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Masutatsu Oyama
Gimje, North Jeolla, South Korea
Masutatsu Ōyama, born Choi Yeong-eui (Hangul: 최영의 Hanja: 崔永宜), more commonly known as Mas Oyama, was a karate master who founded Kyokushin Karate, considered the first and most in…
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Masutatsu Ōyama, born Choi Yeong-eui (Hangul: 최영의 Hanja: 崔永宜), 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 1968.
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2005
Oyama Karate Kyokushinkai
Movie Himself
- 1990
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1978
Kings of the Square Ring
Movie
- 1976
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1976
Fighting Black Kings
Movie Self
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1973
Bodyguard Kiba 2
Movie Tetsugen Daito
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1973
The Bodyguard
Movie Tetsugen Daito
