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Masayasu Sugihara

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Japanese martial artist and founder of full-contact Byakuren Kaikan Karate (1984).

Quick Facts

Date of Birth6/25/1946
Era20th–21st century
Country of OriginJapanJapan
Rank / TitleFounder of Byakuren Kaikan
Active Years1977–present

Biography

Masayasu Sugihara trained extensively in Shorinji Kempo before founding Byakuren Kaikan in Osaka in 1984, integrating soft defensive redirects with full-contact striking competition.

Associated Martial Arts

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A Japanese full-contact school that, despite using Kyokushin competition rules, did not emerge from Kyokushin but from Shorinji Kempo instead.