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I would suggest Krav maga if you are looking purely for self defence

o.k. clear,

I see what you mean and I think that is just a thing where we differ. I can only speak for myself in that matter off course.

For me that boils down to the following:
I have great...

Trevor,

The point I'm making is that what I have written about Sosai has nothing to do with criticising. In my opinion people only down garde a great man like Mas Oyama by giving to much into the...

Hereby a few video clips with Mas Oyama some are very nice and interesting (also of the bull fight).

RE: “See you've got a lot of respect for the founder of your system then.” (Trevor Gilbert)
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I’ve watched several short movies clips of him fighting bulls (don’t know if it is the same clip cut in pieces). And to be honest they only make me laugh. Like Jon Bluming told Mr Oyama at the time,...

Many people can kill with one strike, for that you need not to be a “GOD HAND”. Several times a year in Holland you read that a kid gets killed on a Saturday nights out. They get in a fight get one...

I agree, he had a good approach to karate (in my opinion to any MA for that fact). He focused on the practical side of karate, don’t talk about fighting to learn it, also do it!! If a technique works...

I think almost all the answer can be found in the thread “Mas Oyama for real” by malty.

Like I wrote there, people and especially in the east love to make MA legends bigger then they are. Mas...

I did not start this thread to promote specific countries, I was just curious why some countries seem to shine in some MA. And what could be the reason for this. I used the Netherlands because I live...

The Netherlands do have the tallest inhabitants in the world. So this would make people like Sam Schild more common in the Netherlands than in for example Japan. And in some sports being heavy and...

I’ve always wondered why some countries are predominately better or seem to be better at some MA than others.

Is this solely a case of popularity in those countries, and tradition (Thailand and...

And I thought that Thai Bo was the pinnacle of ruthless and effective fighting. But I stand corrected, when the sh…t hits the fan I wouldn’t want anybody beside me beside these highly trained...

In my opinion:

When you’re fighting in a kyokushin tournement fight with no gloves and no shin protection. When you do fight with gloves then fight on Muay Thai with punches to the face (why else...

Like many people already posted, in general Muay Thai practitioners will win a full contact match against other striking MA. And the post of Cla68 once more conforms this. People should just accept...

I practise Kyokushin,

Do I think it’s the best style? For me at this moment it is, because is still have a lot to learn about this style and the other schools near me are not as dedicated and...

What you also should train (how stupid it my sound) is getting accustomed to being kicked and punched with full force (to see how you react to it). I know friends (they practised shotokan) who lost...

Thanks for your advise so far, I’ve written some down. I’m planning on doing combo’s and stretching exercises. Another thing I’m curious about is how quick can you expect results in gaining agility?...

Thanks Jock,

Maybe one of the reasons of my stiffness in sparring is a bid inherent to my style. If you look at for example TKW they hop and bounce all the time and are usually very quick in...

Agility,

Since I started karate one of my goals always has been to becoming more agile. Some people I train with are very agile and the can kick more swiftly and with more grace. My fighting style...

The thing that strike me is that the technique doesn’t look all that powerful. I’ve seen people taken blows seemingly much more powerful to the head and/or neck and walk away. Is this guy going down...

The “punch” looks a bit funny to me. (side backfist?). Would this be a tech. That anybody else would use?.

I’m sorry but I really can’t agree with HANDING someone a rank (kid, man, woman, stillborn). Mind the emphasis on HANDING, if he really is up to the level no problem but like many already pointed...

With my reference to Jon Bluming I just wanted to give another picture of Mas Oyama then the one depicted in the first article. I did not mend that bluming is an authority of some sorts and he does...

Yes Oyama was a great MA-tist and a founder of a strong, solid style (which I’ve been practising for 6 years). But everybody should know that people love to make stories bigger, bigger and BIGGER. If...

The thing with fights between styles is that if you have a style with restrictions you can’t fight other MA on there terms. When you take a standard Kyokushin fighter and you put them against a...