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It’s just so Zen.
Imanari’s creative spirit, the same spirit that embodies itself when he destroys people’s limbs in the ring, has found a new outlet – shouty thrash metal. (Sorry if I incorrectly described this kind of music, I have no idea what it is.)
He’s no Genki Sudo, but I think he could take Genki Sudo in a fight anyway.
Enjoy!
A friend made this for us, and we can’t stop watching it.
Check it out!
Early Christmas time!
Grab this 1920 x 1080 graphic for your computer or computing device here.
May not increase productivity but will definitely make you give a triumphant fist pump every time you minimise windows and get a glimpse of it.
Click through for full size!
This video caught my attention like no other has recently. And yes, I’m not afraid to admit it, it brought a tear to my eye.
It’s probably because of my emotional investment in Sakuraba and also the connection to Japan, where I used to live.
I miss Sakuraba’s glory days. I miss Japan. I miss Pride.
I have a Sakuraba “Water” T-shirt that I bought at Pride Middleweight GP Opening Round 2005, where I saw Sakuraba fight. It’s the most memorable fighting-related memory I have. When Sakuraba entered the arena, we all stood as if our seats were electrified and cheered and shouted under the strobes and the smoke and the fireworks,
This video makes me think of the Japanese concept of 物の哀れ – Mono no aware. The Sadness of Things. That everything is transient and fleeting and that any strong emotional feeling or attachment will ultimately end in sadness when it passes.
Enjoy!
I was pretty impressed with the South Korean team’s performance at London 2012. They had a few really good guys who seemed to have gas for days, relentless in their attacks.
This is a very well put together promo on the team, put together by Adidas.
Check it out!
Stuck in a YouTube hole, I found myself stumbling across some fantastic old catch wrestling videos, which makes a change from the kind of video I usually end up watching. Did you know Bjork’s stalker’s suicide video is on there? Scary stuff.
Anyway, I found this video of Billy Robinson and Billy Riley, two legenday wrestlers from the north of England. I couldn’t help but get nostalgic – I’ve never been to Wigan but I imagine there are not many strapping young lads practising wrestling in the fields anymore. Unless you count drinking cheap cider and snorting legal highs as wrestling. Which I don’t.
I truly think it is a shame that there are no more coaches like Billy Robinson, no passion for catch wrestling left in the UK. I am sure there are some great coaches still around – if you know any, let me know. But it just seems a shame to me that England could produce such a talented group, that spread catch wrestling around the world (Sakuraba learnt a lot from Robinson), and then for it to fade away so rapidly.
While I was getting nostalgic for wrestling, I was reminded of Josh Barnett’s fight at the last Dream NYE – a really nice example of the terrible beauty of real pro-wrestling. Fast transitions, nasty submissions, and athleticism.
And then, for good measure, enjoy the greatest tag team match I’ve ever seen – a “scripted” pro-wrestling bout that turns very, very nasty. But Sakuraba doesn’t mind, he’s got a mean streak too…
Videos after the jump.
Wow, this is a really great Steven Seagal video.
Of course, any video with Seagal in it is great, especially this one.
But this one is very special.
Things to note:
1) Interviewer is superimposed after the fact
2) Seagal states he was sent to Japan as a very young boy and brought up in the dojos of Japan. (Note: He was brought up in Michigan.)
3) Seagal also states that he was brought up in the deep south somewhere learning to play the blues from his best friend BB King. Amazing that he can be brought up in two places at once!
4) He will teach “secret stuff” to “high bodyguards” in Moscow. Welcome to Crazy Egomaniac Town, population: SEAGAL!
5) Seagal can apparently now add Russian to his list of ethnic backgrounds. (Note: at various times Seagal can appear to be black, Italian, native American, Japanese or Chinese.)
Enjoy!
We, as a brand, take inspiration from a lot of places, many you might not expect from a fightwear brand.
Check out these promotional videos from Horiyoshi III, probably the most famous Japanese tattoo artist in the world.
Horiyoshi & James Quaintance from I Owe Youth on Vimeo.
Skin Deep: Horiyoshi III from Johnnie Shand Kydd on Nowness.com.
And now for something completely different.
The first in a series of reviews of Japanese canned coffee.
Canned coffee is EVERYWHERE in Japan. You can’t go more than a few feet without being assaulted by a vending machine. It’s almost as if Japanese people are powered by canned coffee. They need to drink one to keep moving, the way a four wheel drive drinks petrol.
Walking fast, drinking coffee, uh oh, I have finished my coffee… can’t… move… must make it… to… next vending machine… (inserts 100 yen) ka-chink! slurp YOSH! Let’s go let’s go!
Etc.
Without further ado, here is part 1.
European!
BRAND
GEORGIA
NAME
EUROPEAN
TAGLINE
Relax with a Deep Flavour
ENGRISH VALUE
Only mild amusement can be gained from this particular coffee. The generic “European” tag is quite amusing. And one of the katakana words is pronounced “COCK”. Added bonus: Georgia is a state in the USA, I wonder how it relates to Europe in this case vis-a-vis coffee?
INITIAL IMPRESSIONS
I’m quite tempted by the idea of relaxing with a deep flavour – it doesn’t sound too painful. I’m intrigued by what makes this small can of coffee European. The colours are soothing, this can is ice cold, and I am thirsty as hell.
TASTE
Now we get down to business. My initial impression as I swirl the pale brown liquid around my mouth is that someone in McDonalds forgot to turn the filter coffee machine off last night and has tried to get away with using it again today. They may have done this for up to a week in order to achieve this special taste. They could possibly have filtered the coffee itself through an old sock. Counterbalancing the week-old coffee flavour is a generous helping of what tastes like powdered condensed milk – sweet and sickly and slightly powdery, leaving a thin film of slime on the tongue. The aftertaste does have a very weak but noticeable trace of actual coffee but that is soon washed away by the smack of sugary milk powder.
TRIVIA
This coffee is owned by Coca Cola.
CONCLUSION
6/10. Didn’t even taste slightly European, generic filter coffee mixed with condensed milk. Would not drink again. Added bonus: the “coffee” crawled around in the bottom of my belly like a venemous snake for about an hour after drinking.
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