datguy Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP8Jwgx3tEg Check out some these high kicks! Now that's pretty impressive. Just goes to show that if you can find the right mix of power and speed, high kicks can be used on the street. “Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterPain Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 If I wasn't allowed to punch people in the face, I'd get better at kicking them there too. My fists bleed death. -Akuma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datguy Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 Well I see what you mean but regardless of the rules, those were some pretty well placed kicks. “Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps1 Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Nice. "It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenius." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ueshirokarate Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 We typically don't kick that high in my style, but you have to greatly respect those that can. True skill in the video. Matsubayashi RyuCMMACC (Certified Mixed Martial Arts Conditioning Coach) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Was some nice kicks. Kyokushin has always had me wondering however why not let them wear gloves and allow punches to the head, I know originally this was not the way it was done but I feel in this day and age more and more people are doing this so to keep up, headgear and gloves should be allowed. The key to everything is continuity achieved by discipline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuma Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 No head punching is just for knockdown rules. There are now many different styles of sparring that incorporate gloves, such as shin karate (gloved karate). Kyokushin constantly evolves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UselessDave Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I wouldn't even want those head punches there. It would make the whole set all different. Then you can't just go. And it becomes more like Muay Thai or kickboxing. "People study from boredom. They fall in love, get married and reproduce from boredom. And finally die from boredom." -Georg Buchner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickshooter Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Was some nice kicks. Kyokushin has always had me wondering however why not let them wear gloves and allow punches to the head, I know originally this was not the way it was done but I feel in this day and age more and more people are doing this so to keep up, headgear and gloves should be allowed.That's mostly tournament training which isn't the norm for all Kyokushin dojos. Kumite rules depends on the individual dojo's chief instructor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montana Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Was some nice kicks. Kyokushin has always had me wondering however why not let them wear gloves and allow punches to the head, I know originally this was not the way it was done but I feel in this day and age more and more people are doing this so to keep up, headgear and gloves should be allowed.If you allowed head punches, the high kicks would be seen a whole lot less. Allow full contact groin kicks (street fighting) and the high kicks would undoubtedly disappear. If you don't want to stand behind our troops, please..feel free to stand in front of them.Student since January 1975---4th Dan, retired due to non-martial arts related injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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