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Dudes Ninjakiller aside I really have to say that the effectiveness of your style has a lot to do with how your taught. I personally think his sensei blew but thats just my opinion. here is my weigh in
shotokan- This style is extremely good at learning long range tech and closing the distance. The "SPORT" fighters are very focused on long and mid range stuff and they also insist on clean controlled tech. This makes the karate fighter more susceptible to the brawler style of fighter. The inside fighting game is very big in full contact and I feel that shotokan doesnt emphasis this enough. Shotokan also has a large variety of techniques that are very specialized and dont translate well to this breed of fighting. Unlike most karateka I dont have a problem with low kicks. I just kick you in the face and we trade that way. This style is very adept at a large score of things but conditioning and practical application are not always taught. A lot of them also teach some bull crap to commercialize the art. Personally I like the art and I like to hit so take it what you will.
Kyokushin- awesome conditioning and mid to short range techniques. Very focused on taking your opponent out. Has some weaknesses in that the head punches aren't there but dojo training can compensate for this. I havent actually trained any of this but I really like the kicks they use and have been working on them.
Kempo- I dont know jack about this except it is a more hand oriented art than shotokan. It is also a cousin art of both shotokan and kyokushin
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