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Sosai Masutatsu Oyama, founder of Kyokushin, in his gi

Forge your spirit.

Full-contact karate in the lineage of Sosai Mas Oyama. Discipline, respect, and the relentless pursuit of strength, taught in dojos across India.

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The founder

  1. 01総裁Sosai, 1923–1994Masutatsu Oyama, the founder. Sosai, president, is the title Kyokushin gives him.
  2. 02目Head low, eyes highHis motto: keep your head low and your eyes high.
  3. 03極真The ultimate truthKyokushin, the name he gave his karate.
  4. 04会館Kyokushinkaikan, 1964He founded the International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan in Tokyo.

The four weapons

  • Close-up of a karateka's eyes under a lowered brow

    目 MeThe eyes. Head low, eyes high.

  • A karate fist striking toward the camera

    正拳 SeikenThe fist. The first two knuckles, bare.

  • A shin meeting a raised forearm in a kumite exchange

    脛 SuneThe shin. Conditioned to kick and to block.

  • The square knot of a worn black belt

    帯 ObiThe belt. Earned one grading at a time.

Start at white belt.

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The karateka

目EyesHead low, eyes high: stay humble, aim high.
息吹IbukiA slow, forced exhale that braces the body to take a strike.
正拳SeikenStrikes land on the first two knuckles, bare.
帯ObiThe black belt test ends with 20 full-contact fights in a row.
  • Eyes (目): Head low, eyes high: stay humble, aim high.
  • Ibuki (息吹): A slow, forced exhale that braces the body to take a strike.
  • Seiken (正拳): Strikes land on the first two knuckles, bare.
  • Obi (帯): The black belt test ends with 20 full-contact fights in a row.
二組手

Kumite

中段回し蹴りChudan mawashi geriThe roundhouse kick to the body, driven through with the shin.
受けUkeThe block. Forearm meets shin.
  • Chudan mawashi geri (中段回し蹴り): The roundhouse kick to the body, driven through with the shin.
  • Uke (受け): The block. Forearm meets shin.

Bare knuckles to the body. Kicks to the legs, body and head. No punches to the face.

三押忍

Osu

Full contact. Full respect. 

Three ways in.

  • Learn the Way

    Where Kyokushin comes from: Mas Oyama's mountain years, the founding in 1964, and why it is still called the strongest karate.

  • Earn the Belt

    Every rank from white belt to the dan grades, what each one asks of you, and how long it usually takes.

  • Find your Dojo

    Official KKFI dojos across India. Choose your city, see who teaches there, and book a first class.

Sosai Masutatsu Oyama in his gi, seated, facing the camera
Sosai Masutatsu Oyama, 1923–1994

The heart of our karate is real fighting.

There can be no proof without real fighting. Without proof there is no trust. Without trust there is no respect. This is a definition in the world of martial arts.

Sosai Masutatsu Oyama, founder of Kyokushin

Keep your head low,

eyes high.

The next dates are being set.

Tournaments, camps, seminars and gradings are announced here first.

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One lineage, from Sosai Oyama to India.

  1. Daihyo Ryuko Take, head of World Kyokushin Kaikan

    Daihyo Ryuko Take

    Head of World Kyokushin Kaikan, 8th Dan

    Based in Kagoshima, Japan, Daihyo Take founded and leads World Kyokushin Kaikan, the international Kyokushin organisation KKFI belongs to.

  2. Shihan Vasant Kumar Singh, Country Director for India

    Shihan Vasant K. Singh

    Country Director, World Kyokushin Kaikan India, founder of KKFI in 2013

    He founded the Kyokushin Karate Foundation of India in 2013. From its headquarters in Shuklaganj, Uttar Pradesh, KKFI runs its dojos, gradings, tournaments and national team.

On the mats.

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  • Two young fighters in red and blue headgear grapple during a bout
  • A referee watches two fighters in body protectors
  • A referee stands between two fighters in headgear
  • A referee steps in as two fighters clinch at a tournament
  • A young fighter in headgear faces an opponent while the referee watches
  • A referee separates two brown belts as the judges look on
  • Two fighters exchange kicks on the tournament mat
  • Two fighters close in beside the judges' table
  • A fighter wearing number 265 waits at the edge of the mat
  • A fighter kneels before the judges' table
  • A young fighter in a white gi looks across the arena
  • Two fighters clash in the centre of the ring
  • Two black belts square off as the crowd watches
  • Two fighters grapple, one wearing number 230
  • Two children in headgear and vests face each other before a bout
  • A referee stands between two young fighters at the end of a bout
A child's hands tying a new white beltThe same knot years later: an old man's hands tying a worn black belt

Every black belt began as a white belt.

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