The 26th All Japan Weight Category Tournament
- 2009-06-10
The 26th All Japan Weight Category tournament was held in Osaka on June 6th~7th. 219 competitors gathered from all over Japan. Two Light Weight finalists were selected for the Japanese National Team competing in the 4th World Weight Category Championship in August 23rd 2009.
▼Light Weight Final
Yuzo Suzuki (168cm/69kg)
Won by decision 4-0
Tomohiko Matsuoka (171cm/70kg)

Suzuki beat Matsuoka in the light weight final winning his fourth all Japan title.

Result -- Light Weight (-70kg)
1st Yuzo Suzuk i
2nd Tomohiko Matsuoka
3rd Takaichi Onuma
4Th Yuya Fujita
▼Middle Weight Final
Yuta Mita (173cm/78kg)
Won by decision 5-0
Yusuke Sugimura (172cm/76kg)
19 yrs, Mita dominated the entire middle weight tournament with his powerful techniques.
Result -- Middle Weight (-80Kg)
1st Yuta Mita
2nd Yusuke Sugimura
3rd Shou Shitanda
4th Masaki Yamamoto
▼Heavy Weight Final
Yoshitatsu Beppu (174cm/89kg)
Won by decision 5-0
Osamu Sumitani (175cm/85kg)

Beppu beat Sumitani with solid ciombuination taking this title for two consecutive years.
Result -- Heavy Weight (-90Kg)
1st Yoshitatsu Beppu
2nd Osamu Sumitani
3rd Kyohei Ajima
4th Yoshikazu Muraoka
▼Super Heavy Weight Final
Tadakuni Tokuda (180cm/102kg)
Won by decision 4-0
Hideo Sawada (180cm/93kg)
Tokuda overpowered Sawada of Seidokaikan in super heavy weight final.
Result -- Super Heavy weight (+90Kg)
1st Tadakuni Tokuda
2nd Hideo Sawada
3rd Tadaaki Sano
4th Shohei Kamada