Full contact karate

American Rules: Joe Lewis , Bill Wallace , Benny "The Jet" Urquidez , Don Wilson , Olivier Gruner , Branko Cikatić , Michael Kuhr , Troy Dorsey
Knockdown: Terutomo Yamazaki , Akira Masuda , Hajime Kazumi , <a href="Francisco_Filho_(martial_artist)" title="Francisco Filho (martial artist)">Francisco Filho , Andy Hug

Full contact karate
Focus	Striking
Country of origin	Japan
Creator	Varies depending on subtype.
Famous practitioners	American Rules: Joe Lewis, Bill Wallace, Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, Don Wilson, Olivier Gruner, Branko Cikatić, Michael Kuhr, Troy Dorsey; Knockdown: Terutomo Yamazaki, Akira Masuda, Hajime Kazumi, Francisco Filho, Andy Hug;
Parenthood	Varies depending on subtype.
Olympic sport	No

Full contact karate is any format of karate where competitors spar (also called Kumite) full-contact and allow a knockout as winning criterion.