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Kazuyoshi Ishii was born on 10 June, 1953 in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese karateka. Discover Kazuyoshi Ishii's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

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Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 10 June, 1953
Birthday 10 June
Birthplace Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Nationality Japan

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Kazuyoshi Ishii (石井 和義) is a Japanese master of Seidokaikan karate and founder of the K-1 fighting circuit, a widely televised international martial arts competition combining Muay Thai, karate, sanshou, taekwondo, kenpo, boxing, and kickboxing.

1953

Ishii was born on June 10, 1953, in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan.

He is one of three siblings.

As a boy, he was interested in sumo and baseball, and was also introduced to gymnastics.

While Ishii was in junior high school, a book by Masatoshi Nakayama sparked his interest in Shotokan karate, but a Sonny Chiba film later inspired him to pursue training in Kyokushin karate.

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 supervision.

1964

Together with late K-1 fighter Andy Hug (1964–2000), Ishii supported the production of Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (where he voiced the character of Fei-Long in the original Japanese audio) by creating fight scenes that utilized real-life combat techniques.

In the PlayStation video game titled K-1 Revenge, 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.

1975

Six years later, in 1975, he opened a Kyokushin dojo in Osaka, and this was a very successful venture.

When Ashihara left the IKO a few years later, Ishii followed, but then left Ashihara's organization after only a few months.

1980

His karate training began with Kyokushin karate, but he formed his own karate organization in 1980, began promoting televised karate competitions, and started staging K-1 events in 1993.

Ishii has a history of criminality and links to the Yakuza, including tax evasion, fraud, and intimidation of female TV talent on behalf of Yakuza-linked talent agencies Burning Productions, K-Dash and Peal Dash.

(Japan Times)

He founded his own organization, Seidokaikan Karate, in 1980.

Ishii's organization had dojo in the Kansai region.

Within the next two years, he was promoting televised full-contact karate tournaments.

1983

In 1983, Ishii became the first Chairman of the newly formed All Japan Budo Promotion Association.

Seidokaikan's reputation grew as Ishii's students, such as Masaaki Satake, Toshiyuki Yanagisawa, and Toshiyuki Atokawa, earned tournament victories.

1993

Following almost a decade of development, Ishii staged 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 techniques) and the "1" element 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 that he chose the "K" element since it was the first letter in the names of karate, kickboxing, kung fu, kempo, and many other combative arts.

K-1's official website states that the "K" element also stands for "King."

Over the next ten years, the K-1 competition expanded to 24 events each year, across Japan, Europe, and North America.

2003

In January 2003, Black Belt magazine named Ishii as its Man of the Year for 2002.