Birthdate - 1/12/66
6'6" 304 lbs. - Georgia

Athletic background - Kyokushin Karate, Track & Field

Professional background - RINGS(`93-`01)

Team - RINGS Georgia

Career Highlights -
- Makes it to the finals of the 1993 Battle Dimensions tournament
- Defeats Yoshihisa Yamamoto to take third in Battle Dimensions `96
- Leads Team Georgia to victory in Battle Dimensions `98 by KOing Joop Kasteel and Hans Nyman
- Knocks out Tsuyoshi Kohsaka to retain his title at Akira Maeda's Retirement show

Favorites -
- Spinning Back Kick
- Front High Kick
- Clinched Knee
- Body Punches
- Mid Kick
- Leg Kick

Ringwork Rating -
technique - 5
science - 3
counters - 2
transitions - 4
diversity - 4
power - 5
strikes - 7

Intangible Rating -
entertainment - 5
selling - 5
toughness - 6
carrying - 5
heat - 7
star level - 6

Place in History - Years in Kyokushin and Full Contact Karate trained Bitsadze Tariel for the vigors of RINGS competition. While not the most athletic looking, Tariel's size and varied strikes got him over. While people like Dick Vrij were more aggressive and Willie Williams were more imposing, Tariel was a combination of those two and he brought crazy strikes that the fans loved. When he was in there with the most talented fighter, Tariel was was able to have some really exciting fights with striking against grappling. Though not the best, he was one of the important figures of RINGS's formative years, who maintained his stardom in