U-Kei (martial Arts)

	U-Kei (martial Arts) U-Kei (U系 or ユーけい, eng. ''U-Series'', ''U-Group'' or ''Class U''）is a combat sports related term that refers to either a professional wrestling-, martial arts- and/or mixed martial arts organization, programme or a sportsman with either UWF and/or shootwrestling roots. The U refers to Japanese professional wrestling promotion UWF, that was active from 1984 to 1986. UWF is credited in pioneer in the "shoot-style" of pro-wrestling and has acted as genesis to modern mixed martial arts, in both Japan and overseas. During early days of shoot-style pro wrestling in Japan, the professional wrestling and/or mixed martial arts organizations that derived from the idea of UWF are collectively called "UWF-kei", or "U-kei" for short.証言UWF 最終章 3派分裂後の真実 List groups, promotions, gyms referred to as U-Kei * Shooto * Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi * Union of Wrestling Forces International - better known as UWF International, U-Inter, or simply UWFi. * Fighting N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Combat Sports A combat sport, or fighting sport, is a competitive contact sport that usually involves one-on-one combat. In many combat sports, a contestant wins by scoring more points than the opponent, submitting the opponent with a hold, disabling the opponent (''knockout'', KO), or attacking the opponent in a specific or designated technique. Combat sports share a long pedigree with the martial arts. Some combat sports (and their national origin) include Boxing (British), Brazilian jiu-jitsu (Brazilian), Jiu-jitsu (Japanese), Judo (Japanese), Karate (Chinese/Okinawan/Japanese), Kickboxing (numerous origins), Lethwei (Burmese), Mixed martial arts (numerous origins), Muay Thai (Thai), Sambo (Soviet/Russian), Sanda (Chinese), Savate (French), Tae Kwon Do (Korean), Vale tudo (Brazilian), Pankration (Ancient Greek), Luta Livre (Brazilian), Wrestling (Numerous Origins) and Pro-Wrestling (British/American). History Traditional styles of wrestling exist in most cultures; wrestling can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Real Japan Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling and martial arts promotion founded in 2005 by Satoru Sayama as , before being renamed in 2019. It runs shows every two or three months, and feature both pro wrestling activities and a variety of martial arts bouts, like mixed martial arts, kickboxing and Seikendo-style competitions. It uses top wrestlers from other promotions as well as its own talent, and has had working agreements with Toryumon Mexico, Battlarts and Dradition. Roster * Akifumi Saito * Great Tiger ( Takatoriki Tadashige) * Hayato Mashita * Shodai Tiger Mask * Super Rider * Super Tiger (II) * Tiger Shark * Kozo Urita * Kendo Nagasaki * Masao Orihara ;Notable guests * Masakatsu Funaki * Alexander Otsuka * Atsushi Onita * Daisuke Sekimoto * Gran Hamada * Hikaru Sato * Mitsuya Nagai * Riki Choshu * Tatsumi Fujinami * Último Dragón * Great Sasuke * Bear Fukuda * Wakashoyo Shunichi * Kota Ibushi * Akebono * Tatsuhito Takaiwa * Minoru Suzuki Championships Active , Stro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mixed Martial Arts Styles Mixed is the past tense of ''mix''. Mixed may refer to: * Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category), an ethnicity category that has been used by the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics since the 1991 Census * ''Mixed'' (album), a compilation album of two avant-garde jazz sessions featuring performances by the Cecil Taylor Unit and the Roswell Rudd Sextet See also * Mix (other) * Mixed breed, an animal whose parents are from different breeds or species * Mixed ethnicity Mixed race people are people of more than one race or ethnicity. A variety of terms have been used both historically and presently for mixed race people in a variety of contexts, including ''multiethnic'', ''polyethnic'', occasionally ''bi-ethn ... , a person who is of multiple races * * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Combat Sports A combat sport, or fighting sport, is a competitive contact sport that usually involves one-on-one combat. In many combat sports, a contestant wins by scoring more points than the opponent, submitting the opponent with a hold, disabling the opponent (''knockout'', KO), or attacking the opponent in a specific or designated technique. Combat sports share a long pedigree with the martial arts. Some combat sports (and their national origin) include Boxing (British), Brazilian jiu-jitsu (Brazilian), Jiu-jitsu (Japanese), Judo (Japanese), Karate (Chinese/Okinawan/Japanese), Kickboxing (numerous origins), Lethwei (Burmese), Mixed martial arts (numerous origins), Muay Thai (Thai), Sambo (Soviet/Russian), Sanda (Chinese), Savate (French), Tae Kwon Do (Korean), Vale tudo (Brazilian), Pankration (Ancient Greek), Luta Livre (Brazilian), Wrestling (Numerous Origins) and Pro-Wrestling (British/American). History Traditional styles of wrestling exist in most cultures; wrestling can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	HOOKnSHOOT HOOKnSHOOT was a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Evansville, Indiana, United States. It was one of the earliest MMA promotions in the United States, and one of the first organisations in the United States to allow Women's MMA. History HOOKnSHOOT was founded in 1995 by professional wrestling promoter Jeff Osborne. After watching the tapes of the early Ultimate Fighting Championships, he became interest in the nascent sport and sought to create his own event, forming HOOKnSHOOT at a gym the small town of Boonville, Indiana. The name was choosen derived from Japanese shoot wrestling and the wrestling term "Shoot", to give emphasis to the "realness" of the event. Early events used different rules, shootfighting (similar to Pancrase) and "NHB" ("No Holds Barred", similar to the UFC), HOOKnSHOOT also became promoter of Shooto events in North America for a time, even adopting its rules. HOOKnSHOOT saw the introduction and beginning of many future MMA stars, such as UFC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	GLEAT Gleat (stylized as GLEAT) is a Japanese professional wrestling and mixed martial arts promotion founded in 2020 by former Pro Wrestling Noah parent company Lidet Entertainment after the acquisition of Noah and DDT Pro-Wrestling by CyberAgent. The promotion is overseen by Hiroyuki Suzuki and former mixed martial artist and professional wrestler Kiyoshi Tamura. The promotion emphasizes the use of the UWFi combat sports-based wrestling style. History In November 2018, Japanese advertising company Lidet Entertainment began investing in various business ventures in the professional wrestling industry including Riki Choshu's Power Hall show in December 2018. On January 29, 2019, Lidet Entertainment bought 75% shares of Pro Wrestling Noah, with the goal of transforming the promotion into the second largest promotion in Japan after New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). A year later due to Noah's financial struggles, Lidet Entertainment sold all shares of Pro Wrestling Noah to internet adver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Shuichiro Katsumura is a Japanese former mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who currently competes for DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he was a Independent World Junior Heavyweight champion. He competed in the Flyweight, Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions. Katsumura is credited in popularizing the "Ninja Choke" submission and is the current owner of ZST. Personal life After graduating from university, he worked as an employee at a child care facility in Kamakura while continuing his martial arts training. This is where his nickname "Real Tiger Mask" comes from. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 11-9-3 , Koetsu Okazaki , TKO (Punches) , Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2011 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:24 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 11-8-3 , Darren Uyenoyama , TKO (Punches) , Shooto: The Way of Shooto 5: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:53 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hikaru Sato is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, better known by the ring name . Sato started his MMA career in February 2000, fighting for Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling. During the next eight years, Sato fought, on average, five times a year, compiling a record of 18 wins, 19 losses and four draws, which included fights against the likes of Keiichiro Yamamiya, Nathan Marquardt, Ryo Chonan and Yushin Okami. In May 2008, Sato transitioned into the world of professional wrestling, when he was signed by the Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) promotion. He has since had ten MMA fights. In November 2010, Sato first became a triple crown trios champion with Michael Nakazawa and Tomomitsu Matsunaga and then also won DDT's top singles title, the KO-D Openweight Championship. Sato remained affiliated with DDT until January 2014. He is currently working for the All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion, where he is a former two-time World Junior Heavyweight Champion and four-time All Asia Tag Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]