One of the things Kyokushin is known for is the fact that it is considered “Full Contact Karate”. What exactly does that mean, and why does it matter? Read on to find out. The original label of Full Contact likely comes from Kyokushin’s primary competition format, known as “Knockdown”. Knockdown has relatively simple rules: the […]
One word we hear in the dojo fairly often is the word Sempai. Literally Sempai refers to the “senior” students in the dojo, often a title associated with junior blackbelt grades. In our dojo, like in most traditional dojo, however, anyone who has been training even a day longer than you is your Sempai. The […]