100-man kumite

The 100-man kumite (Japanese: hyakunin kumite) is an extreme test of physical and mental endurance in Kyokushin karate.[1] Kumite is a form of sparring, one of the three main sections of karate training, and involves simulated combat against an opponent. The 100-man kumite consists of 100 rounds of kumite, each between one-and-a-half and two minutes in length. Normally, the karate practitioner undergoing the test will have to face similarly or higher-ranked opponents, and may face an opponent a few times in the course of the test (depending on the number of opponents available to participate).

The challenge was devised by Masutatsu Oyama, the founder of Kyokushin and the first person to complete the test. He completed the 100-man kumite three times over three consecutive days.[1] The second man to complete the test was Steve Arneil in 1965.[1] In July 2004, a woman named Naomi Ali completed the 100-man kumite.[1] Variations using 20-man and 50-man challenges have also been employed.

List of kumites
  1. Masutatsu Oyama (Japan) completed three times[2]
  2. Steve Arneil (UK/South Africa, May 21, 1965)
  3. Tadashi Nakamura (Japan, October 15, 1965)
  4. Shigeru Oyama (Japan, September 17, 1966) (120 in total)
  5. Loek Hollander (The Netherlands, August 5, 1967)
  6. John Jarvis (New Zealand, 1967)
  7. Howard Collins (United Kingdom, December 1, 1972)
  8. Miyuki Miura (Japan, April 13, 1973)
  9. Shokei Matsui (Japan, April 18, 1986)[3]
  10. Ademir da Costa (Brazil, April 25, 1987)
  11. Keiji Sampei (Japan, February 24, 1990)
  12. Akira Masuda (Japan, May 19, 1991)
  13. Kenji Yamaki (Japan, March 22, 1995)
  14. Marius Schoeman (South Africa, March 23, 1996)
  15. Francisco Filho (Brazil, March 22, 1999)[4]
  16. Hajime Kazumi (Japan, March 13, 1999)
  17. Pedro Luis Beltrán Goju Nin Kumite, 50 Kumites (Spain, May 17, 2001) (only person who has performed the test at 50 years of age)
  18. Klaus Rex (Spain, December 12, 2002)
  19. Naomi Ali (Australia, July 4, 2004)[1]
  20. Víctor Flores (Argentina, December 8, 2004)
  21. Juan Manuel Gallego (Spain, 21 January, 2006)
  22. Arthur Hovhannisyan (March 29, 2009)[5][6]
  23. Judd Reid Shorin Kempo[7] (Thailand/Australia, October 22, 2011)[8][9]
  24. Tariel Nikoleishvili (Russia, April 26, 2014)[10][11]
  25. Abdullah Tarsha (Saudi Arabia, June 2, 2016)[12]
  26. Takuma Kouketsu (Japan, November 26, 2017)
  27. Daniel Sanchez (Spain, March 10, 2018)
  28. Cem Senol (Netherlands, February 22, 2020) [13]

See also

References
  1. "100 Man Kumite". Australian Kyokushin. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  2. "Mas Oyama - Kyokushin Karate Master". Dynamic Karate. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. "Shokei Matsui 100 man kumite". YouTube. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  4. "YouTube: Kyokushin Karate - Francisco Filho Hiakunin Kumite (100 Man Fight)". Archived from the original on July 15, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  5. "洗車ブラシで車をピカピカに". Cercle-kibukan.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  6. "Artur Hovhannisyan completed 100-Man KUMITE". www.kyokushinkaikan.org. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  7. http://www.shorin-kempo.com
  8. Fred Jackson. "Judd Reid 100 Man Kumite Results". World-kumite.org. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  9. "New coach sees Bombers get punchy". afl.com.au. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  10. "KYOKUSHIN one & only, "100-MAN-KUMITE"". Ikohonbu.com. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  11. "Current World Champion, Tariel Nikoleishvili completes the 100 Man Kumite". www.kyokushinkaikan.org. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  12. http://www.adnantarsha.com/Abdullah_Tarsha100.htm
  13. https://www.vechtsportinfo.nl/nieuws/video-karateka-cem-senol-volbrengt-met-succes-100-man-kumite/
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