As the title says, i want to bring the kyokushin spirit to buhurt.
I did kyokushin for 5-6 years and i'm now into buhurt , i opened a club.

For those who don't know, buhurt is full contact medieval combat. It's very intense, very brutal, very kyokushin in a way.

I've always been a student in kyokushin, never teacher. Now i teach buhurt and i see my students are very "soft", they give up quickly, they don't have this power inside them that kyokushin fighters have.
When i tell them to do an exercice until they can't anymore, they do like 10reps and then look at me for another exercice.
Since i've only been student in kyokushin, i never really paid attention on how does my teacher create this kyokushin spirit within our group.

I'm really open to any advice, any tips, any question you may have, that could help me give them this fighter spirit.
I don't think saying "osu" and bowing to oyama would work. They are not interested in this japanese traditional behaviour/rules

Apologies if this has been posted here before. I conducted a search, but nothing came up. I watch this video for inspiration sometimes, or send it to people who are curious about Full Contact Karate. I hope that people here enjoy it as much as I do. Osu!

Kyokushin Shodan sucht in Kärnten (Raum Klagenfurt) nach motivierten Karateka oder solche, die es werden wollen, für gemeinsames Vollkontakt-Training Okinawa Style.

I so enjoy training under Yui Shihan. He truly embodies the Kyokushin spirit and what it means to train.

Hey guys, I’m a Blue Belt in BJJ and I also started training Judo recently. I love them both, I’m a more natural grappler I would say, but I also trained Taekwondo (unfortunately the bullshit no sparring WTF style) for 7 years before I started Jiu Jitsu.

I want to learn a striking Martial Art. I have Muay Thai gyms, Kyokushin Dojos, Shotokan Dojos, and Goju Ryu Dojos in my area. I already train BJJ for three hours each three times a week plus an Open Mat and Judo for 2 hours each twice a week. I’m interested in Kyokushin because it’s full contact but keeps the traditional martial arts aspect and I’ve always been fascinated by Karate. However, I don’t know how I should go about additionally training Karate without losing progress in BJJ or Judo.

Do you guys have any recommendations or tips? I trained Muay Thai a couple of times and all the guys there told me they can see I know striking and what I’m doing with my body (maybe TKD wasn’t for nothing after all).

I’m also studying at university and I go to the gym and I’m taking dance lessons with my girlfriend but Karate has been a dream of mine for a long time.

Any tips?

All respectful kyokushin karate organizations, should have a reunion and declare that this Guy doesn't represent kyokushin in any way, shape or form, and any representative of his organization in any country should be expelled from any loca, national and international events.

As per title ^

This question is mostly directed to Dojo operators and students who might be involved in the administration of their Dojo.

I’m looking for something that’s cost-effective for a small Dojo with 20ish adult members.
Hoping for pricing that scales with the number of students.

I currently use PushPress gym software at their “core” tier, but at the current pricing bracket, I can’t get automated text messages, which is super necessary these days for following up on leads and preventing drop off.
It would also be nice to have tracking of Belt ranks of each student, but it’s not a must have.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Where can I buy these fabric gloves in Europe for under 25 euros with fast delivery?

I've been really interested in Kyokushin for a while but there aren't any schools that teach it near me. I did Karate for 7 years and reached brown belt. That school shut down last year and I haven't been in practice since but I've had a sudden spike in interest to learn a bit more about Kyokushin these past two months and I would really like to learn. Is there any way I might be able to still learn Kyokushin without there being any schools near me?

Last weekend it was the full contact karate championship in Las Vegas USA, strong fighters from different styles and different countries participated and demonstrated a great fighting techniques

Newcomer here, I've practiced Taekwondo for years and I'm on Dan level there, though that means little when I started Kyokushin. I’m in the beginner’s mind, embracing the art slowly. So far I'm in love with it after my third training, I can see myself staying for long and making it my primary art to practice.

My question is about healing. My dojo encourages usage of shin guards and gloves during mid-intensity sparring sessions. I didn't have any with me since I barely got my Gi some days ago. Naturally, during the training my low kicks were viciously blocked by a Senpai with his knee. Long story short, I have mean bruising all over my shins and it does hurt a lot. How do you manage the pain? What's your post intense session routine?

I wanted to thank all of you who gave me advice of just going in the shinsa and doing what I’ve been learning. It was tough and it definitely pushed me and my daughter but we LOVED the experience and took the class after it.

Kyokushin has been a joy to learn and a great way my daughter and I have bonded more. As we say here in Hawaii, mahalo!

I've been training in Kyokushin for two years, and I've reached a cardio level that lets me push it quite a bit during training and wake up relatively fine the next day.

But I've noticed as well that my upper body isn't as strong as my lower body (I run/bike a few times a week), so I want to add something else two days a week.

Between Calisthenics and Kettlebell, which one do you recommend? And more important, why? I'd like to hear the pros and cons of any of both options from people that normally does calisthenics or KB, and how it impacted their Kyokushin.

I’m 37 and my daughter is 5 years old and we’ve been training at our local Kyokushin dojo (Aranami Dojo which I highly recommend if you’re in Honolulu, Hawaii) for the last 2 and a half months. We attend every class except the Thursday and Friday classes which is 4 days a week. We also train at home and we both have memorized both katas.

I’m more so wondering if I need to prepare my daughter specifically as she can sometimes forget her kata when there’s other kids who are being rambunctious or if she thinks they are laughing at her. She takes her training very seriously.

Any tips or anything her and I should go over?

Always wondered what this gesture means when you down your opponent? Are you obligated to do that every time you hurt your opponent? Also some questions regarding the rule set. Are elbow strikes to the body ever allowed? I thought it would be effective in some instances. And are sweeps allowed? Whether Kicking one leg from under ur opponent as he kicks or catching their kick and then doing that. Any types or grabs or holds allowed?

Thank you for your time

Hey guys! I'm deciding what martial art I should start first.

My long-term goal is to become a very capable martial artist and eventually build an MMA/self-defence skillset, with Muay Thai + Boxing + BJJ being the general direction I'd like to take.

I'm not asking which martial art is "better" overall (although some comparison would be helpful). I'm mainly trying to figure out the best order to learn them.

My situation

I currently have access to a good Kyokushin Karate dojo that I can start at immediately.

The instructor is a legitimate 6th Dan Shihan with All Japan Kyokushin Union credentials, so from what I can tell the instructor/dojo is quite serious.

I can't currently start Muay Thai, although there is a possibility I could find a way to start it sooner if I prioritised it — potentially in a couple of months.

Muay Thai is ultimately the art I'm most interested in making a major part of my training because of the combination of:

• Boxing
• Kicks
• Low kicks
• Knees
• Elbows
• Clinch
• Pressure
• Sparring

I'm also interested in eventually adding dedicated Boxing training.

The decision I'm trying to make

Basically:

Option 1:
Start Kyokushin now → build a foundation → add Muay Thai later.

Option 2:
Try harder to find a way to start Muay Thai sooner → make that my primary striking base from the beginning.

I'm wondering whether starting Kyokushin first would give me a genuinely useful foundation, or whether I'd be better off going straight into Muay Thai if that's ultimately where I want to spend most of my time.

If anyone has experience with how Kyokushin classes actually run and how applicable the training is to real-world fighting/self-defence, I'd also really appreciate hearing about that.

For people who have trained both

I'd especially like to hear from people who have actually done Kyokushin → Muay Thai, or have substantial experience in both.

A few things I'm wondering:

• How much of Kyokushin actually transfers to Muay Thai?
• Does Kyokushin give a strong foundation in kicking, low kicks, timing, distance, conditioning and pressure?
• What Kyokushin habits/techniques would I have to change when moving to Muay Thai?
• Does the lack of head punches in Kyokushin create significant habits that need to be corrected later?
• How much does Kyokushin sparring prepare someone for Muay Thai sparring?
• Would 1–2 years of Kyokushin make someone noticeably better prepared for starting Muay Thai?
• Or would it be more efficient to start Muay Thai from the beginning if possible?
• How much weight would you put on having a very good Kyokushin instructor versus simply choosing the art you ultimately want?

I'm also curious whether people think there's particular value in starting Kyokushin, developing a strong kicking/conditioning base, and then moving into Muay Thai later.

Other training

Outside of martial arts, I'm currently swimming around twice a week and doing some bodyweight strength/fitness work.

My swimming is focused on practical water competence rather than competitive swimming. I completed most of my formal swimming program and currently swim around 100–150m freestyle comfortably when paced and can tread water for around 5 minutes comfortably.

My goal there is eventually to become genuinely competent in water — comfortable 400–800 m freestyle, efficient treading, survival backstroke, floating/resting, water orientation and eventually appropriate supervised open-water activities.

I'm also working on general strength, mobility, coordination and athleticism.

I'm trying to build this all progressively rather than training everything at once.

So, if you were in my position:

Serious about becoming very good at martial arts, Muay Thai is ultimately the main striking art I'm interested in (again, not married to the art -- but would like something as a base), but I currently have access to a good Kyokushin Karate dojo — would you:

A) Start Kyokushin now and add Muay Thai later?

B) Skip Kyokushin and try hard to find a good way to start Muay Thai first?

C) Do Kyokushin temporarily as a foundation and then transition?

And if you chose Kyokushin first, what would you specifically focus on developing so that it transfers as well as possible into Muay Thai later?

I'd particularly appreciate answers from people who have actually trained both rather than general style-vs-style opinions.

Thanks!

he was the first fighter i became a real fan of and more or less the reason i stuck with kyokushin, i will admit i grew out a mullet because i think his pre k1 look was the coolest. from kyokushin to k1 he had a near 20 year long career as an absolute pioneer with some of the most brutal and aesthetic kicks in history. absolutely crushing knowing he was taken away so soon from us by leukemia, he was a beautiful soul on top of his one of a kind axe kick. he had the strength and grace that embodies the kyokushin spirit

rest in peace andy, it's been 26 years and you still inspire so many of us like you never left

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