Isami Kodaka

Isami Kodaka
Kodaka in March 2018
Born (1981-09-27) September 27, 1981 (age 42)[1][2][3]
Yokohama, Kanagawa[2][3]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Fūma Kotarō[4]
Isami[5]
Isami Kodaka
Sanada Yukimura[6]
White Eyebrow Baryo[7]
Billed height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1][2][8][9]
Billed weight75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Trained byJaki Numazawa[2]
Jun Kasai[2]
Taka Michinoku[9]
DebutJuly 18, 2002[1][2][3]

Isami Kodaka (木高 イサミ, Kodaka Isami, born September 27, 1981)[1][2][3] is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro-Wrestling Basara (Basara). He originally started his career in the Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo) promotion in July 2002, but later left the promotion to become a freelancer, before signing with Union Pro Wrestling (Union Pro) in 2005. Through Union Pro's working relationship, Kodaka also began working for Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), where he adopted his current, hardcore wrestling-based style. Kodaka remained affiliated with Union Pro until the promotion folded in October 2015, after which he became a founding member of Pro-Wrestling Basara (Basara).

Kodaka is currently in his fourth reign as the Union Max Champion, and his second reign as BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Champion, while also being a former one-time KO-D Openweight Champion and three-time DDT Extreme Champion. He is also known as one half of the tag team Yankii Nichokenju (ヤンキー二丁拳銃, Yankī Nichōkenjū, "Yankii Pistols Akimbo") with Yuko Miyamoto. The two are former one-time All Asia Tag Team Champions, two-time BJW Tag Team Champions, one-time KO-D Tag Team Champions and one-time Wave Tag Team Champions and have also won the Saikyo Tag League three times. Kodaka has also won both the BJW Tag Team Championship and the Saikyo Tag League once with Masashi Takeda.

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g 木高イサミ. Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 30, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d ２８日ＤＤＴ大阪大会でＫＯ―Ｄ王座挑戦 木高イサミの胸中. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). November 24, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  4. ^ 【結果】魔界錬闘会10・24新木場. Ringstars (in Japanese). Ameba. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  5. ^ "Isami Kodaka". Puroresu Central. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  6. ^ 【ＤＤＴ２０周年】戦国武将マッチに武藤満足「異空間のようだった」. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  7. ^ 【8・1リポート】新北京日本公演で趙雲がジャッキーになった日. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). August 1, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
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  9. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference PuroSpirit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).