Shooto was originally formed in 1985, first as a particular fighting system and then in 1989 as a mixed martial arts promotion.
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Shooto was originally formed in 1985, first as a particular fighting system and then in 1989 as a mixed martial arts promotion.
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Shooto rules have evolved with time, are different depending on the class, Class C and D are amateur and have more restricted rules more similar to their first events, while professional classes are now true mixed martial arts competitions.
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Shooto was established as a "New Martial arts" in 1985 by Satoru Sayama, a Japanese professional wrestler trained in shoot wrestling, who wished to create a sport that revolved around a realistic and effective fighting system.
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Shooto founded his own school named the "Super Tiger Gym" for training and development of this new martial art.
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Previously to this tournament, Shooto did not feature punches to the face in a ground position, but after seeing effective usage of punching by foreign participants, Sayama decided to incorporate these striking techniques as well as Brazilian jiu-jitsu into shooto.
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Shooto was brought to America in the late 1980s by top student of Satoru Sayama, Yorinaga Nakamura.
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Shooto began teaching Shooto at the Inosanto Academy in 1991, and is the instructor of Erik Paulson, Ron Balicki, Dan Inosanto, Larry Hartsell, and many others.
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Shooto has worked with both U S event promoters and state officials to spread the Shooto brand of competition throughout North America.
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Previous to 2009, Shooto's rules included a knockdown rule giving knocked down fighters an eight-count to recover as well as allowing strikes to the back of the head.
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Shooto envolved parallel with Mixed Martial Arts, including most of its techniques and strategies, to the point that both fighting styles are almost indistinguishable.
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