BUDO Way - Mas Oyama - Kyokushin Karate Creator 
M asuta tsu Oyama - Kyokushin Karate "Founder
Dear All,
Here are some quotes Master Mas Oyama ....
very inspiring for me
DOMO!
Dariusz Wyspianski
"Road karate begins and ends with courtesy. Be, therefore, duly and truly attentive all the time .... "
" The true essence of Budo, the way you can realize only through experience. Knowing this, learn, never do not be afraid of its requirements .... "
" Karate is a martial art and philosophy. It is not important to winning or losing, but the improvement of yourself ... .. "
" The real winners are the ones who win out in duels of everyday life ... .. "
Mas Oyama
" Mas Oyama - Founder of Kyokushin
Masutatsy Oyama Biography - Lyrics comes from the Polish Kyokushin Karate Organisation
Mas Oyama was born on 27 July 1923 as the Young-I-Choi, in a village not far from Gunsan in Southern Korea. Two years later, parents send him to his sister in Manchuria (southern China). At age 9, a grammar school student in Korea, he begins to study the Chinese form of Kempo called Eighteen hands. When Oyama returned to Korea at age 12, continued his Kempo training.
Then in 1938 at age 15, travels to Japan to start learning at the School of Aviation (Yamanashi Airways School) in Tokyo. Unfortunately had to give up the dream of piloting a fighter jet and take up employment. However, he continued teaching martial arts. At age 17, Mas. Oyama won the 2-dan in judo kokodan. He trained in Kempo Karate and Okinawa in the greatest master in those days, Gichin Funakoshi, founder of the Shotokan school. At age 20, reached the fourth dan. He enlisted in the Army when the Imperial Judo and studied further in order to master tricks and grip. The fourth degree of initiation in the Far Eastern art acquired at the age of the 22nd
Worthy of note is the fact that at the time World War II, founder of kyokushin karate, he joined the aviation branch of suicide - suicide bombers (the word means in Japanese divine wind) - Wishing to give his life for his country. Since the death spared him the end of hostilities. After the defeat of Japan
Oyama survived the crisis. Emerged from it with So Nei Chu, a Korean Master of Goju-ryu Karate. This great teacher, renowned for his strength and spirituality had a great influence on young Mas. Oyama. Taught him the inseparability of budo and the spiritual foundations of Buddhism. In 1946, Mas Oyama began studies in the faculty of physical education at the University of Waseda. During the championship ogólnojapońskich wszechstyli in Kito Oyama in 1947, winning all their opponents. After several years of training, Master So advised to Oyamie Mas has devoted his life to martial arts and that he went to the mountains and there he practiced his body and mind.
In 1946, Mas. Oyama went to the top Kiyosumi in Chiba Prefecture. He was accompanied by his disciple Yashiro, and his friend Mr. Kayama brought them food every month. Yashiro could not bear solitude, and after 6 months left. Fourteen
months later Mr. Kayama told Mas Oyamie that due to unforeseen circumstances is unable to finance the isolation Mas. Oyama in the mountains. For this reason, failed to Oyamie remain in the mountains for three years as originally intended.
"Top Kiyosumi is located ten kilometers from the railway station Yasubo Kominato - wrote in his memoirs. - Top it is covered with wild shrubs, oaks and maples. Seijoji famous temple owes its fame Nichiren Buddhist monk, who spent many years of strict training. I decided to conduct a similar lifestyle, because I was afraid that the evil sowed by the Second World War would destroy my spirit of karate. Yet I have spent all our energy to fight in the street corners of American soldiers who harassed the Japanese girls and ordinary hooligans. Many of my friends reborn I go to the mountains. Saw this as nonsense and said that devotion to karate at a time when there is a firearm is absurd. There were those who come to his forehead and said, that one person in the eighty million may behave in a stupid way. However, it does not become these wishes and went to the mountains. I took with them swords, spears, several books and dishes. My day began at four in the morning. As soon as I woke up, ran to the nearest stream to wash in cold water. After breakfast, which consisted of portions of rice and beans, peas, read until noon. I started training in the afternoon. I hit a tree entwined in vines techniques Seiken, nukite, Shuto and coaster. Throughout this eighteen-month period was not the day I rested. Evenings, I sat against the wall of my hut, which was drawn a circle and stared at him. That was my exercise in concentration and release of reason and thought and with no way related ideas. With time, however, changed the method of training the mind. My challenge has become a rock. Picked up stones, which corresponded to my shape and size. Then I tried to break them in half Shuto technique. Unfortunately, my attempts were unsuccessful. But do not give up. Over the next days is still trying to achieve this goal. At night, sit in your booth staring at the stone that lay before me. It was my new method for concentration exercises. Once, when she was a full moon, something inside me stirred. Here I felt the power that gave me faith in the breakdown of lying next to the boulder. I knelt down and used a technique Shuto. The stone split into two equal parts. I did it! Since then, every shattered hand a lot of stones. When I left the forest hermitage, in the next booth was full of smashed rocks. I once read in a book that deals with the ancient masters of the supernatural, to develop the ability to jump by repeatedly jumping over linen. Flax is a plant that grows very quickly. I planted this little plant in the wheel of my little arable field, where he held the vegetables. When the plant has grown, achieved a height of 150 centimeters. Obstacles of this size can not jump from place. However, training helped me in obtaining a certain level of physical fitness. Day after day I jumped after three hundred times over the linen. With time in the nearby villages to spread the news that the dead barbarian in the mountains. In a place where I trained, and children were coming to call on me sometimes monster. After some time, however, made friends. The worst part for me was during the nights and supporting their sense of loneliness. Then even the consolation were howling foxes "
In 1950, Mas Oyama killed the first bull-hand blow (a total of fought with bulls 53 fights). Deed done so in a slaughterhouse. Claimed that, since the animals were killed Hammer, between the eyes, he, who to split stone, guiding the punch can do the same.
"It is hard to beat in a bull fight - argued Last Samurai - Even 800-pound. However, there is one condition -
not to fear him. " The year was 1952. Mas Oyama, in order to disseminate their karate, which he called kyokushin (extreme truth), he moved to the United States. In America, he fought bulls in the presence of many journalists, filmmaker wide audience. It was then that one of the most prestigious newspapers, The New York Times called it God's hand.
"When I walked into the arena - he described a duel with a bull - it was an animal in a cage. Two men stood at the railing holding the rope to which the bull was tied. Suddenly the noises ceased. Someone shouted: Get Started. Then the cage door was raised, and the men let go of the rope. One of them struck the end of the bull rope. I was not prepared for it. If the distance between me and the bull was more than eighteen meters, able to disperse enough to kill me. Distance decreased. Do not, however, the animal went down the road. I grabbed it with his left hand the mouth, and the right udeżyłem destructive technique Shuto below the ear. The bull fell to the ground. People cheered. The animal tried to pick up yet, but I hit them again, this time in the corner. Horn was eliminated, and the bull stopped. " Many people have a bad Oyamie his duels with the animals. Among other organizations, protested green. You must understand, however, that in these duels Oyama tried to show the enormous power of Kyokushin, which was not so much physical strength as the power of the human spirit. After all, Japanese have a different relationship to nature than people of Western culture. I am writing this so that no one thought of Mas. Oyama was devoid of humane feelings towards animals.
settled in their travels Oyama also came to Rio de Janeiro. After the demonstrations of various forms of karate, and art objects violations in the region where he enjoyed great popularity with Japanese judo, karate art also gained great fame. One of his Brazilian adventures reminisced as follows:
"The place to which I arrived, was famous for - what I learned later - from the great people fighting with knives. I stayed at one of the farms whose owners were eager to learn karate. I wanted to promote the art of fighting around the world, so I agreed to the show. I set three bottles on the edge of the table, crouched, took a deep breath, and then hit the bottle neck Shuto technique. After a while the bottle standing in the same place where they have set, so that they were deprived of the upper part. This has led to the great admiration of the people present. Then he got up and scary-looking person asked me if karateka can fight with someone who has a knife. I said that, yes, so that challenged me to a duel. When the time for confrontation, the attacker waited until the first move. After a moment, waving his knife as if he wanted me to cut something. I banged my hand on his hand so that the knife He flew with his fists. Now I was able to perform any technique, but I thought that if the opponent was deprived of weapons, the case is decided. On a k still trying to attack me. I grabbed his leg and kicked him in the side. The fight was finally resolved. "
Mas Oyama his skills honed well in 60-year-old master of Chinese boxing Chinese name. The first confrontation against the two men: trzydziestokilkuletniego karate and Chinese boxing expert sixty fell to the detriment of the former.
"Building the body of Mr Chin said that his muscles are made of iron - posted Mas Oyama. -
He was very calm. During the battle of karate important thing is to estimate the distance from the enemy. This is done by drawing attention to his way of breathing. In the case of Mr Chin was impossible. This man did not seem to breathe. My every blow he met with his defense blooded. Your karate is very dangerous - he said to me afterwards. - You have the speed and power, but the overall shape is rather straightforward. The secret lies in the Chinese boxing that you should move around a certain point, which is inside your body. I stayed a while in this honorable man, being very uradowanym that under his guidance I can hone your mind and body. " events described briefly demonstrate the great strength of body and mind of this man. Oyama defeated numerous karate masters, as well as representatives from other martial arts (including boxer wrestlers). He claimed that in karate there is no mysticism - everything is based on hard work on myself. Creator kyokushin was characterized by an extremely hard character. At the same time was regarded as a man of gołębm heart. His students reiterated that he was like a father to them. Oyama said, "It should be strong as a lion, yet precious like a flower. By train you can reach the gates of heaven. " Many people - especially non-contact karate exponents - accused him that kyokushin is too brutal martial art. But he argued that the same forms of karate demonstration is the only dance that does not befits a true warrior. He believed also that the karateka should pay great attention to manners, the rules are contained in the Code Dojo. Without them, cultivating a man becomes a mere kyokushin osiłkiem arousing aversion in humans. Mas Oyama fights at the time forbade the introduction of karate blows to the head. He knew how to make such terrible havoc on strike in a human skull. He said: "The head is sacrosanct." The board of the International Organization Kyokushinkai sit ekspremierzy Japan: M. Mori and T. Miki. Its members are Juan Carlos, King of Spain, Ronald Regan, former president of the United States, Prince Mohamed, as well as many outstanding actors - including Sean Connery, Oscar winner for her role in The Untouchables.
In November 1993, The Last Samurai came to Polish the occasion of the European Cup in Katowice in Kyokushin Karate Oyama Cup. In the event venue, where the contest took place, the crowd greeted him jedenastotysięczny. It was his last trip abroad. Mas Oyama died on 26 April 1994 from lung cancer (as a non-smoker!). He was 71 years. At his funeral arrived in Tokyo, even those students who years ago left him and pozakładali world karate own organizations. Standing over the urn containing the ashes of the great master were aware that this is saying goodbye to a man from whom they left, but which undeniably shaped their lives.
man who left behind a work of imperishable - Kyokushin .... " 
The kanji (
Japanese characters) calligraphy, worn universally on the front of the gi, simply means "Kyokushinkai", which is the name given by Sosai Mas Oyama to the karate style he created. It is composed of three characters:
Kyoku meaning " Ultimate ".
Shin meaning "Truth" or "Reality".
Kai meaning "Society" or "Association ". FOTOGRAFIA :
KYOKUSHINKAI – Masutatsu Oyama (Founder)
