▁kick box ing ▁about ▁two ▁months ▁before ▁entering ▁the ▁kick box ing ▁compet itions ▁in ▁April , ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁So eno ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁wel ter weight ▁division ▁at ▁kick box ing . ▁ ▁Ky ok ush in ▁was ▁planning ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁First ▁All - J apan ▁Full ▁Contact ▁Kar ate ▁Championships ▁( A J F CK C ) ▁at ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁Metropolitan ▁G ymnasium ▁in ▁September , ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁a ▁kar ate ▁championship , ▁but ▁mart ial ▁artists ▁of ▁various ▁kinds ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁this ▁competition . ▁Athlet es ▁included ▁G id on ▁G add ary ▁who ▁was ▁an ▁Isra eli ▁J udo ▁player ▁we igh ing ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁kil og rams ; ▁Paul ▁Jackson ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁heavy weight ▁box er ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ; ▁and ▁three ▁Mu ay ▁Th ai ▁box ers ▁from ▁L ump ine e - rank ed ▁box ers ▁including ▁B ira hon , ▁Sak ao ▁and ▁Sam ans o . ▁The ▁competition ▁was ▁fighting ▁against ▁other ▁comb ative ▁arts . ▁The ▁rules ▁were ▁simple : ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁f oul ▁to ▁use ▁a ▁hand ▁or ▁el bow ▁to ▁the ▁face ▁and ▁to ▁attack ▁a ▁man ' s ▁vital ▁point . ▁The ▁players ▁did ▁not ▁use ▁any ▁protection . ▁They ▁fought ▁using ▁bare ▁hands , ▁bare ▁kne es ▁and ▁bare ▁legs . ▁So eno ▁lost ▁Yam az aki ▁at ▁final s ▁and ▁won ▁ 2 nd ▁place . ▁ ▁After