So with masters worlds going on this weekend we had some great matchups in the world of Brazilian jiu-jitsu , one of the most high profile wins was taken by highly underrated BJJ ace Tomoya Yanagisawa.
To say this Tomo Yanagisawa has flown below the radar is putting it very lightly. Initially a Purebred representative, later studying under he’s gone on to train in brazil at the Team B9 Barbosa Jiu-jitsu academy in Sao Paulo and more recently return to japan and now open his own chain of academies.
Tomoya Yanagisawa Jiu-Jitsu in focus
this recent match with Demetrius Johnson is not first at the elite level as he’s faced and managed to use his open guard to completely shut down the vast majority of his opponents check out the video of him neutralizing the amazing passing pressure and variety of Gui Mendes take a look at this masterful step by step breakdown on guard retention from pretty much possible style of pass
Yuya Yanagisawa in action BJJ Matches Below
Tomoya Yanagisawa open Guard vs Paulo Miyao
I’ve also added an in depth interview with him laying out his entire career in the art of jiu-jitsu.
which is a pretty much bio and great peek into his experience and training—> link attached here
