Background
Taishin Kohiruimaki was born as Takayuki Kohiruimaki in Misawa, Aomori, November 11, 1977.
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Taishin Kohiruimaki was born as Takayuki Kohiruimaki in Misawa, Aomori, November 11, 1977.
His real name is Takayuki Kohiruimaki. He started calling himself Taishin Kohiruimaki in 2008. Young age
He started learning karate at the branch of Kyokushin kaikan, and then he started kickboxing at Active J, a kickboxing gym in Tokyo.
Early career
After this bout, he left AJKF because his gym, Active J, decided to leave AJKF and established J-Network, a new kickboxing organization.
K-1
On October 3, 1999, Kohiruimaki was recruited by K-1, and fought against Kotetsu Boku at the special match of K-1 World General Practice "99 Opening. The bout was ended as a draw after five rounds.
On August 28, 2008, he announced that he had changed his fighting name. He named himself "Taishin Kohiruimaki".