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Karate Kyokushinkai
KYOKU - means ultimate, SHIN - truth or reality, KAI - to meet, join, associate. It takes time to
fully understand the meaning.
Karate is both an art and philosophy, because each
person has a different personality, this reflects itself in their interpretation. Therefore,
karate masters founded their own schools, teaching their style or ryu. Kyokushinkai is the name given
to our style of karate.
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The Kanku is derived from the Kanku Kata, sky gazing form. In this Kata the hands are raised to scan
the sky and the symbol is formed . The points of the Kanku represent the fingers and imply the ultimate
or peaks. The thick sections, represent the wrists and imply power. The centre represents infinity,
implying depth. The whole Kanku is based and enclosed by a circle, representing continuity and circular
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The Kanji, worn universally on the front of the gi, simply
means "Kyokushinkai", which is the name given by Sosai Mas Oyama to the karate style he created.
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The Kanku
The Kanji