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Kenji Yamaki: How I Survived the 100-Man Kumite

“The 100-man kumite was known as the hardest discipline in karate,” Yamaki says in this exclusive video clip. “It was a smooth beginning, but both my legs started to cramp after the fiftieth man.” Can you imagine fighting 50 men — let alone 100 men — in succession?

Well, this man did.

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