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Technique & Kata

Hiza Geri - Knee Strike in Kyokushin

Hiza geri is a knee strike used in Japanese martial arts. In Kyokushinkai it is…

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Kakato Geri - Axe Kick in Kyokushin

Kakato geri is a heel strike delivered downward from above. In the world of martial…

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Mae Geri Front Kick in Kyokushin

Mae geri is a front kick — a straight kick forward. It is considered one…

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Yoko Geri Side Kick in Kyokushin

Yoko geri is a side kick in karate. In Kyokushin, this technique is considered one…

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Ura Mawashi Geri - Reverse Roundhouse Kick

Ura mawashi geri is a reverse roundhouse kick considered one of the most technically demanding…

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Soto Uke - Outside Block Technique in Kyokushin

Soto uke is one of the basic blocks in Kyokushin karate. The name translates as…

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Uchi Uke - Inside Block in Kyokushin Karate

Uchi uke is an inside block in Kyokushin karate. The technique’s name translates as «block…

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Gedan Barai - Lower Block in Kyokushin

Gedan barai is a lower block in Kyokushin karate. The name translates as «sweeping block…

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Terminology

Who Is Sosai in Kyokushin Karate

Sosai is the highest title in the Kyokushin karate system, meaning «founder of the organization.»…

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Who Is Kancho in Kyokushin Karate

Kancho is the title of the head of an organization in Japanese martial arts. In…

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Hanshi Title in Kyokushin Karate

Hanshi is one of the most prestigious titles in Japanese martial arts. In Kyokushin, this…

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Kyokushin Masters

Emil Kostov - IKO Kyokushin World Champion

Emil Kostov — IKO World Champion and one of Europe’s most celebrated Kyokushin shihans Biography…

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Andy Hug - Blue-Eyed Samurai, K-1 Champion

Andy Hug — Kyokushin legend and K-1 champion, known as the «Blue-Eyed Samurai» Biography Andreas…

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Jan Sokup - World Open Silver Medalist

Jan Sokup — World Open silver medalist and one of the greatest European Kyokushin fighters…

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Hiroki Kurosawa - Japanese Kyokushin Heavyweight

Hiroki Kurosawa — one of the toughest heavyweights in the history of Japanese Kyokushin Biography…

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Hitoshi Kiyama - IKO Kyokushin World Champion

Hitoshi Kiyama — IKO World Champion and one of Kyokushin’s toughest heavyweights Biography Hitoshi Kiyama…

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Ewerton Teixeira - IKO Kyokushin World Champion

Ewerton Teixeira — IKO Absolute World Champion and one of the most dominant heavyweights of…

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Francisco Filho - Kyokushin World Champion

Francisco Filho — first non-Japanese IKO World Champion and Kyokushin legend Biography Francisco Filho is…

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Hajime Kazumi - Kyokushin Karate Legend

Hajime Kazumi — a legend of Japanese Kyokushin karate Biography Hajime Kazumi is one of…

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Hatsuo Royama - Kyokushin-kan Founder

Hatsuo Royama — Kyokushin-kan Hatsuo Royama is a legendary Japanese Kyokushin karate master, one of…

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Sergey Plekhanov - World Open Silver Medalist

Sergey Plekhanov — one of the strongest Russian fighters in the history of IKO Kyokushinkaikan…

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Steve Arneil - IFK Kyokushin Karate Legend

Steve Arneil IFK Steve Arneil is one of the most legendary masters in Kyokushin karate…

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Tariel Nikoleishvili - IKO World Champion

Tariel Nikoleishvili — IKO Absolute World Champion Biography Tariel Gelaevich Nikoleishvili is one of the…

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Nikolay Davydov - Kyokushin Heavyweight

Nikolay Davydov — one of the strongest Russian heavyweights in IKO in the early 2010s…

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Ryu Narushima - Kyokushin Fighter and Kicking Master

Ryu Narushima — one of the most spectacular fighters in Kyokushin history Biography Ryu Narushima…

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Sergey Osipov - Kyokushin World Champion

Sergey Osipov — World Champion and One of Russia’s Most Dangerous Kyokushin Knockout Artists Biography…

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Kenji Midori - IKO World Kyokushin Champion 1991

Kenji Midori — world champion and one of the key figures in modern Kyokushin Biography…

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Kenji Yamaki - IKO World Kyokushin Champion 1995

Kenji Yamaki — world champion and one of the most formidable fighters in Kyokushin Biography…

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Lechi Kurbanov - Kyokushin World and Japan Champion

Lechi Kurbanov — Japanese Champion and one of Russia’s strongest Kyokushin heavyweights of the 2000s…

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Makoto Nakamura - 1983 Kyokushin World Champion

Makoto Nakamura — world champion and representative of the classic Japanese Kyokushin school Biography Makoto…

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