Hatsuo Royama
Korean-born Japanese martial artist (1948-)
盧山 初雄 · 盧山初雄 · 노초웅
- Born
- 31 March 1948, Yagō
- Died
- 3 August 2026
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Sport
- karate, full contact karate
- Occupation
- karateka
Hatsuo Royama (盧山 初雄, Royama Hatsuo; March 31, 1948 – August 3, 2026) also known by his Korean name of Noh Cho Woong (Korean: 노초웅; Hanja: 盧初雄) was a master of Kyokushin Karate, was Kancho (Director) and then Kaicho (Honorary Director) of the Kyokushin-kan International Organization Honbu, one faction of the International Karate Organization (IKO) founded by Mas Oyama (1923–1994) until April 2022.
Teachers
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q920672 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.