Kyokushin karate bad points. What are they?

[Dr. Flem]

I'm just curious but could somebody please point out the bad points of Kyokushin Karate? There are good and bad points to every style and all I've heard of Kyokushin is the good.

[jedimc]

Its full contact. I think thats a pro

[P.A.L]

injuries rate is higher but it's a real fun. it is not deep but it's effective, they are probebly one of the few who can compite with thai boxers.

[Chirath]

Some Kyokushin fighters get used to not getting hit in the face and leave the guard low. However i'd probably say 99% learn to just place their guard higher and take the hits in a real fight. Definetly my favourite #1 Style. If only there was a dojo near me

[searcher]

Cons are depending on what you are studying the martial arts for. If you tell us more on what you are wanting, we can all tell you if there are any cons.

[pers]

Depending on what you are looking for in martial arts kyukoshinkai is a style founded by late oyama sensie who has a back ground in shotokan .a very hard and brute style which demands a high level of physical conditioning .Personally I don't like their concept of fighting as I have seen in competition the competiters face each other and exchange body punches without body evasion and blocking and see who can hit harder and better,my idea is to hit and not to get hit by not being there ! (hopefully !) and the fact that there are no face punches limits one's ability to fully condition itself to complete defensive attitude.

[Osu No Seichin]

If trained properly and the way it was designed to be trained Kyokushin is the most complete traditional style of martial arts there is. I would say to anyone who says we don't know how to block punches to the upper body (head) that you obviously have only seen Kyokushin in tournaments and have not trained at a good Kyokushin dojo. Yes I agree in tournaments we don't allow head punches, simply because we fight bare knuckle and the injury rate was to high, but in class we train quite extensively in upper body defenses against punches. But if you have seen a Kyokushin tournament then you do know we allow kicks to the head. So having said that, you must realize that we are very adept at blocking kicks to the head and therefore fight with our hands held high, so having our hands in this postion it is just natural that we will also be able to block punches as well as kicks. Sosai Mas Oyama trained to the level of yondan in shotokan, nanadan in goju ryu, yondan in judo, also trained jujitsu and several other martial arts before developing Kyokushin. This is the reason it is so well rounded. As to con's if i could think of any I would tell you.

 

Dr Flem. There are some really good Kyokushin schools in Melbourne and some great instructors have a look and decide for yourself. Use Kyokushin in a search and you will find them easily.If you have any questions please just ask.

[WorKshoP]

I fully agree with Osu No Seichin. One other great thing about kyokushin is that it is pretty close to KB which allows me to train and compete in both styles and still be very effective.

[pers]

As workshop mentioned ,kyokushin is close to kick boxing ,therefore we can assume that it is suitable for young ages for the physical conditioning that it demands ,however martial art should cater for all ages where technique of an old experienced martial artist would beat the young and physically superior fighter .that is what it should be about .I am 45 now and feel that my physical strenght is deteriorating gradually but hopefully as I have trained and gained experience and improving my technique should compensate for that .Kyukoshin certainly conditions physical strenght and mental attitude but is not suitable for everyone including me !

 

If you are a small guy or are over 35 you want to train in a style that would teach you how by superior techniques and adapting your body type you could over come stronger and younger opponents by using your soft tissues to hit their boney parts (so less damage to you) or using your boney parts (nuckles) to their soft parts (neck).

[Osu No Seichin]

I know lots of students well over 50 who train Kyokushin on a regular basis and spar on a regular basis. As to tournaments well we have an over 35 class at most tournaments and it is always well attended. To the question of a smaller guy overcoming a larger person, well the whole essence of Kyokushin is based on this concept. Hence no weight divisons in most International tournaments and the World Open has always been this way.