Azem Maksutaj is an Kosovar Albanian-Swiss kickboxer and karate

Karate

is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...

ka. He is WMC Heavyweight Muay Thai World Champion.

Biography

He took his first Muay Thai

Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...

 lessons at the age of 15. At 18 years old, he his first world title (W.M.T.A. - World Muay Thai Association) in 1994 at the 72,5 kg category. Since then he won the world title for 14 times in 8 different versions.

Honours

• 2006 W.M.C (World Muay Thai Council) World Heavyweight champion
• 2003 W.M.T.A. (World Muay Thai Association) World Super Heavyweight champion
• 2003 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary France runner up
• 2002 K-1 World Grand Prix Preliminary Marseilles runner up
• 2001 W.P.K.C. World Heavyweight champion
• 2001 W.M.T.A. (World Muay Thai Association)World Heavyweight champion
• 1999 W.K.A. (World Kickboxing Association) World Cruiserweight champion
• 1999 W.A.K.O. PRO World Cruiserweight champion
• 1999 W.P.K.L.(World Professional Kickboxing League) World Cruiserweight champion
• 1999 W.M.T.A. (World Muay Thai Association) World Super Light Heavyweight champion
• 1996 I.S.K.A. (International Sport Karate Association) World Super Middleweight champion
• 1996 W.M.T.C. (World Muay Thai Council) World Light Heavyweight champion
• 1995 W.M.T.A. (World Muay Thai Association) World Middleweight Champion
• 1994 W.M.T.A. (World Muay Thai Association) World Middleweight Champion

See also

• List of K-1 events
• List of male kickboxers
• List of kickboxing organizations

External links

• Official website of Azem Maksutaj
• K-1sport.de - Complete Fighters Profile of Azem Maksutaj