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Anonymous05/22/25, 14:32No.230926/kg/ - Karate General
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Anon05/23/25, 21:09No.230984
Anyone got any good webms or gifs? On my new PC so I don't have any. Someone should just rip all the prokyokushin shorts into webms.
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Anon05/25/25, 20:41No.231094
I have a weird problem in sparring. I seem to not remember most of what I did in the whole duration. I'm still surprised by the stuff I see in the videos of my sparring sessions. Small things like blocking/reacting to incoming strikes, dodging foot sweeps, etc and other stuff I can't recall. Some reactions look straight out of a kata. Does anyone have the same experience?
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Anon05/25/25, 21:49No.231113
My GOAT
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Anon05/26/25, 13:02No.231181
If only he and Eremenko were a different generation.. No matter how old he gets he seems to always be at the top of almost every tournament he enters. Sad that he has somehow never won a World Open...
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Anon05/31/25, 16:59No.232080
I don't think running is bad, but I also think you don't need to run every day if you're training to fight. I think a lot of the running everyday for Muay Thai is to build endurance for some of the really long fights they have, but also to quickly get people up to speed if they're unfamiliar with fight training. Training to fight in any kind of martial art requires a lot more than a few hours a week.
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Anon06/01/25, 20:04No.232261
I'm kind of bored with BJJ should I check out karate?
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Anon06/04/25, 05:44No.232715
I just learned i am getting my yellow. Wish me luck on seisan, fucking 96 moves and the death of my progression. Open to any tips.Sparring on monday for the first time against a fellow classmate. I hope i dont sperg out and strike at fuĺl power.I study seidokan
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Anon06/07/25, 12:23No.233106
How dangerous is the KO by karate chop to the side of the neck AKA brachial stun? How does it compare to a more traditional head knockout like you often see in boxing? I’ve read about it and am curious about what it’s like to experience it but don’t want to do that if there’s risk of permanent damage. Looking at the internet it seems like science might not even understand how it works, I’ve seen some people attribute it to a brachial nerve strike while other’s say that’s a myth and it’s actually the vagus nerve and carotid arteries; I also vaguely remember some people saying it’s too do with the carotid sinuses.
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Anon06/13/25, 16:07No.233940
Y'all niggas fuck with surf ninjas or 3 ninjas
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Anon06/14/25, 22:34No.234124
What do we think about tang soo do?
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Anon06/16/25, 03:32No.234267
It's sad now that I've studied ecological Dynamics and differential learning
Karate is not just wrong, it's almost like it was maliciously designed to make your skill acquisition as slow and ineffective as possible
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Anon06/18/25, 19:36No.234571
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFCT8jI524c
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Anon06/20/25, 19:54No.234862
https://youtu.be/9-ylQn8VycI?si=u7QF19pLZoazb1Ry which of these schools could beat goku in a fight?
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Anon06/22/25, 13:10No.235028
So ive learned how to find a dojo that isnt a mcdojo. My next question is how do i find a dojo that isnt a mcdojo and also doesnt have kids or religious affiliation in america? I want to learn karate, not be at a fucking day care church charity.
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Anon06/22/25, 15:42No.235047
Is kyokushin karate good or is it a meme?
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Anon06/23/25, 10:59No.235158
Uhhhhhh Karate bros.... our response???https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qhOJ7BZuxk
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Anon06/25/25, 11:55No.235422
>see karate get a lot of criticism... particularly online
>no big deal; everything gets shit online
>decide that it isn't enough to just take other people's opinions as fact and that i should try karate to see and experience it for myself
>find a highly recommended dojo in my area that teaches okinawan karate
>the dojo presents itself as a place that strictly teaches non-competition, traditional okinawan karate with a focus on self defence
>perfect
>after about six months of training, i take some time off while an injury heals
>while away from training, i realise that i've just been going to each lesson and doing what i'm told without really thinking about any of it and that this is the first time i've really processed it
>i begin to realise that despite what they told me to expect, they haven't actually spent much time at all teaching me how to defend myself
>most of the time has been spent either doing complex drills with training partners, that frankly would be hard to remember how to carry out in a high-stress situation, and it's mostly being done to training partners who are sort of physically resisting, but not properly fighting back against me
>that and kata
>so much kata
>the instructors had told me that only high grades are allowed to spar
>i never had a problem with the rule itself, but in the six months or so i was there, i also never saw anybody spar. no high grade students, no instructors, nobody
>my view of karate quickly soured and i never went back after i had finished healing
Please tell me that my assessment of traditional karate is wrong. I came into this not with an open mind, but actually being a little biased in favour of karate. I wanted so badly for it to be better and more practical than what I experienced. Please tell me that I've missed some important detail, or that my assessment of it is incomplete. Because I still want there to be more to it than what I experienced, but at this stage that all just seems like wishful thinking.
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Anon06/26/25, 12:26No.235630
Sponge
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Anon06/26/25, 13:24No.235632
How do you anons deal with being paired up girls in your dojo? I feel like it is good practice for them to repel a sex pest if nothing else
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Anon06/29/25, 10:05No.235954
Karatebros, why are full contact karate styles mostly advertised towards children and shotokan towards boomers? How can we change this? I'm in Eastern EU.
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Anon06/29/25, 21:22No.236052
Aside from kuro obi, is there any other movie that accurately displays okinawan karate? I guess karate kid is all we have. Never strike first, but striking first is the only way to win. I want to live, but i dont want to be taken advantage of. I honestly feel like rage is the answer.
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Anon06/30/25, 20:06No.236162
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xhIQTEhYxM
bros.... is karate just watered down Kudo?
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Anon07/04/25, 18:39No.236689
TKD > Karate
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Anon07/07/25, 21:52No.237215
anyone know anything about Byakuren Kaiken?
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Anon07/08/25, 01:01No.237230
I bought a 150 page book that is purely about seisan, AMA
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Anon07/16/25, 21:59No.237969
I just found out that the original sparring for Karate is "Kake-kumite". It's like Wing Chun's chisao, but if Motobu Choki's book is to be believed, it's a fucked up version of it with kicking someone in the balls being a valid move, so is throwing, and you risk getting struck so hard you lose consciousness (which is mental considering the videos and pictures I saw of it target only the body). The bunkai of the katas suddenly make sense when you're stuck in stand up grappling range with your homie. Why isn't this done more? Is it because of the Japanization of Karate, making the kumite more like Kendo?
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Anon07/17/25, 07:52No.237987
the more I do jiujitsu the more I see kata movements come up as grappling techniques
it's too bad karate has decided to interpret them as weird retarded strikes and spend 0% of the time applying them in live scenarios like they are meant to be
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Anon07/25/25, 15:53No.238526
Finally started learning seisan last night and im finding it incredibly interesting now that im past being intimidated by it.Aside from breaking it up into sections do any of you anons who know it have any tips for memorizing it? What should i watch out for in terms of common bad habits/form?
Im a bit confused about the double block/strike you do after the grab pull into your knee. Is it just thrusting straight out with your arms, or do you still follow the trajectory that you would with a normal outside/overhead block?
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Anon07/26/25, 08:35No.238570
Who teaches this karate style?
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Anon07/27/25, 21:33No.238668
>>>/wsg/5934127
Sick Ura Mawashi
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Anon07/28/25, 15:40No.238726
Which type of makiwara to buy?
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Anon07/30/25, 14:29No.239070
Protips for taking a shit while wearing a gi without completely taking it off?
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Anon08/03/25, 01:55No.239464
It's just so gay XD
https://youtube.com/shorts/Cih_lvSgpNI?si=33qe9yXvHquPwxr2
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Anon08/03/25, 23:23No.239535
>extreme sport
>karate
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Anon08/04/25, 19:04No.239573
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcmmro0QXZo
Vili is great desu, hope he does more collabs with the youtubers and does some myth busting
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Anon08/10/25, 08:52No.240012
I did goju ryu in munich. Wore my seidokan gi and yellow belt. It was awesome how quickly i fit into the class and it was eye opening to see how a country different from my own operates. Goju ryu has a lot tighter stances than seidokan and has more elbow strikes.
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Anon08/10/25, 23:45No.240052
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNMJ39soSTu/?igsh=MTQ3YmQycXV2MWx6dA==A karate girl just beat a Muay Thai guy at the lowkick championship
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Anon08/18/25, 12:56No.240556
Do you think some of the stranger Karate strikes might’ve been made for people with mutant body parts? I saw a video a while ago about weird strikes in Karate and one of them was picrel (I forgot the name). The narrator said something like the strike didn’t make sense and you’d have to condition your hands a crazy amount. But when I make the fist with my own right hand it feels solid, while my left which lacks a club thumb feels more awkward. Do you think I could make this strike work in the real world? For me, the solar plexus seems like the best and most intuitive target for this blow.
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Anon08/19/25, 02:58No.240588
what do you think of this round house head kick i did to this poojeet lmaoo i was 17 here if you want the full vid go on x raphaelmoggers
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Anon08/22/25, 11:56No.240799
How does one avoid or fix foot cramps? Started back up at the dojo yesterday and while doing kata both of my feet kept locking up randomly to the point where i had to stop and sit. Couldnt even move my toes when it was at its worst and i had to wait about 5 minutes for it to pass.
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Anon08/26/25, 21:24No.241068
Anyone else feel like a grade imposter? I got my 2nd Kyu at the start of this year and I don’t feel half as good as I was before I got it, just can’t seem to raise my pace to what it was before when I was training for it last year
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Anon09/03/25, 21:16No.241790
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjVLpksLbUQ
Shidokan looks pretty fun desu, like a halfway between Kyokushin and Kudo. Anyone ever done it?
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Anon09/04/25, 01:31No.241816
Ive been lazy about training bros. It has been about 2 months sonce i have been devoted. Whats the best way to get back in
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Anon09/08/25, 21:01No.242151
Thoughts on andy hug?
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Anon09/13/25, 03:55No.242575
Has anyone tried Seido before? Im in new york currently training bjj but feel the need to put my fist through something
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Anon09/16/25, 17:20No.242777
If I want to teach martial arts (specifically karate) as a career, what should I do?
Im a blue belt in Shotokan as of now and have also trained BJJ, albeit minimally.Seeking the wisdom of 4chan for this one. What should I consider?
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Anon09/20/25, 04:22No.242908
What can of worms have I unearthed encouraging a "retired" Southeastern Kenpo Ju Jitsu teacher to start teaching again? I have committed myself to his tutelage too.
He also claims that "its Chinese not Japanese"
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Anon09/26/25, 01:12No.243238
Aside from kuro obi, hkg, and karate kid franchise, are there any other good movies or shows for okinawan?I think earth bending in avatar is pretty close, but the well is running dry in content i can absorb.Only video games I've found that have similar styles are the latest virtua fighter and of course street fighter.
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Anon10/02/25, 17:52No.243937
I ended up taking the old guys Kenpo class and it was decent. Still not sure whether its Karate or not, but he made us attempt to hold horse stance for 15 minutes and taught us the brachial stun, so thats a good sign.
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Anon10/10/25, 01:09No.244585
Welp, i dont have enough hours in class to test this next week because of running around doing dumb shit this summer sadly. My next test will be in January.That being said im making great progress on my kicks, specifically okinawan roundhouse and my japanese back kick. I learned today for the roundhouse you get more power and better balance if you lean into the kick like you're doing crunches.Thanks to the anons who recommended the tennisball training, it has helped immensly with my foot grip. I try to practice standing on them (while braced lightly against something) while i do the forearm shit of rolling the weight tied to a stick.Pretty excited because my dojo is going to a mixed shorin ryu and goju ryu seminar soon and theyre going to teach my yellow belt ass tonfa basics.My seisan is mint and im debating self learning the next kata on my own based on our dojo videos...though i should probably just be patient. Karate isnt everything, but goddamn does it excite me.What is everyones favorite kata or move or combo and why?