| Fight clubs in Japan are no mere rowdy | | | | fights are properly conducted in closed |
| affair, once seen and forgotten fights. Here | | | | quarters, some are not and very often |
| the fighters bow and congratulate one another | | | | fighters come crashing into the seats. And |
| after the fight, thereby you can see as well | | | | what do the jubilant females do? Instead of |
| as feel the sense of honor and audiences | | | | being scared of getting involved in the |
| respond to this display of genuine | | | | fight, they greet the sweat soaked fighters |
| sportsmanship. Could it be one of the reasons | | | | with uproarious applause and friendly |
| that Japanese fight clubs are always packed | | | | heckling! |
| solid with female fans? | | | | |
| | | | Japanese tend to feel a cultural affinity |
| Its widely known that Japan has a unique, | | | | with athletic, hand-to-hand combat type of |
| real fight culture. Its not simply a | | | | competition from which Westerners are |
| roughneck, criminal adventure. Rather it's an | | | | relatively alienated. Lets forget about the |
| honorable thing, about pride and respect, and | | | | underground, betting game fight clubs. In the |
| the fans especially females plays a vital | | | | case of Japan, it's more of a good |
| role. The hard won, clean cut image of the | | | | discipline, mentally and physically, fighting |
| fight industry matters a great deal in Japan. | | | | game. This is one of the reasons Japanese |
| Indeed its classified to be quite hip and | | | | people respect these fighters. They go |
| classy as well, and its simply not just for | | | | through a lot, have guts to fight with their |
| males but for the females too. As a matter of | | | | hearts and its not simply a revenge fight |
| fact Japanese women considered to be shy and | | | | unlike in other countries where it's |
| quiet are the main force behind Japan's | | | | considered to be quite barbaric, likening it |
| consumer economy, taking to fighting as | | | | to a bar fighting scene. |
| entertainment in droves. | | | | |
| | | | This feeling of considering fight clubs as a |
| In fact in every fight matches of any kind, | | | | game and sportsmanship has remarkably led to |
| its not very surprising to see half of the | | | | the rise of its popularity in Japan. Whether |
| screaming and exhilarated audience to be | | | | it be the K-1, PRIDE etc fighting's, the |
| females. The image of the passive, quiet, | | | | females no longer come accompanied by their |
| kimono clad women is hardly visible in the | | | | guys but come on their own and in big groups |
| fight arenas where females dressed smartly in | | | | and indeed they are not to be taken lightly; |
| the latest fight scene clothes, fancy hairdos | | | | they are tough as nails! Maybe because of |
| and screaming their lungs out. The fighting | | | | this that K-1 and PRIDE fighters achieve idol |
| may be of wrestling type, the kick boxing, | | | | status in Japan. The females are not only |
| fist fighting, rough and tumble, grunting | | | | audiences as well, there are some real good |
| matches, whatever scenes that one can think | | | | fighters doing very well offering them the |
| of, almost all the fight tickets and seats | | | | chance to compete in front of a growing and |
| are sold out and that too by housewives and | | | | appreciative audience. |
| teenage girls. Well some of the rough fist | | | | |