In a more limited sense, full-contact karate refers to organizations that adopt the rules by which 'all direct-attack techniques other than a punch to a face are allowed,' as represented by Kyokushin Kaikan and its offshoots.
狭義では、極真会館とその分派の多くに代表される「手技による顔面攻撃以外」の直接打撃制ルールを採用する流派のことをさす。