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Erik Paulson (born 1966) is an American mixed martial artist. He is the first American to win the World Light-Heavy Weight Shooto Title in Japan. ==Biography== Starting with judo in 1974 at age of 8 and then moving to Taekwondo two years later, Paulson has trained in many disciplines including Freestyle wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling, boxing, Jeet Kune Do, Arnis/Kali/Eskrima, Sambo (martial art), Catch Wrestling, Shoot wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, studying first with Rorion Gracie, Royce Gracie, Rickson Gracie in his garage in 1989. He has studied with 40 different teachers over his 30 years of training including Yorinaga Nakamura, Tim Tackett, Ajarn Chai Sirisute, Rob Kaman, Rigan Machado and Dan Inosanto, who claims Erik is one of the world's most dynamic grapplers. He runs the CSW Training Center in Fullerton, California, where he trains MMA fighters such as Josh Barnett, Ken Shamrock, Renato Sobral, Cub Swanson, and James Wilks. He is closely affiliated with Sean Sherk and Brock Lesnar of the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy. Paulson came out of retirement in October 2007 to headline the first HDNET MMA fight card. Paulson took on Jeff Ford in the main event of the night. Paulson made quick work of Ford, winning by spinning arm bar in the opening minutes of the first round. Paulson holds the rank of Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Rigan Machado. He also trained extensively with Rorion, Royce, and Rickson Gracie. Erik trained Shoot wrestling under Yori Nakamura. Erik is the founder of ''Combat Submission Wrestling'', and ''STX Kickboxing''. Paulson is the coauthor of a book along with American Combat Association president Matthew Granahan and JD Dwyer on the History of American Submission Wrestling. Paulson was the striking coach for Team Lesnar on The Ultimate Fighter: Season 13. Paulson also has a younger brother, Leif Paulson, who is an up-and-coming grappler in his own right. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Erik Paulson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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