Nikolai Kudryashov - director, screenwriter. The producer and actor is the Russian champion in fights without rules. He founded the domestic Federation of mixed martial arts.
Nikolay Vyacheslavovich in practice proved versatile giftedness. He became a titled athlete, organized the Federation of Mixed Martial Arts, tried his hand in the role of an actor, wrote scripts, was engaged in directing, producing.
Road to destination
The biography of the celebrity began in 1977. Nikolai was born in Leningrad on December 2. The boy was involved in sports from early childhood. He was especially interested in martial arts. In his youth, Kolya learned about fights without rules. The first tournaments were held in nightclubs in St. Petersburg. At the same time, the technique of new martial arts was developed and adopted.
In 1991, a professional club was opened. It held the competition "Universal Fighter". The status of an international organization received four years later, along with the name "Red Devil". Master trainers held master classes in it, the composition of the domestic first fighting team was formed.
In 1996, Kudryashov patented by no means, an octagonal ring with a framing from a grid for competitions. This development is now used for tournaments. The organization, called the Federation of Combat without Rules, was created by a twenty-year-old guy in his hometown.
The spectacular sport gained official status as the chosen youth. Competitions have been legalized. The IMA includes 14 countries. The first European tournament was held in the hometown of Nikolai. By that time, the athlete had written a code of rules, which described in detail the basic techniques of style. Kudryashov himself continued his own development.
After a couple of years, he won the championship in mixed martial arts in Russia. The fighter performed abroad, fought with eminent opponents. In a duel with Michael Bofet in the project "Russia against the whole world" Kudryashov received in 2000 the world title.
Matter of life
MFC Mix-fight Championship - Fighting without rules "and the M-1 Fighting League" M-1 "were created by 2002. In the same period, the athletes entering the club represented their native country at the international championship in the USA. Battles with colleagues from different countries.
A decade later, the Professional Fighting League began work, and a sports organization was headed by Kudryashov. In 2013, the athlete developed the rules for a new martial arts SPARTA, dedicated to the battle at Thermopylae. It became famous after the release of the painting "30 Spartans."
For unusual team battles, a new ring called "Thermopyl", resembling a gorge, was created. The fighter patented the invention.
Kudryashov’s film career is also noteworthy. He made his debut in 2003 in Butaev's mini-series The Game Without Rules. The project combined sports chronicles and stage shots. Real athletes were invited as artists. Among them was Nikolai, who received a key role.
Cinema and sports
In 2009, the athlete starred in the action movie "Attraction" created according to his own script. His character was Glory Shark, a confident fighter. He can solve all the problems, both sports and life.
The filmography was complemented by a humorous project in the style of action "Gouging". The fighter reincarnated as a professional athlete leading a life without worries. This continued until a meeting with a business woman who wanted to receive protection from unfriendly competitors. She hires a guy for her guard. Together with Nikolai starred Julia Kuvaeva.
Together with Violetta Getmanskaya in 2012, Kudryashov starred in "Island of Dreams", a romantic comedy. The tape was released only in 2016. Then the artist was seen in the action movie Hammer. He played the referee. The main characters of the love-sports drama are the characters of Oksana Akinshina, Alexei Chadov, Panfilov and Sergey Chirkov.
In one of his latest works, Kudryashov not only performed the main character, but also acted as a director. The biographical sports drama "Sparta" shows the fate of an athlete engaged in fighting without rules. Together with Nikolai, the film was attended not only by professional actors, but also by athletes.
