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Originally Posted by Uke
Oyama didn't train to compete in sports, Judo Jibboo. He trained to end any confrontation. Period. Remember, he fought in 270 no rule matches in his career and ended most of them fast with one punch. And that's not counting with the Gracie math either. His level of conditioning, strength and ability crossed the line of fanaticism early on in his life. You won't see training like his today.
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Uke, look at my words that you quoted yourself in that response, i know Oyama didn't train for sports. I have not used Oyama as an example in support of my argument because he does not have much particular bearing on the discussion. I don't know how he got to be such a central element of the discussion.
On the other hand, he did start the sport competitions in Kyokushin, which originally included punches and elbows to the head which he removed to be able to safely continue fighting at the same high level of intensity, so maybe Oyama did see the value in compromising certain elements in exchange for vigorous sporting competition.