100-man kumite
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100-man kumite is an extreme test of physical and mental endurance in Kyokushin karate
. Kumite
(sparring), one of the three main sections of karate training, involves simulated combat against an opponent. The 100-man kumite consists of 100 rounds of kumite, each between one-and-a-half and two minutes in length. Normally, the karate practitioner undergoing the test will have to face similarly or higher-ranked opponents, and may face an opponent a few times in the course of the test (depending on the number of opponents available to participate).
The challenge was devised by Masutatsu Oyama, the founder of Kyokushin and the first person to complete the test. He completed the 100-man kumite three times over three consecutive days. The second man to complete the test was Steve Arneil
in 1965, In september 2001 Fabio Martella complete the test. In July 2004, Naomi Ali (née Woods) became the first woman to complete the 100-man kumite. Variations using 20-man and 50-man challenges have also been employed.
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
. Kumite
Kumite
Kumite means sparring, and is one of the three main sections of karate training, along with kata and kihon. Kumite is the part of karate in which you train against an adversary, using the techniques learned from the kihon and kata....
(sparring), one of the three main sections of karate training, involves simulated combat against an opponent. The 100-man kumite consists of 100 rounds of kumite, each between one-and-a-half and two minutes in length. Normally, the karate practitioner undergoing the test will have to face similarly or higher-ranked opponents, and may face an opponent a few times in the course of the test (depending on the number of opponents available to participate).
The challenge was devised by Masutatsu Oyama, the founder of Kyokushin and the first person to complete the test. He completed the 100-man kumite three times over three consecutive days. The second man to complete the test was Steve Arneil
Steve Arneil
Steve Arneil is a prominent South African-British master of Kyokushin karate. He learned directly from Masutatsu Oyama and was a senior instructor in Oyama's International Karate Organization until 1991, when he resigned from the IKO...
in 1965, In september 2001 Fabio Martella complete the test. In July 2004, Naomi Ali (née Woods) became the first woman to complete the 100-man kumite. Variations using 20-man and 50-man challenges have also been employed.
Partial list of kumites
- Masutatsu OyamaMasutatsu Oyama, more commonly known as Mas Oyama, was a karate master who founded Kyokushinkai Karate, considered the first and most influential style of full contact karate. He was born Choi Yeong-eui . A Zainichi Korean, he spent most of his life living in Japan and acquired Japanese citizenship in 1964...
(Japan) - Steve ArneilSteve ArneilSteve Arneil is a prominent South African-British master of Kyokushin karate. He learned directly from Masutatsu Oyama and was a senior instructor in Oyama's International Karate Organization until 1991, when he resigned from the IKO...
(UK, May 21, 1965) - Tadashi NakamuraTadashi Nakamurais the founder of Seidō juku karatedo.-Early years:Tadashi Nakamura was born on the February 22, 1942 in the town of Maoka on the island of Karafuto. Nakamura trained in various martial arts including Goju-Ryu, Kendo, and Kyokushin...
(Japan, October 15, 1965) - Shigeru Oyama (Japan, September 17, 1966)
- Loek HollanderLoek HollanderLoek Hollander is a prominent Dutch karate practitioner. He began training Kyokushin Karate in the Netherlands in 1962. Hollander earned his 1st dan ranking in 1965.Hollander was the fourth person ever to complete the 100-man kumite in 1967...
(The Netherlands, August 5, 1967) - John JarvisJohn Jarvis (karateka)John Hugo Jarvis is a karateka from New Zealand. He is Shihan, 5th Dan. His first instructor was Steve Arneil in 1967. Later, John Jarvis was a personal representative of Masutatsu Oyama and Kyokushinkai chief instructor in New Zealand. In 1974, he switched to Okinawa Goju-ryu karatedo...
(New Zealand, November 10, 1967) - Howard CollinsHoward CollinsHoward Collins is a Welsh master of Kyokushin karate based in Sweden. He holds the rank of 7th dan and the title of Shihan. Collins learned directly from Masutatsu Oyama, founder of Kyokushin karate, and was a prominent competitor in world karate tournaments through the 1970s...
(United Kingdom, December 1, 1972) - Miyuki MiuraMiyuki Miurais a prominent Japanese master of karate, first practising Shotokan, then Kyokushin, then World Ōyama, and now operating independently.-Early life:...
(Japan, April 13, 1973) - Shokei MatsuiShokei Matsui, also known by his Korean name of Moon Jang Gyu , is a master of Kyokushin karate and current Kancho of one faction of the International Karate Organization founded by Mas Oyama ....
(Japan, April 18, 1986) - Ademir de Costa (Brazil, 1987)
- Keiji Sanpei (Japan, March, 1990)
- Akira MasudaAkira Masudais a Japanese Kyokushin kaikan karateka. In March 1991 he completed the 100 man kumite supervised by Mas Oyama.He was born in 1962 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. In junior high school he was captain of the school judo club. When he was 16 years old he joined Kyokushin Kaikan...
(Japan, May 19, 1991) - Kenji Yamaki (Japan, March 22, 1995)
- Francisco FilhoFrancisco FilhoFrancisco Filho may refer to:* Francisco Filho , martial artist born in Bahia* Francisco Filho , football coach born in São Paulo...
(Brazil, March 22, 1995) - Hajime KazumiHajime Kazumiis one of Kyokushin's most successful knockdown karate fighters and an instructor of full-contact fighting techniques.-Career:At age twenty Kazumi defeated many top fighters to reach the finals of the All Japan Karate Tournament. Since then Kazumi has never finished outside of the top two places in...
(Japan, March 13, 1999) - Klaus Rex (December 15, 2002)
- Victor Flores (December, 2003)
- Naomi Woods (July 4, 2004)
- Marcus Akin (January 21, 2008)
- Peter Kishalmi (Hungary, June 14, 2008)
- Arthur Hovhannisyan (March 29, 2009)
- Douglas de Lara (Brazil, July 27, 2009)
- Emanuel Beaufils (Argentina, September 8, 2011)