The Grappling Dummy: Yuki Nakai Interview
by Martial Farts on Feb 1, 2011 8:18 AM EST
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To my knowledge, this is the only fully translated video interview in the world with the legend that is Yuki Nakai.
Yuki Nakai fought Rickson Gracie in Vale Tudo Japan, was instrumental in popularising BJJ in Japan, and has guided some of Japan’s top fighters, including Shinya Aoki.
We visited the headquarters of Paraestra, Nakai-san’s network of dojos, in a small suburb of Tokyo. This is the place where the best jiu jitsu fighters in Tokyo come to practice (hence all the noise in the background while we were filming.)
In this interview, we talked about history, philosophy, and Nakai-san set the record straight about how and why he started BJJ – and it didn’t happen how most of us assume!
I hope you enjoy, please do visit and buy gear from Manto and Scramble, and proceeds will go to the next lot of interviews.
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Thanks to 46*Project for extra GV shots.
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great piece
Nakai is one of the all-time legends of MMA. What a warrior!
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thanks!
And to think it took us about 5 minutes to coax any achievements out of him!
Be water, my friend.
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by Martial Farts on Feb 1, 2011 10:35 AM EST up reply actions
I am a huge Yuki Nakai fan…
I bought Choke as much for its footage of him as for Rickson.
Thanks for getting this interview!
by Kung-Fu Joe on Feb 1, 2011 11:22 AM EST via mobile reply actions
rec'd for Nakai
I will always hate Gordeau for what he did to Nakai with the eye gouging that permanently blinded his one eye. Nakai embodies the true warrior spirit though. He defeated Kimura that night and then fought Gracie despite being blinded and then hid the injury for years so as not to give the sport a bad name.
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by Brian Hemminger on Feb 1, 2011 11:34 AM EST reply actions
yeah
Yuki is a warrior, Gordeau is a dirt bag.
Yeah I’m fighter bashing. It’s well earned.
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Great video
I’d love to see more like this. I loved the production and the intimacy of the interview… it stands apart from most of the cookie-cutter interviews MMA is usually plagued by.
Nicely done!
thanks!
I appreciate that comment.
Be water, my friend.
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http://www.thegrapplingdummy.com (my Blog)
by Martial Farts on Feb 2, 2011 4:57 AM EST up reply actions
It was a team effort!
Be water, my friend.
http://www.scramblestuff.com (Imported Japanese MMA goods!)
http://www.thegrapplingdummy.com (my Blog)
by Martial Farts on Feb 2, 2011 4:57 AM EST up reply actions
!!!!!!
Got the Summer hatin on me cus I'm hotter than the sun. Got the Spring hatin on me cus I ain't never sprung. Winter hatin on me cus I'm colder than ya'll; and I will never I will never I will never Fall.
The mat is my church, the ground is my heaven, Jiu-Jitsu is my religion. And once you hit the ground you're in my world. My world is like the ocean, I’m like a shark and most people don't even know how to swim - Draculino
Awesome as usual
I look forward to these more than I look forward to new Episodes of Top Gear (UK).
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wow
A lofty compliment indeed!
Be water, my friend.
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http://www.thegrapplingdummy.com (my Blog)
by Martial Farts on Feb 2, 2011 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
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