In 1963 the modality was implemented in Japan and tournaments were regularly organized between Japanese karateas and Thai thai boxers. On February 12, 1964, invited by promoter Osamu Noguchi, karatecas of the Oyama dojo later known as the 'kyokushin team', they moved to Thailand at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium to meet two Thai athletes champions in muay thai. Tadashi Nakamura and Akio Fujihira, better known as Noboru Osawa, prepared to face their opponents. Accompanying them as coach, was Kenji Kurosaki. On arrival in Bangkok the Japanese encountered some changes from the initial agreement.* Friendly combat, with predefined rules stipulated by athletes, for training or preparation.The fighting was going to be gloves and the number of athletes went from two to three. The Japanese team, more specifically Kenji Kurosaki accepted and said that he would face the third Thai champion. Tadashi Nakamura and Akio Fujihira win by K.O., but Kenji Kurosaki caught off guard by the speed of the Thai, loses by K.O. Victim of an elbow. An unnecessary defeat, the result of his irreverence and underestimation made him think and shortly after having been removed for political reasons from his partner and master Oyama, returns to Bangkok where he begins to train. Kurosaki was a member of Oyama at a gymnasium in Tokyo. This change had its results and Kurosaki proved to be a great athlete winning the title of "Rachaderman" after having participated in over 126 bouts and having been the first non-Thai fighter to face Thai fighters. Back in Japan he was at the level of the best kickboxers of his time, matching Fujiwara who later became the first non-Thai athlete to win a national title in muay thai in Thailand later in 1978.
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