BJJ Our hero and now long time collaborator Kazushi Sakuraba will face Renzo Gracie (the coolest Gracie if you ask us, hahaha) at the next Metamoris event. This is the kind of legendary grappling match up fans have been waiting for, for years. We can’t wait to see the outcome and to produce some exciting content
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
MMA This video caught my attention like no other has recently. And yes, I’m not afraid to admit it, it brought a tear to my eye. It’s probably because of my emotional investment in Sakuraba and also the connection to Japan, where I used to live. I miss Sakuraba’s glory days. I miss Japan. I miss
BJJ Stuck in a YouTube hole, I found myself stumbling across some fantastic old catch wrestling videos, which makes a change from the kind of video I usually end up watching. Did you know Bjork’s stalker’s suicide video is on there? Scary stuff. Anyway, I found this video of Billy Robinson and Billy Riley, two legenday