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Masutatsu Ōyama (大山 倍達, Ōyama Masutatsu, 4 June 1923 [4] – 26 April 1994), more commonly known as Mas Oyama, was a Zainichi Korean karate master who founded Kyokushin Karate, considered the first and most influential style of full contact karate.
This lists celebrities, who were not directly trained by Mas Oyama: Dolph Lundgren – He took up Kyokushin karate at the age of 10. [94] He captained the Swedish Kyokushin karate team, and was a formidable challenger at the 1979 World Open Tournament (arranged by the Kyokushin Karate Organization) when he was only a green belt.
IKO Sosai Kyokushinkaikan was renamed KWO (Kyokushin World Organization) Mas Oyama in 2020 - This organization is run by the Oyama family who inherited it from the late Mas Oyama, the founder of Kyokushin Kaikan. [59] [60] Kikuko Oyama (also known as Kuristina Oyama) , the third daughter of Mas. Oyama is the current Custodian of his estate.
Hatsuo Royama (盧山 初雄, Royama Hatsuo, born 31 March 1948) also known by his Korean name of Noh Cho Woong (Korean: 노초웅; Hanja: 盧初雄) is a master of Kyokushin Karate and was current Kancho (Director) of the Kyokushin-kan International Organization Honbu, one faction of the International Karate Organization (IKO) founded by Mas Oyama (1923–1994) until April 2022.
Shigeru Oyama (大山 茂, Ōyama Shigeru, July 7, 1936 – February 14, 2016) was a karate practitioner and instructor who operated a dojo in New York for half a century. . He taught Kyokushin karate for many years before forming his own organization World Oyama Karate in 1985
During one summer training, Chong attempted the 100-man kumite under Mas Oyama but stopped after fighting 30 opponents. [7] In 1969, Chong returned to Singapore once again and officially established his own dojo, becoming the founder of Kyokushin karate in Singapore. [9] The dojo was located in a kindegarten at 88 St. Francis Road off Serangoon ...
He is the master of Kyokushin karate and current Kancho (Director) of the International Karate Organization Kyokushin-kaikan, faction of the International Karate Organization (IKO) founded by Mas Oyama (1923–1994). [1] [4]
Edward 'Bobby' Lowe (August 23, 1929 – September 14, 2011) was a prominent Chinese American master of Kyokushin karate. [1] [2] [3] He was the first uchi deshi (live-in student) of Masutatsu Oyama, founder of Kyokushin karate, and established the first Kyokushin school outside Japan.