The development of Karate as the sport games ((The history of modern Karate)

Kyokushin-kaikan created the major current of the “Full-contact” Karate.

Why did the Non-contact rule birth? The “Kumite” match is the designation of game fighting in Karate. How does it be adjusted “Kumite” match to safety game in Karate? 　It was a indispensable condition which the “Karate” would be popular sports like Judo in those days.　All of modern sports must be safety.
　Accordingly, Judo introduced the soft “Tatami” unless the hard ground for throwing. In the case of Karate,　it did not go simply so. Because The striking by empty hand and bare foot is few safety on the “Kumite” match.
　But Karate must have something for real fighting as Budo.　It was a inconsistent with modern sports.
Therefore, many rules of “Karate” have been produced for safe “Kumite” match until now. The safe protector attracted the Karate mans' attention at the time of the first stage. 　It was investigated by the Karate club of Tokyo university and the “Kanbu-kan” school.
　It seemed as if the safe protector would be the ideal tool for “Kumite” match. But the safe protector was still makeshift and danger in those days. Therefore, it has not been the mainstream on the rule of “Kumite” match.

　Gradually, the “Non-contact” rule became to the mainstream. It was created by the Karate club of Takushoku university. The attack is stopped before hitting the enemy in the “Non-contact” rule. There is no injury. The “Non-contact” rule was introduced by Japan Karate-do Federation as an integrated organization of Karate. This rule is used by many schools in Japan. The school that introduced the “Non-contact” rule is called the “Traditional Karate” as a rule.

The rise of Kyokushin-Kai
Karate acquired citizenship at a stretch with establishment of Japan Karate-do Federation. It has been adopted as a demonstration game of the National Athletic Meet in 1978, as a formal item from 1981.
　The Karate game came to accept as a national sport in Japan. The game of the "Kata" which is a traditional method of practicing Karate also came to be performed with “Kumite” match. Some schools, however, had many differences in operation with the same name. Therefore, these differences were unified and the “Shitei-Gata” was clarified for the standard judgment. By the appearance of the “Shitei-Gata”, many players got the chance to win by game. And it was a help which increases the Karate game population.

　But some schools broke away from Japan Karate-do Federation by the appearance of the “Shitei-Gata”. Because they disliked a forfeiture of the essence for real fight. 　And some groups have appeared gradually that hold dissatisfaction to the “Non-contact” rule in “Kumite” match. Especially, it was the Kyokushin-Kai school that criticized Japan Karate-do Federation excessively.

↑Sensei Masutatsu Oyama (The　founder　of　Kyokushin-Kaikan)

　The Kyokushin-Kai　ｓｃｈｏｏｌ was created by the Sensei Masutatsu Oyama who had been the father of “Full-contact” rule. Although the Kyokushin-Kai belonged to the Goju-Ryu, Masutatsu Oyama performed the thought of his style. 　As a matter of fact, a “grip work” and a “hook work” were forbidden in the “Kumite” rule of the Kyokushin-Kai.
　But a direct blow by the empty hand or bare foot were permitted without attacking to the face by the empty hand. 　This style of the Kyokushin-Kai was called “Full-contact” Karate. It was very excessive rule in those days.
　The Kyokushin-Kai had been the subject matter of comics and a movie. Because it had a strong sport-combative fascination.
　A game of the Kyokushin-Kai was successful also as performance for the first time as a tournament of karate. The Kyokushin-Kai became existence of like representing a sport-combative community over the frame of Karate.

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