also I miss karate stylist and his signatures
That dude was terrible, wrote like he had a concussion 90% of the time and had the most bizarre, backwards logic I'd ever read on these boards.
Payak, now, he was one for the ages. :icon_chee
Karate Stylist drove me to the War Room and Sports Bar.
That dude was terrible, wrote like he had a concussion 90% of the time and had the most bizarre, backwards logic I'd ever read on these boards.
Payak, now, he was one for the ages. :icon_chee
The styles that don't allow as much contact are great for learning how to kickbox or strike without at much risk to your health. You can do these styles for your whole life without risk to mental health from getting hit in the head. For example.
Sparring using Muay Thai rules or K-1 rules for 10 years by the average person means you will get hit in the head 1000's of times. You learn spacing, all the kicks and punches, and learn how to dodge and block. That is your gain. However, getting hit in the head and other areas can result in more injury to your body, arthritis, Parkinson's, etc. That is your loss.
Sparring using point rules with only light contact for 10 years by the average person means you will get hit in the head every now and then. You learn spacing, all the kicks and punches, and learn how to dodge and block. Your gain is almost as good as tougher fighting rules. However, getting hit with significantly less shots to the head and body results in a healthier body long term. Your loss is much less.
What I was told by my instructors is to start off in a traditional style and stay there for 5 years. Then if you decide you want to fight professionally you will have all the tools without the injuries. You will get hit a lot less if you do Muay Thai rules and kickboxing rules later because of your kicking, spacing, and dodging and blocking learned from the traditional art.
Greatest gain with the least amount of risk possible. That is the point of Traditional Martial Arts and point fighting.
Nihon kempo karate.
Using a variation of Bogu kumite. (bogu= armoured, and the same term used for kendo armour) that is continuous (ie, they do not break after every hit)
(also edited into the opening post)
Several of these have atleast some tournaments open to outsiders.Which of these formats or tournaments is open to outsiders? I currently train at a Mauy Thai gym and don't mind heavy sparring. However, I am afraid of losing an eye or needing surgery from a detached retina. Something like knock down karate or even Daido Juko looks really cool. How would I go about entering a fighting in a tournament in either or both of those, while having my same coaches?
I also train judo and BJJ and compete in grappling. I would seriously consider MMA but for fear of losing an eye to a finger or knuckle.
2 weeks ago I started Shotokon and Kempo Karate its been good, I also have been doing Taekwondo for a year and have a yellow belt but I always wandered to myself it may be a stupid question but do they consider Taekwondo a Karateka?
the kicks in kyokushin are pretty identical to okinawan goju ryuGiven that Karatekas can't kick to the equivalent level of TKDoins, I'd say yeah. Sidekicks are so poorly executed in Shotokan Karate patterns. There's not even full extention, from legit Japanese masters.....The main emphasis in Karate is punching. Their hands are excellent.
Full contact Karate styles are much better, but the kicking is really more like Muay Thai there, not traditional Karate kicks.
You can compare Karate and Taekwondo with BJJ with Judo. BJJ guys grapple superior to a Judokas despite both using the same techniques, simply because one focuses on the ground (BJJ) while the other focus on throws (Judo).
the kicks in kyokushin are pretty identical to okinawan goju ryu
Well, Goju Ryu guys don't kick with the shin. Anyway, the difference in kicking abilities is a substantial.
Here's a Karateka losing in his own format against an ITF Taekwon-Do guy. Notice how superior the TKD guy is at kicking.