Paraestra, is a mixed martial arts fighting team and gym headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with multiple gyms throughout Japan, the gym was founded by, which retired Japanese mixed martial artist, and Shooter?
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Paraestra Paraestra (Japanese: パラエストラ , from "palaestra") is a mixed martial arts fighting team and gym headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with multiple gyms throughout Japan, as well as one in Newmarket, Canada. The gym was founded by former Shooto welterweight champion, and Vale Tudo Japan competitor Yuki Nakai. Today, Paraestra endorses both Shooto, and Jiu-Jitsu and contains many gyms throughout Japan.
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Yuki Nakai Yuki Nakai (中井祐樹 , Nakai Yūki ) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist and Shooter. He currently teaches shoot wrestling and jiu-jitsu, and is the president of the Japanese Confederation of Jiu-Jitsu. He competed in Shooto, a proto-MMA promotion; as well as Vale Tudo Japan 1995, where he was outweighed by every opponent in the tournament. Despite this, and despite suffering a severe eye injury in the first bout, Nakai managed to make it to the finals where he lost to Rickson Gracie. Nakai is a legend of Shooto by many fighters and fans. He is the founder of the Paraestra Shooto Gym and coaches fighters such as PRIDE and DREAM stand out Shinya Aoki, who also earned his A-Class Shoot wrestler's rank and his BJJ black belt from Nakai.
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Yoshihiro Akiyama Yoshihiro Akiyama (秋山 成勲 , Akiyama Yoshihiro ) (born July 29, 1975), also known as Choo Sung-hoon (Hangul: 추성훈, Hanja: 秋成勳) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. Akiyama won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championships for South Korea, and for Japan at the 2002 Asian Games. A fourth-generation Japanese of Korean descent, he acquired Japanese nationality in 2001. He is the former K-1 HERO's Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion.
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Igor Araújo Igor Araújo (born December 6, 1980) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2004, Araújo has also formerly competed for M-1 Global, Shooto, KSW, and was a contestant on .
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1990 in Shooto The year 1990 is the 2nd year in the history of Shooto, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the Japan. In 1990 Shooto held 6 events beginning with, "Shooto: Shooto".
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Takeshi Caesar Tomofumi Murata (村田 友文 , Murata Tomofumi ) (born August 17, 1955), better known by his ring name Takeshi Caesar (シーザー武志 , Shīzā Takeshi ) , is a Japanese former kickboxer and the founder of shoot boxing.
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Tadashi Murakami Tadashi Murakami is a Japanese mixed martial artist.
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Katsuaki Satō Katsuaki Satō (佐藤 勝昭 , Satō Katsuaki , born April 4, 1946) is the founder and director of Satojuku Karate, also known as Odo (The Champion's Way) karate. The Satojuku "honbu" (headquarters) is located in Tachikawa, Japan.
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Riki Fukuda Riki Fukuda (born January 6, 1981), is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2004, he has formerly competed for the UFC, EliteXC, DEEP, DREAM, K-1 (MMA), Shooto, and Pancrase.
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Takeshi Inoue "Lion" Takeshi Inoue (born March 18, 1980) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting as a lightweight in the Shooto organization. In other organizations such as the WEC he would be considered a featherweight as Shooto's 143 lb. weight class is known as lightweight.
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Mas Oyama Masutatsu Ōyama (大山 倍達 , Ōyama Masutatsu , born Choi Yeong-eui (Hangul: 최영의 Hanja: 崔永宜); July 27, 1923 – April 26, 1994) , more commonly known as Mas Oyama, was a karate master who founded Kyokushin Karate, considered the first and most influential style of full contact karate. A Zainichi Korean, he spent most of his life living in Japan and acquired Japanese citizenship in 1964.
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Mitsuhisa Sunabe Mitsuhisa Sunabe (砂辺光久 , Sunabe Mitsuhisa , born August 4, 1979) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and current Pancrase Flyweight Champion. and was a former Pancrase Super Flyweight Champion.
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Eiji Mitsuoka Eiji Mitsuoka (光岡 映二 , Mitsuoka Eiji , born January 1, 1976) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist. Mitsuoka is a Dream veteran and has fought for the UFC, World Victory Road, Pride, Shooto, Deep and King of the Cage promotions. Mitsuoka's nickname Kanaami no Mōshigo (金網の申し子 ) , which translates as "The Heaven-sent Child of the Cage" was given in reference to his earlier career in King of the Cage and his performance in Cage Force.
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Tomoaki Hayama Tomoaki Hayama is a Japanese mixed martial artist.
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2008 in Shooto The year 2008 is the 20th year in the history of Shooto, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2008 Shooto held 22 events beginning with, "Shooto: Back To Our Roots 7".
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Takashi Miura Takashi Miura (三浦 隆司 , Miura Takeshi ) is a retired Japanese professional boxer, and a former WBC Super featherweight Champion. He was born in the Akita Prefecture and lives in Tokyo.
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Jorge Santiago Jorge Santiago Rodrigues (] ; born October 9, 1980) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. He was the first Sengoku Middleweight Champion and is the former Strikeforce Middleweight Grand Prix Champion. He has also competed for the UFC, King of the Cage, Titan FC, It's Showtime, and BodogFIGHT.
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Takashi Ito Takashi Itō (born September 22, 1970) is a Japanese former welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Yamaki Gym in Setagaya, Tokyo. He is the owner of kickboxing gym "TARGET", and a manager of promotion company "R.I.S.E." of kickboxing events. He won the world title of WMAF at Junior middleweight. He is Christian.
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Kensuke Sasaki Kensuke Sasaki (佐々木 健介 , Sasaki Kensuke , born August 4, 1966) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, and founder of the now-defunct wrestling promotion Diamond Ring.
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Chikara Miyake Chikara Miyake is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Lightweight division.
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Royler Gracie Royler Gracie (born December 6, 1965) is a retired Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. He ran the Gracie Humaitá school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for many years under his father Helio's direction, but currently lives in San Diego.
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Taisuke Okuno Taisuke Okuno (born March 1, 1977) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist. has foughts at events of Shooto, Deep, Sengoku. He is currently signed with Sengoku in the Welterweight division.