Mas Oyama

Masutatsu Oyama (Choi Bae-dal)
Oyama in 1954
BornChoi Yeong-eui
(1923-06-04)June 4, 1923
Kintei, Zenrahoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
(now Gimje, North Jeolla Province, South Korea)
DiedApril 26, 1994(1994-04-26) (aged 70)
Tokyo, Japan
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
StyleKyokushin
Teacher(s)Gigō Funakoshi, Gōgen Yamaguchi, Nei-Chu So [a][1][2][3]
Rank  10th Dan Black Belt in Kyokushin Karate
SpouseChiyako Oyama (1946–1994)
Children3
Notable students(see below)
Choi Bae-dal
Hangul
최배달
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChoe Baedal
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Paetal
Kyokushin
Hangul
극진
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGeukjin
McCune–ReischauerKŭkchin

Masutatsu Ōyama (大山 倍達, Ōyama Masutatsu, June 4, 1923 [4] – April 26, 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.[5][6]


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  1. ^ Goshi Yamaguchi on Mas Oyama and Kyokushin Karate. The-Martial-Way.com. Retrieved on 2020-08-15.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jinsoku Kakan 1956 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  4. ^ "大山倍達総裁 紹介|極真会館とは|極真会館".
  5. ^ "Black Belt Summer 1963". Active Interest Media. 1963. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. ^ Lowe, Bobby. Mas Oyama's karate as practiced in Japan (Arco Pub. Co., 1964).