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WE'RE HERE TO SHOCK YOU...
We'll do it with our skill, speed, technique and guts. Just as we were once shocked by the real, scientific tough wrestling coming out of America back in the days when Lou Thesz, Verne Gagne, Karl Gotch and others dominated pro-wrestling, we're coming back at you in spades. 
Takada with Lou Thesz, Danny Hodge, and Billy RobinsonWe're here to show you that real, tough, submission wrestling is back and we're here to bring back credibility and respect back to the world of professional wrestling. There are too many styles in the world of pro-wrestling today and we feel that is responsible for the bad reputation that wrestling is sometimes associated with. In particular we are talking about the "loud-mouthed", popular style that puts a premium on appearance and useless muscles, silly costumes, and trademark "cartoon" characters but very little premium on competitive wrestling, character, or proven skill. In our opinion, that kind of show only encourages body abuse and sends the wrong sort of message to audiences, especially younger ones. Our message is to get into the gym; get on the mat, learn from your elders and betters, respect your opponents, and do your best.
We believe in discipline, strength, spirit, technique and ability. We don't promote anyone for any commercial reason or allow anyone to advance except by virtue of their guts and ability. This is the way it used to be and for us, this is the way it should be. We've fought all types of people; boxers, kickboxers, wrestlers, martial artists. We've done it show to all how effective our style is. Now we're here to bring real professional wrestling back to the America! You may not know this but LONG before Ultimate Fighting Championships and before the Pride Fighting Championships, the UWFi was THE original fighting organization to definitively answer the question;
"What REALLY happens when you mix martial arts styles in competition?! Who will come out on top of everyone else?"
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UWF Bushido: "Way of the Warrior" - Episode 57
Osaka showcases the world's toughest sport:
Yukoh Miyato vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
Bad New Allen vs. Kiyoshi Tamura
Masahito Kakihara vs. Dan Severn
MAIN EVENT: Nobuhiko Takada vs. Kazuo Yamazaki . . . keep reading
UWF Bushido: "Way of the Warrior" - Episode 56
Osaka's Castle Hall Play Host to This Week's INTERNATIONAL Action!
Hiromitsu Kanehara vs. Tatsuo Nakano
Gene Lydick vs. Vladmir Berkovitch
Yoji Anjoh vs. Victor Zangief
MAIN EVENT: Billy Scott vs. Gary Albright . . . keep reading
UWF Bushido: "Way of the Warrior" - Episode 55
SOLD OUT: This Week Sees Bushido Back at the Budokan
Tasuo Nakano vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
Yokoh Miyato vs. Hiromitsu Kanehara
Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Yoji Anjoh
MAIN EVENT: Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Masahito Kakihara . . . keep reading
UWF Bushido: "Way of the Warrior: - Episode 54
The Budokan in Tokyo plays host to ANOTHER sell-out crowd!
Rematch: Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Steve Nelson
Billy Scott vs. Gene Lydick
TAG TEAM FIGHT: Takada & Sano vs. Albright & Severn . . . keep reading
UWF Bushido: "Way of the Warrior" - Episode 53
THE JUNIOR SEMI-FINAL TOURNAMENT CONTINUES! Back to Korakuen Hall to see who will advance to the elite SENIORS division. Also tough undercard fights!
Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Bad News Allen
Makoto Ohe vs. Denver Matthews
Bovy Chowaikung vs. Mark Tyson
JUNIOR CHAMPION: Who makes it? Hiromitsu Kanehara, Yoshihiro Takayama, or Gene Lydick? . . . keep reading
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 In the early 1980's a group of wrestlers electrified the Japanese pro-wrestling scene. At the height of their popularity they quit pro-wrestling and joined a new promotion called the U.W.F. Their style was called "SHOOTING" (and old wrestling term for when you mean to really do someone in). Combining elements of kickboxing, Sambo, jiu-jitsu, and catch-as-catch-can wrestling into a new exciting, dangerous and deadly sport, they took the science of wrestling to new heights. The addition of kicks and hitting created the toughest combat style ever seen. Some of the members found the fighting too physically grueling and injury causing. They retired from the ring or they went back to the pro-wrestling circuit. The remaining fighters regrouped and quickly rose to great popularity. At their peak they were able to sell out the 50,000+ seat Tokyo Dome in three hours (a feat the UFC hasn't even come close to). People lined up the day before and slept in the streets to see them. Former wrestling greats and real fighters came to Japan and passed their style of wrestling to the eager, young fighters. Men like Karl Gotch and Lou Thesz trained them in real submission wrestling. They also employed legendary shooter Billy Robinson (the U.W.F. Snake Pit Japan) as a trainer in their gym, and occasionally even the legendary Danny Hodge as well. 
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Our shoot-style wrestling promotion features All-Star wrestling and martial art legends like: Kazushi Sakuraba
Nobuhiko Takada
Gary Albright
Dan Severn
Mark Fleming
Kiyoshi Tamura
Kazuo Yamazaki
Yukoh Miyato
Bad News Allen
...with the likes of Lou Thesz (acting commissioner of UWF), Billy Robinson, and Danny Hodge acting as trainers and judges! The Rules:
A fight is won by knockout, submission, Doctor/referee order stop or points. The point system works as follows: Opponents start with a set number of points. In a singles match it is 15 and in a tag team match it is 21 points. One point is deducted when a man grabs the rope to stop the action. One point is deducted for a good suplex (a take-down from behind throwing the opponent on his back and head, a dangerous, painful move). Three points are deducted on a colored scoreboard as the fight is in progress for a knockdown. Some offensive tactics are prohibited: you cannot headbutt, punch to the head with a closed fist (to the body, however, is ok), scratch, bite, eye gouge or attack the groin. Pretty much everything else is allowed. You can slap or use the heel of the hand to the head. Time limits are set to between 20 and 60 minutes, but fights rarely go to the limit. When a fighter has both hands and knees on the ground, an opponent may attack to anywhere but the head. If even one hand is raised, the head may be attacked. When a submission hold is applied, the referee pays close attention as it is very dangerous. It is easy to break bones, snap tendons and joints with such tactics. The referee will break the action if an opponent submits and will award the fight to the winner. If a fighter grabs the ropes, the referee stops the action and a point is deducted. That's why you see a fighter try to get his opponent in the middle of the ring so he can't escape. If the wrestlers naturally roll into the ropes, action is stopped and points are not deducted. A 10 count is given for a knockdown, as in boxing.
However, point wins were rare since the wrestlers, despite how far behind on points, could still win by simply submitting their opponent (in a tag match, the legal opponent) or knocking them out cold. Welcome to UWF-Bushido.com, the exclusive home of "Bushido - The Way Of The Warrior"! The commitment to brutal realism was instrumental in the UWFi becoming the smashing success that it did. In fact, Thesz and Takada offered legitimate challenges to other Japanese Pro Wrestling promotions (like New Japan Pro Wrestling) and Takada took on genuinely tough men such as Russian wrestler (and former IWGP Heavyweight Champion) Salman Hashimikov, and fought former WBC Heavyweight Champion Trevor Berbick (in one of the most bizarre shoots in modern history. It really has to be seen to be believed). With over 56 hours of fight programming, UWF-Bushido.com you will be shocked and amazed. We are proud to set the Mixed Martial Art history books straight on the origins of the sport. UWF ROSTER
Japanese:
Nobuhiko Takada
Hiromitsu Kanehara
Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazuo Yamazaki
Kiyoshi Tamura
Naoki Sano
Yoshihiro Takayama
Yoji Anjoh
Masahito Kakihara
Tatsuo Nakano
Kenichi Yamamoto
Yukoh Miyato
Masakazu Maeda
Shunsuke Matsui
Ryuki Ueyama
Makoto Ohe (kickboxer)"Foreigners":
Gary Albright
Dan Severn
Mark Fleming
Victor Zangiev
Salman Hashimikov
Vladimir Berkovitch
Bob Backlund
Gene Lydick
JT Southern
James Stone
Bad News Allen
Tom Burton
Steve Nelson
Mark Silver
Billy (Jack) Scott
Dennis Koslowski
Tommy Cairo
Steve Cox
Greg Bobchuck
Pez Whatley
Jim Boss
Bowy Chowaikun (kickboxer)
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