Kyokushin (極真) is a style of karate originating in Japan. It is a full-contact style of stand-up fighting and is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement...

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...

This is a list of highly notable practitioners of Kyokushin Karate. Masutatsu Ōyama (大山 倍達, Ōyama Masutatsu, born Choi Yeong-eui (Hangul: 최영의 Hanja: 崔永宜))...

Categories is the second largest competition in Kyokushin Karate. This tournament is arranged by several kyokushin organisations and usually held every fourth...

World Open Karate Championship is the largest competition in Kyokushin Karate. This tournament is arranged every fourth year in Tokyo. All world open...

Kyokushin Air (旭伸航空, Kyokushin Kōkū) was a commuter airline serving visitors and residents of Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It commuted between...

Taekwondo, Kobudō, Tang Soo Do, Wushu, Jujutsu, Kyokushin and Boxing, with a specific focus in Kyokushin Karate (although his style incorporates aspects...

characters, mainly by Kyokushin Karate (founder: Masutatsu Oyama). In Japan, katakana is mainly used for foreign words, giving Kyokushin Karate a modern and...

Hug was a keen footballer in his youth but gave up the sport to pursue Kyokushin karate which he began practicing at ten years old. Beginning his full...

in Karate, he first joined the Shotokan school, but soon switched to Kyokushin, which was more to his liking. During his time in Tokyo he lived with...

of sport fighting was developed and pioneered in the late 1960s by the Kyokushin karate organization in Japan, founded by Korean-Japanese Masutatsu Oyama...

the Kudo International Federation. He held a 9th degree black belt in Kyokushin Budokai (awarded by Jon Bluming), a 3rd degree black belt in judo, and...

Isshin Ryu Seishō Arakaki (1840–1918), Tode Steve Arneil (born 1934), Kyokushin Mark Arnott (born 1950), American Kenpo Tetsuhiko Asai (1935–2006), Shotokan...

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ranks after white belt. Despite this, red belts are rare in Kyokushin Karate. Most other Kyokushin organizations and dojos use an orange belt to denote 10th...

Netherlands. Plas began his career in martial arts in karate, learning Kyokushin from Jon Bluming. He founded the Mejiro Gym in 1978 after learning kickboxing...

in full-contact karate and kickboxing. He is a 7th dan black belt in Kyokushin Karate and operates various martial schools. He is most well-known as...

In 1977 he moved to Denver and opened his own Kyokushin dojo. In 1980 Hideyuki Ashihara left the Kyokushin organization and started his own style Ashihara...

(29 August 1934 – 2 July 2021) was a South African-British master of Kyokushin karate. He learned directly from Masutatsu Oyama and was a senior instructor...

while others have added techniques from other martial arts. For example Kyokushin, which is an extremely hard style derived from Shotokan and Gōjū-ryū,...

30, 2022, at the age of 82. "IBK International Kyokushin Budokai - Blak Belts". International Kyokushin Budokai. Bax, Paul. "Bob Wall Interview: "Pulling...

Karate Kendo Kenjutsu Kenpo Kosho Shorei Ryu Kempo Kūdō Kusarigamajutsu Kyokushin Kyūdō Kyūjutsu Naginatajutsu Maniwa Nen-ryū Ninjutsu Nippon Kempo Niten...

Kickboxing — incorporate from three combat arts — Muay Thai, Boxing, and Kyokushin style of Karate. French Savate — a historical sport which developed in...

Japanese Karate instructor residing in Brazil. He is a member of the IKO1 (Kyokushin Matsui Group)'s international committee and is the General Manager of...

Seidokaikan (正道会館) is a traditional full contact karate derived from Kyokushin by Kazuyoshi Ishii. Seidokaikan organized the first professional full contact...

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...

Japan. He is the master of Kyokushin karate and current Kancho (Director) of the International Karate Organization Kyokushin-kaikan, faction of the International...

hyakunin kumite) is an extreme test of physical and mental endurance in Kyokushin karate. Kumite is a form of sparring, one of the three main sections of...

Shotokan, although he has long practiced other karate styles such as Kyokushin and Goju Ryu Mark Bishop (1999). Okinawan Karate: Teachers, styles, and...

1888–1953) Arts taught Karate Ancestor schools Shōrei-ryū • Naha-te • Fujian White Crane (Whooping Crane style) Descendant schools Kyokushin • Isshin-ryū...