Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1923-06-04
Deathday
1994-04-26
Place of Birth
Gimje, North Jeolla, South Korea
Masutatsu Oyama
Biography
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.
