Mas Oyama
Masutatsu Oyama | |||||
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大山 倍達 | |||||
Oyama in 1954 | |||||
| Born | Choi Yeong-eui (Korean: 최영의) 27 July 1923 | ||||
| Died | 26 April 1994 (aged 70) Tokyo, Japan | ||||
| Other names | Choi Bae-dal | ||||
| Citizenship | Japan (after 1968) | ||||
| Spouse | Chiyako Oyama (1946–1994) | ||||
| Children | 3 | ||||
| Martial arts career | |||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||
| Style | Kyokushin | ||||
| Teachers | Gigō Funakoshi, Gōgen Yamaguchi, Nei-Chu So | ||||
| Rank | 10th Dan Black Belt in Kyokushin Karate | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Notable students | (see below) | ||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 大山 倍達 | ||||
| Hiragana | おおやま ますたつ | ||||
| Katakana | オオヤマ マスタツ | ||||
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| Korean name | |||||
| Hangul | 최배달 | ||||
| Hanja | 崔倍達 | ||||
| RR | Choe Baedal | ||||
| MR | Ch'oe Paedal | ||||
| Kyokushin | |
| Hangul | 극진 |
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| Hanja | 極眞 |
| RR | Geukjin |
| MR | Kŭkchin |
Masutatsu Ōyama (born Choi Yeong-eui; 27 July 1923 – 26 April 1994), commonly known outside Japan as Mas Oyama, was a Korean-Japanese karateka. He was the founder of Kyokushin Karate, considered the first and most influential style of full contact karate.