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Hey All,

I am a newly registered user!

I'm 15 and I study Kyokushin Karate at a local dojo ( I am going for a junior black belt soon ). This site appears to be very informative and needless to say, I will be asking some questinos

Welcome. This is a great place but watch out for the trolls.

Hey man, welcome, I'm 15 also and getting ready to go up for blackbelt in Shotokan. Now I'm just glad I'm not the yougest one here.

Welcome from one of the oldest.

Welcome!

If you wouldn't mind could you share with us what it is like training in kyokushin karate? I have heard a lot of good reviews but never really from someone who actually practiced it. Thanks

Matt

Welcome to fightingarts dude!

Hello, and welcome to FightingArts.com. I am glad you have stopped by and I hope you will learn and input things. Remember before you post a question, we have a great search funtion and it may have already been asked and answered. If not, post away. Have a great stay.

Hey Matt

I really enjoying practising Kyokushin Karate but I can't really compare it with any other MA, as I do not do any others, but I will also be taking up Wing Chun Kung Fu next year.

The Dojo that I attend is VERY small with only three seniors, my sensei is 4th or 5th dan and there are two nidans. In addition, there are about 5 students including me in attendance.

As such, our facilities aren't too great and we train in a rented church hall.

Kyokushin isn't that hard core that you would expect it to be, probably because I am only a junior myself and we aren't allowed to participate in full-contact, for safety reasons.

Welcome to the forums and thanks for the introduction.
Three yudansha and a handful of mudansha sounds awesome to me! I've always enjoyed the smaller groups, though it is too bad that your facilities are sub-par. I trained in an ancient warehouse for years, so I understand.
Best of luck to you in your training