on defeating Gracie family - It's was luck... What a humble guy

This guy is hardly mentioned in mainstream fighting and yet he is a legend.A extremely humble person who should be spoken of more.

Kazushi SAKURABA LOVE FROM BRAZIL We RESPECT YOUR GREATNESS

One of the greatest fighters of all time. Much love.

He is such a brave and respectful athlete. Not like fighters who hype for a fight win by split desicion and say they are the best.

Great interview... Sakuraba is arguably the best pound for pound fighter in MMA history, he'd be a welterweight in today's MMA and this is a guy that used to tap out light-heavyweights... what an absolute legend.... thanks for the upload 👍

So much respect for this man.

Sakuraba and Fedor will always be the best of the best. Humble and Wise!

to me this guy is such a amazing fighter

sakuraba is the g.o.a.t he was fighting dudes 30 pounds heavier than him and winning

The fucking legendary Sakuraba!!! He will and alwaus will be a legend

MMA god.

if only the gracies respected saku as much as he respects them........ hmm

1) His office in a Tokyo suburb. 2) I have connections through years of visiting Tokyo, living in Japan, and interviewing people (see the other videos on my channel) 3) Seems fine, didn't really want to talk about it 4) The R word was forbidden. He still trains. 5) I would like to see him do such a thing! Thanks for watching

he was always in control of fast grapling, this style is so fast and precise on the ground, hes one of my favorite fighters of all time, his fights are the most exciting in my opinion, hes a true mma legend

Sakuraba was a pure catch wrestler that truly had his own style. There was alot of catch wrestlers in Japan but he was so smooth and technical with his submissions, and take downs. He owned the double wrist lock aka Kimura. Ive seen alot of strong, powerful wrestlers/mma guys have trouble submitting guys with it. But once Sakuraba locked it in it was over. I dont know how he pulled it off because its a common move to defend. His grip was so relaxed and yet guys couldnt get out! lol

So he did amateur wrestling at 68 kilos (149lbs) , and fought guys like 2002 cro cop and randleman.. wtf

Great Saku . I have always been his fan,When I started in Brazilian jiu-jitsu . One special hello from brazil.

very humble and modest considering he actually destroyed the gracies

This guy is my favourite fighter, for many reasons. He fought the best, small and large and generally did very well. Fearless and humble.

This man has always been my favorite fighter. I loved back in the early days of his career he would always involve the crowd, look out of the ring and wink or smile. 95% of the fight he was expressionless giving you the impression he was walking his dog in the park or sitting on the shitter! Just fucking with his opponents mind by doing nothing emotional or giving off a excited look...... just a walk in the park! His true respect for his opponent and genuine concern about a man he just put the hurt on! Elbow dislocation and a yell to the ref to stop it so no more damage was caused! What a class act! Every punk in the Lame UFC should get some history lessons from classic badasses like Kazushi or Randy! Even some Ufc fighters like GSP are someone to look up to. Guys with true CLASS! Thanks Mr. Kazushi Sakuraba for the lessons in life and in respect ! From a guy over in the USA.

Thank you,I've never had a chance to see saku outside a ring,I wish ufc would bring him in as an ambassador. my favorite since I would buy pride DVDs at media play in the late 90s,most mma fans have never seen him fight,this guy is an artistic martial artist. :-)

so humble, and funny in the ring with his antics.

so much respect for this guy. cheers from Brazil!

Very humble man who does not strut about with his many wins, including his wins competing with the Gracies. He attributed it to luck and said that on another day, he might lose. He explained that win or lose also depended on whether or not it was your off day, and that it could also happen to him. True. Some days, we are just not in top form, and we know it. Your body somehow feels lethargic or your mind is not calm. (Using drugs to deal with that is cheating) Two contestants can fight a hundred times, and there is no guarantee that one will win all one hundred fights, he said. True again. Sometimes, it takes a silly mistake, a miscalculation, a wrong judgement, or just that split second when your mind is not focussed, and your opponent gets you on your chin and it's KO, or locked in an arm and it's a submission. Mind-body coordination which must move at supersonic speeds is very important in fights, and no matter how many times you have sparred, no matter how many different partners you have sparred with, you can never know if you are faster both in mind and body than your opponent on THAT day until you fight with him. All that he said were true and I am sure every martial artist who has sparred and fought in the cage knows this. Some winners would boast, but Sakuraba was honest about it, and humbly admitted that well, he was just lucky. However, I must say what he would not say, that is, overall, he is also skilful. There's no doubt about it. Obviously, you can't win a fight depending only on Lady Luck if you are an orange or yellow belt level and fighting a black belter. To win, you are gonna need a whole shedload of luck to land a punch right into his chin and knock him out. Show less Reply

Thank you for the interview. Love from Russia to the OG

One of the greatest MMA fighters of all time. The roll he went on in the early pride days was outstanding,but Pride wrecked him , putting him in free weight G P tournaments and putting him in against much bigger men in the days when weight classes were starting to be introduced. He was burnt out after a short time.

He was the one i learned most from. His technical dvd, not in person :) After practicing with a friend, and learning from it, we both went to judo classes. From the start we could beat 100% beginner students on the ground and 50% of senior ones. Thanks master Saku!

It's amazing how one man destroyed an entire legacy.

this guy is a legend and seems humble. wish he could have been in the ufc

true martial artist

Absolutely golden! Thanks so much for the rewind! Love this guy!

Humble Legend!

I love YOU guys for loving Sakuraba, THE GOD OF JAPANESE MMA! Thank you!

Thank you for conducting and presenting this interview to us. Great comments, concepts, and also questions to get more insight from Saku san... Outstanding job.

its lovely dude!! cheers from Brasil

Think I just found my favourite fighter of all time.. Dudes so humble and respectful to his opposition he owned that shit

it works! thanks for posting the interview guys, this is amazing.

Humble man,he was fine with a white belt for his gi at Chute Boxe!

wow using his ways of thinking & diverting, i can now defeat so many opponents, ty saku legend

Thank you for posting this video! Sakuraba is a legend!

Krying Led I am always ganna say yes about him, even fighting dudes half his age, and to say he could handle himself in UFC is understating Saku as a wise man and amazing fighter..... I don't think that the UFC could handle him.....:) he would out class 95% of the clowns in the (U)ltimate (F)ucking (C)rap. Holy fuck did he get crushed a few times back in the day..... but always was gracious in a loss. Always a genuine warrior and respected by almost everyone.

Thanks to gracies and sakuraba for showing us the great arts of ground games and freestyle fighting

GOD DAMN, I NEVER KNEW THAT SAKURABA WAS SO FUCKING HUMBLE.

Good music and excellent interview. Thanks from France !

My favorite part is his promotion and love of pro wrestling his credibility as a true fighter elevates the sport. Ambassador and a true legend The Gracie Hunter

It's finally here :'D thank you SCR

Ossu! proud to train catch wrestling and BJJ... best combo fpr grappling there is! Sakuraba is the man... Thanks for the effort to get us access to this beautiful material Matt and Scramble! Ossu! Max

A true warrior. One of the only fighters that fought fearlessly against bigger opponents. But mostly I respect his heart. Such a strong spirit and a great entertainer.

Had his MMA career been in North America, in the correct weight class @ Welterweight or Lightweight (here many at 175-180lbs walk around weight cut down to Lightweight, Welterweights walk around even heavier), with proper training methods & modern camp behind him with strength-training, striking and grappling coaches (he was basically self-taught at MMA and relied mostly on his Catch Wrestling & Pro Wrestling past), he could easily have been the greatest ever in his chosen weight class...

Anyone who enjoys MMA today owes respect to this man. He brought about lasting changes in our sport.

His match with Carlos Newton was a classic. Anyone wanting to get into BJJ, Catch Wrestling, etc should watch that match. The submission attempts and escapes in that match was amazing. It was a science.

Such a humble man and a great, great fighter.

Amazing person. Thank you!

Man, this guy is unbelievably humble.

I understand, he trained a lot, so he acted by his instinct skill, because important fast emergency decision much less than a second. By grabbing your limb he knows what or how the next act by instinct.

This is very well done.Subscribed.

Unbreakable.

sakuraba, such a legend and a humble warrior. beating all those gracies and saying it was just luck. people should follow this guy's example.

THE TRUE G.O.A.T

Scramble + Saku = MIND BLOWN

Incredible talent and absolutely no ego problem whatsoever pleasant guy and really enjoyed what he did

Truly a gentleman and a champion.

That man is a true legend and a class act

what a humble guy!! LEGEND!!!

Kazushi Sakuraba, um lutador muito respeitado aqui no Brasil. 🇧🇷 Saiba que nós gostamos muito de você.

This might be the smartest MMA fighter I’ve ever came across

Grande Homem!

that sequence with tamura is awesome

Man, awesome interview! Hopefully, you would do an interview with Minowaman!

Excellent!

"I trained in the gi at chute boxe. Strangely, I felt quite comfortable while doing it..... I was surprised how easy it was."

so humble . LEGEND

Scramble, make the sakuraba grappling shorts in XXL. Big dudes need love too.

和　二系ブラジル人　として　さくらば　選手　お　尊敬します。Respect for this real warrior!!

Grande saku, quisiera ver este video en español saludos desde Colombia

A wonderful gentlemen

Os japoneses são de uma humildade, top....fora do normal mesmo

imagine how successful he would be if he was just starting now, he was incredible at his peak,massively respected in both MMA and pro wrestling by fans and athletes

Very humble man

Would love to see him compete at Metamoris, GI or no GI.

Sakuraba: A man who fights simply for the love of it.

LEGEND!

Legend

Yes...

Saku, we love you.

Humility

I agree. If you think about it from 1997-2001, there was no other MMA fighter capable of pulling off what Sakuraba did. Rickson maybe, but we'll never know because that fight was cancelled.

Greatest of all time.

A Legend!

Saku is such a legend

"it was luck"lol...Sakuraba is too humble and have great sense of humor,mauling G.family by their own rules.even "the greatest"gracie have no balls to fight him,that is just amazing

no doubt.

This guy was like boss at the end of a arcade game, a fucking monster

If you listen here, there's some very sage advice "between the lines". The parts he's having difficulty articulating, about consciousness and directing it -- finding places where the opponent isn't focused, are the most valuable. It's not "hocus pocus" or metaphysics. Key excerpt: "I don't think anyone [opponent] can be conscious of the entire body."

the greatest loved

legend.

hi,,,lods it's new friend from miss grachii of Philippines done to yuo!

He should be however he wants to be about it really. He just chooses a classier path. When you're good you don't have to talk about it, people know it. same goes for when you're bad.

Sempais he meant as his superior colleagues,he started his shoot wrestling and MMA career as an Uchi-Deshi at the UWF-I Snake Pit. Which means he got treated as crap on a daily basis just to learn some shoot wrestling and get a chance to participate in the shows. When he started getting involved in shows the UWF-I company started going down(not because of him but because of promotional and financial troubles) and then he turned to Kingdom Pro Wrestling and then to MMA.