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Kancho Hatsuo Royama and the Birth of Kyokushin-kan
Hatsuo Royama was born in Saitama, just north of Tokyo, in 1948. Inspired by a country-wide boom in popularity of celebrity fighters and...
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The interview with Kacho Hatsuo Royama on the history and perspectives of sport karate
November, 2012 Question: Could you, please, tell us how did develop the sport karate? Answer: Historically Karate is a martial art which...