ɪnˈaʊ stˈɑːɹɾᵻd tɹˈeɪnɪŋ bɹæzˈɪliən dʒˈɪuːdʒˈɪtsuː bˌiːdʒˌeɪdʒˈeɪ ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z æt ɹᵻlsˈɑːn ɡɹˈeɪsiz ɐkˈædəmi ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z bᵻfˌoːɹ dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ðə mætʃˈɑːdoʊ ɐkˈædəmi wˌɛɹ hiː ˈɜːnd hɪz pˈɜːpəl ænd bɹˈaʊn bˈɛlts.
Inoue started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) in the late 1980s at Relson Gracie's academy in the late 1980s before joining the Machado academy where he earned his purple and brown belts.