a style of stand-up, full contact karate, founded in 1964 by Korean-Japanese Masutatsu (Mas) Oyama

Briefly, and according to Kyokushin Karate practitioner and writer, Scott Heaney, “Kyokushin is a style of stand-up, full contact karate, founded in 1964 by Korean-Japanese Masutatsu (Mas) Oyama.

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.

Ultimate Truth'

KYOKUSHIN, in Japanese means 'Ultimate Truth'.

full contact karate

Kyokushin, a unique style of stand-up, full contact karate, was founded in 1964 by Korean-Japanese Masutatsu Oyama.

a way of life

Kyokushin karate is a way of life, the purpose of which is to enable men to realize their full potentialities: both physical and spiritual.

a style of stand-up, full contact karate in which the participants wear no protective gear

Kyokushin is a style of stand-up, full contact karate in which the participants wear no protective gear.

a blend of Shotokan and Goju

So in essence, Kyokushin is a blend of Shotokan and Goju.

a style of stand-up, full contact karate, with full contact karate's philosophy based 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.

as “the strongest karate

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

“extreme” or “ultimate truth”

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