Evolution of Kyokushin

[Superfoot]

I PM'd Makiwaraman, he told me the Kyokushin dojo Hanshi Arneil was teaching at was in Wimbledon. If Hanshi is in Surrey, I gotta look him up. Thanx for the heads up Mrs Green!

[Goju_boi]

hey a side question,what's a hanshi,renshi,etc?

[Superfoot]

Hanshi is the Japanese Shogo title equivalent to the title "Master of Teachers". This title is preceded by Kyoshi and before that, Renshi. The title is usually bestowed upon an individual who has reached Hachidan (8th Dan).

[Goju_boi]

Hanshi is the Japanese Shogo title equivalent to the title "Master of Teachers". This title is preceded by Kyoshi and before that, Renshi. The title is usually bestowed upon an individual who has reached Hachidan (8th Dan).

ohh ok,so before that it's just sensei?

[y2_sub]

There is also a shihan rank .

[Superfoot]

Yes, a Shihan rank is also present, which means teacher. I don't know how it is allocated in Kyokushin though. In the Bujinkan organisation, you become a Shihan when another Shihan refers to you as such. In the Aikikai organisation, you need a 6th Dan.

[b3n]

Shihan means Master Teacher.

My kyokushin head sensei became a shihan after attaining 5th dan a few years ago.

So to answer your question. In kyokushin, you need 5th dan to become shihan.

[Superfoot]

Thanx for the correction. I read somewhere it was teacher. Ah, the benefits of actually training in an art that uses the term, eh?

So, any other ways in which the Kumite and teaching curriculum in Kyokushin has evolved within itself? It doesnt have to be limited to one organisation.

I was wondering about the kicks. The use of the full power leg swing in kicks...is the a result of interaction with Muay Thai (and if so, how did this interaction occur) or did it purely evolve from the way many Kyokushin fighters swing their hips AND snap the kicks. My source of this information comes from here:

http://www.kyokushinmail.com/koya/KickInstruction.htm

Scroll down to the table charting the preformance of kicks between Shotokan, Kyokushin, TKD and Muay Thai.

In fact, is this table true? Some people on other forums state that Kyokushin uses pure snapping kicks. I found this to be hard to believe, since I have seen Kyokushin competitors use the Swing-and-Snap method e.g. Daigo Oishi from the 1st World Tournament.

[Goju_boi]

well I heard that Oyama Sensei wasn't against taking things from other arts,so they might of borrowed it from them.Hey I've read that kyokushin fighters are allowed to do low kicks and groin kicks is there any truth to this for regular practitioners?

[y2_sub]

GROIN KICKS ?? Hekk no .. That would be to dangerous , low kicks in the other hands are frequently used , as a matter of fact most of the kicks in a kyokushin fight r low kicks