Tomaž Barada is a former

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

martial art Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defence; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the pres ...

ist in

kickboxing Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (disambiguation), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, norma ...

and

taekwon-do Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...

(7th Dan). He gained several titles during his career. He became 6x ITF European Champion, 3x ITF World Champion and 3x King of Taekwon-Do Tokyo. He also became 5x W.A.K.O. European and 5x WAKO World Champion. Currently retired, he is holding the WAKO record of 84 fights without a loss. He retired in 2004 after defending his WAKO pro title for the final time. He is the current Vice president of the Slovenian Olympic Committee.

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