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* IKnowKarate: Kyokushin at the Gordeau brothers' Kamakura gym.

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* IKnowKarate: Kyokushin at the Gordeau brothers' Kamakura gym.gym and also has a background in amateur wrestling.



* CombatReferee: Spijkers became a referee after his active professional judo career. In March 2008 he passed the exam as a referee of the International Judo Federation during the World Cup in Prague. At the beginning of January 2012, Spijkers was selected by the IJF to be allowed to arbitrate at the Olympic Games in London 2012, a crowning achievement of his years of refereeing. Spijkers succeeds Henk Plugge, among others, who refereed at the Olympic Games in Beijing.



* IKnowKarate: He trained a bit with Gerard Gordeau for his MMA fights, though he is more known for his UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}, being a three time representative of the Netherlands at the Olympics with a bronze medal in 1988 and a silver medalist at the 1989 World Championships.

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* IKnowKarate: He trained a bit with Gerard Gordeau for his MMA fights, though he is more known for his UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}, being a 6th Dan black belt, a three time representative of the Netherlands at the Olympics with a bronze medal in 1988 and 1988, a silver medalist at the 1989 World Championships.Championships, won bronze in the 1984 and 1988 European Championships with a silver in 1986 and was an 11 time Dutch national champion, with 4 silvers and 3 bronze.



* TheApprentice: To Gerard Gordeau.



* IKnowKarate: A Kyokushin black belt and has also competed in Issin-ryu and Ashiwara Karate as well as UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}}.

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* IKnowKarate: A Kyokushin black belt from the Kamakura Dojo and has also competed in Issin-ryu and Ashiwara Karate as well as UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}}.

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* AwesomeAussie

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* AwesomeAussieAwesomeAussie: The first Australian from Sydney to learn BJJ.
* BattleCouple: His wife Nikki is also a BJJ practitioner.



* TheApprentice: To Leo Vieira.

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* TheApprentice: To Kazuhiro Kusayanagi and Leo Vieira.



* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu: A black belt.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu: A black belt.
belt. He also trained in shoot wrestling at K’z Factory.



* AwesomeAussie: The first Australian fighter in Shooto.

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* AwesomeAussie: The first Australian fighter in Shooto.Shooto, though he is also part Ukrainian.



* [[IKnowKarate I Know Freestyle Wrestling]]: Competed at the 1996 Olympics. He also trained in UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu at Poseidon Gym.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Freestyle Wrestling]]: Competed at the 1996 Olympics.Olympics and was an Australian National champion and an Oceania champion. He also trained in UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu at Poseidon Gym.
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* UrExample: Introduced Shooto to the Netherlands.

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* UrExample: Introduced While his trainer Remco Pardoel introduced Shooto to the Netherlands.
Netherlands, Martijin was the one to start up the competitions.

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* TheApprentice: To Remco Pardoel.



* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu: Was a participant in the 3rd IJJF World Cup in 1993 and the 1st Netherlands Tournament also in 1993. He is also said to have a background in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu: Know German Jujitsu]]: Was a participant in the 3rd IJJF World Cup in 1993 and the 1st Netherlands Tournament also in 1993. He is also said to have a background in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}.
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* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu: Was a participant in the 3rd IJJF World Cup in 1993 and the 1st Netherlands Tournament also in 1993.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu: Was a participant in the 3rd IJJF World Cup in 1993 and the 1st Netherlands Tournament also in 1993. He is also said to have a background in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}.
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* IKnowKarate: A Kyokushin black belt.

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* IKnowKarate: A Kyokushin black belt.belt and has also competed in Issin-ryu and Ashiwara Karate as well as UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}}.

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* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/SatoruSayama.
* IKnowKarate: A Shotokan black belt and was a kata champion for the Japan Karate Association. He was also a trainee under Sayama at the Super Tiger Gym.

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* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/SatoruSayama.
Yoshinori Nishi.
* GuestFighter: From Wajutsu Keishukai.
* IKnowKarate: A Shotokan 7th dan black belt and was a kata champion for the Japan Karate Association. He was also a trainee under Sayama at the Super Tiger Gym.Wajutsu Keishukai.


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* OnlyOneName: Was introduced in Shooto as only Kyuhei.


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* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu: Was a participant in the 3rd IJJF World Cup in 1993 and the 1st Netherlands Tournament also in 1993.


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* TeenGenius: Was 19 when he fought in Shooto.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Combat Wrestling]]: A trainee under Noriaki Kiguchi before his start in Shooto.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Combat Wrestling]]: A trainee under Noriaki Kiguchi before his start in Shooto. He was a 2 time champion, winning the 1997 58kg division and the 2005 62kg division, with a runner-up title in 1996. He also won the featherweight division in the inaugural All Japan Amateur Shooto Champiobships in 1994.



* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shoot Wrestling]]: A trainee under Sayama at the Super Tiger Gym.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shoot Wrestling]]: A trainee under Sayama at the Super Tiger Gym.GuestFighter: Represented Yasuejuku Karate-Do.
* IKnowKarate: Apparently a practitioner of Yasuejuku Karate.




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* NamesTheSame: Not to be confused with the {{Yakuza}} leader with the same name.
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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Combat Wrestling]]: A trainee under Noriaki Kiguchi before training with Sayama at the Super Tiger Gym. He also has a black belt in UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu and also has a background in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and amateur wrestling.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Combat Wrestling]]: A trainee under Noriaki Kiguchi before training with Sayama at the Super Tiger Gym.Gym and was the 74kg champion at the inaugural All Japan Championships in 1994. He also has a black belt in UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu and also has a background in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and amateur wrestling.



* [[IKnowKarate I Know Taijutsu]]: And placed third in the 90kg division of 1994 Combat Wrestling Championships.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Taijutsu]]: And placed third in the 90kg division of 1994 inaugural All Japan Combat Wrestling Championships.Championships in the 90kg division.



* [[IKnowKarate I Know Taijutsu]]: as well as amateur wrestling later learned shoot wrestling and UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu at Paraestra Tokyo. He was also a runner-up in the 1994 Combat Wrestling Championships in the 74kg division.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Taijutsu]]: as well as amateur wrestling later learned shoot wrestling and UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu at Paraestra Tokyo. He was also a runner-up in the 1994 inaugural All Japan Combat Wrestling Championships in the 74kg division.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Taijutsu]]

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Taijutsu]]Taijutsu]]: And placed third in the 90kg division of 1994 Combat Wrestling Championships.



* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shoot Wrestling]]: And UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu at Paraestra Tokyo.

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* CanonImmigrant: Was originally a representative of the All Japan Taijutsu Federation before he joined up with Yuki Nakai at his Paraestra gym.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shoot Wrestling]]: And Taijutsu]]: as well as amateur wrestling later learned shoot wrestling and UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu at Paraestra Tokyo.Tokyo. He was also a runner-up in the 1994 Combat Wrestling Championships in the 74kg division.

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* CoolOldGuy: He started MMA in 1993 and his last fight was in 2014.

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* CoolOldGuy: He started MMA in 1993 and his last fight was in 2014.still fighting.



* RingOldies: Over 50 and still kick ass.



* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shoot Wrestling]]: And UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know IKnowKarate: As well as Shoot Wrestling]]: And Wrestling and UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu.
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Oishi or Ooshi?
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* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Oddly, he wore an American flag styled pair of Muay Thai shorts in his fight with Rumina Sato.

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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Osugi or Oosugi?
* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Oddly, he wore an American flag styled pair of Muay Thai shorts in his fight with Rumina Sato.
Shooto fights.
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* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Oddly, he wore an American flag styled pair of Muay Thai shorts in his fight with Rumina Sato.
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* TheWorfEffect: Was beaten badly by Kenichi Iimura (one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Daido Juku) under Daido Juku rules (which to be fair limited his groundfighting skills and the helmets’ poor visibility didn’t help, plus his opponent had a weight advantage).

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* IKnowKarate: Is a Towa Juku Karatedo and an Okinawan Kenpo practitioner and trained for MMA at Purebred Tokyo. He also trained in Luta Livre (and is one of the first Japanese practitioners) and UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling.

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* DelinquentHair: Once dyed his hair green.
* IKnowKarate: Is a Towa Juku Karatedo and an Okinawan Kenpo practitioner and trained for MMA at Purebred Tokyo. He also trained in Luta Livre (and is one of the first Japanese practitioners) and UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling.practitioners), UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling and even went to Canada to study UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu at Samurai Club (Carlos Newton’s gym).

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* GuestFighter: Represented the All Japan Taijutsu Federation.

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* GuestFighter: Represented A representative of the All Japan Taijutsu Federation.



* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shoot Wrestling]]: A trainee under Sayama at the Super Tiger Gym.

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* GuestFighter: A representative of the All Japan Taijutsu Federation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shoot Wrestling]]: A trainee under Sayama at the Super Tiger Gym.Taijutsu]]

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* TheApprentice: To Enson Inoue, Afonso Celso dos Santos Silva Jr, Wrestling/BillyRobinson and Yuko Miyato.

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* TheApprentice: To Enson Inoue, Afonso Celso dos Santos Silva Jr, Jr (aka Sego Jr), Wrestling/BillyRobinson and Yuko Miyato.Miyato.
* CanonImmigrant: Was a Towa Juku Karate representative when he first debuted. He only later got into the Shooto system to better learn the style.



* IKnowKarate: Is an Okinawan Kenpo practitioner and trained for MMA at Purebred Tokyo. He also trained in Luta Livre (and is one of the first Japanese practitioners) and UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling.

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* IKnowKarate: Is a Towa Juku Karatedo and an Okinawan Kenpo practitioner and trained for MMA at Purebred Tokyo. He also trained in Luta Livre (and is one of the first Japanese practitioners) and UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shoot Wrestling]]: A trainee under Sayama at the Super Tiger Gym.

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* GuestFighter: Represented the All Japan Taijutsu Federation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shoot Wrestling]]: A trainee under Sayama at the Super Tiger Gym.Taijutsu]]
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* AscendedFanBoy: Was a pro wrestling fan growing up, and got to wrestle at the first Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye event and later for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling as himself and as The Apeman Nigo.
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* MinoredInAssKicking: There is video proof of him in a Shooto fight, which he won. There is no official record of it anywhere in English though.

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* MinoredInAssKicking: There is video proof of He fought in a Vale Tudo rules match against Ryuji Hijikata at the MAJKF: Ikki Kajiwara Cup 1998 and basically ran through him in less than 2 minutes. The only reason that both men don’t have a Shooto fight, which he won. There is no official MMA record of based on that fight is because both men are pro wrestlers and it anywhere in English though.happened at a UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} event.



* UnderwearOfPower: Wore a yellow one in his Shooto fight, as probably a tribute to his master, who fought in his kickboxing bout with Marc Costello in a green one.

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* UnderwearOfPower: Wore a yellow one in his Shooto fight, as Vale Tudo rules fight at the MAJKF: Ikki Kajiwara Cup 1998, probably as a tribute to his master, who fought in his kickboxing bout with Marc Costello in a green one.
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* LargeHam: Was this, as seen in his post-fight interview after drawing with Yoji Anjo.

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* LargeHam: Was this, as seen in his post-fight interview after drawing with Yoji Anjo.Wrestling/YojiAnjo.
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* CombatPragmatist: He may have oiled himself up in his second RINGS fight with Eric Edelenbos.
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* KidsAreCruel: Was bullied by other kids, to which his father told him to fight back or he will kick his ass himself..

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* KidsAreCruel: Was bullied by other kids, to which his father told him to fight back or he will kick his ass himself..himself.



* StoutStrength: One of the heaviest Shooto fighters, and one to fear. He was also an arm wrestling champion.

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* StoutStrength: One of the heaviest Shooto fighters, and one to fear. He was also an arm wrestling champion.champion and once won an arm wrestling tournament that consisted of other fighters and wrestlers like Wrestling/HiromitsuKanehara, Wrestling/YojiAnjo, Wrestling/AlexanderOtsuka, Kazuo Yamazaki, Wrestling/KensukeSasaki, and Wrestling/ManabuNakanishi (who he beat in the finals).

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* CaptainErsatz: Is the inspiration and model for Manga/BakiTheGrappler's main character, Baki Hanma. Averted in his guest role in the anime, as the voice of a referee.



* InkSuitActor: Is the inspiration and model for Manga/BakiTheGrappler's main character, Baki Hanma. Averted in his guest role in the anime, as the voice of a referee.
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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Koppo]]: Trained at the Ugokai Wild Phoenix Gym. He later learned UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu at Gracie Barra Tokyo.
* WrestlingFamily: Is the older brother of Takehiro Murahama

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Koppo]]: Trained at the Ugokai Wild Phoenix Gym. He also knows UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} and later learned UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu at Gracie Barra Tokyo.
* WrestlingFamily: Is the older brother of Takehiro Murahama
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* DoNotCallMePaul: His real first name is Akihiro.

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* DoNotCallMePaul: His real first name is Akihiro.Tetsuharu.




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* WrestlingFamily: Is the older brother of Takehiro Murahama
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* HeAlsoDid: Played Toshio Kajiwara in the live action film adaption of Garouden in 1995. He also appeared in Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara's Submission Master instructional series where he was featured and led the "bodymaking" segments of the series.
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* LightningBruiser: Loved launching into his opponents with flying knees.
* MasterOfAll: He could really do it all in the ring, he had decent boxing, superb kicking and knees, excellent throws and suplexes, and most of his wins in his short MMA record were by submission.


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* SpectacularSpinning: Threw spinning backfists and kicks when he felt like it, which was actually quite often.

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