Kyokushin
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Kyokushin (極真)[lower-alpha 1] is a style of karate originating in Japan. It is a full-contact style of stand-up fighting and is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline, and hard training.[5][6][7][8]
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Quick Facts Focus, Hardness ...
Focus | Striking |
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Hardness | Full-contact |
Country of origin | Japan |
Creator | Masutatsu Oyama (Choi Bae-Dal) |
Famous practitioners | (see notable practitioners) |
Ancestor arts | Gōjū-ryū,[1] Shotokan,[2] Bogutsuki Karate[3][4] |
Descendant arts | Kudo, Ashihara, Enshin, Seidokaikan, Shidokan, Satojuku, Seidō juku, Dutch Kickboxing |
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Quick Facts Korean name, Hangul ...
Korean name | |||||||
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Hangul | 극진회관 | ||||||
Hanja | 極眞會館 | ||||||
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Japanese name | |||||||
Hiragana | きょくしんかいかん | ||||||
Katakana | キョクシンカイカン | ||||||
Kyūjitai | 極眞會館 | ||||||
Shinjitai | 極真会館 | ||||||
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Kyokushin Kaikan is the martial arts organization founded in 1964 by Korean-Japanese Masutatsu Oyama (大山倍達, Ōyama Masutatsu), officially the International Karate Organization. Previously, this institution was known as the Oyama Dojo. Since 1964, the style has continued to spread to more than 120 countries, becoming one of the largest martial arts organizations in the world, and in Japan itself.[9][additional citation(s) needed]