Daiki Yonekura
Daiki Yonekura is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt from Tokushima, Japan. He began training at the age of 17 and quickly developed a competitive style focused on aggressive guard passing and modern leg-lock systems.
Daiki received his black belt from Yuki Nakai in 2021. Since then, he has established himself as one of the most successful Japanese competitors in both gi and no-gi divisions, winning major national and international tournaments.
Based in Tokyo, Daiki trains at IGLOO and Reversal Gym Tokyo and teaches at several academies across the city. In addition to competing internationally, he regularly conducts guard pass and leg lock seminars in Japan and Korea. He has also represented AL Leone in professional team competitions such as AIGA.
Main Achievements:
- AIGA Champion’s League Final (2025) – Bronze (Team AL Leone)
- ADCC Vegas Open (2024) – Gold
- ADCC Sydney Open (2024) – Gold
- ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials (2024) – Silver
- IBJJF Pan Pacific Championship (2024) – Gold
- AIGA Global Qualifier (2024) – Team Winner
- Battleground Superfight (2024) – Winner
- IBJJF Pan Pacific No-Gi Championship (2023) – Gold
- IBJJF Pan Pacific Championship (2023) – Silver
- United World Wrestling Grappling World Championship (2022) – Gold
- JBJJF All Japan Championship (2021) – Gold
- JBJJF All Japan No-Gi Championship (2021) – Gold
@ daikibjj
