Keiji Ozaki
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
taekwondo
practitioner and a kickboxer, born on April 24, 1980. He won the tournament of R.I.S.E. at welterweight
in 2006. As a martial artist, he practises the full-contact version of taekwondo, and has competed in numerous competitions of such calibre. His rank is black belt
of 2nd dan certified by Japan Taekwondo Association.
. He spend his young age in USA, in Murrysville, PA until the halfway of high school
. After coming to a Japanese high school, he started practicing finswimming
. He participated Japanese national championship of swimming for 5 different disciplines in 1999, and he won the 5 gold medal at 5 disciplines. After graduation of high school, he entered Kanagawa University
and he joined its taekwondo team.
. On September 28 2003, he debuted on R.I.S.E., one of the kickboxing promoting and sanctioning body, as a professional kickboxer. He fought against Tomoaki Suehiro, and won by unanimous decision.
On December 17 2006, he participated "R.I.S.E. Dead or Alive tournament '06", and he won the tournament.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
practitioner and a kickboxer, born on April 24, 1980. He won the tournament of R.I.S.E. at welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
in 2006. As a martial artist, he practises the full-contact version of taekwondo, and has competed in numerous competitions of such calibre. His rank is black belt
Black belt (martial arts)
In martial arts, the black belt is a way to describe a graduate of a field where a practitioner's level is often marked by the color of the belt. The black belt is commonly the highest belt color used and denotes a degree of competence. It is often associated with a teaching grade though...
of 2nd dan certified by Japan Taekwondo Association.
Youth
Keiji Ozaki was born on April 24, 1980 in the prefecture of Kanagawa, JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. He spend his young age in USA, in Murrysville, PA until the halfway of high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
. After coming to a Japanese high school, he started practicing finswimming
Finswimming
Finswimming is the progression of a swimmer using monofins or normal swimfins either on the water surface or underwater, using only muscle strength. It is a discipline of underwater sports. The competition distances are same as for swimming...
. He participated Japanese national championship of swimming for 5 different disciplines in 1999, and he won the 5 gold medal at 5 disciplines. After graduation of high school, he entered Kanagawa University
Kanagawa University
, abbreviated to is a private university in Japan. The main campus is located in Rokkakubashi, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.- History :The university was founded in 1928 by as . It was an evening school for the working youth...
and he joined its taekwondo team.
Taekwondo era
In 2000, he won the gold medal of Japanese national championship for undergraduates in full contact taekwondo at open weight. In 2002 and 2003, he won the national championships for adults.Professional kickboxing
In March 2000, he joined Team Dragon and started practicing kickboxingKickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
. On September 28 2003, he debuted on R.I.S.E., one of the kickboxing promoting and sanctioning body, as a professional kickboxer. He fought against Tomoaki Suehiro, and won by unanimous decision.
On December 17 2006, he participated "R.I.S.E. Dead or Alive tournament '06", and he won the tournament.
Titles
- Professional
- 2006 R.I.S.E. Dead Or Alive Tournament '06 champion
- Amateur
- 11th Kanagawa Prefecture Taekwondo Championship winner (2000)
- 12th Kanagawa Prefecture Taekwondo Championship Full contact Openweight winner (July 15, 2001)
- 4th TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
Taekwondo Championship Full contact Openweight winner (October 8, 2001) - Chubu Taekwondo Championship winner (2000)
- 12th All Japan University Taekwondo Championship Full contact Openweight winner (2000)
- 13th All Japan University Taekwondo Championship Full contact Openweight winner (December 7, 2001)
- 14th All Japan University Taekwondo Championship KumiteKumiteKumite means sparring, and is one of the three main sections of karate training, along with kata and kihon. Kumite is the part of karate in which you train against an adversary, using the techniques learned from the kihon and kata....
Openweight winner (September 16, 2002) - All Japan Taekwondo Championship 3rd place (2001)
- 13th All Japan Full contact Taekwondo Championship KumiteKumiteKumite means sparring, and is one of the three main sections of karate training, along with kata and kihon. Kumite is the part of karate in which you train against an adversary, using the techniques learned from the kihon and kata....
Openweight winner (December 28, 2002) - 14th All Japan Full contact Taekwondo Championship winner (November 29, 2003)
Kickboxing record
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