Kyokushin uses no protective gear other than mouth and groin protectors.
No hand techniques to the head, no attacking joints.
Our frenzied offshoot, Daido Juku, uses visored headguards and light handguards, but pretty much everything short of "ground and pound" goes.
SevenStar: It's hilarious seeing people's reactions when they see a big, black dude with a sword walking toward them.
Masterkiller: Especially when they're at the ATM.
WTF? How did we go from the White Haired Devil strangling and beating guys to death in a teahouse, to Mr Miyagi and Jhoon Rhee?
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