a style of stand-up, full contact karate

Kyokushin (極真) is a style of stand-up, full contact karate, founded in 1964 by Korean-Japanese Masutatsu Oyama (大山倍達 Ōyama Masutatsu) who was born under the name Choi Young-Eui.

Ultimate Truth'

KYOKUSHIN, in Japanese means 'Ultimate Truth'.

karate

Kyokushin karate was devised by Masutatsu Oyama which incorporates elements of Shotokan, Goju-ryu, Muay Thai (that's where those low kicks came from), and several other martial arts.

the ultimate truth” which was defined by the founder, Masutatsu (Mas) Oyama in the description of the height of martial arts training in Japanese

Kyokushin means “the ultimate truth” in Japanese which was defined by the founder, Masutatsu (Mas) Oyama in the description of the height of martial arts training.

in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline and hard training

Japanese for 'the ultimate truth,” Kyokushin is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline, and hard training.

glove karate

Kyokushin is the basis of glove karate, a knockdown karate format wearing boxing gloves and allowing punches to the head.

as “the strongest karate

Practiced world wide today, and internationally renowned, Kyokushin is commonly regarded as “the strongest karate”.

the search for the ultimate truth

Oyama's own curriculum soon developed a reputation as a tough, intense, hard hitting but practical style which was finally named Kyokushin, which means 'the search for the ultimate truth,' in a ceremony 1957.

a hard style of Karate

Kyokushin is a hard style of Karate that created what we call Knockdown Karate.

for 'the society of the ultimate truth'

Kyokushinkai is Japanese for 'the society of the ultimate truth'.

a style of Karate known as the strongest style

Kyokushin or Kyokushinkai is a style of Karate known as the strongest style and was developed in the 1950s by Masutatsu Oyama.

full contact karate, founded in 1964 by Korean Masutatsu Oyama (大山倍達) who was born under the name Choi Young-Eui. 최영의

Kyokushin (極真?) is a style of stand-up, full contact karate, founded in 1964 by Korean Masutatsu Oyama (大山倍達) who was born under the name Choi Young-Eui. 최영의.

systems of Karate

Kyokushin is one of the most widely recognized systems of Karate in the world.

a style of stand-up, , with full contact karate's philosophy full contact karatebased on self-improvement, discipline and hard training

Kyokushin is a style of stand-up, full contact karate, with full contact karate's philosophy based on self-improvement, discipline and hard training.

The word “”

The word “Kyokushin” is a combination of two Japanese characters: Kyoku, meaning extreme, and shin, meaning truth; thus Kyokushin is translated as “ultimate truth”.

which is commonly translated as “ultimate truth”

This is reflected in the meaning of Kyokushin, which is commonly translated as “ultimate truth”.

a style of karate that was developed in the 1940s

Kyokushin karate is a style of karate that was developed in the 1940s.

an art offering many things according to the immediate and long term aims of the trainee

Kyokushin is an art offering many things according to the immediate and long term aims of the trainee.

as The Strongest Karate, not only for the reputation of the reputation ’s top fighters but also the rigorous and thorough training methods

Kyokushin is known throughout the Martial Arts world as The Strongest Karate, not only for the reputation of the reputation ’s top fighters but also the rigorous and thorough training methods.

to the way

Kyokushin roughly translates to the way, or society of the ultimate truth and Karate translates to empty hand.