for uni... the city where i am going doesnt have a good WC school, so i have been looking for something else. I am quite interested in Kyokushin, I like the Spiritual quality, and Strong/hard training methods(knowlege gained from internet research) The town where i am going has a kyokushin school with good reputation. But I have recently been watching video clips of kyokushin tournaments, and it seemed to me that because of the rule of no punching to the head, the competitors guard(arms) were very sloppy and tucked in to protect the body. and they mainly used there arms to push away or create space for kicking.... I am not criticising this, I understand that under the given rules, this is an effective technuique. I am wondering if this is a reflection of typical kyokushin style? if you were in a streetfight would you still face up like that? if you were in an mma fight, would you feel much more comfortable kicking than boxing? I am doing mma type traing at the moment and would not last a second without a strong guard. thanks for any help! With All Due Respect, The Search