Takao Yoshida, better known by his ring name TAKA Michinoku, is a Japanese professional wrestler, trainer, former mixed martial artist, and the founder of Just Tap Out (JTO). Trained by The Great Sasuke, he debuted in 1992 and became one of the most influential junior heavyweights of his generation, finding international fame during his time in the WWF (now WWE), where he became the inaugural WWF Light Heavyweight Champion. He has also enjoyed championship success across Japan, Mexico, Europe, and North America, including lengthy reigns as the FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Champion and WEW Six-Man Tag Team Champion, while simultaneously holding the World Junior Heavyweight Championship, Michinoku Pro Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship, and Kaientai Dojo Strongest-K Championship for nearly ten months. He founded Kaientai Dojo in 2002 before launching JTO in 2019, received the Tokyo Sports Technique Award in 2005, and was ranked No. 22 in the 1998 PWI 500. Since 2007, Michinoku has been a regular competitor for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), winning the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship while also spending more than a decade as a member of Suzuki-gun before joining Just 5 Guys. Widely respected as both a wrestler and trainer, his influence extends far beyond his own accomplishments, helping shape generations of wrestlers through Kaientai Dojo and JTO while remaining an active competitor well into his 50s.
198 movies · 8 shows
Mystery Wrestling #23
2026·6.0
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time
2025·0.0
NJPW New Japan Road in Ishikari 2025
2025·0.0
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous
2025·0.0
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI
2025·10.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
2025·0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
2025·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
2025·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 8
2025·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 7
2025·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 5
2025·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 4
2025·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3
2025·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 2
2025·0.0
NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
2025·0.0
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
2025·6.0
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
2025·0.0
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
2024·0.0
NJPW Royal Quest IV
2024·0.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024
2024·0.0
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
2024·0.0
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4
2024·0.0
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
2024·0.0
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
2024·0.0
NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
2024·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
2024·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
2024·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
2024·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16
2024·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
2024·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12
2024·5.5
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
2024·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10
2024·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
2024·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8
2024·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
2024·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6
2024·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
2024·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
2024·0.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
2024·0.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
2024·0.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
2024·0.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
2024·0.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
2024·0.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
2024·0.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
2024·0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
2024·0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
2024·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
2024·0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
2024·0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
2024·0.0
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
2024·0.0
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
2024·0.0
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
2024·0.0
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023
2023·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
2023·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
2023·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
2023·7.3
All Together Again
2023·0.0
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
2023·0.0
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
2023·0.0
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2023 - Day 2
2023·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
2023·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
2023·0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
2023·0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
2023·0.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
2023·0.0
JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi
2022·0.0
JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania
2022·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
2022·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
2022·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
2022·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
2022·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
2022·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
2022·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
2022·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
2022·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
2022·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
2022·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
2022·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
2022·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
2022·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
2022·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
2022·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
2022·0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
2022·8.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final)
2022·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 14
2022·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 13
2022·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 12
2022·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 11
2022·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 10
2022·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 9
2022·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 8
2022·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 7
2022·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 6
2022·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 1
2022·0.0
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 14
2022·0.0
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10
2022·0.0
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 9
2022·0.0
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 6
2022·0.0
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2
2022·0.0
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1
2022·0.0
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
2022·0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
2022·0.0
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 8
2019·0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
2019·0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
2019·0.0
ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard
2019·0.0
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1
2019·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4
2019·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
2019·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
2019·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
2019·0.0
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
2019·0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2
2019·0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1
2019·0.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
2018·0.0
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
2018·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17
2018·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15
2018·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13
2018·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11
2018·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9
2018·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7
2018·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5
2018·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3
2018·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
2018·0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
2018·0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
2018·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 4
2018·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 2
2018·0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018
2018·0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
2018·0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
2018·0.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
2018·7.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
2018·8.8
NJPW Power Struggle 2017
2017·0.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
2017·0.0
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
2017·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
2017·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
2017·0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
2017·7.0
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
2017·0.0
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
2017·10.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2
2017·0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1
2017·0.0
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
2017·0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
2017·0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
2017·0.0
The Great Sasuke
2016·0.5
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
2015·0.0
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
2014·0.0
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
2014·0.0
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
2014·0.0
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
2014·9.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
2014·0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
2014·0.0
NJPW Invasion Attack 2014
2014·0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
2014·10.0
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
2013·0.0
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
2013·0.0
NJPW Destruction 2013
2013·7.0
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
2013·9.0
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
2013·9.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
2013·0.0
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
2012·0.0
NJPW Dominion 6.16
2012·0.0
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
2012·0.0
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
2012·0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
2012·0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
2007·0.0
AJPW Realize
2005·0.0
HUSTLE-3
2004·0.0
AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary
2003·0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001·7.5
WWE WrestleMania 2000
2000·7.3
WWE Survivor Series 1999
1999·8.5
ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka
1999·0.0
The Best of Eddy Guerrero
1999·0.0
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999
1999·1.0
ECW CyberSlam 1999
1999·7.0
Battlarts Battle Fiction
1998·0.0
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
1998·8.7
WWE SummerSlam 1998
1998·9.0
WWE King of the Ring 1998
1998·7.9
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
1998·9.3
WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998·7.7
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
1998·7.3
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
1997·8.1
Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary
1997·0.0
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
1997·8.0
ECW Barely Legal 1997
1997·8.0
ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997
1997·0.0
Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days
1996·10.0
NJPW Skydiving J
1996·0.0
FMW Kawasaki Stadium 7th Anniversary
1996·0.0
NJPW Super J-Cup 1994
1994·10.0