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Mas Oyama
Zainichi Korean karateka (1923–1994)
Masutatsu Ōyama (大山 倍達, Ōyama Masutatsu, 4 June 1923[4] – 26 April 1994), more commonly known as Mas Oyama, was a Zainichi Koreankarate master who founded Kyokushin Karate, considered the first and most influential style of full contact karate.[5][6]
Early life
Mas Oyama was born as Choi Yeong-eui (Korean: 최영의; Hanja: 崔永宜) in Kintei, Korea, Empire of Japan.
At a young age, he was sent to Manchukuo to live on his sister's farm.
Masutatsu oyama biography books
Oyama began studying Chinese martial arts at age 9 from a Chinese farmer who was working on the farm. His family name was Lee and Oyama said he was his very first teacher. The story of the young Oyama's life is written in his earlier books.[7][8] His family was of the landed-gentry class, and his father, Choi Seung-hyun, writing under the pen name of "Hakheon," was a noted composer of classical Chinese poetry.[9]