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* {{Crossover}}: Faced Masanori Suda at [=SuperBrawl=] 29 in an unification match for the Shooto World Light Heavyweight Championship and the [=SuperBrawl=] Middleweight Championship. Which he lost.



* ADayInTheLimeLight: Won The Lumax Cup 97 Middleweight Tournament.



* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: A 3rd dan black belt and was in the same club as high school club as Daijiro Matsu. He also trained in UsefulNotes/{{Sambo}} and was a 1994 All Japan champion before coming to Shooto.

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* {{Crossover}}: Faced Egan Inoue at [=SuperBrawl=] 29 in an unification match for the Shooto World Light Heavyweight Championship and the [=SuperBrawl=] Middleweight Championship. Which he won.
* {{Determinator}}: Pulled double duty at the 1997 Lumax Cup, competing in both the heavyweight and middleweight catergories, getting to the finals in the heavyweight division and winning the middleweight division.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: A 3rd dan black belt and was in the same club as high school club as Daijiro Matsu.Matsui. He also trained in UsefulNotes/{{Sambo}} and was a 1994 All Japan champion before coming to Shooto.



* TheWorfEffect: Was submitted by Shooto doormat Masato Fujiwara in just over two minutes.

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* RetiredBadass: He retired in 2006 while still Shooto Light Heavyweight Champion, which he returned to Shooto.
* TheWorfEffect: Was Early in his career, he was submitted by Shooto doormat Masato Fujiwara in just over two minutes.
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: The Choke documentary follows Rickson Gracie’s 1995 Vale Tudo Japan run, but most people are likely to say that Nakai was the real star and to Shooto he was most definitely this as he proved the credibility of Shooto as an effective fighting style after the disappointing performance by the shootists in the 1994 Vale Tudo Japan event.

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* HeroOfAnotherStory: The Or possibly HeroAntagonist in the Choke documentary documentary, which follows Rickson Gracie’s 1995 Vale Tudo Japan run, but most people are likely to say that Nakai was the real star and to Shooto he was most definitely this the former as he proved the credibility of Shooto as an effective fighting style after the disappointing performance by the shootists in the 1994 Vale Tudo Japan event.
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* HeroesLoveDogs: Has a dog named Momo and has a no-kill shelter under his name (alongside Wrestling/KarlGotch).
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* BaldOfAwesome: He originally had a full head of hair, but he shaved it off when he began competing in Pride.



* BaldOfAwesome: Later in his career.



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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Was not a shooter, just a pro wrestler mostly known for his time in Canada and the US.

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* MultidisciplinaryScientist: The guy has done everything: learned UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}, was taught UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling by Wrestling/KarlGotch and Boris Malenko, was taught shoot wrestling by Wrestling/SatoruSayama at the Super Tiger Gym and also trained under Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara in PWFG, competed in Seidokaikan against Masaaki Satake, did MMA, and even took part in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling's 1995 Young Lions Cup.

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* MultidisciplinaryScientist: The guy has done everything: learned UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}, was taught UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling by Wrestling/KarlGotch and Boris Malenko, was taught shoot wrestling by Wrestling/SatoruSayama at the Super Tiger Gym and even competed at a Pre-Shooto event and also trained under Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara in PWFG, competed in Seidokaikan against Masaaki Satake, did MMA, and even took part in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling's 1995 Young Lions Cup.



* OldSoldier: While not a pro fighter at the time like Manabu Yamada, he did fight at a Pre-Shooto event long before he arrived at PWFG.



* StartMyOwn: Battlarts.

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* StartMyOwn: Battlarts.Wrestling/{{Battlarts}}.
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* AscendedFanboy: Was inspired by Creator/BruceLee movies to pursue martial arts.

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* AscendedFanboy: Was inspired by Creator/BruceLee movies to pursue martial arts.arts and was a Manga/TigerMask fan before he joined the Super Tiger Gym.

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* TheApprentice: To Yuki Nakai.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu: And shoot wrestling.

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* TheApprentice: To Tenshin Matsumoto and Yuki Nakai.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He competed in an amateur RINGS event in 1997 and won the 80kg division.
* HeAlsoDid: Worked in show business and appeared in a show called VOCABULA, a comedy variety show before he became a fighter.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu: And UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu: As well as Command UsefulNotes/{{Sambo}} and shoot wrestling.wrestling. He also competed in Combat Wrestling.
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* FanNickname: "Ricky".



* FanNickname: "Manny".
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-->''"Right- originally, I have an illness, when I was 10 years old, I was told I have IDDM, an illness called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and my body became weak. And my hopes and dreams kind of disappeared. And there is no known cause. And then I became a middle school student, and I was really weak, and I started to think that I should do some physical training. When I thought that, at the time I was a huge Bruce Lee fan, so I thought I should do karate. And then in high school, I was able to compete in tournaments and I won, and they showed it in the newspaper- so I thought if I could make a name for myself through this, couldn’t I send a message to the other kids suffering from the same illness? So, I really wanted to go into fighting. So, I thought about what was the most really hardcore sport that existed at the time. There’s swimming, and baseball, and basketball, all kinds of sports, but I thought it would really be the greatest if it were fighting. And then, I was doing karate, and I went to a bookstore, and I opened a magazine and it said that Sayama Satoru-san’s Shooting gym had opened, and I thought “Wow, this is something.” I mean, MMA didn’t exist at that time, so I thought “I should do this.” And that’s how it happened."''
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* SpannerInTheWorks: According to Wrestling/KenShamrock, Pancrase management were shitting their pants when Yamada made to the finals of the inaugural King Of Pancrase tournament after beating Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki.
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* BloodKnight: While he had many decision wins in Shooto, in PRIDE he made in a point to go for KOs, particularly in the three year end shows he was part of.

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* BloodKnight: While he had many decision wins in Shooto, in PRIDE he made in a point to go for KOs, [=KOs=], particularly in the three year end shows he was part of.
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* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/SatoruSayama.

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* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/SatoruSayama.Wrestling/SatoruSayama and Noriaki Kiguchi.



* [[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.Gym and also trained in Combat Wrestling under Noriaki Kiguchi.
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* AlohaHawaii: From Wailua.
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* AlohaHawaii: From Honolulu.

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* WorthyOpponent: To Noboru Asahi who he drew with twice.




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* WorthyOpponent: To Noboru Asahi who he drew with twice.




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* RedBaron: Was called "The Tiger" in The USA.
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* CanonImmigrant: Was a representative of Wajyutsu Keisyukai RJW and not a Shooto system trainee.
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* TheWorfEffect: In Pancrase against Yoshiki Takahashi, where Takahashi punched him out while Fuji got almost no offense in.
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* CombatReferee: A lincesed Shooto referee since 1991.

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* CombatReferee: A lincesed licensed Shooto referee since 1991.




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* NamesTheSame: His real first name is Kōji, he changed it to avoid confusion with a karateka of the same name.

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* TheApprentice: To Takashi Azuma, Kazuyoshi Ishii, Isamu Kuwata, Wrestling/SatoruSayama, Caesar Takeshi, Sot Chitalada, Victor Koga, Michio Shimada, and Carley Gracie.

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* TheApprentice: To Takashi Azuma, Kazuyoshi Ishii, Isamu Kuwata, Wrestling/SatoruSayama, Victor Koga, Caesar Takeshi, Sot Chitalada, Victor Koga, Napa Kiatwanchai, Chamuekpet & Panomtuanlek Hapalang, Adam Hsu, Michio Shimada, Kenji Shimazu, and Carley Gracie.



* BadassFamily: His father was a professional boxer and his brother was an amateur boxing champion.



* IKnowKarate: A Kyokushin and Seidokaikan black belt and also trained in Daidōjuku, boxing at Tokyo's Teiken Boxing Gym, shoot wrestling and UsefulNotes/{{Sambo}} at Super Tiger Gym, shootboxing at Caesar Gym, UsefulNotes/MuayThai at Sot Chitalada Gym in Thailand, Taikiken (a Japanese martial art inspired by the Chinese martial art, Yiquan), Yagyū Shingan-ryū (a traditional Japanese martial art), and is a 2nd degree UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu black belt and trained at Carley Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy. He also did UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}} and Sotai (a Japanese form of muscular or movement therapy invented by Keizo Hashimoto).

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* HiddenDepths: Worked part-time jobs at various restaurants during his fighting career and was reportedly a great cook.
* IKnowKarate: A Kyokushin and Seidokaikan black belt and also trained in Daidōjuku, boxing at Tokyo's Teiken Boxing Gym and Sot Chitarada Gym, shoot wrestling and UsefulNotes/{{Sambo}} at Super Tiger Gym, shootboxing at Caesar Gym, UsefulNotes/MuayThai at Sot Chitalada Hapalang Gym in Thailand, several forms of Kung Fu, Taikiken (a Japanese martial art inspired by and modified from the Chinese martial art, Yiquan), Yagyū Shingan-ryū (a traditional Japanese martial art), and is a 2nd degree UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu black belt and trained at Carley Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy. He also did UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}} and Sotai (a Japanese form of muscular or movement therapy invented by Keizo Hashimoto).



* OldMaster: He served as an instructor at Super Tiger Gym and had a hand in training Mitsuya Nagai, Tri-Force owner Mitsuyoshi Hayakawa, and Grabaka fighters Sanae Kikuta, Yuki Sasaki, and Takeshi Yamazaki.
* RedBaron: "Gurappurā" ("The Grappler"), "The Prize Fighter".

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* OldMaster: He served as an instructor at Super Tiger Gym and had a hand in training Mitsuya Nagai, Wrestling/MitsuyaNagai, Tri-Force owner Mitsuyoshi Hayakawa, and Grabaka fighters Sanae Kikuta, Yuki Sasaki, and Takeshi Yamazaki.
* RedBaron: "Gurappurā" ("The Grappler"), "The Prize Fighter".Fighter", "The Real Baki".

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* TheBerserker / BloodKnight: Had tendency to fight with a palpable sense of anger that saw referees having to physically intervene to stop him from punching unconscious his opponents.

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* TheBerserker / BloodKnight: TheBerserker: Had tendency to fight with a palpable sense of anger that saw referees having to physically intervene to stop him from punching unconscious his opponents.opponents.
* BloodKnight: While he had many decision wins in Shooto, in PRIDE he made in a point to go for KOs, particularly in the three year end shows he was part of.
-->''"Judgment on New Year's Eve? No, it must be KO!"''


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* InsistentTerminology: Refers to his KO victories as “suka-gachi”
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* GoodOldFisticuffs: Subverted, despite his striking background he mostly stuck to grappling in his MMA fights.


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* SignatureMove: Armbars, multiple variations and ways to set them up.
* StoneWall: His submission defense was impressive has he got out unfinished against guys like Rodrigo Gracie, Ricardo Almeida, Paulo Filho, and Dean Lister.

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* AuthorityEqualsAssKicking: Is the secretary general of the Kyushu Japan Shuto Association.
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* AuthorityEqualsAssKicking: Is the secretary general of the Kyushu Japan Shuto Association.
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* SuperCop: Is now a police officer.
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-->''"So much time is spent [in the Lion’s Den] trying to earn your stripes. You’re a young boy. You’re shaving your head. You’re taking on all of the menial tasks: washing, cleaning, groceries. There was this symbolism. You get the opportunity to cross over and become a fighter. I just wanted to seize the opportunity. I knew that going into the event there was going to be people in there with a lot more experience than me—in martial arts and also in life. I was 20 years old, and everything was going a million miles a minute."''

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-->''"So much time is spent [in the Lion’s Den] trying to earn your stripes. You’re a young boy. You’re shaving your head. You’re taking on all of the menial tasks: washing, cleaning, groceries. There -->''"My general observation was this symbolism. You get the opportunity to cross over and become a fighter. I just wanted to seize the opportunity. I knew that going into the event seasoned veterans were calm and composed. Myself, I did my best to be composed, but there was going to be people in there with a lot more experience than me—in martial arts of excitement. It’s kind of hard not to think ‘What the hell did I get myself into?’ when you’re standing next to Zane Frazier and also Mario Sperry, but I had faith in life. my trainers, my teammates, in the techniques. I was 20 years old, and everything was going a million miles a minute.ready to get after it."''

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-->''"So much time is spent [in the Lion’s Den] trying to earn your stripes. You’re a young boy. You’re shaving your head. You’re taking on all of the menial tasks: washing, cleaning, groceries. There was this symbolism. You get the opportunity to cross over and become a fighter. I just wanted to seize the opportunity. I knew that going into the event there was going to be people in there with a lot more experience than me—in martial arts and also in life. I was 20 years old, and everything was going a million miles a minute."''



* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu: And also trained in Tang Soo Do. He also trained at the Lion's Den.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu: And was a Canadaian National champion UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and also trained in Tang Soo Do. He also trained at the Lion's Den.Den for MMA
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-->''"Erik if I see you next time, I will choke the hell out of you."''

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