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100 Man Kumite

Mas Oyama JAPAN - 1965
Mas Oyama, the founder of Kyokushin unbelievably carried this this test successfully on three successive days. (Click name for biography)

Steve Arneil SOUTH AFRICA - 1965 
Steve Arneil of Great Britain (now 9th Dan) was the very first other than Sosai Oyama, and he did them 
all in one day. He is now the head of the International Federation of Karate (IFK). (Click name for biography)

Tadashi Nakamura JAPAN - 1965
Now known as Kaicho Nakamura, he is the founder of World Seido Karate, based in New York.

Shigeru Oyama JAPAN - 1965
No relationship to Sosai, he is now head of his own style, World Oyama Karate based in New York. 

Loek Hollander HOLLAND - 1967

John Jarvis NEW ZEALAND - 1967

Howard Collins GREAT BRITAIN - 1971
He was the first to do it compulsorily in one day. 

Miyuki Miura JAPAN - 1972
The first Japanese to do it in one day.

Akiyoshi Matsui JAPAN - 1986
Matsui is now the head of the International Karate Organization IKO-1. See also Japan section of Fighter Profiles.

Ademir Da Costa BRAZIL - 1987
The legendry Brazilian completed the test the same year as he retired form tournament fighting.

Keiji Sanpei JAPAN - 1990
See also Japan section of Fighter Profiles.

Akira Masuda JAPAN - 1991 
See also Japan section of Fighter Profiles.

Kenji Yamaki JAPAN - 1995
See also Japan section of Fighter Profiles.

Francisco Filho BRAZIL - 1995 
Filho amazingly completed this test in Brazil and then only a month later carried out the test successfully in Japan. See also Rest of the World section of Fighter Profiles.

Hajime Kazumi JAPAN - 1999
See also Japan section of Fighter Profiles.

Klaus Rex DENMARK - 2002

50 Man Kumite