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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).
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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

Tariel Nikoleishvili  RUSSIA  2014

50 Man Kumite

Gary Bufton GREAT BRITAIN - 1976

Bernard Creaton
GREAT BRITAIN - 1977 

David Cook
GREAT BRITAIN - 1977 

Jeff Whybrow
GREAT BRITAIN - 1978 

Cyril Andrews
GREAT BRITAIN - 1978 

Jim Phillips
AUSTRALIA - 1986

Luke Grgurevic
AUSTRALIA - 1986

Tony Bowden
AUSTRALIA - 1986

Gary Viccars
AUSTRALIA - 1986

Tom Levar
AUSTRALIA - 1990

Michael Thompson GREAT BRITAIN - 1992

Koen Spitaels BELGIUM - 1992

Trevor Marriot
GREAT BRITAIN - 1993
Click here for more information on Sensei Trevor Marriott's 50 Man Kumite

Peter Angerer
GERMANY - 1997

Raoul Strikker
BELGIUM - 1997

Sjaak van de Velde 
HOLLAND - 1998

Jim Sklavos
AUSTRALIA - 1999

Pedro Beltran
SPAIN - 2001

Kenny Jarvis
GREAT BRITAIN - 2006