how did oyama train to be so powerful?

Question

I know he spent time in the mountains, but what did he do? I'm asking because I practice Muay Thai, and don't know a thing about karate. Am I able to hit as hard as him if I push myself enough, or is it just a Karate thing where you hit people certain ways and ****?

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Answer 1

Oh he as a power house for sure!!

He knocked out BULLS with his punches.

He trained vigorously in Goju which is a hard Karate external style and a good art form too IMO. He would dedicate hours day after day on his training and shaping of his mind, body and soul.

He LIVED, BREATHED, and even crapped Martial arts. He knew all the famous masters for he was one as well and they all had trained together before and shared philosophies on how to turn Toute into modern day Karate (Goju, Shotokan, Shorin Ryu, etc.)

Thats how you do it, live in his shoes day after day for his life any maybe you could be like he was, but the bet you can do honestly is just live it your way not his way that works for you and shape and train yourself as best and hard as you can without hurting yourself and do not take one any chargine BULLS any time soon ok..=] JK.

YOu can toughen your hands up on trees, hot small rocks that you pucnch into the size of pebbles, but you are really causing a lot of pain and damage to yourself to reach this state, so I hope it is what you really want. This was his life so he could do so.

Unless you can afford to be hurt and out then take it slow, careful and with a teacher!

GOOD LUCK!!

Answer 2

Hello

Firts off, it is somewhat of a karate thing. Master Oyama, before secluding himself and refingin his techniques to later form Kyokushinkai, The Society of Ultimate Truth, began with a base of karate. Master Oyama was a contemporary master of Shtokan (or rather the karate that is today known as Shotokan), trained in Miyagi's Okinawan Goju Ryu, and yes even a little Muay Thai boxing, which is why the style is a synthesis of those arts (and in that order).

Lastly, it was not only the traing Master Oyama undertook, but also that intangile intensity and passion for the arts that cannot be learned in any sense of the word, The kind of Bruce Lee dedication. Master Oyama was so dedicated to impart his knowledge that he not only traveled and defeated many martial arts challengers (no fight over 3 min, some only 3 sec, and the majority with just one blow), not to mention fighting and killing bulls bare-handed (although the bulls didn't go down easy). That is why Kyokushin, it's parents (Muay Thai, Shotokan and Goju Ryu), as well as its offshoots (Seido, Enshin, Ashihara, etc.) are considered the best striking styles in the history of bare-fisted murder. See a pattern?

Side note: Is it really so hard to believ that Master Oyama, the "God Hand", was truly so powerful when the majority of his training was under the philosophy of "one blow, one kill", which is not to different from that used by military snipers?

Simply put, Master Oyama was the definition of a beast, and a martial arts legend who in turn revolutionized the martial arts world.

Yes, it is possible to be able to hit like him. If you want to hit like him (the legendary God Hand), first super-refine your techniques. After that, master them, as if they were of your own creation. Don't stop for anything, and don't accept failure.

And FYI fenrisWulf, Goju is not a hard/external style. THe very name means Hard-Soft School. And Goju was not his primary style, hence why Kyokushin has mostly Shotokan's katas, movements, techniques, etc.

Answer 3

Like any legendary martial arts man, the legends grow with each telling. Although I am sure he was superbly trained as a martial artist, he was still human, and with today's superior knowledge of body mechanics and anatomy, I would not be surprised if modern training methods could produce someone who hit just as hard.

It wasn't magic, it was the result of hard work and sweat, if you do Muay Thai then you already practice this. As I understand it, sometimes more power can be achieved by training Western Boxing in addition to Muay Thai, but many MT school now practice modern methods anyways.

Train to be your best, that's how to get closest to the spirit of real masters.

Answer 4

Oyama spent most of his time doing "Tensho" kata, which is meditative, muscle building and similar to Sanchin.

Answer 5

i think it was the fact he did 1000s of each technique almost dayly you would be suprised at how much mucsle you get froma doing technique i dont even know where it comes from but hey who cares as long as i get it (evil grin)

Answer 6

very carefully