KG Posted December 30, 2002 Posted December 30, 2002 Basically, last man (or girl) standing wins. No gloves of any kind, although a chest guard or a cup is allowed.
Neil Posted December 31, 2002 Posted December 31, 2002 What so you are allowed to hit them in the face with bare knuckles, hit them in the groin, poke them in the eyes?
Punchdrunk Posted January 4, 2003 Posted January 4, 2003 No punches to the face. But body punching OK Kicks & knees to the face OK. No throws, grabs or ground fighting in Kyokushin - this varies greatly form knockdown style to knockdown style. Kyokushin fighters are famous for their ablility to withstand and deliver a great deal of punishment under these parameters. The late Andy Hug was an incredible example of what Kyokushin training can accomplish. Hug and his arch rival Francisco Filho achieved great things in the famous K-1 tournaments where fighters where gloves and fight under slightly modified Muay Thai rules. One cannot choose to be passive without the option to be aggressive.
DeeperMeaning Posted January 8, 2003 Posted January 8, 2003 Aren't Kyokushin's techniques (when I say this I mean the way of praticing them) half-way between Shotokan and Goju-ryu? I think I read this once.
Punchdrunk Posted January 9, 2003 Posted January 9, 2003 Mas Oyama studied those styles and more. The techniques heavily influenced him when founding Kyokushin but the way that students train - particularly spar - can vary significantly from those two styles. This is a gross generalization but most Kyokushin schools will emphasize much heavier contact in training than those styles. One cannot choose to be passive without the option to be aggressive.
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