Enshin instead of Kyokushin?

Question

I have been interested in starting training in Kyokushin, yet I havent found any dojos in my area. There are, however, Enshin karate dojos. Is Enshin an adequate substitute for Kyokushin?

Answer 1

These are pretty close to the same. Enshin was started by a top student of Mas Oyama's who was the founder of Kyokushin. They both have the same type of conditioning and full contact sparring. There is also the Sabaki Challenge they complete in. It's a bare knuckle full contact tournament held in Colorado I believe. Search it on the internet to find more about it. I believe Enshin would be your next best thing if you cant find a Kyokushin Dojo near.