Kung Fu VS. Kyokushin Karate

[kzshin]

It's one of the biggest martial art event in Asia this year.

5 kung fu practioner VS. 5 Kyokushin Karateka.

Dec-23, 2005 the tournament holds in Guan Zhou, China

Here is the website: (sorry, I can't find the website in English)

http://gz.piao.com.cn/video/zhuanti/gongfu/gongfu.htm

This is 2nd time of this particular event, last event was hold on 2004.

The most interesting thing about this year's tournament is, the 90 Kg class Kyukoshin Karateka is the personal bodyguard of Russia's President Puting. He is this year's Kyokushin Champion of the world.

really want to see this. Anyone who got more info please post.

[b3n]

What are the rules?

[kzshin]

it's full contact, but I dunno the details of the rules.

All I know is, the rule will be slightly different then the first time, and also, the rule was consulted and agreed by both side.

[Shito Ryu kitten]

Does anybody here have a link for the Mauy Thai fighters vs. the San shou fighters? I saw a vid last year but I don't remember when it was run.

[CFREW]

It Looks more like

MT, IT WOULD BE ALOT EASIER TO FIND OUT IF IT WAS IN ENGLISH,

BUT WHAT WERE THE RESULTS

[kzshin]

it's not MT, they might dress like one, but it's not.

I am trying to find the results too.

[ivette_green]

What have the past results of these type of competitions been? No offense, but I can't imagine that the kung-fu people would have won many matches.

[kzshin]

the first match of this particular event, which was happend during 2004. The result was 5:0, all the kung fu fighters won, but according to Kyukoshin, they are not familar or used to the Chinese full contact rules. That's why for this 2nd match for 2005, both parties actually made agreements and mod the rules first before competition.

Also, during the first event, most of kykushin figthers weren't the best in the class, so this time, they actually send Kyukushin world's champions to compete.

[Traditional-Fist]

There are a video clips of some matches in the site. As the competition has already taken place, does anyone know if these clips are from the most recent event or the one from last year?

Anyway, whatever happens or has happened, it will be interesting to know the official resulsts.

[Meguro]

Can we please let these comparisons betweeen Kyokushin Karate and everything else die. These topics are so boring. If the Chinese are promoting Kung Fu, their best practitioners will be on the card. Anybody of any merit from Kyokushin would probably not participate in this event.

Kyokushin, in all of it's forms, is too busy fighting itself. All Kyokushin karateka train and aspire to win in a Kyokushin sanctioned event. For example, if you're IKO 1, you want to win the IKO 1 World Championships. IKO 2, IKO 3, same thing.

There are instances when top Kyokushin Karateka fight in other events, K-1, for example. This is usually after they've peaked in Kyokushin.