Yoshizo machida biography definition

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Yoshizo: I couldn’t compete in the Brazilian national championships because I’m Japanese. But in 1970, I was invited to participate in the Champions of the Champions Cup, where I beat five state champions from Minas, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Bahia. In the final, I defeated the Brazilian national champion, Caribe, who was very famous at that time.

Back then, the competition was much more violent; the goal was to take down the opponent.

Yoshizo: Lyoto likes the routine of training.

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He likes to train every day. His goal is to always improve, not only to defend his belt but to test new techniques; that’s very important in martial arts.

Yoshizo: Actually, this technique was used in China and India a long time ago. I started doing that after reading a book about a Japanese doctor who was in World War II. When the medicines ran out, he told the soldiers to drink their urine, and it worked as a vaccine.

I started doing that three years