MMA While googling for Sakuraba images from his recent wrestling bout, I came across these old videos of Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Kiyoshi Tamura. Tamura is one of the most underrated Japanese fighters out there, in my opinion. He was incredibly strong and a very mean grappler. I don’t believe he ever had any interest in pursuing
Off Topic We’re fascinated by the many facets of Japanese culture, both the wholesome, happy stuff like temples and gyoza, and the guady neon underworld. I am less than enamoured with bosozoku though, as they used to wake me up EVERY FRIKKIN NIGHT rolling past my apartment revving their engines… Enjoy this badass video.
BJJ Last time I met Kinya, he was saying he was trying to find a way to translate the show into English. There are a lot of past shows that would be great translated into English, but, this is a great start. MMA fighter VV Mei Yamaguchi translates Kinya’s talking over footage of the 2013
BJJ Another corker from Kinya Hashimoto showcasing the slick jiu jitsu emerging in Japan. If you have time I strongly recommend sitting down and watching it – there are some future world contenders on display here including Robert Satoshi and Scrambler Rikako Yuasa. 【橋本欽也の柔術プリースト #78 アブダビワールドプロ2013日本予選】 Kinya Hashimoto’s Jiu Jitsu Priest #78:Abu Dhabi World Pro Jiu
BJJ If you’re a jiu jitsu nerd and a Japanophile (and let’s face it, if you’re looking at our site, you are probably both of those) then Jiu Jitsu Priest is heaven condensed into a youtube video. Watch Kinya Hashimoto and the lovely Rikako Yuasa discuss what’s happening on the Japanese BJJ scene.
BJJ Nakamura Daisuke is one of the top black belts in Japan – multiple time all-Japan weight and open weight champion at black belt. This year he plans to attack the Europeans and the World Championship. You can follow his progress on his blog, http://www.d-nakamura.com/ . There’s English content alongside Japanese content, and it’s a good