destroyer4147 Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta1 Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 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. Freedom isn't free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_2k3 Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 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. "When my enemy contracts I expand and when he expands I contract" - Bruce Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilTed Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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