SOURCES of FIGHTING STYLE OYAMA MASUTATSU

Concerning a question as there was a formation of fighting Oyama's style, Yasuda Hideharu specifies that the master in different time studied various karate schools - Shotokan-ryu, Goju-ryu etc. - and other martial arts - ju-do, Daito-ryu, aiki-ju-jutsu. Oyama writes in particular " Kumite style the teacher who to me could be seen, included the most various elements. As style changed, reacting on actions of the partner Oyama did not have rigidly fixed forms like that if the opponent uses such reception, I shall answer with such reception. As to fight stance(kamae) he used also the rack neko-ashi-dachi from Goju-ryu, and racks with widely placed legs from Shotokan-ryu. Nekoashi-dachi allow to execute engineering with high speed, and racks from Shotokan-ryu provided the big force in movements with an investment of hips. Thus, Oyama as speak in fighting arts, " combined long and short "
To blows by a fist by a forward hand with attack oi-tsuki, sensei preferred right gyaku-tsuki, and as to kicks more often he used mae-geri.
Oyama liked not rectilinear, but circular movements such as movements kata Kanku more. It is natural, that Oyama blocked and beat in the answer, but not as the crow flies, and circular movements, and moving on an arch around of the opponent. Subsequently in the books Oyama has named such style of fight " circular kumite " - " en-no kumite ", but in those times of such word yet was not. Oyama never blocked simple parry, but always took (kake) finiteness of the opponent. All of us, using various blocks on top and an average level, carry out protection with capture hands of the opponent. Probably, such engineering was born due to that sensei studied various kinds budo.
Having taken a hand of the opponent, Oyama merged with his movement, twisted him, applied painful receptions on joints Certainly to finish all these receptions it was impossible, and Oyama always stopped reception at the certain stage of his development. Oyama included the most various receptionsIn the karate style , and it he differed from all other instructors. I think, that the teacher thus investigated effective techniques in the fighting relation. Studying various kinds of engineering, Oyama included them in the karate. Oyama took the opponent a forward hand or both hands, moving on a circle, left sideways from him " in a dead zone " in such position, whence it was possible to strike a hand or to use any other reception. Sensei was engaged as well ju-do, and in sparring might so throw the pupil, that that might not understand at all as appeared on the ground. Then he explained, speaking something like: " Here at you a hole "...
If Oyama struck a fist seiken-tsuki beat on an average level. Oyama simply pressed the person a palm and never really beat on a target. He frequently used such impacts as uraken-uchi, mawashi-uchi and furi-uchi. He applied them, moving around of the opponent. Probably, these elements came in Kyokushinkai from Goju-ryu.
Anyway, Oyama's techique was very rich, and his impact by a fist seiken-tsuki undoubtedly had enormous destructive force, but is real blowss in a solar plexus to the pupils he rendered unless in kata".
Absolutely other position on this question borrows Kato Shigeo: " Sosai Oyama's technique is not technique to which someone has learned him. Certainly, it is technique karate, but nevertheless it is technique which he has acquired a body during solitary life in mountains and in fights with bulls on a slaughterhouse. At me is familiar which worked on a slaughterhouse in Tateyama. He even karate does not know the elements, and about sosai Oyama never heard, but once during conversation with me, He has told to me the following: " At us to a slaughterhouse one strange guy was. Oyama charged himself with bulls in weight under three hundred kgs or knock their naked hands. While we beat bulls hammers on a head, naked hands knock them on head, beat on horns ". Having listened attentively, I have thought, that the question is about sosai Oyama in days of his youth. Bulls whom sosai Oyama beat naked hands, hardly did not lose consciousness. At some of them the skull bursted, convulsions began. When I have asked familiar ' " And what would be from such impact with the person?" That has answered: " Yes he to him simply would break a neck!"
When I have heard it, I have thought: " Yes, sosai Oyama was really abrupt "! And immediately I have understood, that sosai owned engineering of other, superhuman order, have comprehended, that this engineering was given birth by his own body during continuous training and indefatigable search.
The absolute, perfect time sense allowing to him to leave from attacks of the opponent, Oyama has found, when on him bulls, and he rushed, not trying to stop their force, they for horns and turn off instantly sufficed them of a head. That remarkable speed which allowed Oyama to approach with the opponent at the moment of his impact, he also has got, battling with bulls I in it am absolutely sure. To the one who has managed to master speed of the carried bull, it was possible to cope with jerks of opponents from among people.
Sosai Oyama more than once spoke: " the main Thing - force "! But also his this idea, probably, was born at him under influence of fights with bulls. In sparring with the person it is possible to knock it(him) down twice or three times, but in fight with the bull if you have no power, sufficient to lay him with one blow, to you the end " will come.