Post a video of yourself training. My challenge to Bullshido.

[Captain Spaulding]

It's a good look. That with the slightly baggy gi. Simple yet cool.

[HwangJangLee]

Considering he got KTFO by a kick to the head, that's a moot point. And it's only tournaments that don't allow head punching, many train with light gloves in the dojo with head shots. We use those cheapie cloth gloves ourselves.

And as pointed out, if you're really going to be hammering away at someone's head with a closed fist without gloves, you're basically begging for a broken hand in any situation.

ok if you dont know how to punch, i punched i kid down at the park like 20 times on top of his head as hard as i could untill my nuckles bled but they never broke, i quess youve never been in a street fight. And to the person who said im just jelous becuase i spar in full gear, sorry i dont spar in full gear, we spar with gloves and instep pads becuase we dont want to injur our own students and want to beable to fight more than once a night. We allow striking to the head legs body with both hands and feet and also allow take downs and grappling so there. BLAH :eusa_hand

[VikingPower]

And as a fun note, here's a Kyokushin dude beating the **** out of a Chunner:

http://neurology.med.upenn.edu/~jaso...s.WingChun.asx

[Captain Spaulding]

I don't understand how people can not like the Gracies. Their family history has to be the coolest fucking thing ever -- they could make a really awesome movie starting back with Helio, culminating in the early UFC days.

The whole Rorion-suing-members-of-the-family-thing was kinda stupid. Not stupid in a business sense, but just, well, stupid.

[HwangJangLee]

Bitch!ave you ever seen - with the exception of the early UFC's and authentic street fighting videos - actual bareknuckle fighting in sparring and competition?

I'm gonna assume you have never seen because no one in their right minds punches to the face without gloves because the risk of injury is too great.


http://bullshido.net/gallery/showpho...3/limit/recent

i know, but i said that you cant call it full contact and brag like your the hottest **** on the earth when you cant even punch to the head, thats why i said using gloves with current kumite rules with punching to the head would be more realistic. :la:

[Gezere]

One thing I've always wondered about Kyokushin. Why are the sleeves of the gi so often either rolled up or short (slightly below the elbow).

I've seen this in "traditional karate" schools before, but the pants were always short too. Other karate schools have longer pants and sleeves. But KK is the only type of karate I've seen that has regular length pants and short sleeves.

Why is that?

You first have to understand that the DOGI was created by Jigoro Kano and adopted by karate, and pretty much everyone eles. There is a thread on this in the history section. But to answer your question first dogi had short sleeves and short pants. Most pple don't opt for the short pants anymore.

[HwangJangLee]

i dont ware short pants because the then people look at my private place.

[ojgsxr6]

And as a fun note, here's a Kyokushin dude beating the **** out of a Chunner:

http://neurology.med.upenn.edu/~jaso...s.WingChun.asx

That's Kancho Joko Ninomiya ex - Kyokushinkai and founder of Enshin Karate.

[HwangJangLee]

my media player wouldnt support the file, what should i use

[Captain Spaulding]

Well, I have seen old pictures of Judo guys (such as the picture of Count Koma in The Gracie Way) with sleeves that end at mid-to-upper bicep.

But it seemed to me that longer sleeves were used in the 20s and 30s (again, Judo). However, correct me if I'm wrong, Oyama started Kyokushin in the 50s. So it would seem to be a step backward. Almost retro.

Was just curious about the thought behind it.