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Japan Fighters
Akiyoshi Matsui | Akiyoshi Matsui's record: | Matsui is one of the greatest technicians Kyokushin has ever produced. His timing is so extraordinary that it enables him to counter his opponents with knockout techniques such as his favourite jodan mawashi geri and ushiro mawashi geri to gain ippon. At the tender age of 17 Matsui became 4th in his first All Japan Tournament. four years later Matsui appeared in first World Tournament where he finished in third place. Matsui then won the All Japan title in 1985 and 1986 by beating Hiroki Kurosawa and Akira Masuda in the respective finals. That year Matsui also completed the 100 man kumite test and entered the 4th World Tournament as favourite. At this tournament Matsui did not disappoint as he became champion after defeating amongst others Michael Thompson in the semi final and the great Andy Hug in the final. |
Makoto Nakamura | Makoto Nakamura's record:
| For a fighter in excess of 125kg Nakamura was blessed with great speed, this coupled with his heavy punches, powerful kicks and ferocious fighting style made him an almost unstoppable opponent. At his peak Nakamura was the arguably the most feared fighter in the world and this day he remains the only person to have won the World Tournament on two occasions. He is still remembered for his epic battles against the likes of Keiji Senpai, Ademir Da Costa and Michael Thompson on the way to winning his two World Titles and reaching three successive All Japan finals where he also won the title on one ocassion.
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Kenji Yamaki | Kenji Yamaki's record: | Yamaki is another of Japan's large fighters, at in excess of 100kg he still possessed superb techniques which enable him to knock out many opponents after wearing them down with his immensely powerful punches and low kicks. After finishing 3rd in the 18th All Japan, Yamaki earned his place at the World Tournament a year later. After reaching the final day he lost on boards after to Brazilian legend Ademir Da Costa. Four years later and after winning the All Japan title Yamaki reached the quarter finals of the 5th World Tournament but was defeated by Kurosawa. He would have his revenge at the 6th World Tournament in 1995 as a superbly intelligent performance saw Yamaki defeat Kurosawa at the same stage and go on to win the tournament. Yamaki duly retired from competition the reigning World and All Japan Champion. |
Keiji Senpai | Keiji Senpai's record: | Keiji Senpai is the embodiment of Kyokushin fighting spirit, his never say die attitude is testimony to his amazing character. This was never more evident than the final of the 3rd World Tournament where he fought with four broken ribs for four extensions in a fight lasting 10 minutes. Senpai became the first fighter to win three All Japan titles and competed in the final five times in succession. He also remains one of only three fighters two have competed in two World Tournament finals, unfortunately both times losing after epic battles two his old foe Makato Nakamura. Six years after retiring from fighting Senpai became one of the select few to complete the 100 Man Kumite. |
Hajime Kazumi | Hajime Kazumi's record: | Hajime Kazumi, Japan's last fortress is one of Kyokushin's most decorated fighters. At twenty years of age Kazumi overcame many top fighters to reach the final of the All Japan Tournament. Since then Kazumi has never finished outside of the top two in a tournament. His simple yet effective style of punches and devastating low kick combinations has helped him reach the final of six All Japan Tournaments in a row, winning four of these to break Keiji Senpai's record, and two World Tournament finals where he lost to Yamaki, and Filho in the later on boards. Since that final defeat to Filho, Kazumi has became a World Champion after winning the 2nd World Weight Category Tournament in Osaka in 2001 and then claimed his unprecedented fifth All Japan Title in 2002 by beating Kiyama in a close final. |
Hitoshi Kiyama | Hitoshi Kiyama's record: | Kiyama came to the world's attention when he claimed first place at the inaugural World Weight Tournament in 1997. The following year he finished 3rd in the All Japan and was part of the Japanese team that won the World Team Cup. 1999 was a disappointing year for Kiyama as he lost in the second round of the World Tournament. Since then success followed for Kiyama as he won successive All Japan Titles, and the 2nd World Weight Tournament (this time in the heavyweight section). It was at this tournament where Kiyama showed his full ability by using spectacular mawashi geri jodan, and ushiro mawashi geri jodan coupled with excellent punches and low kicks. This combination helped turn the fight around against the excellent Russian Sergey Osipov in the final where the continual pressing and aggression from Kiyama brought him the title. The following year Kiyama became one of a select few to reach three All Japan finals in succession where he was defeated by Japanese legend Kazumi in a very close match.. His undoubted zenith was at the 8th World Tournament in 2003 where he defeated Kurbanov, Teixeira, an Plekhanov to become World Champion. |
Kenji Midori | Kenji Midori's record:
| Despite being one of Kyoksuhin's smallest fighters at around 70kg, Midori more than made up for this with faultless technique and ability to deliver spectacular knock out blows. He fought brilliantly in the 4th World Tournament before losing to British legend Michael Thompson. Midori entered the 5th World Tournament after claiming his third All Japan Weight title and reaching the final of the All Japan Tournament. His performances were simply electrifying, after winning many fights with ippon in the early rounds Midori fought superbly to overcome the enormous Shichinhoe, the devastating Kurosawa and then defeat All Japan Champion Masuda become World Champion. |
Hiroki Kurosawa | Hiroki Kurosawa's record:
| To to this day, Kurosawa remains synonymous with relentless attacking and devastating low kicks. There has arguably never been a fighter before or since who was so capable of simply destroying opponents. Kurosawa burst onto the scene in 1984 when he became the first ever fighter to win the All Japan at their first attempt, and followed this up a year later reaching the final where he lost Matsui. In his first World Tournament in 1987 Kurosawa reached the last eight where he could not fight in the quarter finals due to his injuries that were obtained in an epic victory over Dutchman Peter Smit. Four years later at the fifth World Tournament, he went one step further and reached the last four before losing on weight to eventual winner Kenji Midori. In 1995 at his third and final World Tournament Kurosawa achieved what no fighter had ever before by reaching the last eight for the third time where he lost to old adversary and eventual winner Kenji Yamaki. |
Akira Masuda | Akira Masuda's record: | When on the tatami, despite being a near perfect technician, Masuda relies mainly on his strong punches and mawashi geri gedan, with the odd chudan or jodan thrown in for variety. Due to Masuda's exceptional ability these simple techniques prove deadly. At only 20 years of age Masuda finished in 8th place at the All Japan Tournament. In the following years Masuda was again successful in gaining podium positions at the All Japan to earn him a place at the 4th World Tournament. Masuda was exceptional in this tournament and overcame a number of tough fights before losing to the legendary Andy Hug in the semi finals. In 1990 Masuda finally achieved an ambition of his by winning the All Japan title and early the following year completed the 100 Man Kumite. These performances put him as one of the favourites at the 5th World Tournament where he was superb throughout and reached the final before losing to the excellent Kenji Midori by Tameshiwari. Four years later Masuda equaled Kurosawa's record by finishing in the last 8 of the World Tournament for the third occassion where he lost to ventual Champions Tsukamoto. |
Norichika Tsukamoto | Norichika Tsukamoto's Record: | Tsukamoto is fighter whose agility and technique belies his size. For a fighter standing at over 6 feet and in excess of 90kg he possess an armoury of deadly knock out techniques. At only 19 years of age Tsukamoto finished in the top 4 of the All Japan Weight Category Tournament and later that year finished 6th in the All Japan Tournament. Many who had witnessed him in these two tournaments saw him as a future star. Nobody could have expected his rise to be so meteoric as he became Champion in his first World Tournament, and followed this with two successive All Japan Titles and the inaugural World Cup. Following a comeback after a lengthy ban Tsukamoto placed second in the 34th All Japan Tournament in 2002. A year later Tsukamoto was in great form as he fought his way to the last eight of the 8th World Tournament where he surprisingly lost to Bulgaria's Dimitrov. |
Kunihiro Suzuki | Kunihiro Suzuki's record: | After successful performances in the All Japan Weight Tournament, Suzuki fought in his first World Tournament. He was excellent throughout an reached the final before losing to Tsukamoto. That defeat was a taste of things to come as Suzuki lost to Tsukamoto in the next two All Japan finals. In his second World Tournament, Suzuki was again fought superbly but was ultimately disappointed as he lost to eventual winner Okamoto in the quarter finals. Since then however Suzuki has been in outstanding form as he achieved the amazing feat of winning 3 All Japan titles in a row including victory over old rival Tsukamoto in the 2002 final. One year later Suzuki lived up to his billing as favourite as after three attempts he won the World Tournament and duly retired as champion. |
Toru Okamoto | Toru Okamoto's record: | Tsukamoto made a name for himself in the early nineties when he finished in the last 4 of the All Japan Championship 3 years in a row. The following year in his first World Tournament he claimed 7th position. After two further strong showings in the All Japan, and winning the All Japan Weight Tournament, he then finished 2nd behind his rival Tsukamoto in the inaugural World Cup. Okamoto then set about a period of dominance. Okamoto had always had extremely powerful low kicks but now appeared more relaxed as a fighter and this showed immediate benefits. In 1998 he after many podium positions he finally won the All Japan Title and the following year he defeated all who faced him to win the World Tournament. |
Yashuri Shichinohe | Yashuri Shichinohe's record: | Aptly named Japan's very own Raging Bull by Michel Wedel, Shichinohe was an aggressive fighter that would storm opponents with a barrage of punches making full use of his 100kg, 6 foot plus frame; including his devastating hooks, to literally punch his opponent of the tatami. After finishing 5th an the All Japan in 1986 and having already have won 3 All Japan Weight Tournament titles Shichinohe was selected as part of the Japanese team for the 4th World Tournament where he fought brilliantly to gain seventh place after losing to Masuda in an epic battle. Four years later and having added another All Japan Weight title to his collection Shichinohe repeated his success at the 5th World Tournament by finishing 7th once more. |
Yoshihiro Tamura | Yoshihiro Tamura's record: | In 1989, Tamura reached the final of the All Japan Weight Tournament before losing to Shichinohe. Two years later Tamura avenged this defeat in a repeat final to take the title. The following year was an enormous year for Tamura as after a below par showing at the 5th World Tournament he regained his All Japan Heavyweight title and won the All Japan Tournament. The following year in 1993, in a repeat final, he lost out to Kazumi who claimed his first All Japan title. Since then Tamura has been continuously successful in tournaments including reaching his third All Japan final and claiming 5th in the inaugural World Weight Tournament. |
Ryu Narushima | Ryu Narushima's record: | After successful performances in the the All Japan Weight Tournament, Narushima was selected for the 6th World Tournament. At this event he showed his full range of techniques, including his favourite jodan mawashi geri for which he gained an ippon in the most spectacular knock out of the tournament. After reaching the last day he met Australia's Garry O'Neill in a fight that matched arguably the two most technically gifted fighters. In an excellent match where the two fighters could not be separated, Narushima eventually lost out due to the number of boards broken. Two years later Narushima was again excellent on the World Stage as he claimed third place at the 1st World Weight Tournament. At the 7th World Tournament in arguably his best performance yet, Narushima fought his way to the last 8 before losing to eventual champion Francisco Filho of Brazil. |
South America Fighters
Francisco Filho (SHW) | Francisco Filho's record: BRAZIL | Ewerton Teixeira (SHW) | Ewerton Teixeira's: BRAZIL |
Glaube Feitosa (SHW) | Glaube Feitosa's record: BRAZIL | Sergio Da Costa (SHW) | Sergio Da Costa's record: BRAZIL |
Marcos Costa (MW) | Marcos Costa's: BRAZIL | Marcos Furlan (SHW) | Marcos Furlan's record: BRAZIL |
North America Fighters
Yannick Galipeau (MW) | Yannick Galipeau's record: CANADA | Mikhail Zimmerman (LW) | Mikhail Zimmerman’s record: CANADA |
Hugo Perez (SHW) | Hugo Perez's record: CANADA2nd World Weight Tournament 2001 (IKO-1) - Rd 16 | Tats Nakamura (LW) | Tats Nakamura's record: |
Vittorio Russo (HW) | Vittorio Russo's Record: CANADA
| Diego Beltran (LW) | Diego Beltran’s Record: CANADA / ARGENTINA * = middleweight |
Russia Fighters
Sergey Plekhanov (SHW) | Sergey Plekhanov's record: | Sergey Osipov (HW) | Sergey Osipov's record: |
Lechi Kurbanov (SHW) | Lechi Kurbanov's record:
| Alexander Pichkunov (SHW) | Alexander Pichkunov's record: |
Igor Peplov (SHW) | Igor Peplov's record: | Jakov Zobnin (SHW) | Jakov Zobnin's record: |
Mikhail Kozlov (SHW) | Mikhail Kozlov's record: | Anzor Shikhabakhov (HW) | Anzor Shikhabakhov's record: |
Andrey Stepin (SHW) | Andrey Stepin's record: | Alexander Ibragimov (SHW) | Alexander Ibragimov's record:
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