Mas Oyama Mas Oyama(1923-1994) — master of karate teacher, is one of the most famous representatives of martial arts, the holder 10 is given, the founder of Kyokushin style, promoter of Karate in Japan and other countries, the author a large number of popular books on karate, the organizer of national and international sports competitions in karate. After establishing his own style, quickly won the fame of «the strongest karate» Oyama created and until his death in 1994 headed the International Kyokushin Organization (IKO), several million people whose members are all over the world. Mas Oyama was born July 27, 1923 in Korea , in the town of gimje , North Jeolla Province , which was then under Japanese authority in the family hereditary Yanbayev , and received at birth name Choi Young- Eui (Korean . Choi Young- Eui 최영의, 崔永宜), and before becoming famous , he was replaced by several aliases , among them Bai Choi Dal Sai Moko , Garyu , Mas Togo . At the beginning of the XX century, Korea was a Japanese colony, and indigenous rights were infringed upon. The name that chose a young man — Mas Oyama — translated as «Big Mountain» ( «O» in Japanese means «large, great», «hole» — «mountain»).When he was 9 years old, he moved to live with his sister in a farm in Manchuria. Here I am working on the estate of the master and learned Chinese Kempo «18 hands». In 12 years, Oyama returned to Korea and continued training. In 1936, he received a black belt in Kempo. In 1938, 15-year-old Oyama went to Japan to become a military pilot. Mas was one of the first Korean military pilots. Despite the difficult conditions of life , the young man continued his martial arts by attending school judo and boxing. The university Oyama made friends with students involved in the procedure of the famous Gichin Funakoshi , who comes from Okinawa , the founder of Shotokan . So Oyama learned of the existence of this style . Oyama studied two karate styles: Shotokan and Goju –ryu. After achieving some success in them, he decided to found his own style of Karate Kyokushin, which means a society of absolute truth, but that’s another story. The End!!!