Enshin Karate School

**Wataru Akiyama** · Posted On: 10/22/2005 6:06am

There's a karate school in my gym that teaches Enshin Karate. It is full contact, no padding, no guarding.
I'm gonna sit in at one of the lessons and check it out, then report back and then you guys can tell me what's up.

**Cakemaster** · Posted On: 10/22/2005 7:21am

Enshin has a good rep from what people here have had to say about it. At the very least it's full contact, so even if the instructor does turn out to be useless, at least you learn what taking hits feels like. That's vital no matter what style you do. I look forward to your report!

**Shaolin Bushido** · Posted On: 10/22/2005 7:50am

There's a guy here in Charlotte who trained under Ninomiya who's of the Kyokushin line. He won the heavyweight title in Sabaki a few years back. Basically, he seems to emphasize gripping and turning your opponent or getting him to turn as you employ the same punching to the body and low kicks of Kyokushin Karate.

It's not Kyokushin as they don't follow the strict practices of Kyokushin ... not as hard a style.

He is one tough guy and very demanding though ... it's a tough workout.

I think the thought behind creating a new style is that it's only natural that one man's Karate should differ from his teachers and even his colleagues due to each interpretation of what they'd learned over time and what they feel should be either excluded or incorporated.

**Yrkoon9** · Posted On: 10/22/2005 11:28am

Yrkoon gives Enshin his seal of approval.

**ojgsxr6** · Posted On: 10/22/2005 12:06pm

If you're the guy I talked to in the locker room at Aspen Total Fitness this is my review of the class.:
http://www.bullshido.net/forums/showthread.php?t=23392

**Wataru Akiyama** · Posted On: 10/22/2005 4:46pm

Originally Posted by ojgsxr6

If you're the guy I talked to in the locker room at Aspen Total Fitness this is my review of the class.:
http://www.bullshido.net/forums/showthread.php?t=23392

Yo...which one were you, man?

**ojgsxr6** · Posted On: 10/22/2005 5:49pm

Originally Posted by Wataru Akiyama

Yo...which one were you, man?

The Blue belt.

**Wataru Akiyama** · Posted On: 10/22/2005 7:19pm

Originally Posted by ojgsxr6

The Blue belt.

Ah.

I was watching you, man. You're doing pretty damn well. :car9:

**ojgsxr6** · Posted On: 10/22/2005 9:28pm

Originally Posted by Wataru Akiyama

Ah.

I was watching you, man. You're doing pretty damn well.

You were there Wednesday right? Because I couldn't make it there Friday.

**Wataru Akiyama** · Posted On: 10/23/2005 2:52am

I was there Friday.

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