(IOC-recognized international federation of sports organizations, international sports federation) Kickboxing WAKO JAPAN/FIKA/Originally based on the manga "Dorukara" He was born as the second son of three children in Mima-cho, Kitauwa-gun, Ehime Prefecture (currently Uwajima City).
He went to mainland China with Yokoyama to study ink painting, but after the end of the war, that dream was put to rest, and although he ran a bicycle shop, his family was poor, and Ishii helped make ends meet by delivering newspapers and working part-time at a coffee shop.
She became a big fan of Shinichi Chiba, who starred in the TV drama ``Kiihunter,'' which was being broadcast, and because of her admiration, she entered Ehime Prefectural Uwajima Higashi High School and began gymnastics.
With the legs and hips trained through baseball and the flexibility cultivated through gymnastics, he achieved his black belt (first degree) in just over a year.
Afterwards, Masaaki Satake, Nobuaki Tsunoda, Satoshi Yanagisawa, and others participated in karate tournaments of other schools, and Seido Kaikan was known as the ``Ever-Winning Corps.''
In April 1993, "K-1 GRAND PRIX '93" held as part of Fuji TV's event "LIVE UFO" In 1996, Promoted from Sunday afternoon slot to weekend prime time.
In December of the same year, he planned "INOKI BOM-BA-YE 2001" as part of the K-1 Japan movement, contracted with Nippon Television, and participated in the production direction and as the commander-in-chief of the K-1 Army.
The event will draw 100,000 spectators (according to organizers) to the National Stadium, the largest crowd in martial arts history.
At the publication party on the 12th, he said, ``From now on, I will basically no longer be in the ring giving greetings, sitting in the commentary booth, or working as a producer for the current K-1 organization.K-1's amateur organization.
In 2011, after learning about K-1's unpaid fight money issue, it was reported that a new martial arts world tournament would be launched in 2012.
It owned the trademarks for K-1 and the mixed martial arts event HERO'S, but has transferred the rights to real estate developer Barbizon.
In October 2023, established Japan Kickboxing League Organizations (JKL), a general incorporated association.
The purpose of this organization is to supervise, operate, and manage amateur kickboxing competitions in Japan, develop Japan's representative athletes and youth, build mutual communities, etc., and contribute to revitalizing the industry, improving the environment, and promoting sports.
resolution body and Under the JKL general meeting of staff, an executive committee consisting of representatives from each prefecture under the board of directors, a third-party evaluation committee that is an advisory body to the JKL general meeting of staff, and planning, management, and training under the chairman of the board.
In order to determine various policies related to the management of JKL, these organizations conduct various discussions, formulate future plans, conduct research, and carry out related practical work aimed at the development of JKL, Japanese Kickboxing, and Japanese sports.
Established with the aim of becoming a member organization of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) and the Japan Sports Association (JSPO).