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Personal info
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 6/4/1923
- Birthplace
- Gimje, North Jeolla, South Korea
- Died
- 4/26/1994 (aged 70)
- Gender
- Male
- Also known as
- Mas 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.
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