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Shoot boxing (シュートボクシング, Shūtobokushingu) is both a combat sport and a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan. The organization was founded by former kickboxer Caesar Takeshi in 1985.
Also known as | Standing Vale Tudo, Shootboxing |
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Focus | Hybrid |
Country of origin | ![]() |
Creator | Caesar Takeshi |
Famous practitioners | Andy Souwer, Kenichi Ogata, Hiroki Shishido, Rena Kubota, Ai Takahashi, Mitsuya Nagai |
Parenthood | Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Judo, Jujutsu, Shoot Wrestling |
Olympic sport | No |
Official website | shootboxing.org |
Shootboxing is a mixture of its two parent combat styles of shoot wrestling and kickboxing, allowing for kicks, punches, knees, elbows, throws, and standing submissions (chokeholds, armlocks and wristlocks).
Shoot boxing (commonly written as Shootboxing) was created in August 1985 by former kickboxer Caesar Takeshi. [1] The first Shootboxing event took place on September 1, 1985.
Some mixed martial artists such as Hayato Sakurai began their careers in Shootboxing. Shootboxing has also drawn fighters who became famous in other promotions such as Jens Pulver. Many K-1 World MAX stars also either debuted in Shootboxing or have fought for Shootboxing in the past, including Andy Souwer, Albert Kraus, and Buakaw Banchamek.
Shootboxing rules are as follows:[2]
Professional shoot boxing matches fall into one of two classes, Expert class and Freshman class. The length of an Expert class match is five rounds of three minutes each, followed by one or two extra rounds of three minutes each in the event of a tie. The interval between rounds is one minute.
The length of a Freshman class match is three rounds of three minutes each, followed by one or two three-minute rounds in the event of a tie. The interval between rounds is also one minute.
Professional shoot boxers are divided into weight classes as follows:
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13 classes (+1 women's class)
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15 classes (+6 women's classes)
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Sparrowweight was divided into Flyweight and Super flyweight, and Eagleweight was divided into Heavyweight and Super heavyweight since 2001.
One way to win a shoot boxing match is to knock one's opponent out. A fighter can be knocked out in different ways. If, after being knocked down, a fighter fails to stand up after a count of ten, or if, after standing up, he fails to assume a fighting stance after a count of eight, he is knocked out. The same occurs if a fighter is knocked out of the ring and fails to return before a count of twenty. A referee may also rule a fighter knocked out if the fighter shows no fighting spirit, appears unable to defend his or her self, or makes a gesture of submission.
Technical knockouts can also occur in shoot boxing, in cases where the fighter is injured, the referee rules the fighter knocked out after two knockdowns in the same round, or the fighter's corner throws in the towel. A fight may also be stopped if a doctor rules that continuation would be dangerous to a fighter.
If neither a knockout nor a technical knockout occurs, the winner is determined by a decision. Fighters are graded on their effectiveness on attack and defense, their success in achieving and escaping submissions, and how close they have come to ending the match. Decisions generally produce a winner, but can result in a draw.
A judgement of "no contest" may also be returned, if the judges suspect foul play or conclude that the fighters are not fighting sincerely.
Fighters are awarded points for their success in striking, throwing, and applying standing submission holds to their opponent. They are also given points for four categories of performance: number of times down, amount of damage done to opponent, number of clean hits, and aggressiveness. Fighters are graded from 1–10 in each category, with the difference of score in any one category being limited to 4 points.
Extra points can be awarded at certain points in the match, when the referee makes certain calls. When a fighter performs a front or back throwing technique, the referee calls "shoot", denoting one of these opportunities. The other occurs when a fighter achieves a standing submission; at this point, the referee calls "catch".
Foul play is recognized as the following ① to ⑬. After a warning, the fighter will receive a point deduction for further infractions. If the same fighter commits another foul, another point is deducted, and a final warning is given. If a third warning is given to the same fighter, he is disqualified and loses the fight. If the referee feels that it was not a flagrant foul, he may allow the fight to continue.
When either fighter receives a cut from a headbutt, the fighter that made the cut receives a point deduction, even if the headbutt was accidental. If the referee decides that the headbutt was intentional, the fighter receives a two-point deduction.
"An attempt to escape attacks" is defined as the act whose intent is to interrupt the opponent's offense or defense by grappling immediately after an attack.
A fighter will be disqualified in the case of any of the following situations:
S-Cup, the Shoot Boxing World Cup, is the 8 man single elimination World Tournament generally held once every 2 years since 1995.
Year | Champion | Runner-up |
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2016 | ![]() |
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2014 | ![]() |
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2012 | ![]() |
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2010 | ![]() |
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2008 | ![]() |
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2006 | ![]() |
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2004 | ![]() |
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2002 | ![]() |
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1997 | ![]() |
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1995 | ![]() |
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Girls S-Cup, is the 8 woman single elimination World Tournament generally held once every year since 2009.
Year | Champion | Runner-up |
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2018 | ![]() |
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2017 | ![]() |
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2016 | ![]() |
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2015 | ![]() |
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2014 | ![]() |
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2013 | ![]() |
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2012 | ![]() |
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2011 | ![]() |
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2010 | ![]() |
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2009 | ![]() |
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Weight limit: 90kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. Nangoku Chojin) |
December 1, 2015 |
Weight limit: 80kg
Weight limit: 75kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. Riki Tadakatsu) |
July 12, 1987 | |
2 | ![]() (def. Naoyuki Taira) |
August 26, 1990 |
Weight limit: 72.5kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. ) |
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2 | ![]() (def. Toshiaki Tanaka) |
1993 | |
3 | ![]() (def. Shonan Kiarimi)[3] |
February 2, 2003 |
Weight limit: 70kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. Seiichiro Nishibayashi) |
June 4, 1998 | |
Ogata vacated the title on November 30, 2007.[4] | |||
2 | ![]() (def. Koichi Kikuchi) |
February 3, 2008 |
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3 | ![]() (def. Kenji Kanai) |
June 1, 2009 | |
4 | ![]() (def. Kenji Kanai) |
September 10, 2011 | |
5 | ![]() (def. Satoru Suzuki) |
April 20, 2013 | |
6 | ![]() (def. Yuki Sakamoto) |
February 11, 2017 |
Weight limit: 67.5kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. Koichi Kikuchi) |
June 6, 2005 |
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Shishido vacated the title on April 3, 2009. | |||
2 | ![]() (def. Yoshimitsu Murata) |
June 26, 2022 | |
Weight limit: 65kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. ) |
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2 | ![]() (def. Takashi Abe) |
1992 | |
3 | ![]() (def. Li Sogi) |
December 9, 1992 | |
4 | ![]() (def. ) |
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5 | ![]() (def. ) |
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6 | ![]() (def. Katsuo Ise) |
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7 | ![]() (def. Kenjiro Tatsumi) |
October, 1997 |
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Doi vacated the title in 2000. | |||
8 | ![]() (def. Ki Sakaguchi) |
September 25, 2001 |
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Shishido vacated the title on February 1, 2005. | |||
9 | ![]() (def. Rudo)[5] |
September 23, 2013 | |
MASAYA vacated the title on May 1, 2014. | |||
10 | ![]() (def. Shinsuke Hirai)[6] |
September 20, 2014 | |
Suzuki vacated the title on August 21, 2015. | |||
11 | ![]() (def. Takahiro Okuyama)[7] |
September 19, 2016 | |
MASAYA vacated the title on March 1, 2017. | |||
12 | ![]() (def. Kenta) |
November 22, 2017 | |
Kaito vacated the title on November 21, 2021.[8] | |||
13 | ![]() (def. Kiyoaki Murata) |
December 26, 2021 |
Weight limit: 62.5kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. Yuuji Sagawara) |
February 2, 2012 | |
Suzuki vacated the title on September 20, 2014. | |||
2 | ![]() (def. Kiyoaki Murata) |
September 15, 2018 | |
3 | ![]() (def. Renta Nishioka) |
April 10, 2022 |
Weight limit: 60kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. Toshio Kurosawa) |
March 21, 1987 | |
2 | ![]() (def. Katsumi Omura) |
July 12, 1987 |
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3 | ![]() (def. Kyoichi Otsu) |
May 21, 1988 | |
Oe vacated the title in 1990. | |||
4 | ![]() (def. ) |
1991 | |
5 | ![]() (def. Nobukazu Katori) |
October 5, 1991 |
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Wakamiya vacated the title in 1992. | |||
6 | ![]() (def. ) |
November 22, 1992 |
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7 | ![]() (def. Masahiro Okamoto) |
November 22, 1994 |
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Murahama vacated the title in 1999. | |||
8 | ![]() (def. Takato Kitaoka) |
April 7, 2000 | |
9 | ![]() (def. Tatsuya Maeda) |
September 22, 2002 | |
10 | ![]() (def. Tomohiro Oikawa) |
July 4, 2003 | |
11 | ![]() (def. Tomoki Matsuura) |
June 4, 2004 |
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Oikawa vacated the title in 2011. | |||
12 | ![]() (def. Koji Ikegami) |
June 3, 2012 |
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Utagawa vacated the title on June 21, 2014. | |||
13 | ![]() (def. Koji Ikegami) |
September 16, 2017 | |
Murata vacated the title on August 2, 2018.[9] | |||
14 | ![]() (def. Kazuya Ueda) |
September 15, 2018 | |
15 | ![]() (def. Kazuki Fukada) |
September 28, 2019 | |
Kasahara vacated the title on November 21, 2021.[10] | |||
16 | ![]() (def. Shota Tezuka) |
December 26, 2021 |
Weight limit: 57.5kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. Akito Sagimura) |
September 10, 2011 | |
Naguranchun vacated the title on April 4, 2013. | |||
2 | ![]() (def. Motohiro Shinohara) |
April 18, 2014 | |
Shimada vacated the title immediately after winning it on April 18, 2014. | |||
3 | ![]() (def. Genki) |
August 13, 2016 |
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Fukada vacated the title on August 2, 2018.[12] | |||
4 | ![]() (def. Genki) |
September 15, 2018 | |
5 | ![]() (def. Shota Tezuka) |
September 19, 2020 | |
Kasahara vacated the title on November 21, 2021.[13] | |||
6 | ![]() (def. Kaito) |
April 10, 2022 | |
7 | ![]() (def. Kyo Kawakami) |
April 30, 2023 |
Weight limit: 55kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. Katsushi Sanada) |
July 9, 1988 | |
2 | ![]() (def. ) |
July 9, 1988 | |
3 | ![]() (def. ) |
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4 | ![]() (def. ) |
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5 | ![]() (def. ) |
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6 | ![]() (def. Atsushi Miyaji) |
April 15, 2001 |
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Moriya vacated the title on September 23, 2006, when he retired.[14] | |||
7 | ![]() (def. Akito Sagimura) |
February 3, 2008 | |
8 (interim) | ![]() (def. Akito Sagimura) |
September 12, 2008 | |
9 | ![]() (def. Noriyuki Enari) |
September 4, 2008 | |
10 | ![]() (def. Phantom Shinya) |
September 18, 2010 | |
11 | ![]() (def. Kazuyuki Fushimi)[15] |
June 3, 2012 | |
12 | ![]() (def. Masahiro Fujimoto) |
February 23, 2014 | |
13 | ![]() (def. Kazuyuki Fushimi)[16] |
November 30, 2014 |
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Naito vacated the title on June 10, 2018.[17] | |||
14 | ![]() (def. Genki Takeno) |
December 26, 2021 | |
15 | ![]() (def. Seiki Ueyama) |
February 11, 2023 |
Weight limit: 52.5kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. Syuto Sato) |
November 24, 2019 | |
Kawakami vacated the title on November 11, 2021.[18] | |||
2 | ![]() (def. Kazuyuki Fushimi) |
December 26, 2021 |
Date | Champion | Nationality | Event | Location | Runner-up | Nationality |
2014-08-02 | Yukari Yamaguchi | ![]() | SHOOT BOXING Girls S-cup 2014 | Tokyo, Japan | MIO | ![]() |
Date | Champion | Nationality | Event | Location | Runner-up | Nationality |
2015-08-21 | MIO | ![]() | SHOOT BOXING Girls S-cup 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | Momi | ![]() |
Date | Champion | Nationality | Event | Location | Runner-up | Nationality |
2019-07-21 | Megami | ![]() | SHOOT BOXING Girls S-cup 2019 | Tokyo, Japan | MISAKI | ![]() |
Weight limit: 65kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. Takako Mizoguchi)[19] |
November 28, 2020 |
Weight limit: 52kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. ) |
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2 | ![]() (def. ) |
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3 | ![]() (def. ) |
1990 | |
4 | ![]() (def. ) |
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5 | ![]() (def. ) |
May 1, 1996 | |
6 | ![]() (def. RENA)[20] |
June 5, 2011 | |
Takahashi vacated the title when she retired on December 1, 2015. |
Weight limit: 49kg
Weight limit: 46kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. Suzuka Tabuchi) |
December 26, 2021 |
Weight limit: 90kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. ) |
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2 | ![]() (def. Bill Lasfar) |
October 27, 1995 |
Weight limit: 75kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. John Navarolli) |
August 13, 1988 | |
2 | ![]() (def. Takeshi Caesar) |
May 26, 1989 |
Weight limit: 70kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. Hiroyuki Doi) |
February 1, 2004 | |
2 | ![]() (def. Samo Petje) |
June 25, 2023 |
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Weight limit: 70kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. ) |
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2 | ![]() (def. ) |
Weight limit: 70kg
Weight limit: 70kg
Weight limit: 67.5kg
Weight limit: 67.5kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. Luke Maitland) |
June 1, 2009 | |
Shishido vacated the title on June 30, 2012. | |||
2 | ![]() (def. Moody Rawai) |
August 10, 2013 |
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Weight limit: 65kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. Christian Baya) |
August 22, 2015 | |
Suzuki vacated the title when he left the Shoot Boxing organization on August 31, 2018. |
Weight limit: 60kg
Date | Champion | Nationality | Event | Location | Runner-up | Nationality |
2016-07-07 | MIO | ![]() | Shoot Boxing Girls S-cup 2016 ~Shichiseki Joshi Kaku Matsuri~ | Tokyo, Japan | Union Akari | ![]() |
Weight limit: 52kg
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() (def. Kane Chopirom) |
August 21, 2015 |
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