Grabaka

GRABAKA
Est. 2000
Founded by Sanae Kikuta
Prominent Fighters Akihiro Gono (Sengoku)
Sanae Kikuta (Sengoku)
Training Facility Locations Japan
Official Website GRABAKA

GRABAKA (グラバカ?) is a mixed martial arts training facility located in Nakano, Tokyo. The team was founded by ADCC Submission Wrestling World Champion Sanae Kikuta on June 28, 2000, with Eiji Ishikawa, Genki Sudo, and Hiroo Matsunaga as charter members. Since its founding, it has added to its ranks 2006 PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix Champion Kazuo Misaki, and PRIDE/UFC veteran Akihiro Gono. The name is a contraction of the phrase "Grappling baka", baka being the Japanese word for "idiot or fool."[1]

References

  1. ^ Kikuta, Sanae (2008-01-22). "M e g a b a k a" (in Japanese). http://blog.livedoor.jp/kikuta_sanae/archives/51486283.html. Retrieved 2008-02-16. 

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