Full contact Kyokushin Karate 2008 British Heavy Weight final

[@willetts220]

1:42 bloody hell

[@Da1RiSiN1sMoKe]

@xxands93 No. Sparring rules are different, fighting techniques are different, and training is more brutal. Knockdown rules are different than Shotokan/JKA style kumite. Knockdown rules favor until the person gives up/gets knocked down or until 2 minutes are up. JKA point sparring favors when 1-3 good hits are landed on the other opponent. Don't listen to the troll.

[@dakentaijutsu2010]

full contact kumite, man I love it. OSU!

[@Progwale]

Cool fight! The coolest thing is , that even after a championship the rivals bow to each other, have no aggressions against the opponent and take a hug. And everybody is happy :D... you know what I mean?

[@DanielGarcia-ms7lh]

What is the uniform brand used by these two fighters?

[@adolphus28]

good clip. great finishing especially. the replays are helpful. Not so sure about the sound effect accompliments though...

[@joebrown2898]

Full contact no head punches??

[@BadBlueBoy213]

how tall is tom silver?

[@herasmito]

1:40 .. Excellent timing! OSU!

[@williamavery9185]

Superb.

[@MrAnandml]

Yeah kyokushin is real man's fight but you need to learn not to flinch and guard your head in split second to those high Ushiro mawashi geri or Spinning hook kicks

[@aamkage4649]

Hardcore kumite..!! Osu

[@aryanoosh]

Osu, nice clip, thanks for sharing.

[@andreit3601]

Because punching to the face is not allowed, you create an unrealistic fight where the combatants no longer heed even the most basic rules for engagement. Distancing yourself from your opponent is ignored because you have no chance of hitting anywhere else besides the chest. You have men who wear black colored strips of cloth trading body shots. It feels like i am watching a Rocky movie. What i do not get is that you can still have full contact and be safe using helmets and gloves. The kick which gave the bald guy a concussion could just as easily killed him given the proximity to his temporal bone, if direct contact was not already made. Now why on earth would you allow kicks to the head (which are much more lethal) and take away punching to the head?

[@Oakshield2]

Vlad?

[@andreit3601]

Diego Augusto It is a rare thing to see a non-Romanian recognize Vlad Tepes. Romanian history is not exactly mainstream. I am surprised :)

[@izzymim]

Andrei T, I think you're really biased with your oppinion, though I do understand where you are coming from. I think that face punching in not allowed, because it is so much easier than kicking, yet it (depending on the force) can have similar effects on the target. I practice karate, and I know from first hand experince that kicking and aiming with force requires a lot of controll and if face punching was allowed it would really become more of a glorified street fight as people will resort to that more, like in MMA. I think because kicking needs a lot more focus it is allowed as a show of skill. Also, in my oppinion if you "heed the most basic rules of engagment" it would be a martial "ART" anymore, it would be just violence that is okay to watch. I think karate is about a lot more than just the fighting.

[@andreit3601]

I dont see why bias should matter. We are both discussing karate within the scope of our training knowledge. Somebody who wears a black belt should be able to kick to the face as easily as they can punch. Control and accuracy is not a problem for someone of their presumed skill level. I know this because i spar regularly and i am a black belt in shudokan. I am not one to brag, but for the purpose of credibility, i think it is relevant to say that i am capable of nicking someone's ear with my toe without really paying attention to "focus". With years of training i am able to know where my foot is going to be. It becomes a natural thing so focus is not required. Your sensei should be able to place his foot an inch away from your head. Someone knew to karate would need to focus on control. As to the "rules of engagement", a fight is still a fight no matter the style. Distancing yourself from your opponent is very relevant to any fight. Feet have more range than arms. What do you mean by "...violence is okay to watch"? Martial Arts is the combination of an art of fighting with the real life application. Its not random hand waving. Everything you do in the dojo has purpose (although the effectiveness of the technique is a different argument). You learn martial arts so that you can defend yourself. Honoring centuries old of tradition is a secondary purpose. If your fighting style is more "art" than it cares about the "martial" side of it (ex: taekwondo) then its a waste of time because it is impractical on the street.

[@muaythailatino528]

Vlad is love?

[@derrickboyd9225]

Not bad gentleman not bad not bad at all gentlemen That's how you do karate You get to do it the right way and spirit the right way and give it everything you got if you know what you're doing and how to do it 🥋👊😉👍🥋

[@mtkalltheway]

OSU!!! Nice one!!! Why are u fighting with protectors?

[@Horus-Lupercal]

Because that's how Kyokushin has always been done. Mouthguards, groin cups for the men, breast protectors for the Women, that's it.

[@SenseiK3V]

Nice Kick

[@Maciek5211]

1:40 dobre!

[@crice2492]

looks ok.

[@quinnlaya331]

I dont like karate cuz its watered down and doesnt work. Except for kyokushin, they kick serious ass despite not having punches to the head.

[@TheRastacabbage]

Karate is amazing if learnt properly. Kyokushin is flawed beyond belief

[@Erykkan]

Whohoh my tehnique ;dd

[@brownthing123]

so many kyokushin haters in the comments. None of you would last a minute with a properly trained kyokushin fighter on the mat or in a street fight.

[@UncleSaymon]

Osu from Russia!

[@MrCurtis913]

No way is this full contact, it's a sham and the contestants should be embarrassed to have this video public.

[@markant9534]

+Anthony Curtis At normal speed I agree with you, at 1.25 it looked very professional.

[@Steaks652]

Embarrassing comments from no knowledge Anthony. Get in there my son and tell the same story.

[@Slizzard73]

This is ridiculous. What a silly competition.

[@blg78]

Looks a bit gay

[@joshebjones2225]

like elementary school kids fighting

[@kesenaememere8520]

Shut up

[@AbdulHameed-bw4cg]

Wow! Muay Thai fighter can just dream of this kick in full contact fight. In fact they are so used to off their pillow fights that cant afford a bare knuckle fight as well.

[@markant9534]

+Abdul Hameed This match only looked good at 1.25 speed.