Ryu narushima was one of the greatest, technically-gifted karate fighters in the world. Ryu Narushima was my karate idol who i admire so much. He has such a crazy-speed-high-round-house-kick, what in japanese called jodan mawashi geri. If u've seen this clip you will understand what i'm talking about. Ryu Narushima postured a short body, only about 170 cm or less maybe. But he has such a abbility to take down his opponent that much more bigger than him. He once had fight Francisco Filho which postured 186 cm, but too bad, he lost the match. But it was a great achievment with his small body to pass to quarter final with his small body. with all respect, osu!
FYI, Ryu Narushima now teaching his art of fighting in the main honbu(the main headquarter) dojo, Tokyo. So if you want to learn from the best just come to Tokyo =) note: thanx for daisukey, for his great video.
Kenji Midori is the 5th World Champion Kyokushin Karate,He has such a rare talent in karate, deadly strike, and outstanding fighting spirit. But after sosai oyama gone, the kyokushin organization was breaked up. And Kenji Midori build the IKO2(International Karate Organization)organization, take hold position as kancho, means the vice president, of IKO2.
This fight clip taken from 7th Kyokushin World Open Tournament,on Final stage, between Hajime Kazumi from Japan and Francisco Filho from Brazil. This was a remarkable match for Francisco Filho, because this is his first-time-final appearance in world open tournament. Too bad, he declared lost by judgement after several extended time. But for many martial art observer, Filho was the real champion at that time.Identical,In my own opinion too, Filho was more dominating the match than Hajime Kazumi at that time. But still, The tournament held in Japan, so did the refree takes side on Japan athlete, logically and factly.
So what do you think about this match, your opinion will be highly appreciated, please dont mind to leave your comment here =) osu!
One of the legendary fight between 2 real champion ( both play on kyokushin and K-1 also) between Francisco 'the killer' Filho and Andy Hug the 'blue eyed samurai' on the 1991 Kyokushin World Tournament. This is their first fight in kyokushin karate, the second match happen in K-1 arena. Both resulting victory over Francisco Filho.
This is one of the remarkable match between two kyokushin star (and K-1 star also) between Francisco Filho VS Andy Hug. Andy Hug, Karate and K-1 kickboxing champion. died back in 2000 from acute Leukemia (blood cancer). RIP Andy Hug. OSU !
One of the legendary fight between 2 real champion ( both play on kyokushin and K-1 also) between Francisco 'the killer' Filho and Andy Hug the 'blue eyed samurai' on the 1991 Kyokushin World Tournament. This is their first fight in kyokushin karate, the second match happen in K-1 arena. Both resulting victory over Francisco Filho.
This is one of the remarkable match between to kyokushin star and K-1 star also between Francisco Filho VS Andy Hug. Andy Hug, Karate and K-1 kickboxing champion. died back in 2000 from acute Leukemia (blood cancer). RIP Andy Hug. OSU !
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Francisco filho since his early age already show his talent and prove it with bring home many title, both in kyokushi karate event and K-1 world grand prix (K-1 world GP) also.
12/10/2000 Loss Ernesto Hoost K-1 World Grand Prix 2000, Japan
Decision 3 3:00
12/10/2000 Win Stefan Leko K-1 World Grand Prix 2000, Japan
Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
08/20/2000 Win Cyril Abidi K-1 World GP 2000 in Yokohama, Japan
TKO (Referee stoppage) 2 0:25
08/20/2000 Win Matt Skelton K-1 World GP 2000 in Yokohama, Japan
KO (Right punch) 2 2:42
08/20/2000 Win Tsuyoshi Nakasako K-1 World GP 2000 in Yokohama, Japan
Decision 3 3:00
04/23/2000 Loss Jerome Le Banner K-1 The Millenium, Japan
KO (Left punch) 1 2:02
04/25/1999 Win Ernesto Hoost K-1 Revenge 1999, Japan
KO (Right hook) 1 1:37
12/13/1998 Loss Mike Bernardo K-1 World Grand Prix 1998, Japan
TKO 3 1:35
09/27/1998 Win Rick Roufus K-1 World GP 1998 Opening, Japan
KO (Right low kick) 3 0:15
07/18/1998 Draw Peter Aerts K-1 Dreams 1998, Japan
Decision draw 1 3:00
04/09/1998 Draw Ray Sefo K-1 Kings 1998, Japan
Decision draw 5 3:00
11/09/1997 Loss Ernesto Hoost K-1 World Grand Prix 1997, Japan
Majority decision 3 3:00
11/09/1997 Win Sam Greco K-1 World Grand Prix 1997, Japan
KO (Right hook) 1 0:15
09/07/1997 Win Duane van der Merwe K-1 World GP 1997 Opening, Japan
KO (High kick) 1 2:22
07/20/1997 Win Andy Hug K-1 Dreams 1997, Japan
KO (Punch) 1 2:37
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Francisco Filho,is one of the most techniqueful and powelful kyokushin fighter I've ever know. Francisco "Chiquinho" Filho (born January 10, 1971) is a retired Brazilian Kyokushin Karateka and kickboxer. He is one of the few non Japanese fighters to have successfully completed the 100 man kumite.
Francisco Filho made his professional K-1 fighting debut on July 20, 1997 at the K-1 Dreams 1997 tournament against the legendary Kyokushin and Seido Kaikan fighter Andy Hug. This was their second encounter, the first being at the 5th Kyokushin World Tournament in 1991 that resulted in a victory for Filho. The second fight was also won by Filho quickly earning the Brazilian a large fan base in Japan as well as making him one of the then top contenders for the K-1 World GP Championship title.
Filho has since held championship titles in both K-1 as well as in IKO-Kyokushin Kaikan. He has not taken part in any major competition since 2004 but remains active developing young fighters and in overseeing Brazil’s Kyokushin national team .
Nowadays, Filho take his time to train a new talent of kyokushin karate fighter. He now, on his dojo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil being a shihan ( a great teacher of kyokushin) who dedicate his time and effort to make a new brazilian kyokushin star.
Filho as a KO-artist
Francisco Filho in his country, brazil, also well-known as 'the killer' . Means he fights very hard, powerful, and strike with very efective move. Therefore he's often makes his oponent scare of him. identical type with Ryu Narushima from Japan they famous for his 'ichigeki' tehnique (ichigeki means one-strike-knock-down) which make them a tousgh KO-artist.
Filho fighting records, fact & statistic can be seen here.
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Kyokushin kaikan (the word kaikan means a style of fighting) is a style of stand-up, full contact karate, founded in 1964 by Masutatsu Oyama who was born under the name Choi Yong-I . Kyokushinkai is Japanese for "the society of the ultimate truth." Kyokushin is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline and hard training. Its full contact style has had international appeal (practitioners have over the last 40+ years numbered more than 12 million). Kyokushin has influenced many of the "full-contact" schools of karate, emphasizing realistic combat, physical toughness, and practicality in its training curriculum. Many other martial arts organizations have "spun-off" from Kyokushin over the years, with some adding additional techniques, such as grappling, but continuing with the same philosophy of realistic and practical training methods.
Technique & trainings
Kyokushin training consists of three main elements: (1) technique, (2) forms, and (3) sparring. These are sometimes referred to as the three "K's" after the Japanese words for them: kihon (technique), kata (forms), and kumite (sparring).
The example of kyokushin karate training can be seen in this clip :
the clip taken from the 8th-world-open japan contingent training
the second clip is showing us the style of kyokushin karate kumite :
Kyokushin Today
Existing as a single organization under the leadership of the founder, Mas Oyama, the Kyokushin organization, after the Master's passing, broke down into various self-serving groups, each claiming their own authority as representing the original Honbu.
Various other organizations have stemmed from Kyokushin and teach similar techniques but go by different names. Also, numerous dojo throughout the world claim to teach a Kyokushin curriculum without formal connection to the organization. Although difficult to quantify, it is conjectured that the number of students and instructors involved in learning or teaching the style or one of its close variations around the world is significant and numbers in the millions.
Oyama's widow passed away in June 2006 after a long illness. According to the Japanese legal system the Custodian of Oyama's intellectual property and legacy is the youngest of his daughters, Kikuko (also known as Kuristina). The original IKO Honbu continues to operate, represent Oyama and run classes daily. The IKO has member dojos in most regions of the world.
The world open tournament
The world open tournament is the biggest kyokushin karate tournament event held every 4 years, mostly in Japan. The 'open' means that the tournament is welcome for all other style of fighting like jiu jitsu, tae kwon do, seidokaikan karate, shotokan karate, judo, etc. But still, using kyokushin karate fighting rule, that have been described above.
That's one of the reason why they 'dare' to call it 'the strongest karate' which also named after sosai oyama 'unbeatable fight record'.
Point of kyokushin karate kumite The point of kyokushin karate located at technique named 'ichigeki', means 'one-strike-knock-down' tehnique. Many strike without power and efective impact will be just waste of stamina, therefore the ichigeki technique is essenstial in the kyokushin karate way of fight. Ryu Narushima, Andy Hug, and Fransico Filho are named for one of the most famoust KO artist.
Kyokushin Karate Famous practitioner
Famous name who train under kyokushin karate style is Andy Hug, Dolph Lundgren, Glaube Feitosa, Francisco Filho, Ryu Narushima, Akiyoshi Matsui, Ade Rai(world natural body building champ that train kyokushin karate in indonesia), and also well-known hollywod artist Sean Connery.
Andy Hug was born on 7th September 1964 in the small village of Wohlen in Switzerland. Because his mother was unable to care for him, Andy was immediately given up for adoption. Andy Hug spent the first years of his life in an orphanage, until his grandmother took over his care when he was three years old. It has been said that Andy's home situation brought on mocking and bullying from his classmates. When a friend of Andy's introduced him to the local Karate dojo, (he was only 10 years old at the time) Andy began taking karate lessons so he could fight back. Andy quickly became so good that the Swiss Karate Federation bent the rules to allow the teenaged sensation to compete with adults for the All Switzerland Karate Championship. Andy won the tournament easily!
Andy was only 19 years old when he fought in Japan for the first time, at the Kyokushin 3rd World Open Tournament in 1983. Andy was a newcomer and a young talent, and he impressed the whole world with his unique fighting skills and technique. Four years later, at the 4th Kyokushin World Open in 1987, Andy made it to the finale by easily defeating big fighters like Masuda from Japan and Ademir da Costa from Brazil - both of whom have passed the ultimate test in Kyokushin, the 100 men kumite.
The 4th World Open final was a fight against the two best technical fighters ever in the history of Kyokushin: Matsui and Andy. It was the first time ever that a non-Japanese fighter was in a World Open finale, and today Kyokushin karate-ka and fight lovers around the world still talk about the big finale, and about the outcome and the result. But no matter the result, Andy opened a new area for European and western fighters, and showed the world that by hard training and true skills, anybody can become a champion. To a lot of people, Andy was the true winner of the finale, and should have been the champion of the 4th World Open Tournament.
One year later, on 17th September 1988, a special Kyokushin karate event was held in Sursee in Switzerland. It was the 1st International Super-Cup, which had been organized by the Swiss Karate Association. Kyokushin competitors from Japan, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Hungary, Germany and Spain fought in the tournament. Before the vice-world champion, Andy Hug was to fight against Kenji Midori from Japan in the finale (Kenji Midori became the 5th Kyokushin World Open Champion in 1991); Andy defeated Siegfried Elson from the Netherlands in the semi-finale. The most exciting fight of the evening was undeniably the finale between Andy Hug and Kenji Midori. After two extension rounds, Andy Hug was declared as the winner of the fight and the Tournament.
In 1989, Andy Hug became Kyokushin European Champion in the Heavyweight Division for the second time. Andy was a superior European champion, and he was so popular that he traveled around the countries of Europe as a special guest instructor at Kyokushin summer camps to teach the art of knock down karate. Before Andy Hug left Kyokushin karate in 1992, to fight for Seidokaikan Karate and in the K-1, he fought against the best fighters and the biggest names in the history of Kyokushin, and only lost a very few fights. Even though it has been more than 8 years since Andy Hug left the Kyokushin karate organization, Andy is still remembered and respected as a superstar and idol for many Kyokushin members - as the true champion that he was for more than a decade in Japan and around the world.
Andy Hug last mail for his fans,
Dear Fans,
I think that you will be shocked when you hear in what state of health I am. When the doctor told me about it, it was an enormous shock even for myself. But I want to inform you about my state of health so that I can fight together with you against this illness. This illness is the most severe opponent of all my fights. But I will win. As if I would stand in the ring I will get power from your cheers and beat this strong opponent. Unfortunately I will not be able to fight at the tournament in October. I will fight against this illness in Japan and one day I will appear again with you. Don't lose hope!
K1 Grand Prix 96. In this Fights, Andy fighting Ray "Sugarfoot" Sefo, a New Zealand kickboxer, 5 time World Muay Thai champion and eight time K-1 World Grand Prix Finals tournament participant.
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Peter Aerts VS Andy Hug in K1 Grand Prix 98. His opponent, Peter "The Dutch Lumberjack" Aerts (born October 25, 1970) is a professional Dutchkickboxer, three time K-1 World Grand Prix and Muay Thai World Champion. Aerts is best known for his powerful strikes and high kicks.
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In this 1997 fight, Andy beat down his opponent Masaki Satake, is one of the pioneering fighters in K-1, being a member of Kazuyoshi Ishii's Seido-Kaikan school and organization, which many recognize as the predecessor of K-1.
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---Ernesto Hoost vs. Andy Hug (K-1 WGP Final 1997)---
K-1 World GP Final 1997. Andy's opponent , Ernesto "mr.perfect" Hoost made his début in 1993 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 1993, where he came just one win short of the world title.
Andy Hug, the legend of K-1, Kyokushin Karate and Seidokaikan Karate, in a semi-contact fight match of 5 rounds against Toshiyuki Yanagisawa. One match event Seidokaikan karate Tournament 1992. Referi: Nobuaki Kakuda.
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Highlights of andy as a kyokushin karate fighter, with the background sound of a kyokushin melody. One of his opponent in this clip is Akiyoshi Matsui ,who is later being a kancho. (the leader of IKO1, after sosai oyama die) TAG: andy hug, kyokushin karate, karate school training, martial art video, K-1, MMA video, karate uniform, karate workout, shotokan karate, seido kaikan karate, karate fighting clips
" The principle ideal for a fighter is to use his skills for just and worthwhile causes. " (Andy Hug)
Andy Hug (September 7, 1964 - August 24, 2000) was a renowned KyokushinKarate and kickboxing fighter from Wohlen, Switzerland. He died at the age of 35 from Leukemia in Japan. He won the K-1 World Grand Prix Championship in 1996 and was runner up in 1997 and 1998. Hug is widely credited for helping K-1's popularity world-wide, and is one of the most respected and idolized figures in combat sports history. In Japan he was given the name "Blue-Eyed Samurai". read complete biography of Andy Hug
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