40 cent Posted May 9, 2004 Author Share Posted May 9, 2004 thanks for the replies guys, it seems that it would be a good move to combine the two. of course, i havent done any grappling yet, so ill have to see if i like it...ill keep you all updated. i moved akka dojos because we didnt really do a lot of sparring in class and we were far from allowed to suggest anything otherwise. i thought instead of being disrespectful and trying to challenge, id leave and go to a dojo that offers me what i want. sorry, i havent heard of shihan capper, btw im only an 8th kyu. osu, thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knockdown Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 hey guys. ive moved dojo, im now a member of the iko not the akka. i was doing some thinking and i was thinking of cross training to help get my grappling skills up, because i obviously have none. what is your opinion of training in kyokushin and brazilian jujitsu? pros/cons etc would be great, thanks, grant sounds like a great plan! My understanding is that 40 years ago, Kyokushin practitioners had much better grappling skill. People like Bobby Lowe Shihan still do. But in general it is currently a weakness of the system and augmenting your Kyokushin with JJ is a great idea. BJJ or japanese JJ will depend on what is availabel near you. good luck! Osu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy_Mendiola Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 sounds good to me cant see any disadvantage in doing thatYeah, I also agree and any martial art would be excellent when crosstraining with another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dijita Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Knockdown, that's very cool. I had no idea that Kyokushin used to incorparte grappling into the style. I am new to Kyokushin but I ended up asking someone who has been in it for awhile. He comfirmed that at his old dojo they used to do a lot of grappling (this was about 1997), but dojos are starting to do less and less of it. You're right about Shihan Bobby Lowe as well. Very cool! On a side note, I got to shake hands with Shihan Bobby Lowe last weekand. Very very nice guy with such a strong aura about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikS Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Have you thought about Japanese Ju Jitsu rather than BJJ. I have read that BJJ has more striking than JJJ which is something you are already doing. nooooo bjj is much better for grappling than JJJ. Sorry but it's true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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