• Kazuyoshi Ishii (石井 和義, Ishii Kazuyoshi, born June 10, 1953) is a Japanese master of Seidokaikan karate and founder of the K-1 fighting circuit, a widely...
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    professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii. Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group...
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  • (正道会館) is a traditional full contact karate derived from Kyokushin by Kazuyoshi Ishii. Seidokaikan organized the first professional full contact karate tournament...
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  • adopted the title Kancho (Grandmaster). Students include Joko Ninomiya, Kazuyoshi Ishii and Makoto Yoshida. Joko Ninomiya was a very successful tournament...
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  • composer Maki Ishii Katsuhito Ishii (born 1966), Japanese film director Kazuhisa Ishii (born 1973), Japanese baseball player Kazuyoshi Ishii (born 1953)...
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    advisor for the International Karate Organization Kyokushin-kaikan. Kazuyoshi Ishii – founder of Seidokaikan karate, as well as the K-1 fighting circuit...
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    had not been seen on TV until K-1 was founded in 1993. In 1993, as Kazuyoshi Ishii (founder of Seidokaikan karate) produced K-1 under special kickboxing...
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  • Kazuyoshi Funaki (船木 和喜, born 1975), Japanese ski jumper Kazuyoshi Hoshino (星野 一義, born 1947), Japanese racing driver and businessman Kazuyoshi Ishii...
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    and trainer Sam Greco showed his match to Kazuyoshi Ishii, chairman of Japanese kickboxing promotion K-1. Ishii then invited Sapp to Japan in order to start...
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    the pioneering heavyweight fighters in K-1, having been a member of Kazuyoshi Ishii's Seidokaikan school. Satake began practicing karate after being inspired...
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  • K-1 after its founder and president Kazuyoshi Ishii was arrested for money laundering. Sports journalist and Ishii's acquaintance Sadaharu Tanikawa was...
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  • vision of Japan's Kazuyoshi Ishii. Following a rapid climb through the ranks as martial arts mentor, promoter, and official, Ishii thought it was time...
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  • bleeding. On the morning of 21 August, Seidokaikan and K-1 founder Kazuyoshi Ishii visited Hug at the hospital and Hug told him that if he should die...
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  • Sergei Samsonov, Russian winger "Rusty" = Rena Kanokogi "Master Ishii" = Kazuyoshi Ishii "The Bear" = Mark Smith "Billy Whizz" = Jason Robinson, fullback...
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  • III a kickboxing tournament promoted by Seidokaikan karate founder Kazuyoshi Ishii. Sam fought Keisuke Nakagawa who had placed 6th in the 2nd Karate World...
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  • Kyokushin kaikan and Seidokaikan and Mochizuki is possibly modeled after Kazuyoshi Ishii, the founder of Seidokaikan.[citation needed] Believing that he is...
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  • Seidokaikan - traditional full contact karate derived from Kyokushin by Kazuyoshi Ishii. Seidokaikan organized the first professional full contact karate tournament...
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  • period Murder (2008) life imprisonment, 30-year non-parole period Kazuyoshi Ishii Karate tax evasion 22 months Released after 14 months Lee Murray Armed...
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    his success at this field, Hashimoto was scouted by K-1 executive Kazuyoshi Ishii to compete in their '93 GP tournament, but he declined. He was also...
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  • May 16, 2012, Tanikawa officially declared the bankruptcy of FEG. Kazuyoshi Ishii Pierre Andurand Chatri Sityodtong Simon Rutz Eduard Irimia People Bank...
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    and demanded their loss to be turned into no contest. K-1 executive Kazuyoshi Ishii joined them and asked for two weeks for the judges to gather and revise...
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  • Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex. In 1999, Solak met K-1 founder Kazuyoshi Ishii in Japan. After becoming the CEO for K-1's Oceania region, Solak promoted...
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  • The fight sequences of the film were choreographed by K-1 founder Kazuyoshi Ishii and professional fighter Andy Hug. Initially, Masashi Ikeda was announced...
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  • Seido can mean: Seidokaikan, a style of full contact karate founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii. Kyushu Seido-kai, a yakuza organization based in Kyushu A fictional...
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  • Horiguchi (born 1990), Shotokan Andy Hug (1964–2000), Kyokushin and Seido Kazuyoshi Ishii (born 1953), Seido Ankō Itosu (1832–1916), Shuri-te Nobuaki Kakuda...
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    at the expense of the judges’ credibility." Similarly, K-1 founder Kazuyoshi Ishii commented on his Twitter account: "I'm sorry for Tenshin's fans, but...
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    the grand general manager (so-honbucho) of the 6th Yamaguchi-gumi Kazuyoshi Ishii, Japanese master of Seidokaikan karate and founder of the K-1 fighting...
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  • Tanahashi Best Technical Wrestler: Zack Sabre Jr. Best Brawler: Tomohiro Ishii Best Flyer: Ricochet Best Promotion: New Japan Pro-Wrestling Best Matches:...
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    kickboxing and boxing due to contract problems. In 1999, K-1 producer Kazuyoshi Ishii solved his contract problem so that he could return to K-1. On October...
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    Pancrase. Around the same time, Funaki was scouted by K-1 executive Kazuyoshi Ishii to compete in their '93 GP tournament, but he declined, having set...
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