Kyokushin competition lessons from the 33rd American International Karate Championships. At the judges’ meeting before the tournament, Shihan Jerry Poe said something that stuck with me: “I like to say, we win or we learn. There are no losers” It’s a simple line, but I think it captures the spirit of Kyokushin competition perfectly. We…
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Is Kyokushin Kinder and Gentler now?
A video posted in Kyokushinkai Karate, one of my groups on Facebook recently generated a bit of controversy. According to the OP, the video was a fight from an IFK Kyokushin Junior Championships. Some of the comments were very critical of the fighter who won. Although possibly they responded without taking the time to realize…