Kampala Dojo-Uganda
Kampala Dojo-Uganda
History of Kyokushin
The Conception Era of Kyokushin
Formative Era of Kyokushin
Emergent Era of Kyokushin
The Expansion Era Kyokushin
Renaissance Era of Kyokushin
The Conception Era of Kyokushin
| 1951 5 | Mas Oyama invited by request of United States Army stationed in Japan to teach Karate to occupation soldiers. |
| 7 | Taught session in Judo at Sone exercise hall (Asagaya, Tokyo). |
| 1952 3 | Performed demonstrations of and lessons in Karate at 32 places around the USA over an 11 months period by invitation of Karate Association of Chicago. |
| 1953 4 | Returned to Chicago, USA; fought for the first time internationally with a bull. |
| 1954 4 | Returned to Japan; The filming of Oyama's "Karate Fighting With a Bull", was decided, and so the special training was done at Boso for 3 months. |
| 5 | The sign "Oyama Exercise Hall" was formally put up in the yard of Oyama's residence at Meguro, Tokyo. |
| 1955 2 | Oyama visited the Americas again. Touring South America and then Europe he demonstrated various techniques and utilized his unique fighting style. The Whisky bottle cutting begun receiving notoriety; demonstration was dubbed, "God Hand". |
| 9 | Returned to the USA and again performed the bullfight in Cruelty to Animals. |
| 1956 4 | Toured Okinawa and South East Asia. Studied Kenpo (the first fighting method). |
| 6 | Started formal training, borrowing a ballet studio in the back of Rikkyo University. |
| 1957 3 | Toured several countries in Europe. |
| 6 | Returned to the USA for nationwide tour. |
| 7 | Fought with a bull in Mexico City and injured leg. Hospitalized immediately for 6 months. |
| 1958 1 | "What is Karate?", Oyama's first book is first published, breaking international sales records for a Japanese publication. |
| 3 | Returned to Japan from his hospitalization in the USA. |
| 7 | Opened the first international Kyokushin Branch in Hawaii. |
| 9 | By special invitation of FBI headquarters, oversaw and taught lessons in self-defense. |
| 10 | Invited by West Point Military Academy to teach and demonstrate Karate. |
| 1959 7 | Held the 1st Hawaiian Open Karate Tournament. |
| The 1st "Summer Camp" of the Oyama Training Hall was held at Ichinomiya School in Chiba Prefecture. | |
| 10 | Traveled extensively throughout the United States of America & Europe for karate demonstrations. |
| 1960 3 | Toured Europe and back around the United States of America for fighting challenges. |
| 7 | Successfully held the 2nd Hawaiian Open Karate Tournament. |
| 12 | Oyama opened 72 branches in 16 countries in the United States of America, Europe and other countries visited throughout his travels. |
| 1961 4 | Opened a training hall in San Francisco. |
| 7 | Held the 3rd Hawaii Open Karate Tournament. |
| 10 | Began Karate classes at Oyama Training Hall. |
| 11 | Held the 1st North America Karate Tournament. |
| 1962 2 | Made a tour of Europe challenging the national fighting sports of each country. |
| 7 | Held the 4th Hawaii Open Karate Tournament. |
| 11 | Return home from the United States of America and Europe. |
| 1963 10 | Started construction of the International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan Headquarters. |
| Held the 2nd North American Open Karate Tournament. | |
| 1964 1 | Fought against Muay-Thai opponent in Lumpini, Thailand by request of the kick boxing circle of Japan. Won the battle, 2 to 1. |
| 4 | Eisaku Sato became chairman and Shohei Mori became vice-chairman of the International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan. |
| 6 | Completed the construction of the International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan. |
| 1965 1 | 1st held Kyokushin "Winter Camp" at Mt. Mitsumine, where it's been a tradition every year since. |
| 4 | Published his second English language book, "This is Karate". |
| 6 | Left for the United States of America to propagate Kyokushin and establish more Branches. |
| 1966 2 | Dispatched Kenji Kurosaki to Europe to promote and teach Kyokushin. |
| 4 | Published the book, "Dynamic Karate". |
| 5 | Began publishing a monthly magazine called "Modern Karate". |
| 6 | Dispatched Shigeru Oyama and others to the United States of America to teach and promote Kyokushin. |
| 7 | Established the International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan, North America. |
| 8 | Established the International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan, South America. |
| 1967 4 | Dispatched Shigeo Kato to teach and promote Kyokushin in Australia. |
| Published the book titled, "Vital Karate". | |
| 1968 4 | Published the book titled "World Fighting Tour". |
| 6 | Visited the United States of America, Holland, Italy, Jordan and other countries successively to further promote Kyokushin. |
| 7 | Established the International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan, Europe and held a meeting of European Branch Chiefs in Amsterdam. |
| 8 | Taught Kyokushin lessons to the Royal families of King Hussein and Prince Mohammed by personal invitation of the Royal Household. |
| 1969 1 | Published the books entitled "Boy's Karate""Karate for the people"and "Karee: The Art of Self-Defense for Boys." |
| 5 | Went to Hokkaido to fight a bear. |
| 6 | Began the serial publishing of the short stories, " Fists Calling Rainbow" in the boy's magazine entitled "Boken Oh" (King of Adventure). |
| 9 | Held the 1st All Japan Open Karate Tournament. |
| 1970 1 | Published the books "Karate Class" and "Advanced Karate". |
| 4 | Held the 2nd Branch Chief meeting of the European Chapters in London, UK. |
| 9 | Held the 1st Branch Chief meeting of the American chapters in Los Angeles. |
| Held the 2nd All Japan Open Karate Tournament. |
| 1971 1 | The stories, "Karate Baka Ichidai" were published as a weekly serial in "Shonen Magazine of Kodansha" |
| 6 | Opened the U.S. Headquarters in Manhattan, New York. |
| Opened the Mas-Oyama Karate Correspondence School. | |
| 10 | The 3rd All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1972 6 | Dispatched Seiji Isobe to Brazil to promote and teach Kyokushin. |
| 8 | Disclosed a statement proclaiming that "Japanes Karate is not defeated",
against the disastrous state of the Japan Karate Federation at the World Karate Open Tournament held in France. |
| 10 | The 4th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 11 | Published the book, "Strongest Karate Won Over the World". |
| 12 | Howard Collins completed the "Hundred-man-Kumite" at Tokyo Honbu. |
| 1973 2 | Mas Oyama visited each international chapter in order to energize and prepare
them for the World Tournament to be held in two years time. |
| 4 | Miyuki Miura successfully challenged the Hundred-man-Kumite at Tokyo Honbu. |
| 11 | The 5th All Japan Open Tournament was held. |
| 1974 5 | Performed a Karate Demonstration for Prince and Princess Shahalam of Iran
at Hotel Okura in Tokyo. On this occasion, honorary 2nd Dan (black belt grades) were awarded the couple. |
| 9 | The World Karate Federation awarded Mas Oyama, 9 Dan. |
| Released an 'LP' record titled, "Karate Baka Ichidai-The Biography of Masutatsu Oyama". | |
| 11 | The 6th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1975 8 | Publicly presented the movie titled "Strongest Karate-Kyokushin Fists"
starting Shinichi ("Sonny") Chiba, one of the noted followers
of Kyokushin. |
| 11 | The 1st World Open Karate Tournament was held . |
| 1976 5 | The documentary feature of the 1st World Open Karate Tournament entitled, "The Strongest Karate" was released. |
| 11 | The All Japan Karate Tournament was held. |
| 12 | "The Strongest Karate-Part 2" documentary feature was released. |
| 1977 4 | Held the 1st International Open Karate Tournament outside of Japan in Hawaii. The Japanese team overwhelmed the Hawaiian All Stars, winning 6 to 2. |
| 5 | The movie titled "Karate Baka Ichidai" starting Sonny Chiba was released. |
| 11 | The 9th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1978 1 | The first edition of Kyokushinkaikan Honbu newsletter, entitled "Power Karate", was released. |
| 3 | The serial publishing of the illustrative work, "God Hand" was planned. |
| 10 | The 1st European Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 11 | The 10th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 12 | The 10th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was broadcast nationwide on Fuji TV. |
| 1979 5 | The 11th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 7 | The narrative series, "The Strongest and Last Karate" was published in the magazine "Shonen Champion". |
| 9 | Held an extraordinary National Branch Chief meeting to secure the success of the world tournament in Japan. |
| 11 | The 2nd World Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 12 | The World Open Karate Tournament was broadcast nationwide three times on the Fuji TV network. |
| 1980 1 | The documentary feature of the 2nd World Open Karate Tournament titled "The Strongest and Last Karate" was released. |
| 2 | The battle between Willie Williams and Antonio Inoki was performed. |
| 5 | King Records releases the LP record, "The Theme of God Hand". |
| Shohei Mori becomes chairman of the board of Nihon Budokan, Japanese Martial Arts exhibition arena. | |
| 6 | King Records releases the two-record set titled "The Essence of Kyokushin Karate-The Heart of Mas Oyama". |
| 11 | The 12th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1981 5 | Held the 1st South Africa Open Tournament. |
| 6 | Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia visits Honbu. |
| 11 | The 13th All Japan Open Tournament was held. |
| 1982 3 | The Power of Kyokushin Karate was scientifically verified in a TBS television program entitled, "The Mystery of the Human Being". |
| 4 | The Northern Japanes Branchss in Fukushima Prefecture and Kumamoto were started. |
| 8 | The Kyoto Branch was established. |
| 9 | "The God Hand Guild" was started. |
| 11 | The 14th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1983 2 | Peformed Karate on the aircraft carrier, Jeanne d'Arc of France. |
| 3 | Kyokushin Karate was introduced in a TBS television program titled "My Sports". |
| 5 | The 20th Anniversary of Kyokushin Karate and the 35th Wedding Anniversary
of Mas Oyama and his wife were celebrated at a national gathering was held in Tokyo. |
| 6 | The 1st Hungarian Open Karate Tournament was held for first time in the communist countries. |
| 11 | The 15th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1984 1 | The 3rd World Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 4 | The 1st All Japan Weight Category Karate Tournament was held in Osaka. |
| 11 | The 16th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1985 1 | A Shochiku movie titled "Kyokushin - The Strongest Karate in The World" was released. |
| 5 | Shohei Mori passed away. |
| 6 | The 2nd All Japan Weight Category Karate Tournament was held. |
| 11 | The 17th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1986 4 | Seiji Isobe, Branch Chief of South America established "Kyokushin Oyama Martial Art Federation" in Brazil. |
| 5 | Shokei Matsui successfully challenged himself in the Hundred - Man - Kumite. |
| 6 | The 3rd All Japan Weight Category Karate Tournament was held. |
| 11 | The 18th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1987 6 | The 4th All Japan Weight Category Karate Tournament was held. |
| 11 | The 3rd World Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1988 6 | The 5th All Japan Weight Category Karate Tournament was held. |
| 11 | The 20th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 12 | Mas Oyama wrote to Chairman Samaranch of the International Olympic Committee
(IOC). Proposing his idea the participation of Karate, Kung Fu, and Taekwondo into the Olympics. |
| 1989 1 | Benny Urqudez and Don Nakaya Nielsen visited Mas Oyama in Japan. |
| 6 | The 6th All Japan Weight Category Karate Tournament was held. |
| 12 | The 21th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1990 3 | The International Country Representative Conference was held at Izu. |
| 6 | The 7th All Japan Weight Category Karate Tournament was held. |
| 12 | The 22th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1991 5 | Akira Masuda challenged himself in Hundred-Man- Kumite. |
| 6 | The 8th All Japan Weight Category Karate Tournament was held. |
| 11 | The 5th World Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1992 6 | The 9th All Japan Weight Category Karate Tournament was held. |
| 9 | Severed relationship with Seidokaikan. |
| 11 | The 24th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1993 6 | The 10th All Japan Weight Category Karate Tournament was held. |
| 10 | The 25th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1994 4 | Mas Oyama passed away. |
| 5 | Shokei Matsui was inaugurated as Director of the International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan at the Japanese National Branch conference. |
| 6 | The 11th All Japan Weight Category Karate Tournamet was held. |
| Memorial services are held for Mas Oyama at Aoyama Funeral Hall in Tokyo. | |
| 10 | The 26th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1995 5 | Kenji Ymaki ans Francisco Filho each successively challenge the Hundred-Man-Kumite. |
| 6 | The 12th All Japan Weight Category Karate Tournament was held. |
| 11 | The 6th World Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1996 1 | The 1st Women's World Karate Championships were held in New York City. |
| 6 | The 13th All Japan Weight Category Karate Tournamet was held. |
| 11 | The 28th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1997 4 | A monument in honor of Mas Oyama was erected on the grounds of Mt. Mitsumine. |
| The World Weight Category Karate Tournament was held. | |
| 11 | The 29th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1998 2 | Francisco Filho ran the torch to the Nagano Olympic games. |
| The 1st Kyokushin Festival was held. | |
| 4 | The Kyokushin 'World Cup' Team Tournament was held in Paris. Japan won the Team title. |
| 11 | The 30th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 1999 3 | The Kyokushinkaikan Honbu moved to the new location. |
| Hajime Kazumi challenged himself in the Hundred-Man-Kumite. | |
| 4 | The 2nd Kyokushin Festival was held. |
| 6 | The 16th All Japan Weight Category Karate Tournament was held. |
| 11 | The World Open Karate Tournament was held, and Francisco Filho won the title, the first non-Japanese competitor to do so. |
| 2000 2 | The 3rd Kyokushin Festival was held in Tokyo, Japan. In addition to Women
and Senioar Division, College Student Division took the place for the first time. |
| 2 | The 1st Middle East Championship in Kuwait. |
| 5 | The Russian Cup 2000 was held in Ekaterinburg. |
| The European Championship was held in Portugal. | |
| The Oyama Cup 2000 in Khabraovsk, Russia. | |
| 6 | The 17th All Japan Weight Category Karate Tournament was held in Osaka, Japan. |
| 9 | The All American Open 2000 in New York, USA. |
| 10 | The 8th All Asia Open Karate Championship in Mnila, Philippines. |
| 11 | The 32nd All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| The European Championship in Poland. | |
| 2001 2 | The Russian Cup 2001 in Ekaterinburg. |
| 3 | The 2nd North America Weight Category Championships in Montreal, Canada. |
| 5 | The Oyama Cup 2001 in Khabarovsk, Russia. |
| 6 | The 3rd Women's World Karate Championships and the 1st international Senior Karate Championships in Osaka, Japan. |
| The 2nd World Weight Category Championships 2001 in Osaka, Japan. | |
| Kyoto International Training Camp took the place at Enryaku-ji temple in Kyoto, Japan. | |
| 9 | The All American Open 2001 was held after the terrible tragedy of the World Trade Center in New York, USA. |
| 11 | The 33rd All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 2002 1 | 'Ichigeki' was held in Tokyo, Jpapn. |
| 2 | The Russian Cup 2002 in Moscow, Russia. |
| 3 | The Kyokushin International Challenge 2002 was held in Paris, France. |
| 4 | The 9th All Asian Open Karate Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. |
| 6 | The 19th All Japan Weight Category Tournament in Osaka, Japan. |
| The All American Open 2002 in New York, USA. | |
| 8 | 'Ichigeki' in Tokyo, Japan. |
| Copa do Mundo-2002 World Cup Team Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil. | |
| 11 | The 34th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 2003 2 | 'Ichigeki' in Tokyo, Japan. |
| 3 | The Brazil GP in Sap Paulo, Brazil. |
| The 3rd North America Weight Category Championships in Montreal, Canada. | |
| 4 | The 9th All Japan Youth Tournament in Tokyo, Japan. |
| The 6th Kyokushin Festival in Nagoya, Japan. | |
| 5 | The 2003 European Championships in Khabarovsk, Russia. |
| 6 | The 20th All Japan Weight Category Tournament in Osaka, Japan. |
| The All American Open 2003 and the 4th Women's World Karate Championships in New York, USA. | |
| 11 | The 8th World Open Tournament in Tokyo, Japan. Hitoshi Kiyama win. |
| 2004 3 | The Brazil GP in Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
| 5 | The 10th All Japan Youth Tournament in Tokyo, Japan. |
| The Oyama Cup 2004 in Khabarovsk, Russia. | |
| 'Ichigeki' in Tokyo, Japan. | |
| 6 | The 21st All Japan Weight Category Tournament in Osaka, Japan. |
| The All American Open 2004 in New York, USA. | |
| 8 | The 7th Kyokushin Festival in Kyoto, Japan. |
| 11 | The 36th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 2005 3 | 'Ichigeki' in Paris, France. |
| 4 | The 5th Women's World Karate Championships, the 2nd International Senior Karate Championships, and 1st International Youth Karate Championships in Tokyo, Japan. |
| 5 | The 3rd World Weight Category Championships 2005 in Tokyo, Jpan. |
| 6 | The 22nd All Japan Weight Category Tournament in Osaka, Japan. |
| 8 | 'Ichigeki' in Tokyo, Japan. |
| The 8th Kyokushin Festival in Kyoto, Japan. | |
| 9 | The All American Open 2005 in New York, USA. |
| 10 | ['Ichigeki PLAZA] Open in Tokyo, Japan. |
| 11 | The 37th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| Glaube Feitosa took the second place at K-1 GP. | |
| 2006 4 | The 2nd International Youth Karate Championships in Makuhari, Japan. |
| 5 | 'Ichigeki' in Brazil. |
| 6 | The 23rd All Japan Weight Category Tournament in Osaka, Japan. |
| 9 | The All American Open 2006 in New York, USA. |
| 10 | The 9th Kyokushin Festival in Kyoto, Japan. |
| 'Ichigeki' in Bulgaria. | |
| 11 | The 38th All Japan Open Karate Tournament was held. |
| 2007 3 | Hitoshi Kiyama took 5th Dan test and completed the 50-Man-Kumite. |
| 'Ichigeki' in Brazil. | |
| 4 | The 6th Women's World Karate Championships, the 3rd International Senior
Karate Championships, and 2nd International Youth Karate Championships in Makuhari, Japan. |
| 5 | 'Ichigeki' in Bulgaria. |
| 6 | The 24th All Japan Weight Category Tournament in Osaka, Japan. |
| The All American Open 2007 in New York, USA. | |
| 10 | The 10th Kyokushin Festival in Kyoto, Japan. |
| 11 | The 9th World Open Tournament in Tokyo, Japan. |
