The Grappling Dummy: Yuki Nakai
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
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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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and Jim Kang.
Thanks to 46*Project for extra GV shots.
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*** Translation error ***
×「Representative Of The Japanese Shooto commission」
○「Japan Shooto Association President」
He's sooo humble and he doesn't realize that his silence about his injury for the good of the sport is one of the most commendable things ever done for martial sports. This man is a legend.
You don't have any major achievements?! Yuki u have tons:
Ok first of all u won the shoot welterweight champion in 1994.
Then you made it to the finals of the Vale tudo tournament. Now get this he fought 3 times in one night in his first fight his opponent was Gerard, a 6 foot 6 guy who was 110kg. So he was a foot and 50kg bigger than Yuki. Now the story of this is Gerard eye gouched him so much that he permanently became blind in the right eye. And he still manage to win by submission!!! And then he fought a fighter who was 15cm taller and 50kg heavier and still won all the while getting punched in the eye which had been severly poked!!! #MAd respect and what makes it even better was that is th e rle he plays in the MMA today of Japan Yuki Nakai went on to create his own BJJ gym. There he has brought to light some of the best Japanese born BJJ fighters the world has seen. His much coveted techniques have been out on display in some of the world’s best competitions, with fighters like Yukinori Sasa, Kazuya Satoh, Yusuke Honma, Yoshihiko Matsumoto, Arabe Kenji amongst many others and including MMA superstar Shinya Aoki. Aoki was at one point one of the main figures of the gym and one of it’s assistant instructors. Unfortunately his “bad boy” antics on the ring, namely his less then amicable attitude towards a fellow competitor (Mizuto Hirota) “flipping him off” after breaking his arm on a match, took Yuki Nakai to publicly apologise and take Aoki off the assistant instructor roster.
+Thai Tran Just take this kid away from your avatar and i will take serious what you writing....
Gerard Gordeau is a shit fighter that cheats like a crazy bitch and still loses to fighters half his size, Gerard is absolutely useless in the ring, and a useless human being....
What he's telling is true you fuckin idiot!!!
I've been out of BJJ for almost half a year due to a sprained collarbone. So, to get my spirits up I come here to watch the toughest, most badass man in BJJ history talk about how he's not really a big deal.
one of the toughest persons alive!
True WARRIOR. Respect from Brazil.
i like how he teaches basics and wants his students to create their own style
Yes, it reminds me of my Sensei. I came from a Taekwondo background for 6 years before coming to him for MMA. As I was trying to "empty my cup" and learn only the proper technique for proper kickboxing stance and grappling techniques, I would show a little frustration in adapting to some of the movements and asked him if it's okay to sometimes use a TKD technique when I saw an opportunity.
He told me (and I am paraphrasing),"I don't care what you do, so long as it works! You can't fight like me or some other guy, you fight like you! I'm only teaching what I know and what I've come to experience. How you interpret and use that is up to you!"
After I learned to accept my past training and just do what feels natural while still experimenting with what works, I have become so much more successful in my training and competition. If it works for you, do it!
***** get your taekwondo shit outta here haha
Mybadah808
I'm sorry, did I upset you? Care to elaborate what it is you didn't like about what I said about Taekwondo, exactly?
***** He's a Fedora Black Belt. Ignore him.
Heart of the Year of 1995
He's a True Warrior.
You have to love Yuki Nakai. He is a warrior and very inspiring. Great little video.
Mr Nakai is not a man. He is a lion.
what a nice person he is
Great documentary. I like his sense of humor and his modesty. I also like how he took that defeat. He didn't see it as a reason to quit, but to improve. I would really like to train under him.
I just knew him of the Choke documentary and I didnt think much of him, just that he lost and that he could have used another submission. But after hearing this guy speak I am totally amazed and feel stupid for not researching about him earlier. I always thought that Enson was the true representative of Yamato Damashii but this guy def. holds the crown. When I go to japan I had the plan to visit Jiro or at least his younger son and eat at their restaurant; I now added the plan to also visit Yuki Nakais gym and roll with them. Great words, thank you.
Did you go ???
Japan has definitely left their mark on the world.
Thanks for sharing Japan...
I had the privilege of training with this gentleman last Friday at the Daido Juku honbu dojo. He, was warm, personable & considering I speak no Japanese a superb communicator. I was very impressed with him as a ne-waza teacher and a person. All the best Nakai Sensei
Truly, your feedback has been most enlightening! Thank you!
You have to see the documentary called "Choke" about Rickson Gracie. You can see this badass fight on the Vale Tudo tournament against people almost twice as heavy and won!
wow good job, your videos are getting better and more insightful all the time.
Nakai the true humble warrior. Mad respect! Watch this interview and watch the interview with Gordeau. 'Nuff said..
Wow, this is a mantra. Nakai is very humble but is teaching on another level. Thank you to those who posted this video.
Excellent interview, great job!
Total badass.
Sorry about the injury.
Is truly remarkable that this little iland make such mark to the world, this is really a great achievement . Obrigado Japão.
nice Documentary.
Yuki Nakai has a good heart, Vale Tudo 1995 shows it all
great respect for Yuki Nakai he's one of the best MMA fighter
i must train with this man, i have done so much research on him and he is the honest to goodness best of the best. This is a true black belt, this is what it means to be a martial artist. oss.
A Spirited Legend!
Very nice interview..correct to his words about everything he said Yuki Nakai Sensei...hello from Athens-Greece
Great report. Siento una profunda admiración por este Guerrero, akai demuestra un maravilloso espíritu marcial
Many years ago MEN were the most dangerous thing in the world but now at days is all about how much money you make and how easy you can make it and this goes to everyone no matter which country you come from this is why there's a few good Warriors out there who dedicate them self to be better each day
all your documentaries are top notch! thanks for another very interesting one!
amazing video, thank you very much for your quality documentaries.
thanks for sharing Scramble
It'd be an honor to meet such a great man like this
Humble, talented, tough. True warrior. Max respect
Im so glad he's fine and well. I grew up thinking Nakai got blinded in one of his eyes due to the Choke documentary. I had so much respect for him fighting all those men that over sized him. Tremendous heart. Nothing but respect to Mr. Nakai.
Actually, he IS blind from his right eye. He was succesful in BJJ regardless of that, which makes the story even more inspiring.
What a legend.
man now i feel bad for the guy didn't know he became blind after that fight, but his eyes looked disgusting and they looked beyond repair. This guy fought dude twice his size and weight and multiple giants in one night including Rickson Gracie!!!! May god grant you a great life and no pain, and thanks for putting MMA on the map! Yuki Nakai the Giant slayer
Excellent Documentary.
Such a nice philosophy. And wonderful humility so lacking in today's' world.
Awesome interview
thx for this interview
man i love this guy hes awesome I remember vale tudo japan
I feel that the music was perfect.
great documentary!
legend!
What a legend.
We brazilians just spread YOUR japanease art! Arigato sensei!,
A true MMA pioneer and legend in the sport.
good documentary bro....keep it up!
Legend
This guy is a fucking BADASS
The music is unique.
warrior spirit!
On a second viewing, the music was a little overbearing at times. Your feedback has been most enlightening!
Humble bloke
This guy is a modern day warrior!
Leyenda! Extraordinario!
As an outsider looking in, I really love Japanese culture.
I'm 100% sure that I'd want to learn grappling under Yuki Nakai.
what a great documentary!
by the way.. what means paraestra?
Legend
Real hero 💪💪💪
really inspired by this guy yuki naki. but I still would like to say that he could be saved or protected by the doctor, judge and the orgnazation itself.
nice doc :)
@fatmelonn i think it's from a greek work. might be Palaestra?
True warrior in and outside the cage
nakai, sakuraba, yoshida, funaki, aoki. from the japanese side
If anyone ever built a shrine to MMA, Yuki Nakai's picture has to be on the altar.
And this is why they call Rickson samurai.
Rickson would not punch him in the face after Yuki's eye was damaged in the previous fight.
it is in reference to the shooto aka shoot wrestling
a true player
Alguém sabe qual o canal de Yuki Nakai por gentileza
HERO
A true warrior OUS.
@RodrigoVanilla93 Thank you!
All about cross training. ;)
There is no one true martial art.
Wise words from a legend.
respect
Yuri a True Warrior.
Not surprising that most of the greatest practitioners of martial arts turn out to be like philosophers
Спасибо тебе ты дал надежду что леговес может сломать большого.большой поклон
The man himself
@willyboy the famous willyboy! Thank you!
music seems inappropriate....would be better without it
Respect from Russia. Yki Nakai. I'm from Russia.
👍
What degree black belts does Nakai sensei hold in Judo and BJJ?
@grapplingdummies Exactly. A somewhat erroneous romanisation of katakana writing for palaestra.
@wurkafeela Thank you very much.. ;)
@grapplingdummies google images! type palaestra, that should do it!
its a japanese borring of the greak Palestra meaning wrestling hall
I think it means lecture
i hope you have tons of money n never have a sad day again. japan is proud.and no im sure no one relized how much of japans roots have spread to the world ...n really sumbmissions are japans ideas man. an the Gi . cool to know..i hate that you foght 3 times n some dude beats you to be champ how do you have pride on that...
diego: india and china had submissions before japan was created.
nice music
awesome im going to watch choke lol
I thought this dude was blind in one eye?
Bad Ass Worrior
6:17 and on. Was the releast shit i ever heard.
Nevaeha 👪
WHAT.?! I THOUGHT HE WAS BLINDED. THATS WHAT THE OTHER VIDEO SAID
blind from one eye.
2011? and i’m just now seeing this amazing video? i always wondered what happened to him. not enough to google anything apparently. interesting and very well done