Takeru Segawa

Takeru Segawa is, to my mind, one of the purest fighters Japanese kickboxing has produced. Becoming the only three-division champion in K-1 history is not just a statistic; it speaks to relentless ambition and a refusal to coast. What I admire most is his forward-pressing, all-action style, the kind that wins crowds rather than rounds. Rising from Yonago in Tottori to national stardom, and then claiming an interim ONE world title, shows a man who kept widening his stage. He carries the sport's spectacle on his shoulders, and I genuinely respect what he has given to the ring.

Name (English)

Takeru Segawa

Name (Japanese)

武尊

Reading

たける

Born

July 29, 1991 (age 35)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Goat

Origin

Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

kickboxer

• Official sitehttps://takeru-official.net/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/k1takeru/
• Xhttps://x.com/takerusegawa
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeru%20Segawa
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%AD%A6%E5%B0%8A
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42171690

Tags

• Tottori Prefecture
• kickboxer

Last updated

2026-06-20

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.