Visited a Kyokushin dojo

[Wastelander]

Last week, I had to travel to the Bay Area of California for work. While I was there, I met up with someone that some people here may remember--Evergrey! Her Kyokushin dojo is in Concord, CA, so she picked me up last Tuesday and Wednesday to train with them!

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It was a good workout, good training, and good fun with good people! I've been having trouble with motion sickness and fatigue for about a year, and it's really affected my fitness level, but Sensei Wah was kind enough to keep things at a pace I could keep up with. I also got to spar with five of their black belts, including Sensei Wah (who is a Godan, and the chief instructor), which was a great chance to exchange techniques between Kyokushin and Shorin-Ryu .

[wagnerk]

Cool

[Lupin1]

Awesome! What a great experience!

[bushido_man96]

That's awesome! Great pic, too. Thanks for sharing it with us!

[Nidan Melbourne]

Sounds like you had fun

[sensei8]

I've been invited to this dojo in the past, but, my schedules haven't allowed me the opportunity, as of yet. Their Shihan hasn't been to that school as often as he use to be due to medical issues...I pray for him daily!!

everygrey, an old KF member, and once part of KF staff, Ev, can be found front center in her green belt. 2nd from the left in the back row, is her fiancé, Mike, who's a Sandan.

Sensei Wah is to your immediate left.

Thanks for sharing it...you lucky dog you!!

[Safroot]

... Did you find great differences between both styles in terms of training ?!

[Wastelander]

... Did you find great differences between both styles in terms of training ?!

Not much that I didn't already know about from having researched and cross-trained with Kyokushin people, before. What I forgot about was the pace of kumite. In our dojo, kumite tends to be done at a more measured pace, and there aren't as many techniques thrown per round. It's been a while since I've sparred with Kyokushin people, so I forgot about how many techniques they throw in such a short amount of time . It was good fun, though!

[Harkon72]

Kyokushin Karate is the real thing, stand toe to toe with a real Kyokoshin and you'll find out what I mean. They don't mess about, their Dojo are relatively rare in the UK. People don't want to put the effort in to do such training any more. Real Karateka are a dying breed. Belt hungry parents and Sensei that water down their syllabus for profit are getting more common. This is a great photo, some of those guys look very capable.

[Wastelander]

Kyokushin Karate is the real thing, stand toe to toe with a real Kyokoshin and you'll find out what I mean. They don't mess about, their Dojo are relatively rare in the UK. People don't want to put the effort in to do such training any more. Real Karateka are a dying breed. Belt hungry parents and Sensei that water down their syllabus for profit are getting more common. This is a great photo, some of those guys look very capable.

Oh, for sure! They're a very tough bunch, and they incorporate face punches and grappling in their sparring, too, unlike some Kyokushin dojo. Thankfully, I've never felt like I've been in over my head when sparring with Kyokushin people--except in the fitness department! They can go forever!