Murata Tomofumi (born August 17, 1955), better known by his ring name Shīzā Takeshi, is a Japanese actor, retired kickboxer and the founder of shoot boxing.[http://www.daily.co.jp/ring/2010/05/26/0003021444.shtml ][http://gbring.com/sokuho/news/2007_02/0222_sb_04.htm ][http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/2649221/ ]
Career
Murata started competing in
kickboxing at age of 16, being trained in the Nishio Gym. He adopted the name of
Takeshi Caesar and won the
Asia Pacific Kickboxing Federation Welterweight Championship, making a name for himself. In 1984, he became interested in professional wrestling and was introduced to
Satoru Sayama, who trained him in
shoot wrestling at his Super Tiger Gym. Caesar then was contacted by
Karl Gotch and
Akira Maeda and was part of the Universal Wrestling Federation. After the fall of UWF, his experiences with its wrestling style induced him to creating a similarly mixed style of kickboxing, which he called
shootboxing. His company had his first event in 1985, and had working agreements with Newborn UWF and later with Fighting Network RINGS and
Pancrase.
Championships and accomplishments
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Asia Pacific Kickboxing Federation
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APKF Welterweight Championship (1 time)
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APKF Middleweight championship (1 time)
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Japan Shootboxing Association
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JSBA Hawkweight 1st champion (1986)
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World Shootboxing Association
Kickboxing record
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Filmography
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| 1990 | Tekken | Minoru Hiraoka |
| 1991 | Ote | Onitsume |
| 1995 | Kamikaze Takushi | Yakuza |
| 1995 | Shinjuku Triad Society | Karino |
| 1995 | Shin daisan no gokudō: boppatsu Kansai gokudō sensō | Hazama |
| 1996 | The Way to Fight | - |
| 1996 | | Kyushu yakuza leader |
| 1997 | Full Metal Yakuza | Tosa |
| 1997 | Kishiwada Shonen Gurentai: Chikemuri junjô-hen | Bar owner |
| 1998 | | Riichi's uncle |
| 1999 | Ley Lines | - |
| 2004 | Izo | Samurai |
See also
