I always got in trouble when I'd spar with Kyokushin guys...I simply could not refrain from aiming at the head. And I was even trying not to, but conditioning is a real thing (a good thing in that instance).
In Kei Shin Kan we used to fight with Koshiki equipment. It's a compromise, the mask makes it hard to breath and see, and the body armor inhibits movement. But it did allow full power strikes while minimizing injury.
I know there were some Kyokushin off-shoots that only used the helmets, while allowing full power contact everywhere else. That always seemed like a reasonable compromise to me.
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