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))...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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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boxing ring or open mat. Yoshiji Soeno was a prestigious practitioner of Kyokushin Karate, having won second place in 1st Open All Japan Karatedo Championships...

in Kyokushin karate at the age of 11 and commenced tournament fighting at the age of 18 establishing himself as one of Australia's best Kyokushin fighters...

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...

age of five, and was the protégé of actor Sonny Chiba. A black belt in Kyokushin Karate, he initially gained prominence for his roles in Japanese and Hong...

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...

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...

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

US International Karate Organization Kyokushin-kaikan - shortened IKO - one of sports organizations for Kyokushin Karate Iko Carreira (1933–2000), the...

Yiquan, his association with founder of Kyokushin Karate, Mas Oyama and influence on various notable early Kyokushin practitioners. Sawai also found his own...

(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...

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...

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

university student, he learned martial arts, earning a black belt in Kyokushin Karate in 1965 and later receiving a fourth degree in 1984. Chiba's career...

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

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

Kai Asakura (朝倉 海, Asakura Kai, born 31 October 1993) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate...

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