K-1 will have a card here in Corea this March. The 7ft+ 352lbs Corean Ssireum (traditional Corean belt wrestling) Champion Choi Hong Man will be making his K-1 debut.
He will not be fighting against Akebono as originally predicted. However, Akebono will be fighting on the card.
In addition, 1996 Atlanta Judo silver medalist, Kim Min Su will be fighting on the card under K-1 Romanex Rules. He got beaten by Pawel Nastula(New judo player in Pride) in the final.
Kim Min Su will be wearing his gi for this fight and he has been training at Choi Mu Bae's gym lately. He not only has an excellent standing yudo techniques, but he is also very good on the ground.
As an interesting side note, Kim Min Su defeated Emelianko Fedor in a judo match, winning by hanpan (Ippon).
Here is a picture of Kim Min Su getting thrown by Pawel Nastula(New judo player in Pride) in the final of the 1996 judo olympics.
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96년 아틀란타 은메달리스트 김민수 선수가 로마넥스룰로 출전한다. 그는 이번에
프라이드 참전 선언한 파우웰 선수에게 진적이 있다. 김민수 선수는 최무배 선수 도장서 훈련중