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Mas Oyama

1923 - 1994

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Masutatsu Ōyama (大山 倍達, Ōyama Masutatsu; 27 July 1923 – 26 April 1994), more commonly known as Mas Oyama, was a Zainichi Korean karate master who founded Kyokushin Karate, considered the first and most influential style of full contact karate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mas Oyama is the 5th most popular martial arts, the 31st most popular biography from South Korea (down from 25th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Martial Arts.

Mas Oyama is most famous for being a karate master and founder of Kyokushin karate.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Mas Oyama ranks 5 out of 179. Before him are Ip Man, Kanō Jigorō, Gichin Funakoshi, and Morihei Ueshiba. After him are Choi Hong Hi, Wong Fei-hung, Huo Yuanjia, Linda Lee Cadwell, Conor McGregor, Matsumura Sōkon, and Jon Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Mas Oyama ranks 21. Before him are Nadine Gordimer, Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, Rocky Marciano, Peter II of Yugoslavia, György Ligeti, and Marcel Marceau. After him are Queen Anne of Romania, Franco Zeffirelli, Val Logsdon Fitch, Jack Kilby, Roy Lichtenstein, and Richard Attenborough. Among people deceased in 1994, Mas Oyama ranks 28. Before him are Melina Mercouri, Andrei Chikatilo, André Michel Lwoff, Léon Degrelle, John Wayne Gacy, and Paul Feyerabend. After him are Domenico Modugno, Billy Wright, Roland Ratzenberger, Niels Kaj Jerne, George Peppard, and Telly Savalas.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Mas Oyama ranks 31 out of 1,128. Before him are Seonjo of Joseon (1552), Han Duck-soo (1949), Jungjong of Joseon (1488), Choi Kyu-hah (1919), Sunjo of Joseon (1790), and Yejong of Joseon (1450). After him are Seongjong of Joseon (1457), Empress Myeongseong (1851), Cheoljong of Joseon (1831), Munjong of Joseon (1414), Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), and Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In South Korea

Among martial arts born in South Korea, Mas Oyama ranks 1. After him are Hongman Choi (1980), The Korean Zombie (1987), Ha Hyung-joo (1962), Cha Dong-min (1986), and Park Hee-jun (1994).

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