Women's grappling world champion Rikako Yuasa to be competing in Amateur QUINTET.1!!

On September 23 (Sun, holiday), the first-ever women's match for both professionals and amateurs, Amateur QUINTET.1 will be held. Rikako Yuasa's participation, a powerful Jiu-Jitsu world championship for 4 years in a row is highly anticipating. She will be joining the Jiu-Jitsu and grappling specialist team, GTS (GREAT TEACHER S, each of their master's name initial begins with an S). Interviews with Yuki Sugiuchi and Iori Echigo, tells their enthusiasms for the tournament (interviewer / Norihiro Hashimoto).

Rikako Yuasa
Amateur.1

- Who was the topic of this entry, the topic of the event?

Echigo (Pointing to Sugiuchi) It is us. Let 's get out and talk about it, then Licca - san to invite him.

Yuasa I thought that I wanted to go out first, I would like to go to the main competition (pro competition). But I wonder if five girls (team tournament) are difficult. Then ask them to speak to an amateur. "What do you want to get out of it!" If I could not invite you, I think I was watching at the venue normally (laugh).

Sugiuchi I was glad you invited me (laugh).

Yuasa I'm glad that these two people invited me. Yuki and I are dating from the time I was a high school student and I practiced quite well together.

- Mr. Sugiuchi has also been playing MMA in the past, but the basic is Jiu-Jitsu, Grappling. How do you feel about differences or unique techniques?

Sugiuchi I am scared of blowing (laugh). It is a combination technique that people can do, there are also brilliance that is different from blows. I do not have much time to practice gatsuri now because my child is small, but I started thinking about sleeping for that much. That's why I think that there are parts (skills) that are going up.

- I heard that the distance between thinking and strengthening is close.

Sugiuchi I think there is. I just do not have physical strength (laugh).

Echigo I only have to be extremely ahead (lol).

- What is the impression of QUINTET that has been held so far?

Yuasa I am watching everything with AbemaTV, but the competition that I did especially Differ Ariake , especially for the second time, remains in the impression. (Sugie) The Amazons came out. It is interesting that the fight of professional dream team and those of jujitsu we know are fighting. Basically, because we like to be extreme (laugh). QUINTET is a rule that can do it. Because Jiu-Jitsu necessarily points point emphasis.

Sugiuchi Because there is a place where I can not make mistakes.

Yuasa Even if I go to the extreme, "Sweep is waiting" or something. I will not be able to engage each other unless I do it with extreme feelings.

Only a little risk has to come.

Yuasa Since QUINTET is a rule that goes to the extreme, I think that I can go without fail to each other. Yuki is a good rule (lol).

Sugiuchi I'm completely good at it (laugh). I do not have a heel, but the outside hook is OK. Saddle (lock) too.

Yuasa Oh, that's the name of the technique. I do not know at all the name of the technique (lol).

From the left From Echigo Iori, Yuasa Rikako, Suginai Yuki

- QUINTET So what do you want to do, anticipate deployment, do you take countermeasures?

Yuasa I'm fine as I go out earnestly. Because the players behind has to think about various roles. I wonder if I can relieve it without thinking anything.

Echigo Now if it says it, "If Yuasa is a forerunner," the opponent team may come crushing hitting a big player.

Sugiuchi In a salting strategy.

Yuasa Well then, how much is it? But I can say "I am a forerunner" and let the opponent's ace go to the forefront, right?

- There is such a bargaining like that.

Sugiuchi On the other hand, when our budget salted it.

Yuasa I have to do such a strategy conference as well. But I think that it will be an interesting game for those who are watching.

- What I want to show is "extremely" after all.

Echigo I want to show lots of movement that seems to be jiu-jitsu because move is awesome.

Yuasa I am basically, the game I play is Munjeal (Jiu-Jitsu World Championship), and as a strategy it's a rolled spider (guard). That's why it is often said that "just winding" or "if you do so much".

- It is still winning right?

Yuasa Rather, it's becoming a strategy to win because it will win. With an iron wall style that does not make any mistakes. But I want to pass and I want to do it extremely, so I'm doing that kind of practice as well.

Echigo QUINTET can do it without worrying about points.

Yuasa I also do regular practice without being conscious of points. So I think that I can publish myself differently from jiu-jitsu at QUINTET.

- It may be a bit different, or maybe you can see the strongest yuasa gorako of the past.

Yuasa You can move very much. Is not Yuki so, too? But Yuki is moving, do not miss it if you go to the extreme.

Echigo Yes, I can never escape when I enter the shape (laugh).

Yuasa QUINTET is the best one. The most extreme thing I know is strong.

Sugiuchi really? I am glad that. I will be going very close now (laugh).

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- After this, I am looking forward to girls' QUINTET, but will girls like girls like girls like girls like Polaris or 10th Planet girls have?

Yuasa The name does not come out right away, but I think there are strong people.

Sugiuchi It is my wife and I do not appear in the game, but it seems there are some people who are really strong.

It may be that there are strong players who are players of Juro Russia, Central Asian Judo and Sambo.

Yuasa I am there, really. Using throwing techniques different from judo and wrestling, power is strong. In the country, Kazakhstan or Turkmenistan, "O O stun" is said. The area around that.

- I would like you to uncover such players with QUINTET.

Yuasa The gym is difficult when it is jiu-jitsu, there are many zones. But when the career is piled up and the tea belt and the black belt become really strong, the age is overlapping with marriage. That's why some players retire from the line.

- That is difficult, is not it? It's not just UFC, but does the situation change when it becomes "able to earn" or "there is a shining stage"? Is it possible to set goals?

Yuasa I think there is. I hope to be able to make girls' tournaments for both professionals. Japan representative, American representative, Brazil representative, British representative. MMA fighter 's team comes out. I want to have that kind of thing done, so I hope this time will be the chance. "Oh, Yuasa Risako, I'm interested in QUINTET" (laugh).

Sugiuchi We are quite excited and if the surroundings get excited (laugh).

Information on the event from here