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Hirotaka Yokoi, the Glossary

(born June 8, 1978) is a Japanese former mixed martial artist and professional wrestler.^[1]

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Martial artists from Hokkaido
People from Iwamizawa
Professional wrestlers from Hokkaido

All Japan Pro Wrestling

(AJPW/AJP) or simply All Japan is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established on October 21, 1972, when Giant Baba split away from the Japanese Wrestling Association and created his own promotion.

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Anime

is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan.

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Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (born 2 June 1976), better known as Minotauro or Big Nog, is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. Hirotaka Yokoi and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira are heavyweight mixed martial artists and mixed martial artists utilizing judo.

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Arm triangle choke

Arm triangle choke, side choke, or head and arm choke are generic terms describing blood chokeholds in which the opponent is strangled in between their own shoulder and the practitioner's arm.

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Armlock

An armlock in grappling is a single or double joint lock that hyperextends, hyperflexes or hyperrotates the elbow joint or shoulder joint.

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C. W. Anderson

Christopher Wright (born January 7, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, C. W. Anderson.

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Deep (mixed martial arts)

Deep (previously Deep2001) is a Japan-based mixed martial arts promoting and sanctioning organization.

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Face (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a face (babyface) is a heroic, "good guy", "do-gooder", or "fan favorite" wrestler, booked (scripted) by the promotion with the aim of being cheered by fans.

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Feud (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or groups of wrestlers.

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Fighting Network Rings

Fighting Network Rings, trademarked as RINGS, is a Japanese combat sport promotion that has lived three distinct periods: shoot style puroresu promotion from its inauguration to 1995, mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion from 1995 to its 2002 disestablishment, and a revived MMA promotion from 2008 onward.

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Florida

Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Heath Herring

Heath Herring (born March 2, 1978) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of Rizin. Hirotaka Yokoi and Heath Herring are heavyweight mixed martial artists and mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling.

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Heavyweight (MMA)

The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts (MMA) generally groups fighters between. Hirotaka Yokoi and heavyweight (MMA) are heavyweight mixed martial artists.

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Hustle (professional wrestling)

was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion managed by Nobuhiko Takada.

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Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (Zero1)

The Intercontinental Tag Team Championship, also known as the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship, is a professional wrestling tag team championship in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1, typically reserved for (but not exclusive to) heavyweight (>) wrestlers.

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Iwamizawa

is a city in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

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Jerrel Venetiaan

Jerrel Venetiaan (born March 9, 1971) is a retired Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist who fought in K-1.

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Judo

is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.

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Katsuhisa Fujii

,(born August 15, 1972) is a Japanese retired mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, mostly known for his work in Pro Wrestling Zero1 and Hustle. Hirotaka Yokoi and Katsuhisa Fujii are heavyweight mixed martial artists, Japanese male judoka, Japanese male mixed martial artists, Japanese male professional wrestlers, mixed martial artists utilizing judo and mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling.

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Kazushi Miyamoto

is a Japanese professional wrestler. Hirotaka Yokoi and Kazushi Miyamoto are Japanese male professional wrestlers.

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Kęstutis Smirnovas

Kestutis Smirnovas is a Lithuanian MMA fighter and Judoka who fought in Pride Fighting Championships, RINGS, Shooto and HERO'S. Hirotaka Yokoi and Kęstutis Smirnovas are heavyweight mixed martial artists and mixed martial artists utilizing judo.

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Kickboxing

Kickboxing is a full-contact hybrid martial art and boxing type based on punching and kicking.

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Kindai University

is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university based in Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan with campuses in five other locations: Nara, Nara; Ōsakasayama, Osaka; Uchita, Wakayama; Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima; and Iizuka, Fukuoka.

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Kintaro Kanemura

, better known by his ring name, is a Zainichi Korean retired professional wrestler. Hirotaka Yokoi and Kintaro Kanemura are all Asia Tag Team Champions and Japanese male professional wrestlers.

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Knockout

A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, as well as fighting-based video games.

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Kohei Sato

is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted with Pro Wrestling Zero1. Hirotaka Yokoi and Kohei Sato are all Asia Tag Team Champions, Japanese male mixed martial artists, Japanese male professional wrestlers and mixed martial artists utilizing judo.

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Light heavyweight (MMA)

The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts contains different weight classes.

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List of Pride FC events

Below is a list of mixed martial arts events scheduled and held by Pride Fighting Championships.

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List of Pride Fighting Championships champions

Below is a list of Pride Fighting Championships champions and title defenses.

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Masato Tanaka

is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) in Japan where he was a one-time FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Champion and a one-time WEW World Heavyweight Champion and in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in the United States where he was a one-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. Hirotaka Yokoi and Masato Tanaka are Japanese male professional wrestlers.

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Mário Sperry

José Mário Sperry (born 28 September 1966) is a Brazilian heavyweight mixed martial artist. Hirotaka Yokoi and Mário Sperry are heavyweight mixed martial artists and mixed martial artists utilizing judo.

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Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.

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Nagoya

is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city proper with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan with a population of 10.11million.

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Nevada

Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States.

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Osaka

is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan, and one of the three major cities of Japan (Tokyo-Osaka-Nagoya).

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Pride Fighting Championships

PRIDE Fighting Championships (Pride or Pride FC, founded as KRS-Pride) was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion company.

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Pro Wrestling Zero1

, often referred to simply as Zero1 and sometimes referred to as Pro Wrestling Zero1 Catch as Catch Can (stylized as ZERO1 and PRO WRESTLING ZERO1 CATCH AS CATCH CAN, respectively), is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 2001.

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Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling (often referred to as pro wrestling, or simply, wrestling) is a form of athletic theater that combines mock combat with drama, under the premise (known colloquially as kayfabe), that the performers are competitive wrestlers.

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Quintet (grappling)

Quintet (stylized as QUINTET) is a Japanese submission grappling promotion created by mixed martial artitst Kazushi Sakuraba that uses a 5-on-5, winner-stays-on format.

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Quinton Jackson

Quinton Ramone Jackson (born June 20, 1978), known by his ring name of Rampage Jackson, is an American mixed martial artist, actor, kickboxer, and professional wrestler.

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Rear naked choke

The rear naked choke (RNC) is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back.

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Ricardo Fyeet

Ricardo Fyeet (born 24 September 1976) is a retired Dutch professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist.

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Saitama (city)

is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

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Samoa Joe

Nuufolau Joel "Joe" Seanoa (born March 17, 1979), better known by the ring name Samoa Joe, is an American professional wrestler.

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Shinjiro Otani

is a Japanese semi-retired professional wrestler and the current acting president of Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1). Hirotaka Yokoi and Shinjiro Otani are Japanese male professional wrestlers.

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Shoot wrestling

Shoot wrestling is a Japanese hybrid grappling style and combat sport.

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Shooto

is a combat sport and mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission (ISC).

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Steve Corino

Steven Eugene Corino (born May 29, 1973) is a Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler currently signed with WWE as a trainer and producer for their developmental territory NXT.

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Sylvester Terkay

NC State Wolfpack Sylvester Matthew Terkay (born December 4, 1970) is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, and mixed martial artist best known for his run in WWE.

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Tetsuhiro Kuroda

is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently competing as a freelancer on the Japanese independent circuit. Hirotaka Yokoi and Tetsuhiro Kuroda are all Asia Tag Team Champions, Japanese male professional wrestlers and professional wrestlers from Hokkaido.

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The Monster Kid

is a shōnen manga and anime series by Fujiko Fujio (written only by Abiko) named after its protagonist.

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Tokyo

Tokyo (東京), officially the Tokyo Metropolis (label), is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023 and the second-most-populated capital in the world.

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Tomoaki Honma

is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Hirotaka Yokoi and Tomoaki Honma are Japanese male professional wrestlers.

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Toshiaki Kawada

(born December 8, 1963) is a Japanese semi-retired professional wrestler. Hirotaka Yokoi and Toshiaki Kawada are all Asia Tag Team Champions and Japanese male professional wrestlers.

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Tsuyoshi Kosaka

is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist, submission grappler and professional wrestler who competed in the Heavyweight division. Hirotaka Yokoi and Tsuyoshi Kosaka are heavyweight mixed martial artists, Japanese male judoka, Japanese male mixed martial artists, Japanese male professional wrestlers and mixed martial artists utilizing judo.

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United National Heavyweight Championship (Zero1)

The United National Heavyweight Championship (often shortened to UN Championship) was a professional wrestling title in the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1.

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Universal Wrestling Federation (Japan)

The original Japanese-based Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion from 1984 to 1986, formed by wrestlers who had left New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

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Wataru Sakata

is a Japanese retired mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. Hirotaka Yokoi and Wataru Sakata are Japanese male mixed martial artists and Japanese male professional wrestlers.

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Wilson Gouveia

Wilson Gouveia (born October 3, 1978) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist.

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Yokohama

is the second-largest city in Japan by population and by area, and the country's most populous municipality.

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Yoshiaki Fujiwara

is a Japanese professional wrestler, trainer and wrestling promoter. Hirotaka Yokoi and Yoshiaki Fujiwara are heavyweight mixed martial artists, Japanese male judoka, Japanese male mixed martial artists, Japanese male professional wrestlers and mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirotaka_Yokoi

, The Monster Kid, Tokyo, Tomoaki Honma, Toshiaki Kawada, Tsuyoshi Kosaka, United National Heavyweight Championship (Zero1), Universal Wrestling Federation (Japan), Wataru Sakata, Wilson Gouveia, Yokohama, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Yuki Ishikawa (wrestler), 2002 in Pride FC, 2004 in Pride FC, 2005 in Pride FC.

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See also

Martial artists from Hokkaido

People from Iwamizawa

Professional wrestlers from Hokkaido

References