Educate me on Enshin and Ashihara karate

[chrissyp]

So i've been trying to find resources to learn these styles, I love the concept of sabaki and the blind spot. I vaguely know this the history of both, but what's the differences? I know they're very similar. Anyone got any resources like books,videos they'd recommend for learning their techniques?

[sensei8]

Both, were birthed from Kyokushin. That Karate style was founded by Mas Oyama!! They're known as "Knock Down Karate", and for good reasons. Look at Oyama's history, and it can give you an idea about what the methodologies as well as ideologies are for them. The two styles that your wanting to know about, are the apples of Kyokushin, and the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Google all three, but start with Kyokushin, then the other two.

YouTube has a monster library on them all!!

This Is Karate by Mas Oyama, is known as the bible of the founding style. It's a large and thick book, but it's a well of information for anyone wanting to taste the style.

Neither of them are for everyone, and a lot of students can't measure up to the physicality on their floors, so drop out rates can be alarming to read. But, once you taste it, students will testify to the effectiveness of the them all.