(1923-1994) was a Karate Master of Korean descent and creator of Kyokushinkai Karate. He is most famous for the impressive way in which he trained and tested is Karate. Oyama's name is synonymous with "hard training". He once spent a total of 2 years 8 months training in solitude on Mt. Minobu and Mt. Kiyosumi in Japan. This wasn't your ordinary training either. We're talking about daily training that started at dawn and, often times, didn't end until well after the sun had set. Oyama would train kihon (basics), kata, lift stones, use trees as makiwara, and take daily runs up the mountain. He would also make time daily to read Buddhist scripture and meditate. His training was harsh but it made him one of the most influential martial artists of the 20th century.
