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Emily: E-mail me at KyokushinOhio@wcnet.org i have lots of material that me be helpful Osu! See you in October. I should have a few fighters there in NY

Most of those 100 man Kumite bouts listed after Matsui can be purchased on video if you want to see what they look like. everything before that is not available.

there is not much Kyokushin in Texas. try: https://www.american-kyokushin.com good luck!

my little diagram did not work well, and probably only confused. did a quick websearch and here is a pic: http://www.shotokankarate.dabsol.co.uk/shotokan/stances/hangetsu.htm thsi may help. osu

RE: hangetusu dachi Very similar to Sanchin dachi, except the foot in front is quite a bit furthe out in front. when i was taught it, we called in a crescant stance. Hangetusu Kata is an OLD kata in Kyokushin, that was long ago dropped from the style of Kyokushin. It is known as Seisan in other styles of karate. anyway, they way we were taught, the weight distribution is still 50/50 like in Sanchin dachi. not 70/30 like in a front stance. feet are like this: \ / Okay, not perfect, but you getthe picture. and as mentioned, the left foot in the diagram will not be able to rotate the heel out as much as you are used to in Sanchin dachi. hope this helps. OSU!

my primary art is Kyokushin. I cross train in Kickboxing. Give it a try for a while. the abilty to punch to the head, clinch while sparring and other differences (both Subtle and *not so) make it worth spending some time in. i.e., * holding while Kneeing is not allowed in most current Kyokushin competition, but really changes the force of the knee etc. have fun! Paul

welcome to the Kyokushin world. hope you enjoy your training! Osu

Fairtex is good Ringside, dependng on the gear Thaismai if you can afford shipping twins, windy, etc. I use Real Fight Gear http://www.realfightgear.com Tell them Paul sent you good Luck! Paul

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Arys: Kyokushin uses most of the traditional stances you would find in other Japanese based styles like Shotokan or Goju. we also use all the traditioanl kata such as pinan kata. there are over 20 in the whole system. the response about non traditional kata in Kyokushin is incorrect. But primarily the style is known for kumite. this is what i guess you could say we "specialize" in. Knockdown fighting. Getting hit with a stick is pretty much a thing of the past. they used to use a Shinai to strike practitioners to correct form. Body Hardening is done sparately and is simialr to the practices of other styles such as Uechi ryu, Isshin ryu, etc. Good luck! go watch a few classes and see if it is for you. regards,

Xtreme Fury: Your basic information on Enshin is correct. Kancho Joko Ninomiya trained and competed in Kyokushin through the 1970's. his primary instructor was H. Ashihara. After coming in 3rd in the first Kyokushin Knockdown World tournament, Ninomiya finally won the Kyokushin All Japan tournament in 1978. His instructor - Ashihara left Kyokushin shortly thereafter to found a new style of Karate called "Ashihara Karate". Ninomiya went with him as did many schools. The new style maintained some of the basic Kihon, as well as the knockdown fighting - But dropped the traditional Kata in favor of *Fighting Kata developed by Ashihara. there was also an emphasis on Circular movement (sabaki) and getting to the blind spot. About ten years later Ninomiya left Ashihara to establish his own new brand of Karate called Enshin Karate. it is essentially very similar to Ashihara Karate with fighting and kata still looking a great deal like Ashihara Karate. Headquarters is in Denver Colorado USA. Ninomiya is a brilliant Karate-ka and a nice man as well. It is easy to learn about him and the style - just get his books "My Journey in Karate" for his autobiography, and "Sabaki Method" to learn about the techniques and strategy. They also host an annual tournament called the Sabaki Challenge which is available commercially as well as the three technique based Videos on Sabaki Method. I am sure you have already visited the website, but if not it is at http://www.enshin.com Best Regards, P.S. *Fighting kata do not use deep traditional stances, and instead are done from a more natural sparring stance. The Kata have easy to divine interpretation, and in fact are usually taught with partners so everyone automatically knows the Bunkai to the Kata.

hi. I just stumbled across this forum and saw this thread of conversation. I practice Kyokushin, please feel free to ask any questions you may have. I will include a link to a very comprehensive website on the style: http://www.safesci.unsw.edu.au/karate/default.htm Hope this is helpful. my own website may have som iformation for you too. Regards,