Choi Yeong-eui (1923-07-27)July 27, 1923 Kintei, Zenrahoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Gimje, North Jeolla Province, South Korea)
Died
April 26, 1994(1994-04-26) (aged 70) Tokyo, Japan
Height
173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Style
Kyokushin
Teacher(s)
Gigō Funakoshi, Gōgen Yamaguchi, Nei-Chu So [a][1][2][3]
Rank
10th Dan Black Belt in Kyokushin Karate
Spouse
Chiyako Oyama (1946–1994)
Children
3
Notable students
(see below)
Choi Bae-dal
Hangul
최배달
Hanja
崔倍達
Revised Romanization
Choe Baedal
McCune–Reischauer
Ch'oe Paetal
Kyokushin
Hangul
극진
Hanja
極眞
Revised Romanization
Geukjin
McCune–Reischauer
Kŭkchin
Masutatsu Ōyama (大山 倍達, Ōyama Masutatsu, July 27, 1923 – April 26, 1994), more commonly known as Mas Oyama, was a South Korean karate master who founded Kyokushin Karate, considered the first and most influential style of full contact karate.[4][5] Oyama was an ethnic Korean; he was born Choi Yeong-eui (Korean: 최영의; Hanja: 崔永宜) and spent most of his life in Japan. He acquired Japanese citizenship in 1968.
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^Lowe, Bobby.
Mas Oyama's karate as practiced in Japan (Arco Pub. Co., 1964).
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