Taiei Kin

Taiei Kin

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name = Taiei Kin
金泰泳


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Taiei Kin (Korean: 김태영, Hanja: 金泰泳; born July 8, 1970) is a professional Korean-Japanese Light heavyweight karateka, kickboxer and mixed martial artist competing in K-1 and DREAM.

Before switching to MMA, Kin was a distinguished fighter in the K-1 scene, praised by both Peter Aerts and Ernesto Hoost as the best fighter to come out of Asia. [http://www.mfight.co.kr/news/viewbody_ex.php?code=mfight_board_news&number=6523]

Since 2006, he works also as coach for Choi Hong-man.

Biography

He started practicing Karate in very early age and turned pro when he was 18. He enrolled in Chousen University in Tokyo, and joined a karate club there. Later he participated in a Sato Juku tournament, where he met Kancho Ishii who offered him to come to Osaka to train with him after he graduated. In the event, he lost to Nobuaki Kakuda.

Titles

*1996 WMTC World Junior middleweight champion
*1995 Karate World Cup champion
*1995 K-3 Grand Prix finalist
*1994 UKF World Light heavyweight champion
*1994 Karate Japan Open finalist
*1993 Karate World Cup 3rd Place
*1993 Karate Japan Open finalist
*1992 Karate World Cup finalist

See also

*K-1
*Karate
*List of K-1 events
*List of male kickboxers
*List of kickboxing organizations

External links

* [http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/index.htm Official K-1 website]


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