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K-1 Grand Prix '96 Opening Battle
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events 2020 events 2019 events 2018 events 2017 events 2016 events 2015 events 2014 events 2013 events 2012 events 2011 events 2010 events 2009 events 2008 events 2007 events 2006 events 2005 events 2004 events 2003 events 2002 events 2001 events 2000 events 1999 events 1998 events 1997 events 1996 events 1995 events 1994 events 1993 events ;Legend : : : ;Sources: See also * List of K-1 champions * List of It's Showtime (kickboxing) events This is a list of events held and scheduled by the It's Showtime, a kickboxing and mixed martial arts organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The list consists of all the official It's ...
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Kickboxing
Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, general physical fitness, fitness, or for competition. Some styles of kickboxing include: Karate, Muay Thai, Kickboxing#Oriental_rules, Japanese kickboxing, Sanda (sport), Sanda, and Savate. Although since the dawn of humanity people have faced each other in hand-to-hand combat, the first documentation on the use of kicking and punching in sports combat is from ancient Greece and ancient India.Section XIII: ''Samayapalana Parva''
Book 4: ''Virata Parva'', ''Mahabharata''.
But nevertheless, the term kickboxing originated in Japan, in the ...
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Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
is an indoor sports arena located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 people and was opened in 1962. It is a five-minute walk from the closest subway station, Kannai Station, on the JR/Yokohama Municipal Subway. The arena hosted the volleyball events of the 1964 Summer Olympics. The last major event held at the arena was an event held by Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1995. It is most famous for its deathmatch style contests. History Big Japan Pro Wrestling was founded in March 1995 by former AJPW wrestlers Shinya Kojika and Kendo Nagasaki, ... on August 30, 2020 which was called "Last Buntai". The arena closed its doors on September 6, 2020 with Yokohama United Arena set to replace this gymnasium in 2024. Facilities *Main arena - 1,920m2, 40m×48m×13m References * 1964 Summer Olympics official report.Volume 1. Part 1. p. 139. {{Authority control Defunct indoor ...
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Super Bantamweight World Tournament
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Japan Vs World 5 Vs 5 & Special Superfight In Osaka
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 123.2 million on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most pop ...
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Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
, also known as , is a multi-purpose gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan, built in 1964. Overview Located on the site of the secondary enclosure of Nagoya Castle, it is host to numerous concerts and events. The gymnasium has 4,375 fixed seats, and can accommodate an additional 3,032 on the floor for certain events, giving it a total maximum capacity of 7,407. In 1966 it won the 7th annual Building Contractors Society Award. Professional Sumo's July Grand Sumo Tournament is held here every year from the second until the fourth Sunday in July. It is the home arena of the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins of the B.League. Dolphins acquired its naming rights (JPY 25 million, three years) in 2018. File:Sumo, Nagoya - 22.jpg, Grand Sumo Nagoya Tournament File:Dolphins Arena02.jpg, Nagoya Diamond Dolphins The are a professional basketball team that competes in the first division of the Japanese B.League. Prior to their entry into the B.League in September 2016, the club was the corporate team ...
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2019 In K-1
The year 2019 was the 26th year in the history of the K-1, an international kickboxing event. The year started with K-1: K’Festa 2. List of events K-1 World GP 2019: K’FESTA 2 ''K-1 World GP 2019: K’FESTA 2'' was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on March 10, 2019 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Background The event was headlined by a catchweight, non-title fight between Takeru Segawa and Yodkitsada Yuthachonburi. The four title fights held at K'Festa two saw Yuta Murakoshi and Koya Urabe defend their titles against Hirotaka Urabe and Kenta Hayashi, respectively. Yuta Kubo defended the welterweight title against Yasuhiro Kido, and Sina Karimian made his first title defense against Hisaki Kato. Fight Card K-1 World GP 2019: Super Bantamweight World Tournament ''K-1 World GP 2019: Super Bantamweight World Tournament'' was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on June 30, 2019 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Background During this event a Supe ...
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Saitama Super Arena
is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It opened preliminarily on May 5, 2000, and then was officially opened on September 1 of the same year. Its maximum spectator capacity is 36,500, making it the second-largest indoor arena in the world. The main arena capacity is between 19,000 and 22,500. The arena was designed by Dan Meis, who at the time was working for architecture firm Ellerbe Becket, together with Nikken Sekkei. Meis's design was selected as a result of an international design competition. The arena features a gigantic movable section of seating which can reduce capacity for smaller events and create a more intimate setting. It is a favorite venue for puroresu (Japanese professional wrestling) and mixed martial arts (MMA). It has also hosted other sports events such as boxing, basketball, volleyball, tennis, ice hockey, and gymnastics. It is the only Japanese arena equipped especially for American football. It forme ...
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Ryōgoku Kokugikan
, also known as Ryōgoku Sumo Hall or Kokugikan Arena, is the name bestowed to two different indoor sporting arenas located in Tokyo. The fist ''Ryōgoku Kokugikan'' opened its doors in 1909 and was located on the lands of the Ekōin temple in Ryōgoku, Tokyo. Although no sumo bouts were held after 1945, following the capitulation of Japan and the requisition of the building by the occupying forces, the building itself remained active until 1983, being notably used by the Nihon University. The second ''Ryōgoku Kokugikan'' is currently located in the Yokoami neighborhood of Sumida next to the Edo-Tokyo Museum. It opened in 1985, following the closure of the Kuramae Kokugikan, and is still in use today. The first Kokugikan History The growing popularity of Sumo during the Meiji period led to the building of the original Kokugikan in Ryōgoku. Until then, Sumo bouts were performed in temples precincts and depended on the weather. In March 1906, the 22nd Imperial Diet decided to ...
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2020 In K-1
The year 2020 is the 27th year in the history of the K-1, an international kickboxing event. The year started with K-1: K’Festa 3. List of events K-1: K’Festa 3 ''K-1: K’Festa 3'' was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on March 22, 2020 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Background The K’Festa 3 event took place on March 22, 2020 in the Saitama Super Arena. The card was scheduled to have an eight man Super Welterweight tournament, featuring: Hiromi Wajima, Avatar Tor Morsi, Yasuhiro Kido, Minoru Kimura, Kaito, Eder Lopes, Katsuya Jinbo and Milan Pales. Three title defense took place: Yuta Kubo defended the Welterweight title against Jordann Pikeur, Rukiya Anpo defended the Super Lightweight title against Fukashi, and Sina Karimian defended the Cruiserweight title against Ryo Aitaka. K-1 World GP 2020 -70kg Japan Tournament bracket Results K-1 World GP 2020 in Osaka ''K-1 World GP 2020 in Osaka'' will be a kickboxing event held by K-1 on September ...
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Imperial Theatre (Japan)
The , often referred to simply as the Teigeki (帝劇), and previously the Imperial Garden Theater, is a Japanese theater located in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan operated by Toho. History Opened in 1911 as the first Western-style theater in Japan, it stages a varied program of musicals and operas. The original structure was rebuilt in 1966 as Toho's "flagship" theater, opening with the premiere of ''Scaretto'', a local adaptation of ''Gone With the Wind Gone with the Wind most often refers to: * ''Gone with the Wind'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell * ''Gone with the Wind'' (film), the 1939 adaptation of the novel Gone with the Wind may also refer to: Music * ''Gone with the Wind'' ...'', which drew 380,000 attendees over the course of the theater's first five months of operation. References External links Website of the Imperial Theatre Theatres completed in 1966 Toho Theatres in Tokyo 1966 establishments in Japan Buildings and structures in C ...
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