▁gradu ating ▁University , ▁he ▁opened ▁‘ So eno ▁Do jo ’ ▁and ▁‘ So eno ▁G ym ’ , ▁giving ▁less ons ▁in ▁both ▁kar ate ▁and ▁kick - box ing . ▁He ▁also ▁pract iced ▁Mu ay ▁Th ai ▁in ▁Bang k ok , ▁and ▁Kar ate ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁founded ▁The ▁World ▁Kar ated o ▁Association ▁Sh id ok an ▁and ▁The ▁Japan ▁Fight ing ▁Association ▁New ▁Fight ing ▁Sh id ok an ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁male ▁kick box ers ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : J apan ese ▁male ▁kick box ers ▁Category : W elter weight ▁kick box ers ▁Category : J apan ese ▁male ▁kar ate ka ▁Category : Kar ate ▁coach es ▁Category : Mart ial ▁arts ▁school ▁found ers ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁S ait ama ▁Pref ect ure ▁Category : K y ok ush in ▁ka ikan ▁pract ition ers ▁Category : W ad ō - ry ū ▁pract ition ers ▁Category : Sh id ō kan ▁pract ition ers <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁King ▁Cup ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁knock out ▁competition ▁since ▁its ▁establishment ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁Al - H il al ▁were ▁the ▁def ending ▁champions , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁elimin ated ▁by ▁Al - Ah li ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final