Hatsuo Royama

Hatsuo Royama
Born (1948-03-31) March 31, 1948 (age 76)
Gyōda, Saitama (Born in  Japan)
ResidenceJapan Saitama, Japan
StyleKyokushin, Yiquan, Kickboxing
Teacher(s)Mas Oyama, Hideo Nakamura (Kang Chang-Soo), Kenichi Sawai
Rank9th dan Kyokushin-kan Karate[1]

Hatsuo Royama (盧山 初雄, Royama Hatsuo, born 31 March 1948) also known by his Korean name of Noh Cho Woong (Korean노초웅; 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.[2]

  1. ^ Kyokushin-kan International Membership Information
  2. ^ "Shihan Okazaki Hiroto new Kancho of Kyokushin-kan". 14 April 2022.