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Black-and-white photograph of Masutatsu Ōyama training in 1954

Masutatsu Ōyama

Masutatsu Ōyama founded Kyokushin Karate and built an international full-contact organisation whose history later became closely intertwined with popular legend.

Masutatsu Ōyama training at a wooden makiwara striking post

Kyokushin Karate

Kyokushin is a full-contact karate tradition founded by Masutatsu Ōyama, known for knockdown competition, demanding conditioning, kata, and an international network of successor organisations.