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donny holman yes..some restrictions. original Kyokushin back to 1940-50 was more brutal. Face strike and groin were usual. Fight was from few seconds to a minute.. one single punch in a face made guys unable to continue fight.. Oyama made rules. No strikes in face and groin. What you can see a Oyama Kyokushin...strong fast and huge endurance. P.S.Any competition Kyokushin vs kudo or vs Wushy Sanda....they loose .. Boxing and wrestling skills primitive and not completely developed. I am not talking abaut Kickboxing or Muay Tai....they win 100%. Kyokushin strong no doubt but far away from reality.

@@insertusername4716 actually, they do train head punch, the rule that not allow head punch is only in Kyokushin tournament, but some full contact karate tournament allow head punch when the fighters wear the gloves like this kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o9qBfryc0qmYioU.html. Andy Hug is a Kyokushin and Seidokaikan black belt, he beaten many kickboxers include muay thai and Semmy schilt also black belt in Ashihara karate (developed from kyokushin) Kyokushin and Kudo also beat many kickboxers include muay thai, he also have quite good mma record

Judd Reid is big on training face punches and other strikes to the head. That was a big part of the seminar of his I went to.

actually, they do train head punch, the rule that not allow head punch is only in Kyokushin tournament, but some full contact karate tournament allow head punch when the fighters wear the gloves like this kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o9qBfryc0qmYioU.html

In knockdown competition rules, it's too messy and can end bouts too early. Reid Sensei most certainly trains you to strike to the face! I'd recommend going to a seminar with him or bringing him in for one heartily.