U-Kei (martial arts)

U-Kei (U系 or ユーけい, eng. U-Series, U-Group or Class U）is a combat sports related term that refers to either a professional wrestling-, martial arts- and/or mixed martial arts organization, programme or a sportsman with either UWF and/or shootwrestling roots.

The U refers to Japanese professional wrestling promotion UWF, that was active from 1984 to 1986. UWF is credited in pioneer in the "shoot-style" of pro-wrestling and has acted as genesis to modern mixed martial arts, in both Japan and overseas.^[1]^[2]^[3]

During early days of shoot-style pro wrestling in Japan, the professional wrestling and/or mixed martial arts organizations that derived from the idea of UWF are collectively called "UWF-kei", or "U-kei" for short.^[4]^[5]^[6]

List groups, promotions, gyms referred to as U-Kei

Shooto
Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi
Union of Wrestling Forces International - better known as UWF International, U-Inter, or simply UWFi.
Fighting Network Rings - trademarked RINGS
Pancrase (branched from Professional Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi)
Vale Tudo Japan (event organized by Shooto)
Battlarts - Fighting Investigation Team Battlarts (格闘探偵団バトラーツ, Kakuto Tantei-dan Batoratsu)(branched from Professional Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi)
Kingdom (successor to UWF International)
C.A.C.C. Snakepit Japan (formerly U.W.F. Snakepit Japan) (successor to UWF International)
U-FILE CAMP (successor to UWF International)
ZST (successor to Rings)
Real Japan Pro Wrestling (organized by former Shooto founder)
Futen Promotion (branching from Battlarts)
Gankopuroresu (branching from UWF International and Rings)
HARDHIT (organizer is a fighter from Pancrase)
Pro-Wrestling Heat-Up Co., Ltd. (branched from UWF International and Rings)
GETTO (organizer is a former Shooto fighter)
GLEAT (a rebirth of UWF)
HOOKnSHOOT (MMA promotion which originally ran Pancrase rules and later became affiliated with Shooto)

References

^ Ｕの青春　～カッキーの闘いはまだ終わらない ISBN 978-4331519592
^ ザ・UWF最強伝説―格闘プロレスは永遠に不滅! (1995) ISBN 978-4876892006
^ 証言UWF 最終章 3派分裂後の真実 ISBN 978-4800283504
^ Ｕの青春　～カッキーの闘いはまだ終わらない ISBN 978-4331519592
^ ザ・UWF最強伝説―格闘プロレスは永遠に不滅! (1995) ISBN 978-4876892006
^ 証言UWF 最終章 3派分裂後の真実 ISBN 978-4800283504

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[1] Ｕの青春　～カッキーの闘いはまだ終わらない ISBN 978-4331519592

[2] ザ・UWF最強伝説―格闘プロレスは永遠に不滅! (1995) ISBN 978-4876892006

[3] 証言UWF 最終章 3派分裂後の真実 ISBN 978-4800283504

[4] Ｕの青春　～カッキーの闘いはまだ終わらない ISBN 978-4331519592

[5] ザ・UWF最強伝説―格闘プロレスは永遠に不滅! (1995) ISBN 978-4876892006

[6] 証言UWF 最終章 3派分裂後の真実 ISBN 978-4800283504

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