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Are these kyokushin and shotokan dojos, mcdojos? Or are they the real deal?

http://silveradokarate.com/training/instructors.html thats the instructors. You can check out other stuff there. I called this dojo and talked to the instructor and he claims that he use takedowns, trips in sparring. It sounded pretty good he also said they work put judo and grappling into the karate. The next is a facebook page bushido kyokushin. They [...]

Cheapest place to get kids sparring gear?

Looking for the cheapest place to get karate sparring gear for my 5 year old. Package preferred. Need headset, gloves, and shoe covers. Other Martial Arts Sites

Is a traditional martial art school really a Mcdojo if it doesn't teach joint locks and ground fighting?

OK So I practice Taekwondo. It’s a 45 minute class held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We Stretch, Practice forms ( in karate, one would call them katas ) which include punches kicks elbows and knees, practice basic weapon use ( such as short stick, staff, sci, nunchucks etc ) on certain days and one may [...]

What martial arts compliment each other the most in your opinion? Why?

Just wondering what you guys think. MMA guys will always come in and say "muay thai and bjj omg!!!!" but honestly i don’t think they compliment each other at all. Muay thai is all about sport stand up and BJJ and is all about wrestling…not only is there no transition, but BJJ moves are difficult [...]

Opinions: Children in boxing matches/combat sports?

I recently agreed to be the medical official for a boxing exhibition for my local boxing gym. I am a boxer myself as a hobby (my profession qualifies me as the medic for these competitions) for the very same gym as the one I was officiating for. Anyway, I knew the gym had a kids [...]

What is a good title for my story and a good start to it?

Jake was walking in this cold rainy night wearing his blue jacket and blue gloves. As he was nearing his house he heard a screaming coming from their! He rushed inside only to find a purple glowy spear inside of his mother just then a voice startled him "My work is magnifecient isn’t it"? Jake [...]

How hard is it to break into a 2000 Ford Taurus without showing any damage?

the reason I ask is becuase something was missing from my trunk. I left a large suitcase in the trunk of my car, and I discovered it was missing today. I looked all over my house, but i dont think it took it in there. I am also missing my karate gloves (i keep them [...]

Switching from American full contact karate to Japanese sundome (light contact)?

I practiced Ed Parker’s Kenpo karate for about 4 years and then Tae Kwon do for about 4 before coming to Japan. In Japan, I’ve been doing light contact karate that my teacher calls sundome for about 2 years and I still can’t get it right! I’ve improved a lot, but every time I spar, [...]

Difficulty sparring with gloves?

I often find that when I am required to wear gloves when I am sparring in my (karate) class, I can’t do as well – I’m a lot slower and hesitant in my attacks, because I’m not allowed to actually hurt the person… unlike in street fights/fights outside of class, where I don’t have to [...]

Has Commotio Cordis ever occured in boxing?

Has a boxer ever suffered death from an untimely punch to the chest? Or do gloves prevent such a thing from happening? What about Kyokushin Karate? It seems that a sport like that would have a tremendous risk of Commotio Cordis occurring. Other Martial Arts Sites


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