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K-1 World Champion 2004
K-1 World GP 2003 Tokyo Dome
K-1 World GP 2003 Las Vegas
W.P.K.A. World Superheavyweight Champion

IPMTF European Champion


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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-1

K-1 is a combat sport that combines standup techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Kickboxing and traditional boxing among others.

There is a 70.5kg (155lb) weight division in K-1 called "K-1 MAX" (Middleweight Artistic Xtreme).

The sport was first formed in 1980 by Kazuyoshi Ishii in Japan. In 1982, a K-1 fight was televised for the first time.

Recently the K-1 organization branched out with the Hero's Mixed Martial Arts event, with headliners like Genki Sudo, Jaochim Hansen, and Bob Sapp

Tactics
The principal object of K-1 is to win by either knockout or by decision. Fights occur inside a ring, as in boxing, and they are fought for three rounds of three minutes each. Extra rounds (also three minutes long) may be fought, if the judges score the fight a draw. Victories are usually achieved by hurting the opponent with kicks to the legs or the head, or using traditional boxing punches, such as the jab, cross or uppercut.

Classic defensive boxing stance is rather ineffective against leg kicks, and fighters are more or less forced to constantly move and counterattack, which is certainly one of the reasons why K-1 fights are seen by many as more dynamic and exciting than boxing fights.

No major K-1 tragedies have been reported; nonetheless, the risk of sustaining a serious injury still exists.

History
The history of K-1 can be called history of Seido-kaikan, which is a school of karate that started K-1.

Kazuyoshi Ishii founded his own karate organization "New Japan Karatedo Federation Seido-kan" (新日本空手道連盟正道館) in 1980 after he resigned from "Kyokushin-kaikan Ashihara dojo"(極真会館芦原道場) to which he had belonged.

Mr. Ishii began to send his students to other organizations' competitions to show their ability in 1986.

Mr. Ishii held "K-1 GRAND PRIX 93" on 30 April 1993. It was a dream meeting because of its concept, which was to decide the strongest martial artist in a night. Croatian kickboxing veteran Branko Cikatić won the tournament after he knocked out Changpuek Kiatsongrit, Masaaki Satake and Ernesto Hoost.

There was "K-2 GRAND PRIX 93", which was a tournament in the light heavyweight class. Ernesto Hoost knocked out Changpuek Kiatsongrit in the final.

Popularity
The sport is popular principally in Brazil, Japan, Europe, and also in the United States, although fightsports are banned in many states. Most K-1 contests in the United States take place in Las Vegas. The sports events are frequently shown on Pay Per View television or ESPN 2 in the United States. K-1 events are broadcast in other countries by national and sports channels.

K-1 Grand Prix
Throughout the year K-1 holds various 8-man grand prix style tournaments to determine the 16 fighters who will compete in the K-1 World GP. K-1 events most commonly take place in Japan, but they have hosted shows in Holland, Italy, Switzerland, France, South Korea, Australia, Sweden, Russia, Croatia, Italy, Spain, Brazil and the USA (Las Vegas and Hawaii).

-1 World Grand Prix champions to date
1993 - Branko Cikatić
1994 - Peter Aerts
1995 - Peter Aerts
1996 - Andy Hug
1997 - Ernesto Hoost
1998 - Peter Aerts
1999 - Ernesto Hoost
2000 - Ernesto Hoost
2001 - Mark Hunt
2002 - Ernesto Hoost
2003 - Remy Bonjasky
2004 - Remy Bonjasky
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