HENKŌ KYOKUSHIN KARATE IS A FULLCONTACT, BAREKNUCKLE KARATE STYLE AND IS PART OF THE SONODA KYOKUSHINKAIKAN KARATE ORGANIZATION (IKOKS).

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THE HENKŌ KYOKUSHIN KARATE PROGRAM - DIRECTED BY MARCO KUSTER 5.DAN KYOKUSHIN KARATE (IKOK SONODA) - IS BASED ON THE THREE MAIN PILLARS:

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1) 基本, 移動稽古, KIHON-, IDŌ - GEIKO = THE BASIC TECHNIQUES & CONCEPTS BOTH STATIC & IN MOTION (KICKING, PUNCHING, BLOCKING, ELLBOW STRIKES & KNEE STRIKES)

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2) 形, KATA = THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF THE KATA FORMS, THE KARATE TECHNIQUES USED FOR FIGHTING ARE LEARNED. BALANCE, COORDINATION, BREATHING AND CONCENTRATION ARE ALSO DEVELOPED. KATA IS A VERY EFFECTIVE FORM OF TOTAL MIND AND BODY CONDITIONING.

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3) 組手, KUMITE = "ENCOUNTER / EXCHANGES OF THE HANDS" DEWSCRIBES THE VARIOUS FORMS OF FIGHTING AT COMPETITIONS AND FIGHT TRAINING EXERCISES OF KARATE.

IN KYOKUSHIN KARATE THERE ARE MANY KUMITE VARIATIONS LIKE:

 

                        > 約束組手, YAKUSOKU KUMITE = PARTNER FIGHT COMBINATION DRILLS, STRIKE-, BLOCK-, KICK-COMBINATIONS OF KYOKUSHIN KARATE.

                        > 実戦組手, JISSEN-KUMITE = SPARRING - FULLCONTACT SPARRING IN KYOKUSHIN FULLCONTACT,  BAREKNUCKLE KARATE RULES WITHOUT PROTECTORS

                        > 競争 KYŌSŌ = COMPETITION, TOURNAMENT FIGHTS IN THE OFFICIAL KYOKUSHINKAIKAN KARATE FULLCONTACT, BARE KNUCKLE RULESET