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Mas Oyama
| Masutatsu Oyama (Choi Bae-dal) | |
|---|---|
 Oyama in 1954 | |
| Born | Choi Yeong-eui 4 June 1923 Kintei, Zenrahoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Gimje, North Jeolla Province, South Korea) |
| Died | 26 April 1994 (aged 70) Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Style | Kyokushin |
| Teacher(s) | Gigō Funakoshi, Gōgen Yamaguchi, Nei-Chu So [a][1][2][3] |
| Rank | 10th Dan Black Belt in Kyokushin Karate |
| Spouse | Chiyako Oyama (1946–1994) |
| Children | 3 |
| Notable students | (see below) |
| Choi Bae-dal | |
| Hangul | 최배달 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Baedal |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Paetal |
| Kyokushin | |
| Hangul | 극진 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Geukjin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kŭkchin |
Masutatsu Ōyama (大山 倍達, Ōyama Masutatsu, 4 June 1923[4] – 26 April 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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- ^ Goshi Yamaguchi on Mas Oyama and Kyokushin Karate. The-Martial-Way.com. Retrieved on 2020-08-15.
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- ^ "Black Belt Summer 1963". Active Interest Media. 1963. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ Lowe, Bobby. Mas Oyama's karate as practiced in Japan (Arco Pub. Co., 1964).
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