Notable Practitioners
For practitioners of Kyokushin kaikan, see Category:Kyokushin kaikan practitioners.- Terutomo Yamazaki, the first champion of the All-Japan Full Contact Karate Open Championships and professional kickboxer
- Sonny Chiba
- Georges St. Pierre
- Sean Connery
- Dolph Lundgren
- Glen Murphy
- Michael Jai White
- Vladimir Putin holds an honorary sixth-dan black belt in Kyokushin kaikan karate. Putin was presented the black belt in December 2009 by Hatsuo Royama.
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