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Masahiko Kimura (木村 政彦, Kimura Masahiko, 10 September 1917 – 18 April 1993) was a Japanese judoka and professional wrestler.He won the All-Japan Judo Championships three times in a row for the first time in history and had never lost a judo match from 1936 to 1950.
The fight between Japanese judoka Masahiko Kimura and Brazilian jiu-jitsu founder Hélio Gracie was held at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on October 23, 1951. It was held as a special challenge, with no titles on the line: Gracie was the self-proclaimed national jiu-jitsu champion, [1] seen as a regular judo 6th dan by Kimura, [2] while Kimura himself was coming from a career in ...
The title has occasionally been won by unusual means, such as an auction for the belt, rock–paper–scissors, and even a title change that occurred in a dream. On February 6, 2022, DDT's YouTube channel hit the 100,000 subscribers milestone and the tablet which showed the moment pinned former champion Mao so all the hundred thousand ...
Technical Submission (kimura) Pride 8: November 21, 1999: 2 13:16 Tokyo, Japan Royler demanded special rules: No stand ups, no judges [22] Win 3–0 Yuhi Sano: Submission (armbar) Pride 2: March 15, 1998: 1 33:14 Yokohama, Japan Win 2–0 Noboru Asahi: Submission (rear-naked choke) Vale Tudo Japan 1996: July 7, 1996: 1 5:07 Urayasu, Japan
The World's Strongest Tag Determination League (世界最強タッグ決定リーグ戦, Sekai Saikyō Taggu Kettei Rīgu-sen), more commonly known in the West as the Real World Tag League, is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by All Japan Pro Wrestling since 1977, usually, run on the first weeks of December.
16 Win 13–1–2 Masahiro Sakamoto MD: 12 23 Nov 2016 Sumiyoshi SportsCenter, Osaka, Japan: Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific flyweight title: 15 Win 12–1–2 Thiraphong Phaepho KO 1 (10), 2:35: 6 Jul 2016 Meenayothin Camp, Bangkok, Thailand: 14 Win 11–1–2 Yamato Uchinono TKO 5 (8), 1:45: 12 May 2016 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan: 13 Win 10–1 ...
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan won the pairs event at the Four Continents figure skating competition on Friday, recapturing the title they first took home two years ago. The 2023 world ...
Masao Kimura (木村 政雄, Kimura Masao, June 30, 1941 – May 24, 2010) was a Japanese professional wrestler, best known by his ring name Rusher Kimura (ラッシャー木村, Rasshā Kimura). He was a five-time IWA World Heavyweight Champion , making him a five-time world champion .