Opening Soon in Northern Virginia 近日開館

The pursuit of ultimate truth, through karate.

Kyokushin Kan Karate is coming soon — bringing the full-contact budo karate of Sosai Mas Oyama to Northern Virginia. Join the interest list to be first to know when doors open.

Join the Interest List What is Kyokushin-kan?

The Style 極真

Kyokushin means "the ultimate truth."

Kyokushin is the full-contact karate founded by Sosai Masutatsu (Mas) Oyama — a style built on rigorous conditioning, practical technique, and knockdown kumite, tested without protective padding and tempered by respect and self-control.

Kyokushin-kan (極真館) is the international organization established in 2002 by Kancho Hatsuo Royama, one of Sosai Oyama's earliest students, to defend, revitalize, and advance the original budo spirit of Kyokushin. Today it is practiced in dojos across dozens of countries — including here in Virginia.

基本

Kihon — Fundamentals

Stances, strikes, blocks, and kicks drilled with repetition and intent. Every advanced skill in Kyokushin is built on relentless attention to basics.

型

Kata — Forms

Prearranged sequences that encode the principles of the art — breathing, balance, power generation, and the bunkai (applications) hidden within each movement.

組手

Kumite — Sparring

Knockdown full-contact sparring, the proving ground of Kyokushin. Controlled, supervised, and scaled to each student's level — from first-day beginners to seasoned fighters.

Why Kyokushin 何故

Hard training. Real results. A lifelong path.

Strength and conditioning. Kyokushin training is among the most physically demanding of any martial art — building cardiovascular endurance, functional strength, and genuine toughness.

Discipline and character. The dojo etiquette, the belt system, and the spirit of Osu cultivate perseverance, humility, and respect that carry far beyond the training floor.

Practical self-defense. Techniques are pressure-tested in full-contact kumite. What works stays; what doesn't is discarded.

A worldwide family. Train here and you join Kyokushin-kan International — with branch dojos, seminars, and tournaments across the United States and around the world.

The Masters 師範

The lineage behind the dojo.

Kyokushin Kan Karate in Virginia stands on an unbroken line of masters — from the founder of Kyokushin itself to the leadership of Kyokushin-kan International today.

Sosai Masutatsu Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate — Sosai Mas Oyama · 大山倍達

Sosai Masutatsu Oyama 1923–1994

The founder of Kyokushin Karate. A legend of modern budo, Sosai Oyama forged the world's first full-contact karate style and built it into the largest karate organization on earth. Every Kyokushin dojo in the world traces its lineage to his teaching: "The ultimate truth is found through hard training."

Kaicho Hatsuo Royama Founder of Kyokushin-kan

A direct student of Sosai Oyama from 1963, All-Japan Open Champion (1973), and one of the most respected fighters in Kyokushin history. In 2002 he founded Kyokushin-kan International to defend and revitalize Sosai's original budo karate. He serves today as Kaicho — Honorary Director — of the organization.

Kancho Hiroto Okazaki, director of Kyokushin-kan International — Kancho Hiroto Okazaki · 岡崎寛人

Kancho Hiroto Okazaki Director, Kyokushin-kan International

Current Kancho (Director) of Kyokushin-kan International Honbu and chairman of its Technical Committee. A 9th-dan master who trained alongside Kaicho Royama for decades, he leads the worldwide organization — and the technical standard every Kyokushin-kan dojo upholds, including ours in Virginia.