Masutatsu Oyama
Acting
- Born
- June 4, 1923in Gimje, North Jeolla, South Korea
- Died
- April 26, 1994
- Age
- Died at age 70
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.
