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01 · Kyokushin explainedUnderstanding
Understanding
Kyokushin
Full-contact karate explained simply: the rules, a real class, the belts. And to try it, a Kyokushin dojo on Nuns' Island, in Verdun: your first class is free.
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02 · Beginners
I’m starting
First class, what to bring, how contact is introduced, how often to train.
Starting KyokushinWhat to Bring
05 · Kids & parentsFor my
From age 4 · parents are welcome to watch
For my
child
From age 4 · parents are welcome to watchSafety, a kids class part by part, and what age to start.
10 topics to explore
All 93 guides01Kyokushin explained20 guides02Starting Kyokushin11 guides03Self-defense5 guides04Compare martial arts13 guides05Kids & parents4 guides06History & organisations5 guides07Karate in Montreal16 guides08Karate and other sports13 guides09Karate and your training6 guides
10Fitness and weight
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Ta force. Ton rythme.Sourced guides with no promise of pounds, by Joanie Roussy, with her women’s classes.
Eating wellMobilityMenopauseAfter 40
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Guides to discover
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Kyokushin karate belts, in order
The Kyokushin belt order from 10th kyu to dan in the WKO Shinkyokushinkai system: what each colour covers at the dojo, and what a grading actually involves.
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01 · Kyokushin
What Is It Really Like to Train Kyokushin?
Bow, warm-up, kihon, pads, supervised kumite and meditation: how a Kyokushin class unfolds, step by step, and how to try one for free on Nuns' Island.
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04 · Compare
Kyokushin vs Muay Thai
Clinch, elbows, head punches and low kicks compared.
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All guides, A to Z
- MontrealA Saturday morning activity for children aged 4 to 6, when the week belongs to daycare
- SportsA sport after 60 on Nuns’ Island: choose the right one, and try karate
- TrainingA women’s gym or classes at the dojo?
- MontrealAn activity after work, near Pointe-Nord: karate on Nuns’ Island
- CompareBJJ or Kyokushin?
- KyokushinBody Conditioning
- CompareBoxing or karate after 50: what each rulebook asks of a beginner
- CompareBoxing or Kyokushin?
- TrainingCardio boxing and karate: after the bag, a partner
- Self-defenseFull contact or point fighting — which trains what?
- MontrealFull-Contact Karate in Montreal: What Should You Look For?
- MontrealGetting to the dojo from your part of Nuns’ Island
- CompareGoju-Ryu or Kyokushin?
- TrainingHIIT, bootcamp and karate: what the dojo adds
- KyokushinHow Difficult Is It?
- HistoryHow legitimate is the 100-man kumite?
- MontrealHow much does karate really cost in Montreal?
- BeginnersHow to Prepare
- KyokushinHow Tough Is Kyokushin, Really?
- BeginnersInjuries and Long-Term Safety
- KyokushinIppon kumite and jiyu ippon kumite: one-step sparring explained
- KyokushinIs It Legitimate — and How Widespread?
- BeginnersIs It Too Difficult to Start?
- Self-defenseIs Kyokushin effective in a real fight?
- Self-defenseIs Kyokushin Good for Self-Defense?
- KyokushinIs Kyokushin Karate Effective?
- KidsIs Kyokushin karate safe for kids?
- Self-defenseIs Kyokushin unrealistic because there are no head punches?
- BeginnersIs Twice a Week Enough?
- CompareJudo or Kyokushin?
- SportsKarate and baseball on Nuns’ Island: the complete sport of the other season
- SportsKarate and basketball on Nuns’ Island: the second sport, beside the gym
- SportsKarate and cycling on Nuns’ Island: what the dojo adds when the bike goes in
- SportsKarate and dance on Nuns’ Island: what the dojo adds beside the studio
- SportsKarate and gymnastics on Nuns’ Island: what the dojo adds beside the apparatus
- SportsKarate and hockey on Nuns’ Island: the complete sport, off the ice
- SportsKarate and racket sports on Nuns’ Island: what the dojo adds beside the court
- SportsKarate and running on Nuns’ Island: what the dojo adds to your kilometres
- SportsKarate and soccer on Nuns’ Island: the second sport, beside the team
- SportsKarate and swimming on Nuns’ Island: the second sport, out of the water
- SportsKarate and tennis on Nuns’ Island: what the dojo adds beside the court
- SportsKarate and volleyball on Nuns’ Island: what the dojo adds on the other side of the net
- MontrealKarate as a family: parents and kids at the same dojo
- MontrealKarate classes for adult beginners in Montreal: Nuns’ Island, Verdun, from age 14
- MontrealKarate classes for kids in Montreal: Nuns’ Island, Verdun, from age 4
- BeginnersKarate for seniors: start at 50, 60 and beyond, at your own pace
- MontrealKarate for teens aged 14 to 17 in Montreal: the adult classes, from 14
- MontrealKarate near the Bell campus on Nuns’ Island
- KyokushinKarate styles: Shotokan, Goju-Ryu, Wado, Shito and Kyokushin
- CompareKenpo or Kyokushin?
- MontrealKickboxing in Montreal? Kyokushin karate, on Nuns’ Island
- CompareKickboxing or Kyokushin?
- CompareKrav Maga or Kyokushin?
- CompareKudo or Kyokushin?
- HistoryKyokushin and Kyokushin Budokai: what is the difference?
- KyokushinKyokushin karate belts, in order
- MontrealKyokushin Karate in Montreal
- KyokushinKyokushin Kata
- KyokushinKyokushin Techniques
- BeginnersKyokushin, ADHD and Structure
- CompareMMA or Kyokushin?
- CompareMuay Thai or Kyokushin?
- KyokushinOsu: what the word you hear in the dojo really means
- MontrealSelf-defense classes in Montreal: workshop, system or martial art?
- CompareShotokan or Kyokushin?
- BeginnersStarting After 40
- KidsStarting karate at 8, 10 or 12: is it too late?
- BeginnersStarting Kyokushin
- TrainingStrength training and karate: what the dojo adds
- MontrealTaekwondo in Montreal? Kyokushin karate, on Nuns’ Island
- CompareTaekwondo or Kyokushin?
- TrainingThe gym and karate: what the dojo adds
- KyokushinThe Kyokushin kata list, belt by belt
- BeginnersThe Mental Side
- MontrealThe Petit Samouraï: karate at ages 4, 5 and 6, on Nuns’ Island
- KidsWhat a Kyokushin kids class is like
- KidsWhat age can kids start karate?
- HistoryWhat are the differences between Kyokushin organisations?
- HistoryWhat happened to grappling in Kyokushin?
- KyokushinWhat Is It Really Like to Train Kyokushin?
- KyokushinWhat Is Kyokushin Karate?
- KyokushinWhat Is Kyokushin Kumite?
- HistoryWhat is the 100-man kumite?
- BeginnersWhat It Builds Physically
- BeginnersWhat to Bring
- MontrealWhich sport for a child on Nuns’ Island?
- Self-defenseWhy are there no head punches in Kyokushin tournaments?
- KyokushinWhy Choose Kyokushin?
- KyokushinWhy Do Kyokushin Fighters Spar That Way?
- KyokushinWhy Isn't It More Popular?
- KyokushinWhy Low Kicks Land So Hard
- KyokushinWhy People Love It
- TrainingYoga, Pilates and karate: what the dojo adds
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