Taiei Kin
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| Taiei Kin 金泰泳 |
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| Nickname | Kin-chan | ||
| Nationality |  Japan |
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| Date of birth | July 8, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187.4 lb/13.4 st) | ||
| Style | Karate | ||
| Team | Seido kaikan | ||
| Years active | 16 (1992-present) | ||
| Kickboxing record | |||
| Total | 28 | ||
| Wins | 21 | ||
| By knockout | 5 | ||
| Losses | 6 | ||
| Draws | 1 | ||
| MMA record | |||
| Total | 5 | ||
| Wins | 3 | ||
| By knockout | 1 | ||
| Losses | 2 | ||
| By knockout | 1 | ||
| By submission | 1 | ||
| Other information | |||
| University | Chousen University | ||
| Career mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||
Taiei Kin (Korean: 김태영, Hanja: 金泰泳; born July 8, 1970) is a professional Korean-Japanese Light heavyweight karateka, kickboxer and mixed martial artist competing in K-1 and DREAM.
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[edit] Biography
He started practicing Karate in very early age and turned pro when he was 18. He enrolled in Chousen University in Tokyo, and joined a karate club there. Later he participated in a Sato Juku tournament, where he met Kancho Ishii who offered him to come to Osaka to train with him after he graduated. In the event, he lost to Nobuaki Kakuda.
[edit] Titles
- 1996 WMTC World Junior middleweight champion
- 1995 Karate World Cup champion
- 1995 K-3 Grand Prix finalist
- 1994 UKF World Light heavyweight champion
- 1994 Karate Japan Open finalist
- 1993 Karate World Cup 3rd Place
- 1993 Karate Japan Open finalist
- 1992 Karate World Cup finalist
