Can you use a Philly Shell Shoulder Roll stance in Kyokushin Karate?

My current dojo offers kickboxing, boxing fitness and MMA. I do Kyokushin already and I wanted to pair it with another martial art. What do you think is the best option out of these. Would you say MMA to allow for more arsenal for self defence?

Is Kyokushin + MMA make it appropriate to call it kudo?

On my country we have some dojos but the one in my city I was looking at their Facebook and they have some material from their classes.

I saw a green belt doing a totally trash spinning back kick and I just got disappointed.

There were also other brown belts doing really ugly kicks.

And when they do kumite they just grab, punch, some low kick and like that....

No high kicks. No knees. And they do kumite with MMA gloves.

The dojo itself is certified by Kancho Joko Ninomiya and he himself comes here every 2-3 years.

Hello! I got some questions for those of you that have earned the black belt. How long did it take you? What was your background and physical condition prior to starting kyokushin?

Cheers

As a dentistry student, I think I love Kyokushin. I go to gym and lift weights, and want to add Kyokushin to my schedule as well.

But judging from what I've seen, it involves a lot of punches, and most of dentistry is based on what you do with your hands. Will I face any problems working as a dentist as usual, both in short term and long term, if I start Kyokushin? Will the injuries prevent me from practicing dentistry both in university and at work in the future?

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Kyokushin guys what are your thoughts on Muay Thai? Have you ever considered doing it? What’s made you stay in kyokushin rather than doing it if you’ve had the thought to do it?

Because I don't see them much.

By the way is valid to elbow the arms guard or elbow the collar bone?

Because under KK rules I think those could be very damaging.

Sorry in my country we don't have KK, just Enshin but even them just want to grab, struggle, some low kick and punch to the torso and grab and struggle.....

Hey everyone, so with Kyokushin I wanted to fill in the gap with the no punches to the face and learn an additional martial art to cover that. So far my current dojo offers kickboxing and mma. Due to my schedule I can only pick one between the two. What would you suggest to pick that would compliment Kyokushin well?

I’m 15 and I’m a 4th kyu green belt in kyokushin Kai, I’m assistant trainer and regional champ, going to nationals in April. I’m really badly failing in school and all I wanna do 24/7 is to train and fight, and it’s been like that since I started kyokushin at 10 years old. And I really really wanna do it full time and earn money off it once I’m out of school, I’m graduating next year and I have no idea what I want to do other than karate. Any advice?

I want to train Kyokushin in Phoenix and Sensei Hioki comes highly recommended and has taught many great fighters. The website lists a number which I have called many times and it has never been answered. There is also a class schedule that would appear to be inaccurate because I just visited the Dojo to go the 4 o’clock class and it was closed. If it is still in operation, where can I find the actual class schedule or how can I sign up?

Hey guys, trying to prepare for a competition in 4 weeks. This year ive started measuring my HR during sparring sessions with my apple watch sitting on my right hand (im southpaw). Is a heart rate of 180-188bpm consistently during not even the most intense sparring sessions normal? Whats yours? We usually do 10-15 spars 2 minutes each with no rest. I’ve noticed that when my HR is 181-2 i feel kinda okay, when it gets closer to 190 it starts getting much harder though. Also what supplements help you with endurance and recovery? I take creatine and magnesium.

Do you wanna show tournament's cups which you got during tournaments in comment section? 👀

I've done a few rounds of Kumite (Orange Belt) and I found out that even if I'm doing really well a mae Geri always messes me up. I'm pretty short (5'3) and it's really annoying especially against taller opponents. Any tips? I would also appreciate any advice for footwork. Osu!

Hi folks, for those of you who have been doing Kyokushin for quite while, what has kept you continue to do it? Have you had the urge to do another martial arts, but decided to stick to it?

How reliable would Kyokushin be in a self defence situation? It doesn’t have any punches to the head and I’ve heard the phrase “you fight how you train” quite a few times so naturally would you be well equipped in a self defence situation? Or do you think it’s important to complement it with another martial art like kickboxing or boxing? Do you have any stories regarding this or thoughts?

I'm looking to learn kyokushin and I want to know how is the vibe , I'm in my teens and hoping if it's ok for me, and also if everyone does the same things or some students do something more safer and some students do more dangerous sparring.like I don't want to get hit in head , for example if you do kyokushin is it normal to get kick in head?

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Is there anyone in this subreddit from Europe that is part of World So-Kyokushin?

In July/August of this year, I completed the two week Uchi Deshi Course with the KWU Narushima Dojo in Tokyo, Japan. I have been planning to make a video about my experiences, and I was wondering if anyone had any questions about training in Japan as a foreigner, advice on if they wanted to do the course, and even general questions about Japan. For reference I have been learning Kyokushin Karate now for three years, I am a Member of the British Karate Guild, and I am a fourth Kyu. This was my first ever trip to Japan and it was quite daunting as I don't often travel by myself. After I learnt about the KWU Narushima Dojo Uchi Deshi Course I applied as soon as I could as I had already been looking for one since the start of this year so I knew straight away that I wanted to go. And here is a picture of me with Narushima San and my certification of completion. Osu!

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My head got rocked last time I sparred and now I'm working on defense from 0 to 100

Osu, Episode 1 of my new podcast, Budo Journey Podcast, is up on Youtube and Spotify now! Links are below

I had my friend Ben on and we talked about his experiences winning the Shidokan World Tournament 2 years in a row.

Youtube: https://youtu.be/i-r_dm2pUxc

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7KtQkpCDTtZMPaHJ8gaPFw?si=82726734e0b24f2d

I'm studying old school Kyokushin and Karate in general. Does anyone has clips of Kyokushin fight or training of the 70's or older ?

What would you like to see in an online one stop karate shop?