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Today’s guest began his bjj career training with some of the biggest names the sport has ever produced and unexpectedly found himself fighting all over the world.

Andy Wang joins us to discuss the evolution of jiu-jitsu over the decades, what he misses most about the old days, the incredible relationships he built through martial arts, and how he found himself fighting all over the world when he never had that intention.

Here is The RŌL Radio with bjj instructor, educator, The Ultimate Fighter participant, and former MMA fighter for Superbrawl, Pancrase, One FC, and Rebel FC, Andy Wang.


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Episode Highlights:
3:33 Jiu-Jitsu Brought Me to China
5:21 The Gratification of Teaching
9:09 Jiu-Jitsu Explosion
19:05 Training with Legends 
27:34 Is Jiu-Jitsu for Everyone
34:51 Andy’s Early Days in MMA
53:52 Setting Goals and Following Through
1:07:31 Waldomiro Perez Jr. Question

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Kid Yamamoto Career DEEPDIVE w/Enson Inoue (ep. 118)

Norifumi Kid Yamamoto under the tutelage of Enson Inoue was the brightest star of Japan's MMA scene during it's heyday, the mid-2000's. Taken from us too soon, Kid Yamamoto passed away from stomach cancer in 2018. We ae joined by Enson Inoue himself to remember Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto, March 15, 1977 – September 18, 2018.

By the end of this one we are all crying.

Link to Enson's bracelets - http://www.destinyforever.com/

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro

1:53 Kid Yamamoto & Yakuza Issues

8:25 High School in Arizona

10:37 Yamamoto Father HATED MMA

12:38 Gym Initiation

13:24 Kid Yamamoto Father Issues

15:42 Masato Shiozawa

17:23 Kid Yamamoto Gym Partners

19:32 Kid Yamamoto Family Support

22:42 Kid Yamamoto Street Fighting

23:47 Yukinori Oguni Kid Yamamoto Yakuza Issue

29:32 Hideki Kadowaki

31:15 Josh Thompson Controversy

38:14 Stephan Pauling

40:11 Tetsuo Katsuta

42:23 Jeff Curran

43:45 Caleb Mitchell

44:27 K1 Contract Negotiations

50:11 Bare Knuckle FC

51:00 Takehiro Murahama

53:38 Kid Yamamoto Failed Drug Test

55:35 K1 Contract - Kid Yamamoto

56:17 Kazuya Yasuhiro

58:25 Tungaa Jadambaa

59:22 DECEPTION - Kid Yamamoto - Masato

1:06:30 Family Drama

1:11:50 Double Cross

1:14:20 Fighting the Yakuza

1:23:20 Enson Inuoe is Forgotten

1:26:22 Kid Yamamoto has Cancer

1:28:50 Failed by Friends

1:31:47 Sending a Message to Kid

2:32:30 Melchior & Kid Yamamoto

1:34:02 Enson Inoue - Tommy Sauer 1:36:42 Enson Inuoe Snubbed at Funeral

1:41:10 Denied Legacy

1:46:00 Lessons Learned

1:50:45 Dying without Family

1:52:26 Santi Inoue Death

1:57:50 Fighter Bond

2:00:01 MMA Detective & Miguel Iturate Wrap Up

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Enson tells the story of growing up and actually not enjoying martial arts in the early years, but the necessity of self defense pushed him to train and then he met the Gracies.  

Travelling to Japan for Racquetball gave Enson his chance to experience another culture and use his Gracie Jiu Jitsu to impress the Shooto promoters that gave him his first fight.

Learning about how Enson continued to take matches because they were difficult gives us a unique look into his warrior spirit as he wanted to push himself to the limits, which he did many times in some brutal battles. 

Enson is an extremely spiritual person and his martial arts path is very deep and inspiring.  Plus there are some hilarious stories of getting to the big leagues of MMA in the 90's