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Shihan Glaube Feitosa

Brazil

5. Dan, also known as “Brazilian Warrior” and “Master of the Brazilian kick”, Vice President of the KWU SENSHI South America.

Shihan Glaube Feitosa is a Brazilian kickboxer and a kyokushin full-contact karate master. In 2005, He won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in the Las Vegas tournament and was a finalist. While living in Tokyo, Japan, he fought and trained with Team Ichigeki at the Ichigeki Plaza.

Throughout his career, he was known as one of the best non-champions to fight in the K-1, a position he earned with his wins over non-champion fighters, such as Ruslan Karaev, Musashi, Gary Goodridge, and Junichi Sawayashiki. He also went the distance with some of the top fighters of his time, such as Peter Aerts, Remy Bonjasky, Semmy Schilt, and Errol Zimmerman. He holds victories over Cheick Kongo and Alistair Overeem.

His signature move is the “Brazilian kick,” also known as the question-mark kick, which he managed to land on 212 cm Semmy Schilt!


 

  • Vice President of the KWU SENSHI South America
  • Member of the board of the KWU SENSHI
  • K-1 World Grand Prix 2007, 2008, 2009 - Final 8
  • K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 - Final 8 (3rd place)
  • K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 - Final 8 (2nd place)
  • 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix runner-up
  • 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas Champion
  • 2005 MVP in Kyokushin Karate World Cup in Paris
  • 2003 No.4 in 8th Kyokushin World Open Tournament Championship
  • 1999 No.4 in 7th Kyokushin World Open Tournament Championship
  • 1997 2nd Place in All World Karate-do Championship-Heavyweight
  • 1997 America's Cup Karate-do Champion
  • 1997 All South American Karate-do Champion
  • 1997 All Brazil Karate-do Champion
  • 1996 All Brazil Karate-do Champion
  • 1995 No.8 in 6th Kyokushin World Open Tournament Championship