Filho

Hi My friends,
Here i want introduce a legend in kyokoshin karate a Fighter name: Francisco Filho

Francisco "Chiquinho" Alves Filho (born January 10, 1971) is a Brazilian Kyokushin Karateka and kickboxer. He is one of the few karate-ka to have successfully completed the 100 man kumite more than once.

He holds notable K-1 wins over Sam Greco, Andy Hug, Remy Bonjasky, Ernesto Hoost, Peter Aerts and Stefan Leko.

filho nowadays

Francisco Filho started Kyokushin kaikan around age of 10 and received black belt six and half years later. He made his professional K-1 fighting debut on July 20, 1997 at the K-1 Dream '97 tournament against Kyokushin and Seidokaikan fighter Andy Hug. This was their second encounter, the first being at the 5th Kyokushin World Tournament in 1991 that resulted in a controversial knockout victory for Filho with a technique that connected after the bell rang. The second fight was also won by Filho quickly earning the Brazilian a large fan base in Japan as well as making him one of the then top contenders for the K-1 World GP Championship title.

Filho has since held championship titles in both K-1 as well as in IKO-Kyokushin Kaikan. He has not taken part in any major competition since 2004 but remains active developing young fighters and in overseeing Brazil’s Kyokushin national team.

In 2012, he appeared on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil coaching with Vitor Belfort.

His Career :

Titles and accomplishments

Kickboxing

2001 K-1 World Grand Prix Runner Up

2001 K-1 World Grand Prix in Fukuoka Repechage A Champion

2000 K-1 World GP in Yokohama Champion

Kyokushin

1999 Gold 7th Kyokushin World Open Karate Tournament IKO 1 (defeated Hajime Kazumi)

1997 Gold 1st Kyokushin World Weight Tournament Heavyweight

1995 Bronze 6th Kyokushin World Open Karate Tournament IKO 1 (lost to Hajime Kazumi)

1995 Gold Brazilian Open

1994 Gold Mundialito Open

1994 Gold 7th South American Championships

1993 Gold Brazilian Open

1992 Gold 6th South American Championships

1992 Gold Brazilian Open

1991 5th Kyokushin World Open Karate Tournament final 16 (lost to Kenji Yamaki)

1991 Gold Uruguayan Open Karate Championships

1990 Gold Paulista Championships

1990 Gold Brazilian Open

1989 Gold 5th South American Championships

1989 Gold Paulista Championships

1988 Gold Paulista Championships Juniors

1988 Brazilian Open 6th place

1987 Brazilian Open 7th place

1987 Gold Paulista Championships Juniors

1986 Silver Paulista Championships Juniors

1985 Silver Paulista Championships Juniors

In 1995 Fancisco Filho completed 100 man kumite in Brazil and in Japan. ( more you can read in my blog about 100-man kumite )

Thanks for reading my friends :)

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