Kozo Takeda (*anese: 武田幸三 *anese pronunciation::; born December 27, 1972) is a *anese actor and former welterweight kickboxer who was competing in K-1 MAX. He won Rajadamnern Stadium champion at welterweight in Muay Thai on January 21, 2001. He has made both the Welterweight and Super Welterweight Rajadamnern Stadium rankings. He is currently a chief adviser of International Sohgoh Budo Federation (ISBF) and he was certified as black belt of the 5th dan in karate by ISBF.

Contents

• 1 Biography
  • 1.1 Student era
  • 1.2 SNKA
  • 1.3 K-1
• 2 Fight record
• 3 *les
• 4 Filmography
• 5 See also
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Biography

Student era

Kozo Takeda was born in Adachi, Tokyo, *an on December 27, 1972. He played rugby when he was in high school, and entered Kokushikan University by recommendation, but dropped out as soon as he watched bouts of Branko Cikatić fight K-1 on television. He started practicing kickboxing at the Jiseikan Gym in Saitama. He joined Seido-Kaikan and increased his weight to 90:kg to enter K-1 as a heavyweight kickboxer, but he rejoined Jiseikan and debuted as a welterweight kickboxer of Shin Nihon Kickboxing *ociation (SNKA) on March 19, 1995.

He became an actor post his kickboxing career.

SNKA

K-1

Fight record

*les

• 2003 K-1 World MAX *an tournament runner-up
• 2001 Rajadamnern Stadium Welterweight champion
• Shin Nihon Kickboxing *ociation Welterweight champion

Filmography

• Sanada Maru (2016) – Ōno Harufusa
• Kirin ga Kuru (2021) – Hongan-ji Kennyo

See also

• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 events

References

External links

• Official K-1 website
• Takeda Kozo Official blog (In *anese)