Kazuyoshi Ishii
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Kazuyoshi Ishii (born June 10, 1953) is a Japanese master of Seidokaikan karate and a pioneer of the K-1 combat circuit, a widely broadcast international martial arts competition combining Muay Thai, karate, sanshou, kenpo, boxing, and kickboxing.
His karate lessons began with Kyokushin karate, but he founded his own karate group in 1980 and began staging K-1 tournaments in 1993.
Early life
Ishii was born in Uwajima, Japan, on June 10, 1953. He is one of three siblings. He was interested in sumo and baseball as a child, and he was also introduced to gymnastics. When Ishii was in junior high school, a book by Masatoshi Nakayama piqued his interest in Shotokan karate, but a Sonny Chiba film inspired him to continue training in Kyokushin karate later this year.
Karate career
Ishii began training in Kyokushin karate under Hideyuki Ashihara, who was then a senior instructor in Kyokushin's International Karate Organization (IKO). By the time he was 16 years old, he had established a local Kyokushin dojo (training hall) under his instructor's guidance. He opened a Kyokushin dojo in Osaka six years ago, in 1975, and it was a huge success.
Ishii joined the IKO a few years ago, but Ashihara's organization was left after just a few months. In 1980, Seidokaikan Karate, his father's business, was established. In the Kansai region, Ishii's company had a dojo. He was promoting televised full-contact karate tournaments within the next two years. Ishii became the first Chairman of the newly formed All Japan Budo Promotion Association in 1983. Seidokaikan's fame soared as Ishii's students, such as Masaaki Satake, Toshiyuki Yanagisawa, and Toshiyuki Atokawa, all won tournament awards, including Seidokaikan.
K-1 promotional career
Following almost a decade of growth, Ishii held the inaugural K-1 tournament in Yoyogi Hall, Tokyo, in April 1993. According to The Japan Times, the "K" element came from kakutogi (a Japanese collective noun for combat strategies), and the "1" component came from the competition's single weight division and the champion's unique position (given the single weight division). According to Black Belt magazine, Ishii said he selected the "K" element because it was the first letter in the names of karate, kickboxing, kung fu, kempo, and several other combative arts. According to K-1's official website, the "K" element also stands for "King."
The K-1 competition has grown to 24 events per year in Japan, Europe, and North America over the past ten years. In January 2003, Black Belt magazine named Ishii as its Man of the Year for 2002. Ishii, a late K-1 fighter Andy Hug (1964–2000), and late K-1 fighter Andy Hug (1964-2000), produced Street Fighter II: The Animated Film (where he introduced Fei-Long in the original Japanese audio), by constructing combat scenes that used realistic combat techniques. He also appears as the fighting boss "Master Ishii," whose character can be unlocked in the video game when completing the single player mode for the first time.