Yasuhiro Kido
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Yasuhiro Kido is a Japanese
welterweight
kickboxer competing in K-1 MAX
. He is 2008 K-1 World MAX Japan tournament champion.
ing. After graduation, he saw K-1
on television and joined Taniyama gym.
at Kokushikan University
. At that time, he joined its kickboxing team.
In 2001, he won the title of University Kickboxing Federation(UKF) at welterweight
. In 2002, he won the title of UKF again at middleweight
. In 2003, he participated All Japan Shin-Karatedo Championship at middleweight. He won the 3rd place.
When he graduated university, he got license to be a teacher for junior high school and high school
.
(MAJKF).
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...
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...
kickboxer competing in K-1 MAX
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
. He is 2008 K-1 World MAX Japan tournament champion.
Early years
Yasuhiro Kido was born in Kanagawa, Japan on December 25, 1982. When he was a junior high school student, he belonged to a track and field athletics team, and was training in sprintSprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
ing. After graduation, he saw K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
on television and joined Taniyama gym.
Amateur career
After graduation of Ishida high school, Kido entered at faculty of Physical EducationPhysical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
at Kokushikan University
Kokushikan University
is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.Combined teams of the Graduate School of Engineering and the Department of Science and Engineering competed against 130 team and came in 11th place in the 27th Formula SAE in 2007...
. At that time, he joined its kickboxing team.
In 2001, he won the title of University Kickboxing Federation(UKF) 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 2002, he won the title of UKF again at middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
. In 2003, he participated All Japan Shin-Karatedo Championship at middleweight. He won the 3rd place.
When he graduated university, he got license to be a teacher for junior high school and 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....
.
Professional career
On September 14 2003, he debuted as a professional kickboxer for Martial Arts Japan Kickboxing FederationMartial Arts Japan Kickboxing Federation
Martial Arts Japan Kickboxing Federation（ja:マーシャルアーツ日本キックボクシング連盟, M.A.J.K.F.） is the Japan-based sanctioning and promoting body of professional kickboxing. It was established in 1985...
(MAJKF).
Titles
- Amateur
- 2001 University Kickboxing Federation Welterweight champion
- 2002 University Kickboxing Federation Welterweight champion
- The 14th All Japan Shin Karate Championship K-2 Tournament Middleweight 3rd place (May 3, 2003)
- Professional
- The 8th Martial Arts Japan Kickboxing FederationMartial Arts Japan Kickboxing FederationMartial Arts Japan Kickboxing Federation（ja:マーシャルアーツ日本キックボクシング連盟, M.A.J.K.F.） is the Japan-based sanctioning and promoting body of professional kickboxing. It was established in 1985...
Middleweight Champion - 2008 K-1 World MAX Japan Tournament Winner
- The 8th Martial Arts Japan Kickboxing Federation
Awards
- 2007 MVP (Martial arts Japan Kickboxing Federation, January 14 2008)
- 2007 The Fight of the Year (Yasuhiro Kido vs. Hiroki Shishido, Martial arts Japan Kickboxing Federation, January 14 2008)
Kickboxing record
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See also
- List of kickboxing organizations
- List of male kickboxers
- List of K-1 Events