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Post by MMX on Feb 15, 2016 11:14:47 GMT -5
Passed away 2/14/2016
A legend in Kyokushin.
RIP.
My Sensei trained under him in New York in the late 1960's through the mid 1970's
One quote he mentions..
"Don't MISS CHANCE"
Shigeru Oyama would say that meaning - Work on your skills, Don't miss your opportunities.
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Post by meguro on Feb 16, 2016 6:23:10 GMT -5
In the mid 1980's, his dojo in the Village, and T. Nakamura's in Chelsea were the biggest in NYC. Shigeru Oyama's dojo, before he went his separate way, served as a finishing school for the up and comers. When he did go his own way, Shigeru Oyama retained the knockdown karate of Kyokushin, while Nakamura followed another path. I studied with both, briefly, during that period. Entering Shigeru's Oyama's dojo put butterflies in my stomach every time. When I lived in Japan, my sensei, a former All Japan champ, mentioned visiting Oyama's dojo in NYC and feeling the same sense of awe. Time is cruel. RIP
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Post by Karate48 on Aug 18, 2016 15:38:43 GMT -5
RIP , OSU.
When I was living in NYC I had a chance to finally meet and train at the Oyama dojo. It was an honor. He will me missed.
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