Koshiki Karate
Koshiki is not a style of Karate, it is an organized way of competing full-contact with bare hands and bare feet with no padding on the shins. The only protection is light chest armor and a head-gear with face shield. Koshiki tournaments allow karate people of various styles to compete against each other, striking with full-power blows, to determine which techniques and styles are most effective.
Scoring is by striking with hands and feet, as well as throws, chokes and submission holds. The most common style of Koshiki participants is Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karate, Kyokushin Karate, Jujitsu. Koshiki tournaments are usually reserved for people at the black-belt level.
The Koshiki system of fighting was developed in Japan by Hanshi Masayuki Hisataka (son of Kori Hisataka, founder of Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karate) in the 1980s.
- Koshiki Karate Tournament Highlights
