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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 ...
Beyond 8th degree, the 9th and 10th degrees are signified with solid red belts. Noted practitioners Renzo & Royler Gracie have stated that the red belt in Gracie/Brazilian jiu-jitsu is reserved "for those whose influence and fame takes them to the pinnacle of the art". [12] Red belt holders are often addressed within the art by the title ...
This is the list of all K-1 champions. Included are the K-1 World Grand Prix and K-1 World MAX champions as well as all the preliminary tournament winners from the events promoted by FEG (1993– 2011), K-1 Global (2012–2023), and K-1 (2014–present), following the former's dissolution.
Minoru Kimura (木村 ミノル, Kimura Minoru) is a Brazilian kickboxer of Japanese and Italian descent, [2] fighting out of Battle Box Gym. He is the former K-1 Super Welterweight champion . He has faced several notable fighters of his weight division such as Kaew Fairtex , [ 3 ] Hideaki Yamazaki , Yasuomi Soda , [ 4 ] Masaaki Noiri , [ 5 ...
16–10–1 Daiju Takase: Decision (unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 2: February 15, 2004: 2 5:00 Yokohama, Japan Middleweight bout. Win 16–9–1 Eiji Mitsuoka: Submission (kimura) PRIDE Bushido 1: October 5, 2003: 1 4:31 Saitama, Japan Heavyweight bout. Win 15–9–1 Jason St. Louis Submission (armbar) Adrenaline Fighting Championships 1 July 24 ...
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 ...
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 ...