Kyokushin · Fight Coaching · Self Defense
Kyokushin Karate
Kyokushin is a full-contact striking art built on power, conditioning, and the ability to function under real pressure. It develops strong basics, disciplined movement, and a mindset that is forged through rigorous training and honest contact. Kyokushin emphasizes low-line kicks, body conditioning, explosive power, and the resilience needed to fight through resistance. It is a practical, efficient system that produces martial artists who can absorb impact, generate power in close range, and apply technique with intention. In every way, Kyokushin training builds a fighter’s body and spirit simultaneously.
Dutch Kick Boxing
Dutch kickboxing is an aggressive, high-output striking system that blends Kyokushin-style kicks with Western boxing and rapid-fire combinations. It’s built for real exchanges—balanced footwork, tight guard, powerful low kicks, and constant pressure. This style became world-famous through K-1, where its efficiency and adaptability were proven against top-level fighters. Training emphasizes sharp combinations, clean defensive structure, precise angles, and the ability to stay dangerous in every range. It is a practical and highly effective striking method for developing speed, power, timing, and fight-ready conditioning.
Self Defense
Practical self-defense focuses on what works in close, chaotic, real-world situations. Training includes escapes from grabs and holds, throws, takedown defense, close-range striking, and the use of improvised or traditional weapons when necessary. The goal is efficient survival: creating space, breaking control, and ending the threat quickly. Techniques are simple, direct, and designed to hold up under stress—not flashy or theoretical. Students learn how to stay calm, react decisively, and use leverage, positioning, and striking to protect themselves in unpredictable situations.
Ed (Edson) Profacci, Shihan
A 5th degree black belt (Godan) in Kyokushin Karate with over thirty years of full-contact training. A product of the old-school Kyokushin system, he was forged through impact, endurance, and the kind of rigorous training that demands absolute commitment. What began in his teens became a lifelong pursuit built on discipline, pressure, and continual evolution.
Shihan Profacci fought full-contact Kyokushin and expanded his skillset through Dutch kickboxing, Jujitsu, and weapons-based combatives to create a complete and practical approach to combat. For more than 20 years, he has coached and cornered fighters in Kickboxing, Muay Thai, and Kyokushin, developing athletes who can execute under stress, stay composed under fire, and push far beyond their limits. Kyokushin remains his core, but everything he teaches has been tested, refined, and proven under pressure.
As a coach, Shihan Profacci is known for his precision, intensity, and honesty. He builds fighters from the ground up, mechanics first, mindset second, and resilience every step of the way. He has trained beginners, competitive fighters, law-enforcement, military personnel, and anyone willing to put in the work, always with one mission: produce capable, confident martial artists who can perform when it counts.
Our Kyokushin Lineage
Sosai Mas Oyama
Founder of Kyokushin Karate
Founded Kyokushin and developed the full-contact system that became one of the world’s most influential forms of karate. Known for his feats of strength and fighting worldwide.
Hanshi Don Buck
American Kyokushin Pioneer
A student and friend of Mas Oyama, Buck established Oyama’s Karate in San Francisco in 1957, one of the earliest Kyokushin dojos in the continental United States.
Hanshi Fred Buck
American Kyokushin Pres.
Son of Don Buck, Fred began teaching in 1973 and continued his father’s Kyokushin lineage as president of the American Kyokushin Karate Organization.
Kyoshi Armando Cappa
American Kyokushin VP
Cappa began training in Kyokushin in 1972, established his own dojo in 1980, and serves as vice president of the American Kyokushin Karate Organization.
Shihan Edson Profacci
Kyokushin Karate | 5th Degree Black Belt
Training since 1994, Shihan Profacci carries the Kyokushin lineage forward through advanced training, teaching and fighter development.
The Mindset
We don’t train for guarantees. We train for options. We train for an edge, the ability to think clearly under pressure, push beyond adversity, and do what others cannot when it matters most. There are no guarantees of victory or survival, in life or in training. What training provides is confidence earned through discipline, resilience forged under pressure, and the ability to respond rather than react.
I believe in training with purpose. Every drill, every repetition, and every challenge has a reason. Kyokushin’s demanding training develops strong fundamentals, confidence, resilience, and the ability to perform under pressure. The process is challenging because growth comes through overcoming adversity. Through discipline, consistent effort, and continuous development, capable martial artists, and exceptional fighters are forged.
Kyokushin In Action
Wondering what Kyokushin really looks like? From serious dojo training to full-contact tournament battles and real-world application, across different dojos and organizations. Check out this month’s video.
Dojo Family
Gionni "Bear" Profacci
After twelve years of dedicated training, Gionni “Bear” Profacci earned his Shodan (Black Belt) in Kyokushin Karate in 2024 under the instruction of his father, Shihan Profacci. His test was a full-day gauntlet of endurance and spirit, including a 5-mile run, weightlifting standards, technical kihon and kata evaluation, and two continuous hours of full-contact fights against fresh opponents.
This achievement marks him as the newest black belt in our lineage. In addition to Kyokushin, Bear has cross-trained in Boxing and Judo, building a well-rounded and effective skill set.
Gionni proudly serves in the United States Navy and is a devoted husband and new father. He now teaches as an assistant instructor in his home city of Honolulu, Hawaii, continuing his development under Shihan’s guidance.
