Kyokushin kaikan
Full contact karate organization founded
極真會館 · 極真会館 · 극진공수도
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Founder
- Mas Oyama
- Type
- karate, full contact karate, type of sport, organization, international sport governing body
- Sport
- karate, full contact karate
Kyokushin (極真; pronounced [kʲokɯ̥ɕiɴ]; lit. 'the ultimate truth') is a style of karate originated in Japan. It is a full-contact style of stand-up fighting and is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline, and hard training.
Kyokushin Kaikan [Kaikan (会館) Assembly Hall or "Honbu" (本部) Headquarters] is the martial arts organization founded in 1964 by Korean-Japanese Masutatsu Oyama (大山倍達, Ōyama Masutatsu), officially the International Karate Organization. Previously, this institution was known as the Oyama Dojo. Since 1964, the style has continued to spread to more than 120 countries, becoming one of the largest martial arts organizations in the world, and in Japan itself.
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Facts from Wikidata Q242791 (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.