Dijita Posted April 22, 2004 Posted April 22, 2004 I train in Kyokushin, but out of curiosity, since I know a lot of people on these boards practice in Shotokan (sorry if I misspelt it), I wanted to know how different are the two styles? If there isn't a HUGE difference then what are the more major differences? Thanks! I just want to understand the other styles better.
G Money Slick Posted April 23, 2004 Posted April 23, 2004 You spelled it right. I'm not sure if one's better than the other, I've studied a little Shotokan before picking up Hapkido, but the kata is different. Karate pretty much has the same principles, Shotokan is a very linear style which emphasizes Power and Balance. I'm sure Kyokushin has the same principles, just different techniques. Like Denis Alexio once coined in the old martial arts flick Blood Sport "A punch is a punch, a kick is a kick". If your enemy refuses to be humbled......you must destroy him.
Gyte Posted April 23, 2004 Posted April 23, 2004 As far as I know the difference is that Kyokushin is a harder system than Shotokan. The contests of Kyokushin are full contact and the contests of Shotokan are semi-contact. During the training sessions of Kyokushin there is also much more contact than in Shotokan. Another difference is that in Kyokushin kata's of both Shotokan and Goju-ryu are practised. The Shotokan kata's practised in Kyokushin are however slightly different than in Shotokan. The founder of Kyokushin, Masutatsu Oyama studied both under Shotokan and Goju-ryu and later derived his own style. That is how the Shotokan kata's and the Goju-ryu kata's got into Kyokushin. "Practising karate means a lifetime of hard work."~Gichin Funakoshi
Dijita Posted April 23, 2004 Author Posted April 23, 2004 Cool. Just to clarify, I'm not asking which is better than the other. I was just curious to the differences. I *think* Kyokushin uses more circular movement than Shotokan does, which is another big difference.
SevenStar Posted April 23, 2004 Posted April 23, 2004 Bloodsport? I thought alexio was in kickboxer - tong po killed him.
superfighter Posted April 25, 2004 Posted April 25, 2004 If a Kyokushin and Shotokan were to go at it full contact, would there fighting style be the same?
TJS Posted April 27, 2004 Posted April 27, 2004 If a Kyokushin and Shotokan were to go at it full contact, would there fighting style be the same? no
White Warlock Posted April 27, 2004 Posted April 27, 2004 how would they differ then?yes "When you are able to take the keys from my hand, you will be ready to drive." - Shaolin DMV TestIntro
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