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It is commonly thrown by right-handed Japanese pitchers such as Hiroki Kuroda, Noboru Akiyama, Kenjiro Kawasaki, Daisuke Matsuzaka, [1] Yu Darvish [2] and Masumi Kuwata. [3] The most renowned shuuto pitcher in history was Masaji Hiramatsu, whose famous pitch was dubbed the razor shuuto because it seemed to "cut the air" when thrown.
Shooto was established as "New Martial Arts" (新格闘技, Shin-kakutōgi) in 1985 by Satoru Sayama (the original Tiger Mask), a Japanese professional wrestler trained in shoot wrestling, who wished to create a sport that revolved around a realistic and effective fighting system.
Daisuke Matsuzaka: Familiar with the gyroball, Matsuzaka has stated that he can throw the gyroball, however cannot do so on a consistent basis.A careful computer analysis of Matsuzaka's pitches for the Boston Red Sox for the first half of the 2007 season by Dan Fox of Baseball Prospectus suggests that while Matsuzaka commands a dazzling array of pitches, the gyroball is more myth than reality.
A 5'11 tall right-handed pitcher with three quarters delivery, Nishi throws a shuuto in the 140 km/h (87 mph) range as his main pitch, coupled with a slider and a changeup. His shuuto and slider are both known to exhibit horizontal movements as they approach the plate and are virtually indistinguishable. [ 2 ]
Shuto or variants may refer to: . A knifehand strike, known in Japanese as shutō-uchi; Shutō (seafood), Japanese tuna liver seafood pickle Shuto Expressway (首都高速道路, Shuto Kōsoku-dōro) network of toll expressways
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2. drew with Dustin Denes on July 9, 2004. Suda vacated the title on February 17, 2006, at his retirement ceremony. 4 Shiko Yamashita def. Dustin Denes: Absolute Fighting Championships 16 Boca Raton, FL, US: April 22, 2006 449 days 5 Siyar Bahadurzada: Shooto: Back To Our Roots 4 Tokyo, Japan: July 15, 2007 1,735 days 1. def. Leandro Silva on ...
In baseball, an off-speed pitch is a pitch thrown at a slower speed than a fastball. Breaking balls and changeups are the two most common types of off-speed pitches. Very slow pitches which require the batter to provide most of the power on contact through bat speed are known as "junk" and include the knuckleball and the Eephus pitch, a sort of extreme changeup. [1]