Nobuaki Kakuda - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese Seidokaikan

Seidokaikan

is a style of full contact karate, or Knockdown karate, founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii in 1980.-History:First formed in 1980 by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a former Kyokushin Karate practitioner who began his training under Hideyuki Ashihara in 1969...

Karate

is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...

ka.

Career

Kakuda is famous for his first punch knockout win over German mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

Mavrick at 0:56 seconds in the K-1 Fields Europe GP 2005 as well as being the only K-1 fighter to lose to Akebono

Akebono Taro

is a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990...

, a former Sumo

Sumo

is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...

wrestler whose long losing streak has made him a laughing stock of martial arts. He is also one of the K-1 organization's regents. At the time of his retirement, he was the oldest and shortest (174 cm) partcipant in the K-1 tournaments.

After working as a referee-in-charge and ringside judge in K-1 events, Kakuda had also served as an executive producer for K-1 under Fighting and Entertainment Group

Fighting and Entertainment Group

Fighting and Entertainment Group is the leading Japanese combat sport promoter. Its current president is Sadaharu Tanikawa and it is the parent company behind the mixed martial arts series Dream and formerly, the largest kickboxing promotion in the world, K-1.On December 31, 2010 after the Dream...

Personal life

He named his son Kenshiro

Kenshiro

is the main protagonist of the manga franchise Fist of the North Star by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. According to Buronson, Kenshiro's character design was inspired by the character of Max Rockatansky from the Mad Max film series and martial artist Bruce Lee.In the story, Kenshiro is the rightful...

(賢士朗) and daughter Yuria (友里亜) after characters from Fist of the North Star

Fist of the North Star

is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and drawn by Tetsuo Hara that was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1988, spanning 245 chapters, which were initially collected in a 27-volume tankōbon edition by Shueisha...

Titles

1988 Satojyuku POINT & KO Japan Open Tournament runner-up
1999 Satojyuku POINT & KO Japan Open Tournament runner-up
The 7th Kyokushin Weight Category Karate Tournament Heavyweight 4th Place

Kickboxing record

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|style="text-align: center" colspan=8|11 Wins (5 KOs), 8 Losses, 1 Draw
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| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Result
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Opponent
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Event
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Method
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| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Location
|-
| September 23, 2005
| Loss
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George Longinidis

George "The Iron Lion" Longinidis Australian kickboxer of Greek descent. His brother, Stan, is also a well-known kickboxer.-Biography and career:...

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Osaka – Final Elimination
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 3:00
|

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan

Japan

|-
| May 27, 2005
| Win
|

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

|-
| March 19, 2005
| Loss
|

Akebono

Akebono Taro

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Seoul
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 3:00
|

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

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| August 15, 2003
| Loss
|

Musashi

Musashi (kickboxer)

is a retired professional Japanese Heavyweight karateka and kickboxer. He is 4 time K-1 Japan tournament champion, a former WAKO Heavyweight Muay Thai champion and two time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist...

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 3:00
|

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

, USA
|-
| August 19, 2001
| Win
|

Saitama

Saitama, Saitama

' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...

, Japan

Japan

Ryushi Yanagisawa

Ryūshi Yanagisawa

Ryūshi Yanagisawa is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and kickboxer. His real name is Atsushi Yanagisawa . As a martial artist, he competed in K-1, Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling and Fighting Network RINGS and holds victories over Oleg Taktarov, Paul Varelans, Vernon White, Jason...

| K-1 Rising 2001
| Draw
| 3
| 3:00
|

Matsuyama, Japan

Japan

|-
| March 19, 2000
| Win
|

Yokohama

is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...

, Japan

Japan

|-
| June 6, 1999
| Win
|

Duncan Airlie James

Duncan Airlie James is a Scottish former heavyweight kickboxer. He was the first Scottish fighter to win a world Muay Thai title and fight in K-1.-Biography and career:...

| K-1 Survival '99
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 5
| 3:00
|

Sapporo, Japan

Japan

|-
| October 28, 1998
| Win
|

Bart Vale

Bart Vale is an American former kickboxer, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He is known for his "old school" American martial arts look, consisting of a mustache, mullet and American flag trunks...

| K-1 Japan '98 Kamikaze
| TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
| 1
| 2:09
|

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

|-
| July 20, 1997
| Win
|

Nagoya, Japan

Japan

|-
| April 29, 1997
| Loss
|

Fukuoka

Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan...

, Japan

Japan

|-
| December 8, 1996
| Win
|

Nagoya, Japan

Japan

|-
| September 1, 1996
| Win
|

Zane Frazier

"Nasty" Zane Frazier is an American former Karateka, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Notably, he took part at the inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship event in 1993.-Career:...

| K-1 Revenge '96
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 5
| 3:00
|

Osaka

, Japan

Japan

|-
| December 9, 1995
| Win
|

Nagoya, Japan

Japan

|-
| October 8, 1995
| Win
|

Nobuhiro Kikuchi
|
| KO
| 1
| -
|
|-
| September 3, 1995
| Loss
|

Stan Longinidis

Stan "The Man" Longinidis is a retired Australian Heavyweight kickboxer and 8 time Kickboxing World Champion. Born in Australia of Greek ethnicity, Longinidis is one of the few fighters to have won World titles in three different styles, International Rules Kickboxing, Full Contact and Muay Thai,...

| K-1 Revenge II
| KO (Kick)
| 2
| 3:05
|

Yokohama

, Japan

Japan

|-
| July 16, 1995
| Win
|

Nagoya, Japan

Japan

|-
| October 3, 1994
| Loss
|

Michael Thompson
|
| KO
| -
| -
|
|-
| June 25, 1994
| Loss
|

Michael Thompson
|
| KO
| 1
| -
|
|-
| April 30, 1993
| Loss
|

Andy Hug

Andy Hug was a Swiss Seidokaikan and Kyokushin karateka and kickboxer from Wohlen. Hug was the K-1 World Grand Prix 1996 champion and runner up in 1997 and 1998.-Biography and career:...

| K-1 Grand Prix '93
| KO (Left Knee Strike)
| 2
| 1:26
|

Tokyo

, Japan

Japan

Filmography

Narrated and sung the ending theme (Muscle Beat) to Kinnikuman Nisei Movie 1
Commanding Sector officer in Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
is a 2001 science fiction kaiju film co-written and directed by Shūsuke Kaneko with a very catchy name. It was the twenty-fifth film to be released in the Godzilla film series. This is the eleventh film to feature Mothra, sixth to feature King Ghidorah, and third to feature Baragon. It is part of...
Hōsaku Ōkawa in Fist of the Blue Sky
Fist of the Blue Sky
is a martial arts/noir manga series by Tetsuo Hara with plot supervision by Buronson that was serialized in the Weekly Comic Bunch from 2001 throughout 2010. It is a prequel to Fist of the North Star, which Hara originally illustrated and co-wrote with Buronson...
Akashachi in Fist of the North Star
Fist of the North Star
is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and drawn by Tetsuo Hara that was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1988, spanning 245 chapters, which were initially collected in a 27-volume tankōbon edition by Shueisha...

: Legend of Raoh
Raoh
is a fictional character in the Fist of the North Star manga franchise by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. He is the eldest of four honorary brothers who trained alongside the protagonist Kenshiro in the ancient assassination art of Hokuto Shinken...

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External links

Profile at K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...

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