Saturday, October 10, 2009

Underground Japan Fight Club by Christophe Clugston

Ok here we go. Hang on. My friend Robert (of Fight Japan fame) has shot a lot of footage of fighters and talked to some of the famous and some of the not so famous. He does a good job of capturinmg the part of the fight that can give you another moment of perspective.

He and I have talked about many things and have tossed around a million ideas (I am just that damn complicated). Anyway, I want to share some of his work with you. I think you will groove on this. This is about the Underground Fight Scene in Japan (which pays more than the PROFESSIONAL fight scene in Thailand, I might add).

This is about Hide (that is not said as if you were a monolingual English speaker--it is said in clear vowels of equal length). His story is a story of a man who finds himself in the fray. There might not be much in his life--he's a loser in Japan--but he has the fray. Just like the Norse Gods knew they would die in Ragnarok, he goes forward. Why? Well, instead of leaving it open to you to figure out--I will tell you. Maybe you will get it, maybe you will never get it.

He goes forward because THERE is a fight. A purpose. A now. An epic tale he writes at this moment.

Watch. (Feel free to give Robert feedback on his program and make sure you tell him I sent you.)

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