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Kyokushin karate shirts - Kyoku Shin Kai

Our Kyokushin karate tribute shirts - 4 designs and counting. As with the other shirts and designs we print, these are available on sweatshirts - black or white - and a wide range of t-shirt styles. T-shirt colours include: black, cardinal red, navy, charcoal, military green, red, royal blue and brown - plenty to choose from.

Click the individual items below to get full details on that particular design or style, or visit our Kyokushin karate t-shirts online store to see the full karate shirts range.

Kyokushin Karate sweatshirts	Kyokushin tee shirts - 4 different designs
Kyoku Shin Kai Karate sweat shirt	Kyokushin karate t-shirts

Kyokushin kaikan - what is it?

Kyokushin karate is a style of full contact karate and was founded by Masutatsu, or Mas, Oyama in 1964. Roughly translated from Japanese, Kyokushinkai means 'the society of the ultimate truth'. The style is rooted in self-improvement, discipline and hard physical training. The Kumite, or sparring, aspect of Kyokushin karate is renowned as one of the most demanding forms of martial arts training, incorporating bare knuckle blows to the body (but not the head), alongside full use of shin kicks and knees.

Kyokushin has influenced many of the full-contact schools of karate, emphasizing realistic combat, physical toughness and practicality. A number of martial arts organizations grew out of the original Kyokushin over the years, some adding techniques such as grappling, but maintaining the same approach with regard to realistic and practical methodology.

Kyokushin champions and practitioners of note

• Bas Rutten (UFC Heavyweight Champion)
  - see our Bas Rutten t-shirts
• Georges St. Pierre (2-time UFC Welterweight Champion)
  - see our GSP shirts
• Dolph Lundgren
• Semmy Schilt (3-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, K-1 Super-Heavyweight Champion)

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