Hajime Kazumi
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Kazumi in the 1990s
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| Born | Hajime Kazumi December 14, 1971 Kawasaki, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb; 16 st) |
| Style | Kyokushin Karate |
| Teacher(s) | Tsuyoshi Hiroshige |
| Rank | 6th Dan Black Belt |
Hajime Kazumi (数見 肇 Kazumi Hajime?) is one of Kyokushin's most successful knockdown karate fighters and an instructor of full-contact karate fighting techniques.
Kazumi holds 6th dan black he started kyokushin karate at age of fifteen and at age twenty Kazumi defeated many top fighters to reach the finals of the All Japan Karate Tournament. Since then Kazumi has never finished outside of the top two places in any tournament. His effective punching and kicking combinations helped him reach the finals of six All Japan Tournaments in a row, winning four of these to break Keiji Senpai's record. He also reached the finals of two World Open Tournaments where he lost to Francisco Filho on boards and Kenji Yamaki, training partner and fellow student of Tsuyoshi Hiroshige's Jonan Branch.
After the defeat by Filho(Only lost by Tameshiwari of 3 wood boards, the combat was draw), Kazumi returned to the World Championship after winning the 2nd World Weight Category Tournament in Osaka in 2001 and before claiming an unprecedented fifth All Japan Title in 2002 by beating Hitoshi Kiyama in the finals.
Kazumi has integrated Taiki-ken training into his karate practice, and has modified his fighting style to rely on punching and low kicks instead of the high kicks that are characteristic of Kyokushin karate. This strategy made him a successful fighter, demonstrated by his record of wins.
On 24 November 2002, Kazumi officially resigned from Kyokushinkai (IKO1) to join a new organization led by Hatsuo Royama and his instructor Tsuyoshi Hiroshige. Kazumi's reason for leaving the IKO1 was to "pursue true Budo Karate". He later resigned from the newly established Kyokushin-kan (IKO6/KKI) organisation to become the leader of an independent group of dojos operating in the Tokyo area.
With Tatsuya Iwasaki, Kazumi is the author of Shinseki Real Karate Bible, a manual for instruction of full-contact kumite (fighting) with accompanying DVD. He also produces Internet training videos for full-contact instruction.
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