▁of ▁kar ate ▁training , ▁and ▁involves ▁sim ulated ▁combat ▁against ▁an ▁oppon ent . ▁The ▁ 1 0 0 - man ▁k um ite ▁consists ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁r ounds ▁of ▁k um ite , ▁each ▁between ▁one - and - a - half ▁and ▁two ▁minutes ▁in ▁length . ▁Norm ally , ▁the ▁kar ate ▁pract ition er ▁under going ▁the ▁test ▁will ▁have ▁to ▁face ▁similarly ▁or ▁higher - rank ed ▁oppon ents , ▁and ▁may ▁face ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁a ▁few ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁test ▁( dep ending ▁on ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁oppon ents ▁available ▁to ▁particip ate ). ▁ ▁The ▁challenge ▁was ▁de vised ▁by ▁Mas ut ats u ▁O y ama , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁Ky ok ush in ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁test . ▁He ▁completed ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 - man ▁k um ite ▁three ▁times ▁over ▁three ▁consecutive ▁days . ▁The ▁second ▁man ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁test ▁was ▁Steve ▁Ar ne il ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁a ▁woman ▁named ▁Na omi ▁Ali ▁completed ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 - man ▁k um ite . ▁Vari ations ▁using ▁ 2 0 - man ▁and ▁ 5 0 - man ▁challeng es ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁employed . ▁ ▁Pedro ▁Luis ▁Bel tr án ▁Go ju ▁Nin ▁K um ite , ▁ 5 0 ▁k um ites ▁( Sp ain ▁ 1 7 , ▁May , ▁