1. Tenshin Nasukawa is a Japanese professional boxer, former professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist.
109 Facts About Tenshin Nasukawa
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Tenshin Nasukawa became famous after his knockout victories over former Lumpinee Stadium Muay Thai champion and IBF boxing world champion Amnat Ruenroeng in 2017 and Lumpinee Stadium Muay Thai champion Wanchalong PK Saenchaigym in 2016.
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Tenshin Nasukawa was the ISKA Unified Rules Featherweight and Oriental Rules Bantamweight champion, as well as the 2017 Rizin Flyweight Kickboxing Tournament winner.
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Tenshin Nasukawa won the Kaminarimon championship in Kyokushin Junior World Championship when he was a fifth grader in elementary school.
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Tenshin Nasukawa is well known for his tendency to mix in acrobatic techniques like spinning kicks, rolling kicks, and jumping knees with high precision and success.
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Tenshin Nasukawa defeated Nakamura in a kickboxing bout by technical knock out after Tenshin Nasukawa dropped Nakamura three times.
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Tenshin Nasukawa made his highly anticipated professional kickboxing debut at the centennial RISE event on July 12,2014.
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Tenshin Nasukawa won the fight by a first-round knockout, needing just 58 seconds to stop Arimatsu with a head kick.
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Tenshin Nasukawa next faced Aleksandro Hideo at Rise 101 on September 28,2014.
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Tenshin Nasukawa first knocked Hideo down with a left body kick in the second minute of the opening round, which he followed by a second knockdown with a step-in left knee which left his opponent unable to rise from the canvas.
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Tenshin Nasukawa faced the 20-fight veteran Makoto Kushima at Rise 102 on November 16,2014, in his third fight with the promotion.
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Tenshin Nasukawa won the fight by unanimous decision, the first decision victory of his professional career.
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Tenshin Nasukawa was expected to face the BigBang super bantamweight champion Taisuke Degai at the inaugural BLADE event on December 29,2014.
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Tenshin Nasukawa won the fight by a first-round knockout, needing just 100 seconds to stop Min with a well place knee strike to the body.
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Tenshin Nasukawa knocked Fujimoto twice by the 2:06 minute mark of the first round, first time with a flurry of punches and knees and the second time with a left straight.
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Tenshin Nasukawa quickly followed this up with a combination of punches which prompted the referee to step in and stop the fight.
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Tenshin Nasukawa became the youngest titlist in RISE history, having captured the title at the age of 16 years and 10 months.
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Tenshin Nasukawa faced the DEEP KICK super bantamweight champion Masahiko Suzuki in the tournament quarterfinals.
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Tenshin Nasukawa knocked Suzuki down twice inside of the first two minutes of the opening round, with a counter left straight and a left hook, which resulted in an automatic technical knockout victory for him under the tournament rules.
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Tenshin Nasukawa faced Yukinori Ogasawara in the penultimate bout of the contest.
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Tenshin Nasukawa won the fight by a third-round knockout, flooring Ogasawara with a left hook.
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Tenshin Nasukawa knocked Naito down thrice by the 1:41 minute mark of the first round, which resulted in a technical knockout victory for him.
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On September 9,2015, it was announced that Tenshin Nasukawa would fight at Rise 108 on November 8,2015.
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Tenshin Nasukawa was expected to fight a non-title bout with the former WBC Muaythai World Featherweight champion Hakim Hamech.
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Tenshin Nasukawa first knocked Alamos down with a left straight, before stopping him with a left knee to the body, which left his opponent unable to beat the eight-count.
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Tenshin Nasukawa faced Manolis Kalistis in the co-main event of Rise 109 on January 31,2016.
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Tenshin Nasukawa knocked Kalistis down twice: first time with a left hook to the body and the second time with a flurry of punches to which the Greek fighter failed to respond.
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Tenshin Nasukawa was shown a yellow card in the first round for throwing knee strikes while holding Kalistis' head with both hands.
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Tenshin Nasukawa faced the reigning WBC Muay Thai International Super Bantamweight titlist Keisuke Miyamoto in a non-title bout at No Kick, No Life 2016 on March 12,2016.
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Miyamoto was originally expected to participate in the 2015 Blade Japan Cup, which Tenshin Nasukawa eventually won, but withdrew with a fist injury.
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Tenshin Nasukawa first staggered Miyamoto with a left straight, before knocking him out with a left knee to the body.
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Tenshin Nasukawa faced the undefeated Portuguese kickboxer Frederico Cordeiro for the vacant ISKA Oriental Rules Bantamweight title.
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Tenshin Nasukawa was highly complimentary of Cordeiro during the pre-fight press conference, stating: "Of all the opponents I've had so far, he's one of the strongest".
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Tenshin Nasukawa faced the Italian national featherweight champion Tarik Totts in a non-title bout in the main event of Rise 111 on May 29,2016.
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Tenshin Nasukawa knocked Totts down once in the first round, with a left hook, and stopped him with a body kick at the 1:49 minute mark of the next round.
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Tenshin Nasukawa won the fight by knockout, 110 seconds into the opening round.
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Tenshin Nasukawa made his first RISE Bantamweight Championship defense against the number one ranked RISE bantamweight contender Yuta Murakoshi.
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On September 15,2016, it was revealed that Tenshin Nasukawa would fight at the inaugural KNOCK OUT event, which was expected to take place on December 5,2016.
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On fight night, Tenshin Nasukawa won by a first-round knockout, needing just 38 seconds to floor Wanchalong with a spinning back-fist.
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Tenshin Nasukawa was booked to face the five-time defending IBF flyweight champion Amnat Ruenroeng on the next KNOCK OUT event, Knock Out Vol.
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In front of a capacity crowd of 3,200 people, Tenshin Nasukawa won the fight by a fourth-round knockout.
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Tenshin Nasukawa slowly built into the fight, before knocking Amnat out with a left hook to the body in the final minute of the penultimate round.
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Tenshin Nasukawa made his first ISKA Oriental Rules Bantamweight World Championship defense against the ISKA Muay Thai European Bantamweight titleholder Ryan Sheehan in the main event of RISE 117 on May 20,2017.
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Tenshin Nasukawa defeated Sheehan by a body shot knockout in the first round, after just 72 seconds.
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Tenshin Nasukawa faced Kizaemon Saiga on the undercard of Rizin World Grand Prix 2017 Part 1 on July 30,2017, in what was Tenshin Nasukawa's kickboxing debut with Rizin.
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In front of an audience of 17,730, Tenshin Nasukawa won the fight by a first-round knockout, stopping the veteran with a left cross.
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At a press conference held by KNOCK OUT on June 20,2022, it was announced that Tenshin Nasukawa would appear at their next event, against an opponent which would be announced at a later date.
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Tenshin Nasukawa faced the multiple-time World Kickboxing Network champion Ignacio Capllonch in the co-main event of Rise 121 on November 23,2017.
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The bout was initially expected to be the second RISE Bantamweight title defense for Tenshin Nasukawa, but was changed to a catchweight non-title bout, after Capllonch missed weight.
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Tenshin Nasukawa was deducted a point before the start of the contest and had to wear the larger 10 oz gloves, instead of the usual 8 oz gloves.
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Tenshin Nasukawa knocked his opponent twice before the stoppage, both times with a left hook to the body.
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Tenshin Nasukawa participated in the 2017 Rizin FF Flyweight tournament, which was held at Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Final Round on December 31,2017.
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The other three participants of the one-day tournament were Yuta Hamamoto, Yamato Fujita and Mitsuhisa Sunabe, with Tenshin Nasukawa being booked to face Hamamoto in the semifinals.
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Tenshin Nasukawa won the fight by a flying knee knockout, stopping Hamamoto with two seconds left in the second round.
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Tenshin Nasukawa needed just 97 seconds to knock Fujita down thrice, which resulted in a technical knockout victory for him under the Rizin kickboxing rules.
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Tenshin Nasukawa fought in two non-title bouts, before his next RISE title bout.
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Tenshin Nasukawa first faced the three-weight Lumpinee Boxing Stadium champion Suakim Sit Sor Thor Taew at Knock Out First Impact on February 12,2018.
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Tenshin Nasukawa next faced Yusaku Nakamura at Rizin 10 - Fukuoka on May 6,2018.
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Tenshin Nasukawa won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.
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Tenshin Nasukawa faced the two-time Rajadamnern Stadium "Fight of the Year" winner Rodtang Jitmuangnon for the inaugural RISE Featherweight World Championship.
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Tenshin Nasukawa faced Taiki Naito at RISE 129 on November 17,2018.
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Tenshin Nasukawa won the rematch in the same manner, knocking Naito down three times before two minutes of the bout had elapsed.
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The tournament was expected to take place at three separate event, with Tenshin Nasukawa being booked to face the World Kickboxing Network Oriental and Thai Boxing champion Federico Roma in the quarterfinals, which were held at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Ota, Tokyo on March 10,2019.
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Tenshin Nasukawa knocked Roma down early in the third round with a left straight, which left a cut above his right eye.
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Tenshin Nasukawa was first booked to face Fritz Biagtan at Rizin 15 - Yokohama on April 29,2019, whom he beat by a third-round technical knockout.
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Tenshin Nasukawa next faced Martin Blanco at Rizin 16 - Kobe on June 2,2019, for the vacant ISKA Featherweight World Championship.
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Tenshin Nasukawa captured his fifth professional title by a second-round technical knockout.
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Tenshin Nasukawa won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.
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Tenshin Nasukawa faced the KNOCK OUT Super Bantamweight champion Rui Ebata at Rizin 20 - Saitama on December 31,2019.
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Tenshin Nasukawa knocked Ebata down three times by the 2:40 minute mark of the opening round to earn a first-round technical victory.
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Tenshin Nasukawa faced the once-defeated Yuki Kasahara at Rise on Abema on July 12,2020.
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Tenshin Nasukawa won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, knocking Kasahara down three times by the midway point of the round.
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Tenshin Nasukawa dominated the fight, knocking Yuki down once in the first round, and three times in the second fight before the referee was forced to stop the bout.
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Tenshin Nasukawa faced Shiro at RISE Eldorado 2021 on February 28,2021, who he had previously beaten by unanimous decision in the finals of the 2019 RISE World Series Featherweight tournament.
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Shiro had earned the right to fight Tenshin Nasukawa by winning the 2020 RISE Dead or Alive tournament, during which he beat Seiki Ueyama and the RISE bantamweight champion Masahiko Suzuki.
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Tenshin Nasukawa faced the RISE Bantamweight champion Masahiko Suzuki at RISE World Series 2021 on September 23,2021, in his penultimate bout with RISE.
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Tenshin Nasukawa prepared for the fight at Team Target, while Kazane was trained by Nasukawa's father and former head trainer Hiroyuki Nasukawa.
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Tenshin Nasukawa has been calling out Three-division K-1 champion Takeru Segawa since June 8,2015.
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November 8,2015, Tenshin Nasukawa had a knockout victory over French Muay Thai fighter Mike Alamos.
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When Takeru returned backstage, Tenshin Nasukawa approached him and demanded the fight.
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Post-fight, in the ring, Tenshin Nasukawa engaged the crowd by asking who they want him to fight next and the crowd screamed Takeru's name.
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At the time of the fight's scheduling, Takeru and Tenshin Nasukawa were considered as the two best kickboxer in the world, after Superbon Banchamek.
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In front of a sold-out audience of 56,399 at the Tokyo Dome, Tenshin Nasukawa won the long awaited fight by unanimous decision.
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Tenshin Nasukawa knocked Takeru down with a left hook counter to his right straight in the very first round of the three-round affair, which proved the pivotal moment, as it edged the fight in his favor on all five of the judges' scorecards.
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The event sold around 500,000 PPVs At the post-fight press conference, Tenshin Nasukawa confirmed his retirement from the sport of kickboxing and his transition to boxing.
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Tenshin Nasukawa accepted the short notice offer, and began to train MMA for the first time.
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Tenshin Nasukawa won his first fight by TKO in the first round.
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In January 2018, Tenshin Nasukawa told Japanese sports magazine Sports Graphic that he wants kickboxing as his main sport until he becomes 22 or 23 years old, and after that, he would consider a shift in MMA or pro boxing.
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In September 2018, Tenshin Nasukawa told AbemaTV, that he wants to fight boxing in other countries and stay as a kickboxer in Japan.
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Tenshin Nasukawa is interested in a future bout between Naoya Inoue vs Tenshin Nasukawa in Tokyo Dome.
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Tenshin Nasukawa was offered to fight at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Tenshin Nasukawa showed interest in fighting at the Olympics, but he doesn't want to fight his friend and former teammate at Team Teppen, AIBA Youth 2016 World Champion, Hayato Tsutsumi.
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Tenshin Nasukawa undertook his professional boxing license examination on February 9,2023.
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Contrary to usual practice, Tenshin Nasukawa was the only person to be tested that day, with nearly a hundred spectators gathering in the venue.
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Tenshin Nasukawa passed after he successfully made the featherweight limit of 58 kilograms, scored 97 out of a possible 100 points on the written test, satisfied the physical examination and went through a three round sparring session with the future Japanese bantamweight title challenger Jin Minamide.
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Tenshin Nasukawa scored the sole knockdown of the fight in the second round, when he was able to knock his opponent down with a counter right hook.
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Tenshin Nasukawa made his second boxing appearance against the undefeated Juan Flores Aceves.
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Tenshin Nasukawa twice knocked his opponent down, once in the second and once in the seventh round.
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Tenshin Nasukawa faced Luis Robles, the 14th ranked bantamweight according to the WBA, on January 23,2024, at the Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan, which took place in the undercard of Teraji-Canizales for WBA-WBC light flyweight title.
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Tenshin Nasukawa won the bout via TKO after the third round, as Robles could not answer the bell due to an ankle injury.
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Tenshin Nasukawa was scheduled to face Jonathan "Torres" Rodriguez in a 10-round bantamweight bout at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan on July 20,2024.
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Tenshin Nasukawa faced Gerwin Asilo at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan on October 14,2024 for Vacant WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight title.
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In just a span of 18 months, the 26-year-old Tenshin Nasukawa fought five times and won each time with two of those victories inside the distance.
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Tenshin Nasukawa faced Jason Moloney at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan on February 24,2025.
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On November 5,2018, it was announced that Tenshin Nasukawa was expected to face the undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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Tenshin Nasukawa faced Takanori Gomi in a two-round exhibition boxing match at Rizin 33 - Saitama on December 31,2021.
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Tenshin Nasukawa is a southpaw and his style is a combination of kickboxing and full contact karate, both of which he has learned and competed at a very young age.
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Tenshin Nasukawa is primarily a counter puncher, staying on the outer perimeter of the ring and landing as his opponents try to move in to land strikes.
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Tenshin Nasukawa is well known for his tendency to mix in seemingly flashy techniques like spinning kicks, rolling kicks, and jumping knees with high precision and success.