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[powerof0ne]

What I mean by this is, is it normal for a Kyokushin tournament to have you fight at 1300, have semi-finals at 1600, and the final fight at 1800? Lets say there are only 8 to 10 people in each division, is this how it generally is? This is how it was at the tourny I was in this past Saturday. It's a huge disadvantage to the competitors because the bruising/swelling has accumulated over time. I don't remember it being this way in Sabaki. I also don't think that the general audience that isn't a Kyokushin practitioner is going to be too thrilled with such a long wait. Just my own two cents.
Osu!

the long waits have always been a problem. However, there never seems to be a tournament that runs truly on time, as there are always some sort of delays. Often times, it's not enough mats to fight on, not enough referees, etc.

[powerof0ne]

Oh, I fully agree that no tournament or kickboxing/muay thai/mma fight card ever runs as scheduled but the way this tournament was...this was how it was pre-planned. First fights at 1300, semis at 1600, and finals at 1800. I'll still compete but hope most tournaments aren't ran this way.

[Ryu]

most tournamenys i go to are exactly like this... i remember last one a went to i had to wait for like 5 hours and that was only the first fight, i was tired and hungry ...and to make things worse i freaking lost the first fight

talk about being frustrated

[andytaro]

I believe most tournys I fought in went this way. If you fight in a larger tournanment, it often extends to next day or third day. (Like the Kyokushin World Tournanment).
That is why most kyokushin fighters or other fighters who participate in full contact fights conditions their body to minimize swelling or bruises.

[powerof0ne]

I'm a muay thai instructor..trust me, we do loooooooooots of conditioning..it's just not that smart, but that's the nature of the game to have the tournaments this way, I guess. When I fought in a Sabaki tournament it ran a lot quicker and you knew who you would be fighting and an estimation of when. I'll deal with it, I just wish this wasn't the way it was.

mmm the waiting time sounds bad, that's when you start feeling the pain.

but think about big tournaments in which over 100+ people are participating. For the 2nd fight they have to wait for a long time unless there are multiple fights going on at the same time.

So Osu powerof0ne how did the tournament go?

Osu.

[andytaro]

How did you do in the tournanment? Did you win?
I always think it is advantage. After going through extenstions (2-3 fights in a match), you are pretty exhausted. It is nice to have extra time to recover your energy before going to next round. Also, I do RICE　(Rest,Ice,Compression,Elevation) method during long wait so swelling can be minimized.
Then once I am on the mat again, I pretty much forget about pain I have with help of lots of adrenaline and focusing on opponent.

[kakatootoshi]

About pain management
I think (with much guesswork) that star fighters go to a tournament with their own doctors and therapists who give them proper injections and massage to reduce pain when needed. I think all these can not be substituted by your dojo people and an old icebox.

Any special idea about how to reduce pain during the course of a tournament? Equipment?

OSU!