Kudo training

An old video from back in the day, when I was preparing for a tournament at Kichijoji dojo.

[@Pric3less1]

What I like about those helmets is that the glass protection allows you to go full speed without bruising your opponent. Not only that, but you can train throwing elbows to the face of an opponent at full speed as well which I think will benefit practitioners in the long run for self defense purposes.

[@KUROSHURA]

That’s also what I like about Kudo and Nippon Kenpo Bujutsu. They both utilize Bogu in sparring that allows for pragmatic techniques. So called full contact Karate only goes to body for hand techniques.

[@tauhid9983]

well, u can't go full power in sparing tho....cuz the brain's still gonna rattle whether u wear headgear or not. Headgear simply protects against damage to the face.

[@Kyojuro___Rengoku]

Believe me that plastic hurts pretty bad when is full contact

[@kermit1211]

I'm no Kudo guy, won't the plastic of the helmet ever break with those kind of shots being thrown at you?

[@seanmurphy2365]

​@@Kyojuro___Rengokudo you speak from experience? Does it hurt the nose or is the nose fully protected?

[@dakentaijutsu2010]

Kudo is pretty much Kyokushin+judo and this is the result, Kyokushin but with the complete package, I practiced Kyokushin, but I would love to have practice Kudo, too bad it's not many Kudo dojos in the states!

[@michaelwood9318]

Man I wish fight quest was still a show and they went and learned this!!!

[@kudoista]

Michael Wood Haha! yes I enjoyed that show too.

[@johnygoode2239]

I love Kudo, its a good mix of Boxing with Karate Kicks and Judo Throws, and there is also headbutts! I wish there was a Kudo place by me, I trained Boxing and Muay Thai instead.

[@culturetoronto]

This is a fantastic video.. the sparring is nice and controlled, the padwork was vicious. Overall great footage. Thanks for sharing!

[@gesshugh9976]

Nice video. I've only tried KUDO for about a month, but i'm really looking forward to actually signing up. I just got a job, was in between, so now I should be able to afford classes.

[@BigBoss-kn1yx]

Approaching the opportunity. In my country we just have muay thai, Kyokushin, Judo and box.

[@ferumcastrum4097]

@@BigBoss-kn1yx That's more than enough, if you get into a kudo gym you basically have the capability to compete in Kudo.

[@gesshugh9976]

@turkeyman US actually. I live down the street from one of the few gyms.

[@extremebee6142]

are u now a martial artist pro also just to make u feel old i was 12 years old when u commented

[@AllForManKind77]

Awesome. Insight and inspiration for taking my Kudo exams. Greeting from Bandung,Indonesia. Osu.

[@kudoista]

Irmansyah Ihsanul Kamil good luck with your exams. Fight!

[@tobangskar2197]

Dojo Kudo di bandung ada di mana kang? Saya tertarik buat latihan kudo soalnya

[@AllForManKind77]

@@tobangskar2197 C'est Bonn Gym,jln Manado dpn Arhanud Kodam Siliwangi.Setiap hari Jumat jam 18.30 , pic Akuma senpai.

[@PistolsPlayground]

I wish there was a Kudo dojo near me. This looks like so much fun.

[@tocadaslaguna8246]

Martial Arts, Sport and Mötorhead. Good Way.

[@N2EG]

Ill be moving to Japan with my wife in 2021. I train muay thai, and bjj now. I've been watching kudo vids for awhile now. Hoping to get into it when i get there.

[@kudoista]

Gaijinquest Great! Are you going to be in Tokyo?

[@N2EG]

@@kudoista We are trying to move on the outside of tokyo or maybe Yokosuka area (former military). If the Kudo gym is located in Tokyo ill drop in.

[@kudoista]

Gaijinquest yes We are in Tokyo but in Takao / Hachioji area , which is pretty far from Yokosuka. Yokohama is probably closer. They have a good Kudo dojo there.

[@emmiecario3599]

I hope one day we have a kudo dojo here in the philippines 🇵🇭. Good luck on your training.

[@magvs_mæstro216]

​@@N2EGsoooo. Did you join a class?

[@Polentaccio]

Nice hand work, was this something that Kudo adapted from western boxing? I only just stumbled upon Kudo today and i have to say, i like the approach to combining the various ranges of striking to actual grappling/takedowns or throws.

[@kudoista]

Nikolaij Brouiller Well Karate, like many martial arts went through multiple paths of evolution becoming the various styles we see today. Kudo developed from kyokushin karate and incorporated head strikes, grabbing , throwing and submission techniques, morphing into something quite different to Karate, hense the name change to Kudo. I would agree that there is almost no traditional karate left in Kudo. And there is good reason for that.

[@majdikamal1389]

@Nikolaij Brouiller it has kyokushin karate in it .

[@majdikamal1389]

@@kudoista Kudo has kyokushin karate in it

[@ThePhenom9x]

@@majdikamal1389 first it was combination of kyokushin and judo, then azuma takashi add boxing, muay thai, jujutsu, wrestling and shoot wrestling techniques in kudo

[@drcarlosdiazpediatra]

Muay Thai with Karate Gi.

[@taichiworld]

Great stuff, I like it :-) The head gear you guys use, what sort of cost is one of those? I've found some here in Australia, but they only cost about $100AU. Just wondering if it's any good or too cheap. Can't find anything here of a higher price. Thanks, Eli

[@JuanPNavarrete]

torn gi man is a unit.

[@moonmerach]

Ace of spade

[@tauhid9983]

God I just wish KUDO was a bit more popular...I could actually join a club

[@quickstep2408]

motorhead ftw! good training

[@Liquidcadmus]

fantastic!

[@Andrew-qy1kz]

Man awesome training very similar to Muay Thai intern of pad work and sparring. Just curious is the headgear heavy or just like a regular headguard used for MT, kickboxing etc?

[@kudoista]

Thanks. The hg is very light weight. Same as regular hg. It is a bit harder to breathe though which takes some getting used to.

[@Andrew-qy1kz]

@@kudoista I can imagine. Probably gets becomes foggy as well right?

[@kudoista]

@@Andrew-qy1kz yeah but you can use dishwashing liquid or helmet anti fog spray to stop it from fogging up

[@Andrew-qy1kz]

@@kudoista interesting. Just curious are you living in Japan or do you go back and forth from your home country to train there?

[@kudoista]

@@Andrew-qy1kz I've been living in Japan for 30 years. It's my home now.

[@asnlkajsdlkasdaweoiq]

lemmy likes this dojo

[@yassapud7526]

That shadow boxing looks like thai style

[@ThePhenom9x]

Azuma takashi (founder) add muay thai, boxing, wrestling techniques in kudo

[@TheOnlyOneStanding8079]

this looks very tough

[@atuchika]

向こうに青木さんが

[@lightningkamagong8028]

Superb skills

[@wtkc-karatekickboxingteam1947]

It's like kick boxing Or muay thai. You can say it's MMA

[@vonjuez654]

Basically muay Thai in pyjamas

[@kudoista]

This video highlights the striking elements of Kudo at a dojo that is very heavily MuayThai influenced. The fighters here compete in both Kudo and MT. But Kudo competition is unique in that it allows for head butts , grabbing gi and striking ,judo throws and submissions.

[@junahexhenodiala4540]

Its good for combat

[@tauhid9983]

U seem to have a lot of muay Thai when you're training....did u do muay Thai before Kudo or smth?

[@ThePhenom9x]

Well, kudo first is the combination of kyokushin karate and judo, then azuma takashi add some muay thai, boxing, wrestling, shoot wrestling techniques in kudo

[@jean4j_]

@@ThePhenom9x yes but I think it also depends on the background of the sensei. The kicks feel more Muay-Thai than kyokushin in this video

[@louisekenway3455]

Which country and city is your gym located? I always wanted to learn Karate

[@kudoista]

This is Kichijoji dojo in Tokyo Japan

[@imlinorama]

Just like Sanda

[@kudoista]

Similar but different. Sanda has big gloves and no head gear or gi to grab. No elbows or head butts. No ground submissions. Some Kudo fighters competed in Sanda competition years ago but the difference in rules made it a very different fighting style.

[@yupan1342]

Hi have got one Kudo Mask, but it gets fog when doing sparring, is there way deal with this ??

[@kudoista]

yu pan Hello, yes there is a simple solution. wiping the inside of the shield with dishwashing soap every time before you use it will stop it from fogging. You can use motorcycle helmet shield anti fog spray too, which is really good but more expensive.

[@yupan1342]

thanks Sempai, I will try it today, Osu

[@bogdanteleanu3781]

@@kudoista thanks, had the same problem.

[@schermanism]

here it looks just like a muay thai in gi and helmet

[@kudoista]

Yes . This gym trains fighters for both Kudo and Muay Thai rules. So it has a very strong MT influence.

[@gabrielferreira-pu6ep]

motorhead in the background

[@krusher3378]

I'm curious to know, is the guy holding your pads Kenichi Osada?

[@kudoista]

No that's Kenichi Iimura. He is the instructor at Kichijoji dojo in Tokyo. Trainer of multiple champions.

[@chrish4994]

it becomes like muay thai

[@autistpatrol2493]

Muay Thai doesn’t have the same variety of throws and can’t headbutt either

[@gesshugh9976]

There is a video called kudo in the cage, or something to that affect. In which a couple of kudoka have a match as a demonstration during some mma event. And, While it's a good concept, and both fighters did their best, they were both white belts, and I think the crowd thought it was kind of a joke. Rather unfortunate really. They really weren't terrible, but they were still barely even beginners, and to be fighting right in between pro, not sure at what level though, mma fights made them look even worse. It's rather unfortunate. I just thought of it, because I was thinking how much different an opinion it could have given the crowd if there had been two black belts like these guys instead.

[@kudoista]

Gess Hugh Yeah some people who have never seen Kudo before, see the head gear and start making fun of it. ”Astronaughts doing mma ”etc. But high level Kudo competition can be very exciting to watch. And its just a great alternative amatuer format of mma for people with careers who want to learn and compete in a practical mma style, but aren't interested in turning pro. Lets face it, its only a tiny percentage of mma fighters who are able to make a decent living from fighting. Most of them are broke and put themselves at risk of serious injury. If you are successful in kudo you can always turn pro anyway. So I think its a smart choice.

[@gesshugh9976]

I definitely consider it a better amateur sport. MMA is a pretty bad amateur sport. Good pro sport, but too much damage for amateurs. I also like the stand up oriented rule set. I prefer striking, so it's more fun for me. But you still get to deal with all the grappling and throws. The head gear is an up and down. It's not that big a problem for me, since I prefer to fight from the out side, and use infighting just to get some distance back, but I see a lot of in fighters who tend to drop their hands. And my instructor actually has one of the cooler styles I've seen, great head movement, but a big focus on moving the whole upper body, not so much pure head head movement. Like a combo of boxing a karate. But watching him fight with the helmet on, he takes a lot of little glancing blows that wouldn't have touched him without the head gear. It's really not great for movement heavy inside fighters. It's not such a problem if you keep a high tight guard though, or a lot of distance.

[@marouanettazi2756]

i want this sport in morocco...thinks

[@shvettyballs7045]

Sadly there are no Kudo dojo near Philadelphia USA where I live...unless anyone knows of one?

[@ThePhenom9x]

I found branches in new york and los angeles

[@shvettyballs7045]

@@ThePhenom9x damn...thanks Nam. Much appreciated

[@marco72marco9]

Bel video si, ma questa è muay thai non karate

[@DanielGarcia-ms7lh]

Are there katas in kudo?

[@kudoista]

No there are no kata. There had been talk of developing some but to be honest, I don’t think it’s necessary. We drill striking, clinching, throws and ground grappling. It’s a lot. Not to mention all the pad work, sparring and conditioning. There is only so much time available. It wouldn’t be possible for me to include kata in my group training sessions.

[@thekingsofnewyork2148]

hi is there kudo in nyc ????

[@kudoista]

I’m not sure. There was a club there years ago. Just try a google search.

[@Перцовыйбалончик-й4щ]

Нахрен вам эти доги, тренеруетесь в удобной одежде, а доги надевайте на парад и соревнования

[@goggy6850]

Must this in gi? Pad holder even making thai noises. Just take a muay thai class

[@kudoista]

My teacher in this video trained and fought in both MuayThai and Kudo. This video focuses on the striking practice, which is indeed heavily Muay Thai influenced at this dojo. But Kudo has very different rules to MuayThai. It includes a lot of grappling, head butts, Judo throws and submissions etc. So it goes beyond the very limiting rules of MT. MT is a great art. But it is limited to just striking and clinching.

[@autistpatrol2493]

Lethwei and Sanda beats Muay Thai !

[@DuzBee]

No power, no speed....

[@dojimanoryu4969]

Said the keyboard grandmaster.

[@КекдкдкДфарт]

Fast Fast.... No pain