Fug me! :)

**kolsyrade** · Posted On: 1/14/2011 9:43pm

Regarding the Strongest karate videoclips.
While really enjoyable from a historical perspective, they show really outdated fighting compared to the kyokushin fighting of today. That movie was made just after the rules had been introduced and few had learned how to fight under them. Many tried to fight "point karate" style, and a few even tried to fight from formal stances.

Modern kyokushin is much more streamlined and effective in its techniques. And modern training methods employed by top competition fighters is much more scientific and effective than the "enthusiastic" but often detrimental methods used back then.

For a more modern kyokushin approach and modern competition techniques, take a look at the "born to be the strongest" DVD series released by the shinkyokushin organization.

YouTube - Karate Kyokushin-Born to be Strongest

YouTube - Shinkyokushinkai

YouTube - Norichika Tsukamoto show "the Brazilian kick"

**whatever123** · Posted On: 1/15/2011 2:08am

Also if the OP is interested in some history "karate black kings" is good to watch

**Permalost** · Posted On: 1/15/2011 2:40am

Originally Posted by whatever123

Also if the OP is interested in some history "karate black kings" is good to watch

I think you mean Fighting Black Kings.

**kolsyrade** · Posted On: 1/15/2011 4:28am

Originally Posted by whatever123

Also if the OP is interested in some history "karate black kings" is good to watch

As mentioned, you mean "Fighting black kings", and that is the same movie as the "strongest karate" linked to in youtube.
Its alternate names for the same movie, as "fighting black kings" is a bit too blacksploitation.

There is also a Japanese, longer, movie called strongest karate, but the one linked to here is identical to fighting black kings.

**Hiro Protagonist** · Posted On: 1/15/2011 6:45am

Yeehaaaaa. That's more like it. Many, many thanks.

That gives me stuff for a weekend of flu-sanctioned research.

**whatever123** · Posted On: 1/15/2011 2:10pm

Originally Posted by kolsyrade

As mentioned, you mean "Fighting black kings", and that is the same movie as the "strongest karate" linked to in youtube.
Its alternate names for the same movie, as "fighting black kings" is a bit too blacksploitation.

There is also a Japanese, longer, movie called strongest karate, but the one linked to here is identical to fighting black kings.

Originally Posted by Permalost

I think you mean Fighting Black Kings.

Thanks for the correction

**Lindz** · Posted On: 1/15/2011 2:15pm

Originally Posted by Rock Ape

Japan has two counting systems (just to make life easy!)

If buying items within a shop (usually under ten items) you'd use the second system:

4. yo...
8. yo

How do they resolve that ambiguity?

**Ignorami** · Posted On: 1/15/2011 3:50pm

Originally Posted by Lindz

How do they resolve that ambiguity?

They don't. Hence the highly successful Japanese version of the Two Ronnies' "Four Candles / Fork Handles" sketch.

I want Yo screwdrivers please. No no, YO screwdrivers. Ha ha ha ha ha, etc.

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***WhiteShark*** · Posted On: 1/19/2011 11:00am

Originally Posted by patfromlogan

The best lesson I ever had was in Hawaii standing trapped in the corner while a Japanese tournie fighter worked over my body. We were only allowed to block or push him away, no strikes. I remember thinking I was going to die, or at least get hurt bad the first time. A couple weeks later I realized that he was going a lot harder and faster and I was handling it better. He knew just how far to push the students and as we learned to take it the intensity went up. The actual techniques of breathing, tensing and twisting sideways are pretty simple, but it takes DOING it to learn it. It took me to a whole 'nother level and was really valuable to my development as a ma.

This is so so important for successful knockdown karate fighting. I think it was the single best thing I learned from it. Taking ridiculous body shots with just rotation and tensing while still maintaining your structure should be applicable to every style.