{"id":12,"date":"2025-02-12T18:16:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T09:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kyokushinkaikan-demo-org.check-xserver.jp\/en\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:39:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T05:39:31","slug":"originator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-test.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/philosophy\/originator\/","title":{"rendered":"Sosai Masutatsu Oyama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group sub_block\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<header class=\"wp-block-group head\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founder, International Karate Organization KYOKUSHINKAIKAN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Masutatsu Oyama, also known as Mas Oyama<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group body\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group text\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sosai Masutatsu Oyama was born on June 4, 1923.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He studied martial arts from a young age and learned Karate from Gichin Funakoshi of Shotokan, Gogen Yamaguchi of Goju-ryu, and Soh Nei-Chu. 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