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Thursday - 7.30pm - 9.00pm
Friday - 7.00pm - 8.30pm
Sosai Masutatsu Oyama 10th Dan
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The founder of Kyokushinkai Karate also known as 'GOD HAND' for his power and strength in fighting. Sosai Oyama is also credited with killing bulls with his bare hands.
Sosai Oyama trained in various styles of martial arts before concentating on his own style KYOKUSHINKAI. Putting his training and style to the test he challenged more than 200 apponents Worldwide from all fighting styles and was never defeated.
His dedication and solid training is the foundation still today in Kyokushinkai clubs the world over.
Hanshi Steve Arneil 10th Dan
Hanshi Steve Arneil is well-known the world over, amongst martial artists especially . Hanshi was one of Sosai Matutatsu Oyama's earliest students and was the first of Oyama's Karate students to complete the legendary Kyokushin Karate 100 man Kumite test, he fought 100 karate apponents over a 3 1/2 hour time frame these fights where full contact.
Hanshi worked along side Sosai Oyama developing the Kyokushinkai organization into the worlds strongest Karate and one of the most wide spread Karate Styles in the World.
In 1991 Hanshi Steve Arneil left Sosai Oyamas IKO organization and founded his own organization International Federation of Karate Kyokushin (IFK) this is the same year that our club was founded.
Hanshi was born on the 29th August 1934 and died 2nd July 2021 the last of the original generation of Kyokushinkai practitioners he was a phenomenal instructor a truly special human being and he lived a truly incredible life.
Shihan Ray Bond 5th Dan
Chief Instructor: Sevenoaks Kyokushinkai Karate
40 years of Kyokushinkai training with some of the best Karate instructors in the World has enabled Shihan Ray to attain a deep understanding of his art. Shihan Ray has been instructing locally, nationally and internationally for many years and is an International Referee for Knockdown (full contact), Clicker (semi contact) Fight competition and Kata .
Shihan Ray has trained under the legendary Hanshi Steve Arneil, one of Sosai Masutatsu Oyama's most famous students, for many years.
It is through his dedication to detail, extremely tough fight training, knowledge of Kyokushinkai and the human body that makes Shihan Ray a top level instructor. Shihan Ray has trained many full contact fighters using his personal experience in fighting and training knockdown .
In 2018 Shihan Ray decided it was time to leave the IFK and take Sevenoaks Kyokushin in a slightly different direction while still following Sosai Oyama's and Hanshi Steve Arniel's teachings.