Steve Arneil to training at the "dojo". In 1959, Arneil left South Africa, bound for Southeast Asia. Arneil travelled to China, South Korea, and Hong Kong before arriving in Japan. He trained in a few karate styles, including Shotokan, Wado-ryu, and Goju-ryu (under Gogen Yamaguchi). In the course of these studies, the name "Oyama" was mentioned to him by several people, including Yamaguchi, and this aroused his curiosity. In January 1961, through Donn Draeger, Arneil began to study Kyokushin karate under Masutatsu Oyama. He recalled that, unlike the other karate schools he had visited in Japan (who had welcomed him with minimal
Ryu Hayabusa Ryu was included in the first version of the 2010 fan-made Flash game "Super Mario Bros. Crossover". In commemoration of the 2009 merger of Koei and Tecmo, Ryu, Ayane and Momiji were unplayable guest characters in Koei's "" released that year. In the company's 2011 hack and slash title "Warriors Orochi 3", Ryu, Ayane, Rachel, Momiji and Kasumi appear in another dimension and assist the game's playable characters. Ryu's "Ninja Gaiden" costume parts were available as exclusive downloads as part of the first-anniversary promotion campaign for "Dynasty Warriors Online". Ryu additionally appeared with Ayane in the April 2012 Japan-only release