A little about Kyokushin and face punching.

[joeychizzle]

dope fight..cot damn at those axe kicks.

yo why doesnt anybody thrown spinning kicks to the legs nowadays like andy use to.Seems like a good technique.

if the other fighter has trained for it, they'll plant their leg or just sidestep/backpedal and that leaves you with your back turned and having to turn to face, leaving you vulnerable to big counters. In mma giving up your back is obviously a big no. someone like machida could dart backwards then come in with a heavy straight, or a wrestler like weidman could slam you off that rear bodylock.

But a few spinning kicks to the body could lure their knee upwards to block it, setting up a sweet sweep.



Though it would've been epic if someone did it in Pride then after the dude got swept, he got face stomped.

edit: Hug was the shyt. Made me realize how awesome axe kicks were. Put work in on my favourite fighter Mirko!

That threat of the axe kick had fighters retreating REAL far back whenever he feinted it

that enabled him to land so many body kicks
RIP Hug

 

[KyokushinKarateMan]

Good stuff in here

Remember breh, a lot of peoples concept of martial arts is what they see on TV in the cage. This is why it's so hard to break it down for some people, especially since most have never trained in a martial art before, nor do they know the particulars of certain arts.

That's why I always tell people....go observe a class. Any school worth its salt will let you observe a typical session so you can understand what training in a martial art is really like.

You're very right. Peoples' misconceptions on MA generally can only be remedied by their witnessing a class or even participating in a free trial class as our dojo offers.

 

[Kenny West]

Great thread

So do Kyokushin train all the old karate fighting techniques? Like the karate chops on opponents back of neck are, groin kicks and the like?

Old martial arts are gully as fukk

 

[KyokushinKarateMan]

Great thread

So do Kyokushin train all the old karate fighting techniques? Like the karate chops on opponents back of neck are, groin kicks and the like?

Old martial arts are gully as fukk

You're referring to shuto or "knife hand" strikes, and yeah we train those daily as part of basics. You never stop training basics.
It is the key and backbone to everything else. And a part of our basics does include shuto striking (temple, collarbone, spleen).

Also, yes we definitely train kin geri(groin kick) daily as well..all a part of basics/kihon also.

No matter what your rank, if you're in a Kyokushin dojo then your daily basics will almost be guaranteed to include those two particular striking techniques.

 

[WhodatWhoadi]

@Nemesis87
@semtex
@George Gooney

- thought you guys might find this interesting. I think you guys might be the only ones familiar with Kyokushin and Sensei Willie Williams and his legendary status -


I just recently trained with Sensei Willie "Akbar" Williams again, aka "The Bear Killer"!

He's visited twice actually, but the most recent was a little under 2 weeks ago on Oct. 14th of this year.

He is amazing in strength and technique, even at his age now, and is very knowledgeable! He is also a giant of a man in real life, and very, very personable and approachable and has a great sense of humor, even during training.

Sensei Willie Williams

Sensei Willie Williams, 6'7" tall , a monster




One of his more controversial fights



The Bear






Here is a pic from Sensei Akbar's first visit earlier this year in May, 2014(that's me in the middle):

Good stuff breh what I know/remember of dude, was'nt he the first non Japanese to place high in kyokushin karate tournament? And fought in early Japanese MMA

that bear video tho....felt like I was watching live tekken

 

[KyokushinKarateMan]

Good stuff breh what I know/remember of dude, was'nt he the first non Japanese to place high in kyokushin karate tournament? And fought in early Japanese MMA

that bear video tho....felt like I was watching live tekken

My bad for the late reply!

Yes you are right, Sensei Williams was one of the first if not THE first non-Japanese fighter to win a Kyokushin world tournament.

The Japanese AMA fights he was featured in were a bit on the "staged" side, but you're right. And his most famous match was against the world renowned Antoni Noki (sp).

 

[KyokushinKarateMan]

Many of our tournaments are featured as "open style/invite", allowing for other martial arts styles to enter and compete.

Not sure if this was one of "our" tournaments or not, but like some of our tournaments it appears to be open style/invite, and is clearly being fought under Kyokushin rules.

One thing that seems to always remain consistent is how other styles always seem caught off guard by the physicality of a Kyokushin fighter, fighting under Kyokushin rules.

 

[joeychizzle]

The realest form of Karate
Spawned quite a few great kickboxers and even MMA fighters

 

[KyokushinKarateMan]

The realest form of Karate
Spawned quite a few great kickboxers and even MMA fighters

Much respect

 

[Master Teacher]

Many of our tournaments are featured as "open style/invite", allowing for other martial arts styles to enter and compete.

Not sure if this was one of "our" tournaments or not, but like some of our tournaments it appears to be open style/invite, and is clearly being fought under Kyokushin rules.

One thing that seems to always remain consistent is how other styles always seem caught off guard by the physicality of a Kyokushin fighter, fighting under Kyokushin rules.

Where your dojo I wanna check you out in person ya dig

 

[KyokushinKarateMan]

Where your dojo I wanna check you out in person ya dig

In Los Angeles, ask for @Mowgli , that's my code name there.

 

[Master Teacher]

In Los Angeles, ask for @Mowgli , that's my code name there.

just pm me, i wanna see how this compares to goju ryu

 

[Mowgli]

In Los Angeles, ask for @Mowgli , that's my code name there.

I'll pass on being punched. Let's just get this to the ground where we can have better communication

 

[KyokushinKarateMan]

I'll pass on being punched. Let's just get this to the ground where we can have better communication

@Master Teacher

 

[Mowgli]

@Master Teacher

Getting punched hurts so why would I want to do that to myself. May end up with all kind of nerve damage and bra in trauma. I lIke my brain so I'd rather not have it rebooted with a kick. Instead I grapple because I can still dispatch a foe with minimal effort and train at 100 percent without getting injured and colcocked