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Kazushi Sakuraba Interview Japanese Magazine
InterviewsKazushi Sakuraba was recently interviewed by Japanese magazine Gong Kakutogi. Below are the main quotes of the interview, translated by Akira:
Gong: How is your condition since your last fight in PRIDE?
Sakuraba: It's really good.
Gong: I heard you did some hard training in the Kansai region (countryside of Japan).
Sakuraba: Actually, I rode up hills with a bicycle and did a lot of sprinting.
Gong: You trained in a natural environement this time, that's not something you usually do?
Sakuraba: Yes, that's because Tokyo doesn't have a place like this. In Tokyo I only ran on stone steps near the Takada Dojo in Ikegami.
Gong: You look bigger than before . How much do you weigh now?
Sakuraba: About 198 pounds (90kg).
Gong: 198 pounds (90kg)!
Sakuraba: I would like to add 2-5 pounds (1-2kg) if I can.
Gong: You weighed around 180-183 pounds (82-83kg) in your early fights in PRIDE and you always said that you had hard time gaining weight, so I'm surprised.
Sakuraba: I wasn't able to do any sparring after I got injured. Instead I did only weight training, which helped me to gain weight.
Gong: Did you eat more ?
Sakuraba: I didn't purposely change my way of eating, it just happened that way. When you gain weight it makes you stronger.
Gong: I saw how your fight went against Nino. Are you going try to improve your striking style?
Sakuraba: No. I was too confident during that fight, just playing (smiles). His striking is very weak so I...
Gong: Did you get headbutted during that fight?
Sakuraba: Yes, then I got the knee to my face. But I blacked out during the headbutt. That's totally my fault, I was too confident.
Gong: After that, your student Hamanaka beat him. Do you feel good about that?
Sakuraba: He was supposed to win that fight. I spar with Hamanaka and I also fought with Nino. Hamanaka is better than him, so I knew he was going win.
Gong: Nino's fight was disappointing result. Do you want fight Nino again?
Sakuraba: No, I don't want to fight Nino again.
Gong: So, who are you interesting in fighting with?
Sakuraba: Silva.
Gong: You are a grappler and Silva is a striker. Silva will only defend against your ground techniques. I think you guys are really different fighters.
Sakuraba: Silva is going fight aggressive. This is interesting.
Gong: You said few months ago that you want fight Silva for the first match of the GP.
Sakuraba: I'd have to fight three times to win Pride GP, correct? At first, the the draw was supposed to be done by lottery. I was hoping to fight Silva in this tournament, but I don't want Silva to lose before he fights to me. After that, the draw was to be decided by the organizers, so I told them that I wanted Silva. I already lost to Silva twice and he is the champion now, so justifying a third single fight with him would be difficult. But since this is a tournament, I think it makes sens that I can fight him again.
Gong: Do you think Silva is a hard guy to deal with in real life?
Sakuraba: No, I don't. I think he is most interesting for fighting.
Gong: Do you think the rules change (knees to a downed opponent) was a factor in your first loss to him?
Sakuraba: Everybody said so, but maybe it was not.
Gong: What was it then?
Sakuraba: I went straight at him. I thought that was exciting though.
Gong: But you got finished by a knee to the face, which was approved in the rules change.
Sakuraba: I don't think I lost because of the knees. I lost from the time I got in the turtle position.
Gong: It happened twice when you fought him.
Sakuraba: I was in really good shape when I fought, but he had an 18-pound (8kg) weight advantage the second time I fought him. I made a mistake...
Gong: Mistake?
Sakuraba: I hooked my legs with a guillotine choke to switch to triangle choke. Then I got dropped but still kept my legs hooked in that position. That made an angle for the dislocation of my shoulder.
Gong: You are able to analyse how you lost. So now are you able to beat him ?
Sakuraba: Yes, I think so. He is strong,but he also has weak points. For instance, he lost against Tito Ortiz by being held down.
Gong: You are a wrestler too, so I think you can do the same too.
Sakuraba: It wouldn't be interesting or too long of a fight if I did that. I don't want to work that much (smiles). I'm going make hime tap if I get the chance.
Gong: That's all I want you to say! I can't wait for this fight.
Sakuraba: After I beat Silva, I won't fight the next 2 guys(smiles).
Gong: But only the first match of the tournament is scheduled for August 10th. If you win, you'll have to fight in November in the Tokyo Dome. I think it's not a problem.
Sakuraba: I am not interested in tournaments.
Gong: You better participate if you win. I think people will be very disappointed if you pull out of the tournament.
Sakuraba: There is Mr.Tamura and Mr.Yoshida. I think either guy will be fine for dominating this tournament.
Gong: How sad that you will not be there (smiles).
Sakuraba: I am not interested in tournaments and belts. I want to get money from Silva’s bank first. I think this is the more important.
Gong: Silva's bank! It's going to be big with interest, because he's gotten money in the bank twice from you.
Sakuraba: I think the interest is already at 100%, so I'm going to take back all my money!
Gong: Many fans have big expectations about you possibly facing Yoshida or Tamura in the GP.
Sakuraba: I don't really care about this.
Gong: The championship prize money is 20 million yen(USD$165,000)!
Sakuraba: I am interested in that a little bit (smiles), but I am more interested in Silva's bank.
Gong: I understand you only have Silva on your mind but I have to ask you about Yoshida and Tamura for the fans.
Sakuraba: O.K. Go ahead.
Gong: First, what do you think about Yoshida as an MMA fighter?
Sakuraba: All his fights were too short so I can't say too much.
Gong: Alright, so what about Tamura. Originaly, he is your senior and he also fought Silva.
Sakuraba: I didn't see the entire match.
Gong: What about Takada vs. Tamura? I think a fight between Japanese fighters is emotionally exciting for the Japanese fans. Don't you want to fight with a Japanese fighter?
Sakuraba: I might be, but I honestly think it's awkward.
Gong: Awkward?
Sakuraba: I don't care about standup striking, but I like punching on the ground.
Gong: So, how about punching Silva on the ground?
Sakuraba: No problem.
Gong: So do it when you fight please (smiles). And what do you think about "Rampage" Jackson?
Sakuraba: I think he is good and always fighting very offensively, but I am more interested in the fight between Alistair vs. Liddell. That fight is going to be very interesting.
Gong: Lastly, please tell people what is your goal.
Sakuraba: I'm not going to play too much this time.
InterviewsKazushi Sakuraba was recently interviewed by Japanese magazine Gong Kakutogi. Below are the main quotes of the interview, translated by Akira:
Gong: How is your condition since your last fight in PRIDE?
Sakuraba: It's really good.
Gong: I heard you did some hard training in the Kansai region (countryside of Japan).
Sakuraba: Actually, I rode up hills with a bicycle and did a lot of sprinting.
Gong: You trained in a natural environement this time, that's not something you usually do?
Sakuraba: Yes, that's because Tokyo doesn't have a place like this. In Tokyo I only ran on stone steps near the Takada Dojo in Ikegami.
Gong: You look bigger than before . How much do you weigh now?
Sakuraba: About 198 pounds (90kg).
Gong: 198 pounds (90kg)!
Sakuraba: I would like to add 2-5 pounds (1-2kg) if I can.
Gong: You weighed around 180-183 pounds (82-83kg) in your early fights in PRIDE and you always said that you had hard time gaining weight, so I'm surprised.
Sakuraba: I wasn't able to do any sparring after I got injured. Instead I did only weight training, which helped me to gain weight.
Gong: Did you eat more ?
Sakuraba: I didn't purposely change my way of eating, it just happened that way. When you gain weight it makes you stronger.
Gong: I saw how your fight went against Nino. Are you going try to improve your striking style?
Sakuraba: No. I was too confident during that fight, just playing (smiles). His striking is very weak so I...
Gong: Did you get headbutted during that fight?
Sakuraba: Yes, then I got the knee to my face. But I blacked out during the headbutt. That's totally my fault, I was too confident.
Gong: After that, your student Hamanaka beat him. Do you feel good about that?
Sakuraba: He was supposed to win that fight. I spar with Hamanaka and I also fought with Nino. Hamanaka is better than him, so I knew he was going win.
Gong: Nino's fight was disappointing result. Do you want fight Nino again?
Sakuraba: No, I don't want to fight Nino again.
Gong: So, who are you interesting in fighting with?
Sakuraba: Silva.
Gong: You are a grappler and Silva is a striker. Silva will only defend against your ground techniques. I think you guys are really different fighters.
Sakuraba: Silva is going fight aggressive. This is interesting.
Gong: You said few months ago that you want fight Silva for the first match of the GP.
Sakuraba: I'd have to fight three times to win Pride GP, correct? At first, the the draw was supposed to be done by lottery. I was hoping to fight Silva in this tournament, but I don't want Silva to lose before he fights to me. After that, the draw was to be decided by the organizers, so I told them that I wanted Silva. I already lost to Silva twice and he is the champion now, so justifying a third single fight with him would be difficult. But since this is a tournament, I think it makes sens that I can fight him again.
Gong: Do you think Silva is a hard guy to deal with in real life?
Sakuraba: No, I don't. I think he is most interesting for fighting.
Gong: Do you think the rules change (knees to a downed opponent) was a factor in your first loss to him?
Sakuraba: Everybody said so, but maybe it was not.
Gong: What was it then?
Sakuraba: I went straight at him. I thought that was exciting though.
Gong: But you got finished by a knee to the face, which was approved in the rules change.
Sakuraba: I don't think I lost because of the knees. I lost from the time I got in the turtle position.
Gong: It happened twice when you fought him.
Sakuraba: I was in really good shape when I fought, but he had an 18-pound (8kg) weight advantage the second time I fought him. I made a mistake...
Gong: Mistake?
Sakuraba: I hooked my legs with a guillotine choke to switch to triangle choke. Then I got dropped but still kept my legs hooked in that position. That made an angle for the dislocation of my shoulder.
Gong: You are able to analyse how you lost. So now are you able to beat him ?
Sakuraba: Yes, I think so. He is strong,but he also has weak points. For instance, he lost against Tito Ortiz by being held down.
Gong: You are a wrestler too, so I think you can do the same too.
Sakuraba: It wouldn't be interesting or too long of a fight if I did that. I don't want to work that much (smiles). I'm going make hime tap if I get the chance.
Gong: That's all I want you to say! I can't wait for this fight.
Sakuraba: After I beat Silva, I won't fight the next 2 guys(smiles).
Gong: But only the first match of the tournament is scheduled for August 10th. If you win, you'll have to fight in November in the Tokyo Dome. I think it's not a problem.
Sakuraba: I am not interested in tournaments.
Gong: You better participate if you win. I think people will be very disappointed if you pull out of the tournament.
Sakuraba: There is Mr.Tamura and Mr.Yoshida. I think either guy will be fine for dominating this tournament.
Gong: How sad that you will not be there (smiles).
Sakuraba: I am not interested in tournaments and belts. I want to get money from Silva’s bank first. I think this is the more important.
Gong: Silva's bank! It's going to be big with interest, because he's gotten money in the bank twice from you.
Sakuraba: I think the interest is already at 100%, so I'm going to take back all my money!
Gong: Many fans have big expectations about you possibly facing Yoshida or Tamura in the GP.
Sakuraba: I don't really care about this.
Gong: The championship prize money is 20 million yen(USD$165,000)!
Sakuraba: I am interested in that a little bit (smiles), but I am more interested in Silva's bank.
Gong: I understand you only have Silva on your mind but I have to ask you about Yoshida and Tamura for the fans.
Sakuraba: O.K. Go ahead.
Gong: First, what do you think about Yoshida as an MMA fighter?
Sakuraba: All his fights were too short so I can't say too much.
Gong: Alright, so what about Tamura. Originaly, he is your senior and he also fought Silva.
Sakuraba: I didn't see the entire match.
Gong: What about Takada vs. Tamura? I think a fight between Japanese fighters is emotionally exciting for the Japanese fans. Don't you want to fight with a Japanese fighter?
Sakuraba: I might be, but I honestly think it's awkward.
Gong: Awkward?
Sakuraba: I don't care about standup striking, but I like punching on the ground.
Gong: So, how about punching Silva on the ground?
Sakuraba: No problem.
Gong: So do it when you fight please (smiles). And what do you think about "Rampage" Jackson?
Sakuraba: I think he is good and always fighting very offensively, but I am more interested in the fight between Alistair vs. Liddell. That fight is going to be very interesting.
Gong: Lastly, please tell people what is your goal.
Sakuraba: I'm not going to play too much this time.
Yarg!
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Djimbe said:
Dude, thats just the tournament purse.
That statement was back when he just fought Nino. That was ages ago. He is PRIDE/ Japan's hero. I know for a fact that he gets paid more than 165k. infact alot of the fighters do. The big money is in Japan,trust me on this- I follow/train MMA religiously. Still though I would not call it a worthwhile job to sustain yourself on- thats unless you're one of their top names. I would not quit my day job thats for sure.
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Yarg! said:
Wich was my Initial Point ... I mean , if I had a nickel for every time someone told me I should play in the NFL ... Trying to explain to these ppl that I have NO RUDDY CLUE as to the first rule of the game as Im not from here and didnt grow up paying any attention to it , and its not like theres a Signup Sheet at my local Grocers or Post Office ...
If you ant to use aas, start with test only and see how it works for you.
I use Test E and prop and throw in some EQ or winny pretty regularly. Since you're not worried about thigns at 400lbs, eq is fine.
Winny can be hard on the joints and I do love the winny but if you get to the point where you're confortable with AAS, throw in a stack of test,winny and deca to lube.
Really at your size, I suggest you just start with a simple cycle to get used to it, then (as you seem to know whats up with your body) go ahead and research the different gear and go for what ou like. Try a few.
You're certainly not some 19yo weighing 180 lbs with a 135 bench.
I used var all the time for weight classes and made very solid gains strength wise off it but due to cost, I stopped the var/test and go with a long and short esther test base and add whatever I feel like adding, usually eq or winny.
Eq will get your RBC's going, watch out for EPO. It can be tricky if you're not experienced.
So I recommend test-e and prop, EQ, winny,deca.
The key for you (and anyone else) is using the proper ai etc during the cycle and for pct. THAT is critical. Research that but the aas is the easy part imo.
Getting the mind fawk,(not to mention losing the nuts) that improper ai or pct can bring and the fact you won't last 15 minutes on the mat or playing b-ball is key.
Check/Research Nolv, Lotri. Clomig and HCg.
Make sense?
I use Test E and prop and throw in some EQ or winny pretty regularly. Since you're not worried about thigns at 400lbs, eq is fine.
Winny can be hard on the joints and I do love the winny but if you get to the point where you're confortable with AAS, throw in a stack of test,winny and deca to lube.
Really at your size, I suggest you just start with a simple cycle to get used to it, then (as you seem to know whats up with your body) go ahead and research the different gear and go for what ou like. Try a few.
You're certainly not some 19yo weighing 180 lbs with a 135 bench.
I used var all the time for weight classes and made very solid gains strength wise off it but due to cost, I stopped the var/test and go with a long and short esther test base and add whatever I feel like adding, usually eq or winny.
Eq will get your RBC's going, watch out for EPO. It can be tricky if you're not experienced.
So I recommend test-e and prop, EQ, winny,deca.
The key for you (and anyone else) is using the proper ai etc during the cycle and for pct. THAT is critical. Research that but the aas is the easy part imo.
Getting the mind fawk,(not to mention losing the nuts) that improper ai or pct can bring and the fact you won't last 15 minutes on the mat or playing b-ball is key.
Check/Research Nolv, Lotri. Clomig and HCg.
Make sense?
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Nice words big guy, more power to you.
Much of what you (Djimber) said regarding the level of pro mma in comparison with other sports is true, and also your comments regarding "closest to a real fight" too! From the sounds of your life experiences (and I have no reason to doubt them), you been round the block and back so have developed the ability to smell the bullshit. But you got to remember that a lot of people reading and posting here don't have those experiences or attributes.
Regards
Nice words big guy, more power to you.
Much of what you (Djimber) said regarding the level of pro mma in comparison with other sports is true, and also your comments regarding "closest to a real fight" too! From the sounds of your life experiences (and I have no reason to doubt them), you been round the block and back so have developed the ability to smell the bullshit. But you got to remember that a lot of people reading and posting here don't have those experiences or attributes.
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HGH, suspension, Var or Halo....I dont compete anymore BTW
Start light, and start incorporating cleans, snatches etc....into the workout....Great strength, adna ll around explosive speed.... Farmer walks our good for the forearms...Also pinch grips..... If you are grappling you want the grip strength to trap the forearms to transition into a submission...or just to control them if they are pummeling you....sorry for typing, I got wisdom tetth out, im fucked up on lortabs
Start light, and start incorporating cleans, snatches etc....into the workout....Great strength, adna ll around explosive speed.... Farmer walks our good for the forearms...Also pinch grips..... If you are grappling you want the grip strength to trap the forearms to transition into a submission...or just to control them if they are pummeling you....sorry for typing, I got wisdom tetth out, im fucked up on lortabs
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