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[sokaiya]

"Bullet Fighter" Hitoshi Kiyama - 木山仁
ORGANIZATION: International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan (IKO1)
HEIGHT: 5 feet 9 inches (176cm)
WEIGHT: 205lbs (93kg)
DATE OF BIRTH: January 9th, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH: Kagoshima, Japan
DOJO HOMEPAGE: �Kiyama Dojo

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TITLES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
8th World Karate Champion 2003 (IKO-1)
33rd All Japan Karate Champion (IKO-1)
32nd All Japan Karate Champion (IKO-1)
European Heavyweight Karate Champion in 2000 (IKO-1)
2nd World Heavyweight Champion 2001 (IKO-1)
1st World Middleweight Champion 1997 (IKO-1)

KARATE FIGHT HISTORY:
8th World Open Tournament (IKO-1) - November 1st, 2nd & 3rd, 2003
*1st Place*
*Defeated Sergey Plekhanov in the Finals
*Defeated Lechi Kurbanov in the Semi-Finals
*Defeated Artur Hovhannisian in the Quarter-Finals
*Defeated Naoji Mikoshiba in the 4th Round
*Defeated Artur Babaev in the 3rd Round
*Defeated Alexander Kaminsky in the 2nd Round
*Received a 1st Round Bye.

34th All Japan Open Karate Tournament (IKO-1) - November 2nd & 3rd, 2002
*2nd Place*
*Lost to Hajime Kazumi in the Finals

33rd All Japan Open Karate Tournament (IKO-1) - November 3rd & 4th, 2001
*1st Place*
*Defeated Yasuhiko Kimura in the Finals

2nd World Weight Category Championships (IKO-1) - June 10th, 2001
*1st Place Heavyweight Division*

32nd All Japan Open Karate Tournament (IKO-1) - November 3rd & 4th, 2000
*1st Place*
*Defeated Yasuhiko Kimura in the Finals

European Championships 2000 (IKO-1) -
*1st Place Heavyweight Division*
*Defeated Pavel Mandok in the Finals

7th World Open Karate Tournament (IKO-1) - November 5th, 6th & 7th, 1999
*Did Not Place*
*Lost to Simphwe Dlulane in the 3rd Round
*Defeated Bernado Soto in the 2nd Round
*Received a 1st Round Bye.

30th All Japan Open Karate Tournament (IKO-1) - November 14th & 15th, 1998
*3rd Place*
*Lost to

1st World Team Cup (IKO-1) - April 18th, 1998
*Team Japan A - 1st Place*
Defeated Christian Quillet by Ippon

1st World Weight Category Championships (IKO-1) - 1997
*1st Place Middleweight Division*
*Defeated Sergey Osipov in the Finals

MEDIOGRAPHY:

[RASor]

Osu,

Sensei Hitoshi Kiyama is also known as the man who redeemed Japanese Pride by winning the 8th World Tournament regaining from Brazil the Championship Title won by Shihan Francisco Filho in the 7th World Tournament.

To paraphrase the Great Sosai Masutatsu Oyama - The World Tournament Championship should remain in Japan, this being their pride, otherwise all must commit Harakiri.

Well the Champion Title is back in Japan and the 9th World is soon to come this 2007. Will Japanese Pride remain intact or will the Championship go elsewhere. Sad though Sensei Kiyama has retired from fighting in tournaments and has undertaken the Noble Task of Teaching Kyokushin Karate-do.

Osu!

[Mishima]

Osu!
Can someone please explain to me how Kiyama as beeing japanese could win the european champinship?

[Dent]

Osu!

He entered, fought and won.

The tournament is not restricted to those with EU passports, just as Europeans compete in the All-Japan.

Osu!

[ksan]

Its good to see he won here in Europe

[Mishima]

Originally Posted by Dent

Osu!

He entered, fought and won.

The tournament is not restricted to those with EU passports, just as Europeans compete in the All-Japan.

Osu!

Roger Roger!
Osu!