Kyokushin Karatekas in the forum?

**ponchoflash** · Posted On: 7/06/2005 10:47pm

Hello all, new here.

Read some of the posts and found that there are quite a few Kyokushin guys here... just wondering how long you guys have been training and what rank you guys have... curious to see what the make up is like in the forum... :)

OSU!

**VikingPower** · Posted On: 7/06/2005 11:32pm

BatRonin is a sandan if I remember right from the PMs he sent me. Me, I'm kohia and a noob (white belt), just hooked up with Phoenix about a month or so ago.

**MEGA JESUS-SAMA** · Posted On: 7/07/2005 1:01am

I'm a black sash in Cha Siu Bao, soke for Gyouza Ryu, and 10th dan in Udonjutsu.

**daimyo** · Posted On: 7/07/2005 1:10am

Off Topic: Hey ponchoflash, enable your PM. Thanks!

**ponchoflash** · Posted On: 7/07/2005 5:21am

sorry, not sure if I have PM privileges... have not been able to find them, but I enabled the email option...

**Sean** · Posted On: 7/07/2005 5:51am

I had trained in kyokushin for 4.5 years and was a blue belt.

**CanucKyokushin** · Posted On: 7/07/2005 5:53am

I've been training 5 years in karate.I'm now a brown belt.So whats your story?

**Sean** · Posted On: 7/07/2005 6:14am

I dodged belt test many times because of some reason , first I never wanted to take belt test until I am satisfied with my skill level because many people who rapidly become blue belt have near about similar skill level as white belt ,secondly being in financial crisis paying for the classes was more than enough for me and belt test required more money.Third there were some other problems as well for which I remained a blue belt forever but I was able to train with higher belts.

**Ronin** · Posted On: 7/07/2005 6:27am

Originally Posted by Koto_Ryu

BatRonin is a sandan if I remember right from the PMs he sent me. Me, I'm kohia and a noob (white belt), just hooked up with Phoenix about a month or so ago.

Nidan ( 2nd degree ) not Sandan, though I am no longer affialted with any IKO, so my rank is meaningless, unless you step out on the mat with me.... :icon_wink

**ponchoflash** · Posted On: 7/07/2005 6:37am

Originally Posted by BatRonin

Nidan ( 2nd degree ) not Sandan, though I am no longer affialted with any IKO, so my rank is meaningless, unless you step out on the mat with me.... :icon_wink

In this day and age of kyokushin politics, I don't think affiliation is important anymore. So I would disagree in terms of your rank being meaningless. OSU Sempai is what I'd say!

If you don't mind me asking, where in Canada are you? Are you in Toronto? Do you still train kyokushin?

In reply to canuckkyokushin... I am in Toronto, been training on and off (due to university) for 11 years now, currently shodan.

OSU!