Francisco Filho • 極真の怪物

Filho made history by becoming the first non-Japanese (外人) to win the Karate World Championship in 1999.
He was also one of the few people to complete the 100-man Kumite Challenge more than once.
In 1982, aged 11, he started to learn Karate, at the Liberdade Dojo under Seiji Isobe.
Filho soon realised that Kyokushin Karate was the style for him. He also formed a close relationship with Isobe.
By 1985 Filho started competing in junior tournaments.
In 1987 age 16, Filho competed at the Brazilian Open, finishing in seventh place. The following year he improved to sixth place.
At the 5th South American Tournament, Filho won his first international title aged 18, in 1989. It was after this success that he dreamt of becoming world champion.
Between 2-4 November 1991, Filho competed in the 5th World Open Tournament, his first world tournament. In an earlier round, he was involved in a controversial bout against Andy Hug of Switzerland. In their bout, he knocked out Hug with a fearsome roundhouse kick that landed after the bell, to end the round. However, the result was upheld, even though the Swiss team lodged an official protest. He eventually lost to Kenji Yamaki in the final 16 of the tournament. The match was tied, but Filho lost the match because he broke fewer boards in the tameshiwara (board breaking) round. Oyama presented him with the award for the best technique in the tournament.
Filho’s loss gave him a renewed drive to want to become a world champion. For the next four years, between world tournaments, he trained even harder with the sole aim of becoming a world champion.
In 1995 Filho was invited to attend the 100-Man Kumite Challenge. In preparation, he trained around eight hours a day.
A month before the challenge was due to take place in Japan, Filho successfully completed the challenge in Brazil. On 22 March 1995, he took the challenge at the IKO Hombu. He recalled feeling nervous before the challenge. He finally relaxed after the first thirty fights After the sixtieth fight, his nerves returned. His body had started to cramp up. After the eightieth fight, he found his body was slow to respond. With 76 wins; 24 draws; and 0 losses, he completed the challenge in a time of 3 hours 2 minutes.
Being one of the few people to complete the challenge twice, Filho did not need to be hospitalised after the challenge. He was one of the few challengers not needing hospital attention. However, many of his opponents needed hospital treatment.
After the 100-Man Kumite Challenge, Filho toured Europe. He visited several dojos where he trained and learnt new techniques.
Between 3-5 November the 6th World Open Tournament (IKO-1) took place. He was one of the favourites for the title. He reached the semi-final where he faced Hajimi Kazumi. Kazumi had defeated Filho’s teammate Glaube Feitoso, earlier. In an epic encounter, the fight went into three overtime extensions, with no clear winner. In the tameshiwara (board breaking) section Filho broke 22 boards, with Kazumi breaking 24 boards making him the winner. In the final Kazumi lost to Kenji Yamaki.
On his return to Brazil, Filho fell into a bout of depression. In his pursuit to become world champion, he felt he had sacrificed a lot, with nothing to show for it. His disappointment made him come close to quitting Karate. Physically, he had been in the best possible shape, however, his mind and body were out of sync.
Titles in Karate:
1999 Gold, 7th Kyokushin World Open Karate Tournament IKO 1 (defeated Hajime Kazumi)
1997 Gold, 1st Kyokushin World Weight Tournament Heavyweight
1995 Bronze, 6th Kyokushin World Open Karate Tournament IKO 1 (lost to Hajime Kazumi)
1995 Gold, Brazilian Open
1994 Gold, Mundialito Open
1994 Gold, 7th South American Championships
1993 Gold, Brazilian Open
1992 Gold, 6th South American Championships
1992 Gold, Brazilian Open
1991 5th Kyokushin World Open Karate Tournament final 16 (lost to Kenji Yamaki)
1991 Gold, Uruguayan Open Karate Championships
1990 Gold, Paulista Championships
1990 Gold, Brazilian Open
1989 Gold, 5th South American Championships
1989 Gold, Paulista Championships
1988 Gold, Paulista Championships Juniors
1988 Brazilian Open, 6th place
1987 Brazilian Open, 7th place
1987 Gold, Paulista Championships Juniors
1986 Silver, Paulista Championships Juniors
1985 Silver, Paulista Championships Juniors
In 1995 Fancisco Filho completed 100 man kumite in Brazil and in Japan.

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

Brazil is the Land of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is the most popular martial art in Brazil, It is incredible how a Brazilian chose Karate and represented a Japanese art so well.

[@jjdillon1207]

Machida

[@nagone11]

A true legend in the full contact karate arena.

[@bb-pz2zl]

Legendary fighter, a movie should be made about Francisco

[@pawaaofnegativaty9803]

This is K A R A T E

[@scarred10]

Nope,its filhoin incredible athletic ability,

[@pawaaofnegativaty9803]

@@scarred10 im just saying from the recent karate I've seen. it doesn't compare to this.

[@nalberthdavi7557]

This is Karate porra!!!!

[@hybridwarrior4837]

Kyokushin karate ❤️❤️👍👍

[@victorabreu8516]

esse cara tem muita historia !! filho e glauber feitosa os Brazilians Kyokushim !! OSS

[@viniciusrocksupremo1849]

Vou pesquisar sobre esse Glauber

[@josesousa1937]

Glauber monstro sagrado, Francisco filho deveria ter um filme nos moldes do grande dragao branco como primeiro não japonês a ser campeão do Kumite mas nessa porra de país só dão valor pra jogador estrelinha

[@flowrepins6663]

​@@josesousa1937concordo. Pais de povo sem cultura

[@LeBotCoquin]

Impressive he beat Andy Hug 💣💥

[@melonhusk]

Song is Dream Shore - Inner Strength

[@khaelamensha3624]

Thanks nice music

[@MCaural]

My favorite fighter. A real genius. The great Master.

[@lordhavocc98]

Filho was a tremendous beast!

[@MCaural]

Mój ulubiony zawodnik. Prawdziwy geniusz. Wielki mistrz.

[@janalbrechtowicz7612]

Could you make video about Polish kickboxing legend, Marek Piotrowski? He was the first person who won against Rick Roufus in full contact.

[@bogarcarrillo5356]

Wow he was a perfect example of Karate👊💯🦵...beautiful display.

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Mr Filho Has my respect 🇧🇷⭐🇧🇷⭐👍🏿🇧🇷👍🏿

[@yamadhimas]

This is one of the best of Fransisco Filho's highlights! What music do you use? It gives a feel of bloodsport vibe, cool one!

[@AHumanClay]

I like the track too. It's called Dream Shore -- Inner Strength

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

Oss Sensei Filho Legend of K1, World Champion of Kyokushin and one of the Best Karatecas in the planet he's the Karate in his more pure form.

[@johnpittsii7524]

Thanks for the amazing content as always ❤

[@aitorgomez]

Uno de los mejores luchadores junto andy hung( el samurai de los ojos azules)

[@pedrodutra4088]

Filho was actually better. Defeated Hug via KO in Karate and K1. Still a legend tho

[@fernandocarduccifiuza7162]

Lendário!

[@force7285]

He had such an interesting and amazing training.

[@yungb254]

He was the strongest and most humble fighter.

[@emersonmacedo8719]

The brazilian samurai!!!

[@douglass5295]

Bro your whole channel is amazing I am inspired by it all. Today's mma is just too brutal. No class. Been kicking and punching the bag hard

[@MatikuOfficial]

This is the best youtube channel. Your videos really motivates me to train.

[@valerilinev5292]

🙋‍♂️ 👏👏👏😎 One of my favorite karate guys . Hello from Russia.

[@SoulOfNature12]

Hey @Old School Fighter ! Just wanted to say that your channel is amazing! I don't know which is better - the music or videos.... Keep up with the awesome work! Thank you for the content! 🥋🙏

[@RickPLAY]

trilha sonora incrível

[@user-hr6vo2vd2g]

Fantastic Musicks in Old School Fighter

[@patrickvitoriano8005]

Francisco Filho um dos maiores atletas do Kiokushin em nosso país e no mundo!

[@savage_combat]

Filho is legend.

[@Kzany42]

Salve os Br

[@abinmmj]

One of a kind

[@devriestown]

What a legend

[@jihadsa3dani595]

السلام. شكرا على المتعة. الرياضة أخلاق وقوة يجب السيطرة عليها

[@mazesgilan4802]

Hello. Very good.

[@oversipelio983]

True legend

[@jvogler_art4708]

When’s the Andy hug highlight coming

[@joaojoaozin2658]

shihan francisco filho!!!

[@89661545351]

Top-warrior!

[@Vekren]

He is such a legend.

[@itimgosset7900]

круто!!

[@elvinmamedov4516]

Молодчина

[@user-it1sv3wz8o]

Это старая школа❤

[@quemuelviturino5085]

Aqui é Brasil!!!

[@denverzorrozoki9023]

Vai embora. Gosto muito do grandes guererros brasileiros. Brasil tem coracao e cabeza. Lembrancas de un amigo jugoslavo.

[@gleydsonsouza1427]

Um samurai 👍

[@anbernicguy]

Can you make a video highlight on Andy Hug?

[@anaga3033]

Легенда , такой тест 100 боёв пройти за один день!

[@christopherrobinson4373]

Could you do an Andy Hug highlight?

[@KotEssent]

Красавчик

[@dangerslugger2143]

Принц киокушина!🥋 ОССС!

[@chengfu7063]

Osu the founder is greatly missed legendary men like this are a rare thing and are severely needed they are leaders they are men they can lead guide unlike these soft weenies today

[@benoitavit2895]

🔥🔥🔥🙏🥋 top

[@bastianmaoro8278]

Puta lutador foda

[@tomfc1]

Much bigger than everybody else

[@marcioleitevaz5716]

Show

[@xjuhox]

100 Men Deathmatch 😵

[@aissamboulkhrif8847]

where is the kickboxing legend ilhami özden

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Can we please have a video on one of the greatest karateka In history Andy Hug

[@jalenikezeue4114]

@@busyrightnow7259 How Can you say that Do you know about his accomplishments I mean hell the entire Country of 🇯🇵 Love Him What Does that Say about Andy Hug

[@renangeek47]

Francisco Filho beat him twice so...

[@rean21rean41]

song?

[@user-et4ee2iz3e]

Смотреть бои на скорости 0.25

[@Desh681]

2:06 is so movie like

[@khitokiri9251]

Song?

[@alcalc61]

🇧🇷🥋

[@Mani_Matter]

one of the best natural bodybuilder

[@frankkrass3928]

Well, size does matter. He's double the size of most of his opponents and uses his long legs well!

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

You forget to put Francisco Filho win against the Legend of Muay Thai and K1 GOAT Ernerto Hoost.

[@Dono-da-Blaze]

O vídeo foi só sobre os treinos e competições de karatê.

[@hifta7]

He look like he's a lost twin of bader hari

[@TheNinjaOfThe906]

What song is this?

[@melonhusk]

Song is Dream Shore - Inner Strength

[@TheJunioGG]

Marco Rodrigues

[@jrkundan304]

Song please

[@melonhusk]

Song is Dream Shore - Inner Strength

[@Desh681]

Was that Andy Hug he knocked out in the beginning?

[@joshuabrant3487]

Yes he kod Andy in k1 too its cursed

[@peres827]

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@gustavusadolphus1915]

I respect Karate but I find it strange that u are not allowed to box your opponent on the face but can kick him in the face. I am a judoka so I respect all japanese martial arts.

[@hernandezangel1658]

Because they don't use any protection. With the first contact with the face, the face would suffer a cut wound and a river of blood would begin. Also, adding that the blow is the most recurrent attack of a fighter, the amount of cuts and damage to the face would be tremendous. Therefore, contact with the face with fists or elbows is illegal. Also, that's what kickboxing is for, which is practically the full contact version of karate.

[@gustavusadolphus1915]

But doesn't this instill a bad habit in the karate fighter? When he fights in real life the habit of not punching to the face becomes automated?

[@hernandezangel1658]

@@gustavusadolphus1915 Kyokushin fighters are also usually instructed in kick boxing, since it is like a branch of karate, where the same question that you ask about punches to the face arose to the same practitioners. In fact, all the kick boxers of yesteryear were mostly karate fighters. Today it is also part of training, I know because my friend is a world kyokushin champion and absolute champion of Japan and she also receives a lot of kick boxing training.

[@a-s7623]

Song m

[@TV-xo8ux]

Такой большой, а бьет таких маленьких

[@user-wd5mp3fk8e]

Old school fighter и old school combat один автор?

[@energetik007]

нет, один живет в россии, другой на украине

[@user-wd5mp3fk8e]

@@energetik007 один точно живёт Казахстане. Был нормальный канал. Теперь постит про украинское г@вно.

[@energetik007]

@@user-wd5mp3fk8e я думал он на украине защищает родину, а оказывается нет

[@VictorSantos-jt1hc]

1:20

[@User37566]

Обидно, что Филио всегда ронял Энди Хуга. К сожалению Хуг за всю жизнь так его и не победил.

[@g1h_team334]

Please Youcef Zenaf 🥊

[@rightousholyness4116]

I am going to share a little story of great truth. And a living experience as well. I will start as best to describe it. I worked as a personal trainer. Some right at 10 year mark. I had a great client and wonderful friend. I trained him many years. This was just physical training. Conditioner, somehow mass building. Ok... During times off he would tell me of his life being accident introduced to gojaru karate. He would tell in Boston little before winter. The group team students to test their spirit fortatude. And keep the meatal of the warrior polished. The instructor was a little 5 5 Italia man. They would go into the freezing ocean in there uniform.. that's it. And go into the ocean to about mid chest. Do stances, then Kata. You could not leave or you were regretting it . You had to fight through it. Put your mind on Kata. He said it was the most insane brutal experience you could imagine. All respect and love the students, and he loved them. He would also share times of insane brutal sparring sessions. And inhumanly training to test ones spirit. Once litterly having to fight spar 15 black belts. They said hajema then hit it. He said you had to demonstrate absolutely fearless, and self control. He said he was banged up everywhere. You could not imagine. He would tell me how as growing up as a kid in Boston during freezing winter, how he would walk miles in waist deep snow to go to school. He later obtained a job as a little phone rep with fadelity investment. How his mother hated him. Then only wanted his mother to acknowledge him. he worked up to a major player with fadelity HR. To this day that was 13 years ago. He last I meant his dad in 2008. For dinner. Last time I saw him. His father died of a reaped stroke. He was such a nice a humble person.and so was my great friend from HR. I haven't seen him in years. He left karate because of his lucrative career move he said it was a sad day. He still remembers his old sensi. And I remember my friend. To this day he still wishes his mother would answer his phone call and answer him just to hear his voice.🤔😒

[@rightousholyness4116]

I will never forget him. To this day last time I saw him he says those intense karate sessions, training gave him the hope and discipline to endure. And yes god the Lord absolutely!!! He is a Christian.i miss my old friend and greatest and first client I trained as a personal trainer. ,💥🧨🖐️👊👊

[@francescodelisi4553]

Not tolking about k1 he is a Greta fighter

[@veersingh2730]

Uso hi sihann sansei Filho my prafarit marsterji kiukusinkai karate 🇧🇷🇲🇺🇧🇷🇪🇺🇧🇷🇮🇳👌👍❤️🚩👏

[@uhector1999]

Some of these fights dont even look fair. Dude looks massive compared to some of his opponents

[@zabrotjeden1635]

Everyone have a black belt

[@LuisTorres-kl1zv]

Le ponían puro costal, así cualquiera, yo le hubiera metido una santa madrina, no tiene técnica.

[@Luzbelito-wz2xw]

Filho te hubiera dejado mínimo con una contusión o un par de costillas quebradas

[@DerechosCompositor]

Being a millionaire, having a wealthy family that sends you to another country and sends you money paying for everything, well obviously that allows you to be a champion of whatever you train in the country where you travel...

[@Dono-da-Blaze]

That makes no sense at all. A Francisco was a poor kid.

[@malo9679]

song?

[@melonhusk]

Song is Dream Shore - Inner Strength

[@malo9679]

@@melonhusk thanks