Competitions in American Kenpo and Kyokushin.

[destroyer4147]

Can someone give me a rundown on the difference between a Kyokushin tournament and a "full-contact" american Kenpo tournament.

 

Also, is that Bruce Lee/ Ed Parker Kenpo tournament in Long Beach still going on?

[delta1]

I don't know anything about Kyokushin tournaments, and I don't know of any American Kenpo only tournaments. I know AK people who do tournaments and fights, including local NHB venues.

 

The tournament you are refering to is the Nationals, started by Ed Parker and where Mr. Parker introduced Bruce Lee. They still occur, last I heard, but I've never been.

[Rich_2k3]

http://www.kyokushin.co.uk/full.htm

 

These are the rules for a normal kyokushin match, there may be some slight changes for different countires and organisations but they'll still be more or less the same.

[EvilTed]

They diluted the Kyokushin rules IMHO.

 

Now there is absolutely no grabbing or pushing.

 

They used to allow a momentary grab as part of another technique as well as pushing.

 

World Oyama Karate still do it the old way

 

ET