100-man kumite


The 100-man kumite is an extreme test of physical and mental endurance in Kyokushin karate. 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.
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. The second man to complete the test was Steve Arneil in 1965. In July 2004, a woman named Naomi Ali completed the 100-man kumite. Variations using 20-man and 50-man challenges have also been employed.

List of kumites

  1. Masutatsu Oyama completed three times
  2. Steve Arneil
  3. Tadashi Nakamura
  4. Shigeru Oyama
  5. Loek Hollander
  6. John Jarvis
  7. Howard Collins
  8. Miyuki Miura
  9. Shokei Matsui
  10. Ademir da Costa
  11. Keiji Sampei
  12. Akira Masuda
  13. Kenji Yamaki
  14. Marius Schoeman
  15. Francisco Filho
  16. Hajime Kazumi
  17. Pedro Luis Beltrán Goju Nin Kumite, 50 Kumites
  18. Klaus Rex
  19. Naomi Ali
  20. Víctor Flores
  21. Juan Manuel Gallego
  22. Arthur Hovhannisyan
  23. Judd Reid Shorin Kempo
  24. Tariel Nikoleishvili
  25. Abdullah Tarsha
  26. Takuma Kouketsu
  27. Daniel Sanchez