{"id":7203,"date":"2017-03-29T13:38:52","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T17:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the-martial-way.com\/?p=7203"},"modified":"2018-03-23T16:48:56","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T20:48:56","slug":"%e9%bb%92%e6%be%a4%e6%b5%a9%e6%a8%b9-hiroki-kurosawa-a-samurai-has-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-martial-way.com\/posts\/%e9%bb%92%e6%be%a4%e6%b5%a9%e6%a8%b9-hiroki-kurosawa-a-samurai-has-left\/","title":{"rendered":"\u9ed2\u6fa4\u6d69\u6a39 &#8211; Hiroki Kurosawa:  A Samurai Has Left"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6th World Tournament 1995 (IKO-1) \u2014 6th (Lost to Yamaki)<\/li>\n<li>5th World Tournament 1991 \u2014 3rd (Lost to Midori)<\/li>\n<li>4th World Tournament 1987 \u2014 6th (Lost to Thompson \u2013 inj.)<\/li>\n<li>25th All Japan Tournament 1993 \u2014 6th<\/li>\n<li>17th All Japan Tournament 1985 \u2014 2nd<\/li>\n<li>16th All Japan Tournament 1984 \u2014 1st<\/li>\n<li>10th All Japan Weight Tournament 1993 \u2014 3rd<\/li>\n<li>8th All Japan Weight Tournament 1991 \u2014 4th<\/li>\n<li>4th All Japan Weight Tournament 1987 \u2014 2nd\n<div id=\"attachment_7211\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-martial-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kurosawa-vs-matsui.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7211\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7211\" src=\"http:\/\/the-martial-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kurosawa-vs-matsui-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-martial-way.com\/posts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kurosawa-vs-matsui-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-martial-way.com\/posts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kurosawa-vs-matsui-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/the-martial-way.com\/posts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kurosawa-vs-matsui.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kurosawa vs Matsui<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Everyone who is familiar with the history of Kyokushin Karate has heard about the legendary fighter Hiroki Kurosawa, or seen videos of his matches. To this day, Kurosawa remains a symbol of ruthless attacks and devastating low kicks. Relentlessly attacking and moving forward to simply destroy opponents. At one point Kurosawa\u2018s kicks were measured by a device to deliver 1420 pounds of striking power!<\/p>\n<p>Kurosawa burst onto the tournament scene in 1984, when he became the first player to win the Japan Cup, in his first attempt. He continued the winning streak a year later, when he reached the final where he lost to Shokei Matsui.<\/p>\n<p>In his first World Championships, he reached the quarter-finals, but he could not fight because of the numerous injuries he had suffered in the great victorious battle with the Dutchman \u2013 Peter Smit, a fight that became known as an example of \u201ctrue Kyokushinkai Fighting Spirit\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7210\" style=\"width: 304px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-martial-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kurosawa-vs-Yamaki-5th20WT20.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7210\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7210\" src=\"http:\/\/the-martial-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kurosawa-vs-Yamaki-5th20WT20-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-martial-way.com\/posts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kurosawa-vs-Yamaki-5th20WT20-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/the-martial-way.com\/posts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kurosawa-vs-Yamaki-5th20WT20-100x102.jpg 100w, https:\/\/the-martial-way.com\/posts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kurosawa-vs-Yamaki-5th20WT20.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kurosawa vs Yamaki at the 5th World Tournament<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Four years later, in the fifth World Cup, he went a step further and reached the top four, where he lost to later champion \u2013 Kenji Midori.<\/p>\n<p>In 1995, in his third World Cup, Kurosawa achieved what could not be done be any other player \u2013 reaching the top eight for the third time. Unfortunately, he lost another fight with his old rival Kenji Yamaki, the later winner.<\/p>\n<p>Kurosawa\u2019s \u2018push forward\u2019 mentality was daunting for fighter\u2019s he faced, as he would try to cause as much damage as possible, whilst waiting for the opportunity to make a mistake, and then go for the KO.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Hiroki Kurosawa was under rehabilitation from\u00a0knee surgery in 2016, but died of acute heart failure on March 25th, 2017.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>OSU!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><iframe width=\"742\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s-sM3vyiE9I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7203 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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