Masutatsu Oyama (?? ??, ?yama Masutatsu, born Choi Yeong-eui (Hangul: ??? Hanja: ???); July 27, 1923 – April 26, 1994), more commonly known as Mas Oyama, was a karate master who founded Kyokushin Karate, considered the first and most influential style of full contact karate. A Zainichi Korean, he spent most of his life living in Japan and acquired Japanese citizenship in 1964. He was an alumnus of Waseda University.
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