Toshio Fujiwara

Toshio Fujiwara
Toshio Fujiwara
Born	Toshio Fujiwara; 3 March 1948 (age 76); Miyako, Iwate, Japan
Native name	藤原敏男
Nationality	Japanese
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st)
Division	Lightweight
Style	Kickboxing
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Mejiro, Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Team	Mejiro Gym
Trainer	Kenji Kurosaki
Years active	1969–1983
Kickboxing record
Total	141
Wins	126
By knockout	99
Losses	13
By knockout	6
Draws	2
No contests	0
Other information
Occupation	President of Toshio Fujiwara Sports Gym; President of Japan Martial Arts Directors
Website	Toshio Fujiwara Sports Gym (in Japanese)
	Last updated on: March 21, 2010

Toshio Fujiwara (藤原敏男 Fujiwara Toshio, born March 3, 1948) is a Japanese former kickboxer. Out of 141 professional fights before retiring at age 35, Fujiwara won 126, with a remarkable 99 by knockout; most notably, he was the first non-Thai to win a national Muay Thai title belt in Bangkok, a fact that many older Thais still remember and respect about him. Fujiwara became the first ever non-Thai stadium champion in 1978^[1] when he won the lightweight title at Rajadamnern Stadium.

Biography and career[edit]

Prior to his kickboxing career, Toshio Fujiwara was mainly engaged in table tennis and maintained great physical fitness. He had no martial arts background before starting Taikiken, a Yiquan derative founded by Kenichi Sawai.^[2]^[3]

A graduate from the Chuo University, he started training kickboxing at the Mejiro Gym in July 1969, learning under Kenji Kurosaki. He soon won the All Japan Kickboxing Federation championship, and did his first travels to Thailand in 1971.

In late April of 1972, Fujiwara fought Rungnapa Sitsomsak. The even fight ended in a DQ win for Fujiwara, as Sitsomak's unsportsmanlike conduct got him disqualified on the third round.^[4]

In 1975, he had surgery to his left shin which left him hospitalised for 6 weeks.^[5] Three days after leaving hospital he ran at a long-distance event.^[5]

On March 18, 1978, Fujiwara fought Monsawan Ruk Changmai for the vacant Rajadamnern Championship. The fight ended in controversial fashion, as Fujiwara accidentally headbutted Monsawan unconscious, when both tumbled when locked in a clinch. Regardless, this fight allowed Fujiwara to be the first non-Thai to secure a Rajadamnern championship title win.^[6]

Fujiwara retired from fighting in 1983 with a impressive fight record.^[7] Subsequently, he founded his own gym, Toshio Fujiwara Sports Gym, which he runs presently in Tokyo. His most famous student in recent years is Satoshi Kobayashi, but many other well-known kickboxers and martial artists have also trained with him, including Masahiro Yamamoto, Satoru Sayama, Sanshu Tsubakichi and Takaaki Nakamura.

In 2010, he was appointed Chairman of Japan Martial arts Directors (JMD), a commissioning group co-operating with the World Professional Muaythai Federation to oversee the development of the sport in Japan.^[8]

Fight record[edit]

Kickboxing record
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
126 wins (99 KO's), 13 Losses, 2 Draws
1983-02-05	Win	Hideo Adachi		Tokyo, Japan	KO (Punches)	3
1983-01-07	Win	Dan Masabatsu		Tokyo, Japan	KO	4
1982-11-20	Win	Tsubasa Goro		Tokyo, Japan	KO	3
1982-07-25	Win	Younger Funaki		Tokyo, Japan	KO	5
1982-01-07	Win	Manny Johnston		Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Towel thrown)	4	1:52
Defends Shin-Kakutojutsu World Lightweight championship title.
1981-12-	Win	Keiichi Sei		Tokyo, Japan	KO	3
1981-06-	Win	Kou Saotome		Tokyo, Japan	KO	1
1981-05-	Loss	Keiji Saito		Tokyo, Japan	TKO	2
1980-09-29	Win	Kripet Pratep			Decision	5	3:00
1980-08-28	Win	Sinsak Sosripan			KO	2
1980-02-27	Win	Chan Chiarun			Decision	5	3:00
1980-01-28	Loss	Santi Rekchai			Decision	5	3:00
1980-01-03	Win	Kunimasa Nagae			KO	2
1979-12-	Win	Saksaron Saknarong		Tokyo, Japan	Decision	5	3:00
1979-08-	Loss	Weerachat Sordaeng		Tokyo, Japan	TKO	2
1979-06-	Win	Santi Rekchai		Tokyo, Japan	Decision	5	3:00
1979-04-03	Win	Khunponnoi Haphalang		Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Punches)	5
1979-02-12	Loss	Narongnoi Kiatbandit	Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
For a 2 million baht side-bet.
1979-02-06	Win	Prayuth Sittiboonlert		Tokyo, Japan	Decision	5	3:00
1978-12-23	Win	Sinsak Sosripan			Decision	5	3:00
1978-11-25	Win	Pirapon Chosaman			KO	3
1978-10-30	Win	Siprae Kiatsompop		Tokyo, Japan	KO (Right Hook)	7
Winning Shin-Kakutojutsu World Lightweight championship title.
1978-10-10	Win	Pirapon Chosaman			KO	2
1978-09-15	Win	Pudpadnoi Worawut	Lumpinee Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
1978-08-26	Win	Pirapon Chosaman		Tokyo, Japan	KO	4
1978-08-02	Win	Refugio Flores		Tokyo, Japan	KO	5
1978-06-07	Loss	Siprae Kiatsompop	Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Lost Rajadamnern Stadium Lightweight title.
1978-05-27	Win	Wongchai Chorsawan			KO	1
1978-03-18	Win	Mongsawan Lukchangmai		Tokyo, Japan	KO	4
Wins the Rajadamnern Stadium Lightweight (135 lbs) title. Fujiwara became the first non-Thai to be a major Stadium champion.
1977-11-14	Win	Wannarong Piramit	AJKA	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
1977-09-17	Win	Sorpongsak Sohoyo	AJKA	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Uppercut)	2	1:08
1977-07-24	Win	Chawarin Kiatchangklrai			KO	2
1977-04-07	Win	Chalermpon Sor Tha-It	Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
Wins Thailand Boxing Council World Lightweight title. Becomes the first foreigner to win a Muay Thai World title in Thailand.
1977-03-05	Win	Katsuyuki Suzuki	AJKA	Tokyo, Japan	KO	5	0:44
Retains AJKA title.(6) After this bout, Fujiwara returned his title.
1976-12-4	Win	Tsuchai Iserapap			KO	3
1976-10-30	Win	Rawee Wiwerchai	Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	KO	1
1976-09-	Win	Tsuchai Iserapap			KO	1
1976-08-21	Loss	Rawee Wiwerchai	AJKA	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Middle kicks)	1	0:55
1976-07-	Win	Gamonfa Sitesai			KO	2
1976-07-09	Win	Ryo Tsuchiya	AJKA	Tokyo, Japan	TKO	3	3:00
Retains AJKA title.(5)
1976-06-	Win	Chobu Rai			KO	2
1976-05-	Win	Rung Sinyasonpon			KO	3
1976-05-	Win	Gamonfa Sitesai			KO	1
1976-04-	Win	Rantae Weerapon	AJKA	Tokyo, Japan	TKO	2
1976-03-08	Loss	Sirimongkol Luksiripat	Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
1976-01-27	Win	Bakrynu Maropitak			KO	4
1976-01-1	Win	Rung Sinyasonpon			Decision	5	3:00
1975-12-	Win	Ri Sapoton			KO	3
1975-11-	Win	Chachain Lukbangko			KO	2
1975-10-	Win	Pesito Simoosan			KO	3
1975-05-31	Win	Masanobu Sato	AJKA	Tokyo, Japan	Decision	5	3:00
Retains AJKA title.(4)
1975-05-	Win	Chamoon Pontawee			KO	3
1975-04-	Win	Banchin Sibaton			KO	3
1975-03-8	Win	Chamoon Pontawee		Bangkok, Thailand	KO	4
1974-11-26	Loss	Jaidee Pisanurachan		Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
for the BBTV Lightweight title.
1974-10-29	Win	Jaidee Pisanurachan		Tokyo, Japan	Decision	5	3:00
1974-09-	Win	Asawin Charonchai			Decision	5	3:00
1974-09-	Win	Fason Sosampakon			KO	3
1974-08-	Win	Taksin Chanarit			KO	2
1974-07-	Win	Shozo Nakamura		Tokyo, Japan	KO	5
1974-06-12	Draw	Muangchon Jeeraphan	Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
1974-05-	Win	Saenchin Petchatanun		Tokyo, Japan	KO	3
1974-04-	Win	Radjo Isarapap			KO	2
1974-03-	Win	Bangyai Isarapap			Decision	5	3:00
1974-01-	Win	Kyoshi Masuzawa			KO	1
1974-01-	Win	Potoron Soponwat			Decision	5	3:00
1973-12-	Win	Goro Arashi	AJKA	Tokyo, Japan	Decision	5	3:00
Retains AJKA title.(3)
1973-11-	Win	Sakuda Iserapa			KO	4
1973-11-	Win	Asawin Sidowata			Decision	5	3:00
1973-10-	Loss	Ronchai Wancharasak			TKO (referee stoppage)	2
1973-07-	Win	Komchak Sida			Decision	5	3:00
1973-06-30	Win	Richidet Sangmorakot	All Japan Kickboxing	Tokyo, Japan	KO	2
1973-06-06	Win	Masanori Sawano	AJKA	Tokyo, Japan	Decision	5	3:00
Retains AJKA title.(2)
1973-04-	Win	Meksuran Iserapa			KO	4
1973-04-	Win	Samsei Iserapa			KO	1
1973-03-29	Win	Shozo Saijo	All Japan Kickboxing	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (corner stoppage)	3	3:00
1973-03-01	Win	Monkran Srisothorn			Decision	5	3:00
1973-02-	Win	Shinji Tomaru			KO	2
1973-01-22	Win	Pripechee Rukprajanban			KO	3
1973-01-15	Win	Tarnin Saksery			KO	4
1973-01-	Win	Senpet Tunaronglit			KO	1
1972-11-30	Draw	Minoru Shanzyo		Tokyo, Japan	Decision	5	3:00
1972-11-22	Win	Samande Itechai		Bangkok, Thailand	KO	3
1972-10-	Win	Bindio Apansak			KO
1972-10-	Win	Atisak Uik			KO
1972-08-12	Loss	Saenchai Srisompop	Kittikachorn Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO (Doctor stoppage/cut)	4
1972-07-	Win	Srasak Wapuyak			KO
1972-07-	Win	Werasak Sodek			Decision	5	3:00
1972-06-21	Win	Yoshimitsu Tamashiro	AJKA	Tokyo, Japan	Decision	5	3:00
Retains AJKA title(1).
1972-05-21	Win	Tanwa Novinyam			KO
1972-04-30	Win	Rungnapa Sitsomsak		Bangkok, Thailand	DQ	4
1972-03-	Win	Tosak Timrand			KO	3
1972-02-	Win	Sitchai Amonrad			KO	1
1972-01-	Win	Honton Swwonmisbwon			KO	2
1972-01-	Win	Itenushi Marako			KO	1
1971-11-	Win	Saksui Suihara			KO	3
1971-11-05	Win	Yoshimitsu Tamashiro	AJKA	Tokyo, Japan	Decision	5	3:00
Win the tournament for the inaugural All Japan Kickboxing Association Lightweight title.
1971-10-	Win	Potep Repara			KO	1
1971-09-	Win	Krasuk Rukhayer			KO	3
1971-08-	Win	Isorayuk Chaimrand			KO	4
1971-08-	Win	Yorkursuk Sakchari			KO	3
1971-07-	Win	Shina Takashi			KO	1
1971-06-	Win	Buton Sikmu			KO	2
1971-05-	Win	Fadem Rukbamkra			KO	4
1971-05-	Win	Buton Sikmu			KO	5
1971-04-	Loss	Srasak Wayupak			TKO (referee stoppage)	2
1971-04-	Win	Viradarek Rukranton			KO	3
1971-03-	Win	Pichron Rudson			KO	2
1971-03-	Win	Sirisak Rukgansiri			KO	4
1971-02-	Win	Pripan Beosryan			KO	2
1971-02-	Win	Pirapon Lumeini			KO	1
1971-01-	Win	Viradack Lukrontan			KO	2
1970-12-25	Win	Sonkran Lukpanchaman			Decision	5	3:00
1970-11-28	Win	Pichan Sicharo			KO	1
1970-11-11	Win	Kwanjaluk Satahip			KO	2
1970-10-31	Win	Kazuo Nimoto			KO	3
1970-10-17	Win	Tchaomang Sopiboon			KO	1
1970-09-26	Win	Goming Sicharo			KO	2
1970-09-05	Win	Tachasing Sicharo			KO	4
1970-08-17	Win	Mitsuo Nakano			KO	3
1970-08-07	Win	Tyali Saktyali			KO	2
1970-07-27	Win	Yasesak Srimon			Decision	5	3:00
1970-07-10	Win	Sorasak Jeuaron			KO	1
1970-06-22	Win	Krachai Honsurai			KO	2
1970-05-30	Win	Muanyak Kachapichit			KO	2
1970-05-09	Win	Bandal Ruskrepat			KO	2
1970-04-13	Win	Tcharomchai Kartesuk			KO	1
1970-04-04	Win	Chainor Jadoparson			KO	2
1970-03-20	Win	Mitsuo Nakano		Japan	Decision	5	3:00
1970-02-27	Win	Surin Udomsak			KO	4
1970-02-07	Win	Honkaew Suranmisakawan			Decision	5	3:00
1970-01-21	Win	Chainor Jadoparson		Japan	KO	4
1970-01-06	Win	Phoenix Yamaguchi		Japan	Decision	5	3:00
1969-12-19	Win	Eiji Sakamoto		Japan	Decision	5	3:00
1969-11-	Loss	Sakuchai Rakanton			Decision	5	3:00
1969-10-	Loss	Nampon Kartesuk			Decision	5	3:00
1969-10-01	Win	Takao Sakai		Japan	KO	2
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes

References[edit]

^ "Look Japan: The newspaper of industry". Look Japan. 42 (481–492): 40. ISSN 0456-5339.
^ Serge Trefeu (Thanks to Andre Zeitoun) (2017). "THE LEGEND TOSHIO FUJIWARA, THE MAN IN 99 KO!". Siam Fight Magazine. Retrieved March 6, 2023. [Fujiwara] was already a sportsman but not really in the world of the combat sports. He had practised "Taikiken (Japanese Martial Art inspired by Chinese Yi Quan)". But he was especially, during several years, a champion of table tennis and classified among the best university players of ping-pong of the country...
^ Bryan, Andrew (January 9, 2022). "Toshio Fujiwara & The Invention of Kickboxing". Black Belt Magazine. Retrieved March 6, 2023. Fujiwara wasn't a stranger to sports prior to training with Kurosaki, but his background was very different from kickboxing. Playing tennis, Fujiwara was certainly fit, but his martial arts experience had come from practicing Taikiken, a Japanese style influenced heavily by Yiquan, Fujiawara had amusingly stumbled across a martial art that Mas Oyama himself and practised. The world of kickboxing though, would prove to be very different.
^ Stockmann, Hardy (September 1972). "Thai, Japanese Stage Kick-boxing Showdown". Black Belt Magazine. ...unrated but popular lightweight Rungnapa Sitsomsak fought an even battle with Japan's Toshio Fujiwara until the third round, when the Thai started clowning in the Ring. [...] [Sitsomsak's] behavior became so ridicilous that referee Prasit Kawbboon stopped the fight and disqualified the Thai.
^ ^a ^b Kurosaki, Kenji (1981). Desperate Power, Desperate Mind. Sports Life Company. p. 76.
^ Bryan, Andrew (January 9, 2022). "Toshio Fujiwara & The Invention of Kickboxing". Black Belt Magazine. Retrieved March 6, 2023. Fujiwara's claim to fame was when he faced Monsawan Ruk Changmai, on March 18th 1978 in Tokyo for the vacant Rajadamnern Championship. [...]As the fight progressed, eventually the two entered into a wilder exchange. Toshio tied up in the clinch before barrelling Monsawan over, Monsawan landed on his head, Toshio flipped over his head and Monsawan was out cold. It was a strange win. Perhaps the fight would have been rules[sic] a no contest in Thailand, after all it certainly looked like the win had come via an accidental diving headbutt. This fight was contested in Japan, however. Toshio Fujiawara had become the first ever non-Thai to win the Rajadamnern title.
^ David Asa Schwartz (2021). Modern Sports around the World: History, Geography, and Sociology. ABC-CLIO. p. 199. ISBN 9781440868801. 1983 - Toshio Fujiwara retires as one of the most successful professional kickboxers of all time, winning 126 of 141 matches, including 99 by knockout.
^ "ムエタイ＆RISEをより競技化するためJMD発足、理事長は藤原敏男氏 (JMD launched to make Muay Thai & RISE more competitive)". gbring.com. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2018-01-24.

External links[edit]

TOSHIO FUJIWARA SPORTS GYM (in Japanese)

[1] "Look Japan: The newspaper of industry". Look Japan. 42 (481–492): 40. ISSN 0456-5339.

[2] Serge Trefeu (Thanks to Andre Zeitoun) (2017). "THE LEGEND TOSHIO FUJIWARA, THE MAN IN 99 KO!". Siam Fight Magazine. Retrieved March 6, 2023. [Fujiwara] was already a sportsman but not really in the world of the combat sports. He had practised "Taikiken (Japanese Martial Art inspired by Chinese Yi Quan)". But he was especially, during several years, a champion of table tennis and classified among the best university players of ping-pong of the country...

[3] Bryan, Andrew (January 9, 2022). "Toshio Fujiwara & The Invention of Kickboxing". Black Belt Magazine. Retrieved March 6, 2023. Fujiwara wasn't a stranger to sports prior to training with Kurosaki, but his background was very different from kickboxing. Playing tennis, Fujiwara was certainly fit, but his martial arts experience had come from practicing Taikiken, a Japanese style influenced heavily by Yiquan, Fujiawara had amusingly stumbled across a martial art that Mas Oyama himself and practised. The world of kickboxing though, would prove to be very different.

[4] Stockmann, Hardy (September 1972). "Thai, Japanese Stage Kick-boxing Showdown". Black Belt Magazine. ...unrated but popular lightweight Rungnapa Sitsomsak fought an even battle with Japan's Toshio Fujiwara until the third round, when the Thai started clowning in the Ring. [...] [Sitsomsak's] behavior became so ridicilous that referee Prasit Kawbboon stopped the fight and disqualified the Thai.

[desperate-5] Kurosaki, Kenji (1981). Desperate Power, Desperate Mind. Sports Life Company. p. 76.

[6] Bryan, Andrew (January 9, 2022). "Toshio Fujiwara & The Invention of Kickboxing". Black Belt Magazine. Retrieved March 6, 2023. Fujiwara's claim to fame was when he faced Monsawan Ruk Changmai, on March 18th 1978 in Tokyo for the vacant Rajadamnern Championship. [...]As the fight progressed, eventually the two entered into a wilder exchange. Toshio tied up in the clinch before barrelling Monsawan over, Monsawan landed on his head, Toshio flipped over his head and Monsawan was out cold. It was a strange win. Perhaps the fight would have been rules[sic] a no contest in Thailand, after all it certainly looked like the win had come via an accidental diving headbutt. This fight was contested in Japan, however. Toshio Fujiawara had become the first ever non-Thai to win the Rajadamnern title.

[7] David Asa Schwartz (2021). Modern Sports around the World: History, Geography, and Sociology. ABC-CLIO. p. 199. ISBN 9781440868801. 1983 - Toshio Fujiwara retires as one of the most successful professional kickboxers of all time, winning 126 of 141 matches, including 99 by knockout.

[8] "ムエタイ＆RISEをより競技化するためJMD発足、理事長は藤原敏男氏 (JMD launched to make Muay Thai & RISE more competitive)". gbring.com. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2018-01-24.

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