Karate Fighting Techniques: The Complete Kumite Hirokazu Kanazawa
Publisher: Kodansha International

Kyokushin kaikan (the word kaikan means a style of fighting) is a style of stand-up, full contact karate, founded in 1964 by Masutatsu Oyama who was born under the name Choi Yong-I . Featuring techniques in kihon and kata of positions, which provide deep long stability, enable powerful Full List of All Karate Shotokan techniques. The following concepts are particularly useful in developing one's kumite. This is the same when you are to close to one another. Other martial arts organizations have “spun off” from Kyokushin over the years, with some changing the combat repertory by adding various techniques, such as grappling, but continuing with the same philosophy of realistic and practical training methodology. Karate Fighting Techniques: The Complete Kumite. Ma-ai ( ~ distance) Ma-ai is a bit hard to explain, especially in the unarmed fight. Usually divided into three parts: Kihon (basics), kata (forms or patterns of moves), and kumite (sparring). The distance between two persons as in judo is very small. Though when the distance is to wide, if you want to throw your opponent, he can pull you backwards easily and you can not make a proper technique anymore. Kyokushinkai is Japanese for "the society of the ultimate truth." Kyokushin is rooted in a philosophy of These are sometimes referred to as the three "K's" after the Japanese words for them: kihon (technique), kata (forms), and kumite (sparring).