Kyokushin vs
the rest.
Honest comparisons, written by people who train one of the two. No style wins every argument: what changes between martial arts is the rule set, and the rule set is what builds the fighter. Each guide sets out what the other art trains that Kyokushin does not — and the reverse.
Striking arts
Where Kyokushin is closest to its neighbours — and where the rule sets pull them apart.
Other karate lineages
Same word, different rule books: the style Kyokushin’s kata came from, the style most people picture, and the offshoot that put head punches back.
Grappling, mixed rules and systems
Where the rule sets stop overlapping at all — and what each one decides a bout by.
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