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  So-Shihan Watanabe wasn’t just created Oyama Karate. He also invented training methods, which were so efficient and to be proved by his students skills who are Tadashi Nakamura (Seido-juku in NY), Shigeru and Yasuhiko Oyama (U.S.Oyama Karate in NY), Shigeo Kato ( Sensei of Shokei Matsui and Masato,K-1 Champion), and etc.

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  Like I said, he trained so many famous students who now owns his dojo all over the world, and they also trained other many champions too.  He is “the living legend” and “the history of Kyokushin Karate”.

Tadashi Nakamura

The founder of World Karate Federation “Seido-juku”.
He was a physically alike So-Shihan Watanabe, therefore he was taught how to fight with bigger opponents like Americans by So-Shihan Watanabe.  
 

Shigeru Oyama

So-shu of World Oyama Karate Organization.  HQ in NY.
He died in 2016.
 

Yasuhiko Oyama

Saiko-Shihan of World Oyama Karate Organization.

A younger brother of Shigeru Oyama.

Akio Fujihira / Noboru Osawa

One of the best Kyokushin fighter ever! 

He was called “the Little Giant”.  
Ex-All Japan Bantam weight champion of Kickboxing
 

Shigeo Kato

He trained Shokei Matsui (Head of "Kyokushin") and Masato (ex-K-1 Max Champion).  
Believe or not, he found the concept of K-1 GP.
 

Hideyuki Ashihara

Founder of New International Karate Organization “Ashihara Kaikan”.  
His student, Joko Ninomiya, the representative of “Enshin” Karate and holds a open tournament “Sabaki Challenge” in Denver.  
He died in 1995, at age of 50 years old.
 

​“Ashihara Karate” has a unique defensive method “Sabaki”, which was believed to be found by Ashihara.  Actually So-Shihan Watanabe taught Ashihara a concept of defensive skills as farewell gift before Ashihara had to go to Shikoku, to open up another “Kyokushin” branch.  
He was called “10th degree of street fight” in the comic, but the truth is Sensei Eiji Yasuda (Azure Dragon) was “10th degree of street fight”.  

 

 

Kazuyuki Hasegawa

Former President of International KARATE Organization "Kyokushin Kaikan"   "World So-Kyokushin"

The winner of 2nd All Japan KARATE Tournament （1970）.

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Hatsuo Royama

Kancho of "Kyokushin Kan"  9th degree at "Kyokushin" Karate

The winner of 5th All Japan KARATE Tournament （1973）.

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