Wajyutsu Keisyukai
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| Est. | N/A |
|---|---|
| Founded by | Yoshinori Nishi |
| Primary owners | Greater Common Multiple |
| Current titleholders | Katsuya Inoue (interim welterweight King of Pancrase) |
| Prominent fighters |
Katsuya Inoue Seigo Inoue Yushin Okami Eiji Mitsuoka Yasuhiro Urushitani Keita Nakamura Hidetaka Monma Kenji Osawa |
| Training facilities |
 Tokyo, Japan |
| Website | Wajyutsu Keisyukai |
Wajyutsu Keisyukai is a network association of mixed martial arts gyms located in Japan. There are five main dojos: the Tokyo Headquarters, Real Japanese Wrestling (RJW), A3, Tiger's Place, and Gods. Twenty-one other affiliates or sister schools are scattered all throughout Japan, including the Yoshida Dojo, Krazy Bee and T-Blood.
Keishukai's professional MMA roster includes Yushin Okami, Eiji Mitsuoka, Caol Uno and Keita Nakamura, who have fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Strikeforce and DREAM. [1]
Keishukai was formerly funded and sponsored by the company GCM, "Greater Common Multiple," which had put on the fight promotions Cage Force, D.O.G., Demolition, and the all-female Cross Section.[2] Now, the fighters took possession of Keishukai and each individual gym manages itself. In November, 2011, the Tokyo Honbu (HQ) in Ocha no Mizu closed and its students were absorbed into the RJW branch. Japanese promotion Cage Force has been said to be a launching pad for a lot of Wajyutsu Keisyukai fighters.[3]
Other main gyms include RJW, Hearts, GODS, A-3, Keishukai Yokohama Dojo, Tokikatsu Dojo, Wajyutsu Naked Man, Suruga Dojo, and Brightness Dojo ran by Hidetaka Monma.
Wajutsu Keisyukai has even started hosting tournament competitions beginning in 2010 and has had the likes of Robert Drysdale and Dean Lister compete against their own stable of fighters in their own grappling tournament format.[4]
Fighters
- Yushin Okami
- Katsuya Inoue
- Seigo Inoue
- Eiji Mitsuoka
- Caol Uno
- Hiroyuki Takaya
- Hideki Kadowaki
- Keita Nakamura
- Yasuhiro Urushitani
- Kotetsu Boku
- Hidetaka Monma
- Hayate Usui
- Kenji Osawa
- Kazunari Murakami
- Akira Shoji
Roxanne Modafferi- Takayo Hashi
- Emi Fujino
Dong Hyun Kim
External links
References
- ↑ "Wajyutsu Keisyukai Team Page". Sherdog. 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ↑ Kim Represents Korea in UFC Debut Sherdog.com (2009-05-21)
- ↑ http://www.boutreview.com/2/news/mma/item_8389.html
- ↑ http://dylanrayner.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/wajutsu-keishukai-grappling-tournament-wkgt/
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