The Grappling Dummy: Yuki Nakai

Supported by Manto and Scramble. 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