Karate & Kung fu....! :)

[Hawkmoon]

Firstly http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=9512

and so....

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15. We do not allow discussions debating what the best martial art is nor do we allow discussions debating what martial art has the best something. This includes discussions such as "What is the best martial art?", "What is the best martial art for street fighting?", "Does BJJ have the best kicks?", "What martial art has the best footwork?" and the like. The exception to this is for individuals who need help choosing a martial art. In these cases, the person who needs assistance must make it clear that they need help selecting a martial art and must list the martial arts that are available to them in their area. They cannot simply ask what the best martial art is for them - there must be a list of arts. They must offer some details (even if they are few and vague) about their needs and their situation (body type, environment, etc.).

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The following is not what or who is best, but more what about...?

It stems from this post ......oddly:

http://www.karateforums.com/wing-chun-3rd-form-biu-gee-demonstration-vt45613.html

As a karate student why or what was I doing in this portion of the forum?

Actually, I was looking for precisely what i found!

A video as that post offers!

Great!

I then wanted to see this art in action as it were,, nothing more just showing an interest and in doing that went to 'YouTube', as you do, and watched this that and then something else and eventually came across this:

So why the extra sudden interest here?

For me it was the kanji you can see on the katate suit(s).

...looked familiar, real familiar to me as Kyokushin student .....

http://depositphotos.com/2806691/stock-illustration-Martial-Arts.-Big-set-Symbols..html

So I searched on more detail and manged to find this (as an example): http://www.kyokushinkan.ca/index.html An site that allowed to make a clear connection with what I thought I'd seen!

Now at this point things got real for me, so I looked back to the video and found this, its actually really interesting.

But now I finally get the clarity about the kanji I thought I spotted, ah! not Kyokushin, but Shotokan!

Sorry i was ignorant about Shotkan doing such 'work' on the GI...(hence the interest from me as Kyokushin do do that work!)

So with the guidelines in mind, no this is not who is better than who, but rather information to anyone who is not sure if there was any doubt about cross style contests or can Shotokan do 'full contact'?

The answer is yes!