Musashi (kickboxer)
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Musashi 武蔵 |
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| Born | Akio Mori (森昭生) October 17, 1972 Sakai, Osaka, Japan |
| Native name | 武蔵 |
| Nationality |
 Japan
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) |
| Style | Seidokaikan karate |
| Trainer | Frankie Liles |
| Years active | 14 (1995–2009) |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 85 |
| Wins | 49 |
| By knockout | 19 |
| Losses | 30 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| Draws | 5 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives | Tomo, brother |
| Website | www.musashi-style.com |
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Akio Mori (森 昭生 Mori Akio?, born October 17, 1972), better known by the name Musashi (武蔵?), is a retired professional Japanese Heavyweight karateka and kickboxer. He is a four-time K-1 Japan tournament champion, a former WAKO Heavyweight Muay Thai champion and two-time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist. He announced his retirement and decided to end his 14-year professional career at a press conference in Tokyo on August 26, 2009.
He holds notable wins over Ray Sefo, Peter Aerts, Sam Greco and Bob Sapp.
Mori was born in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. After he started practicing Seido-kaikan (正道会館) karate he took his ring name from the famous samurai of the same name Musashi Miyamoto, since his kicking techniques is said to resemble the latter's sword-slashing moves. Musashi was trained by former WBA Super Middleweight Boxing Champion (1994-1999) Frankie Liles. His elder brother Tomo fought in the K-1 Middleweight division.
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