VID: Tattoo VICE - The Maverick, Master, Moneyman & Monks

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The Maverick, Master, Moneyman & Monks

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The Maverick - Jimmy Ho Tattoo Artist

   With his traditional Chinese/Japanese patterns, Jimmy Ho, now in his sixties, remains one of the coolest and most forward ­thinking tattooists in Hong Kong.

   Jimmy opened his first tattoo shop at the age of 14, followed by more than 40 years serving clients including film stars and local gangsters.

VID: Eating Dog in China (& beyond)

Vice: Dining on Dogs in Yulin

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   A common stereotype & joke, the fact is eating animals, all kinds of animals & all their various organs is part of Asian culture. In white culture, many of these animals &/or parts are considered taboo, in this case, dog meat.

Viewer Discretion - Graphic depiction of market realities such as butchering meat, in this case dogs.

   Level & objective coverage of the Dog Eating Festival in Yulin, China. Even though the reporter clearly has a bias, she's a dog owner. She manages to show articulate arguments on both sides of this hyper-divisive issue, going as far as sampling the cuisine at a family celebration. 

   Southern China has always had a tradition of dining on dogs, despite becoming more prosperous in the 1990s, Yulin has maintained the unique tradition of holding a canine banquet every summer.

 Where do you stand? 

 Would/Have you eaten dog?

"People from other parts of China joke that, Southerners will eat anything with legs but the dinner table."

Take the Meat Eaters Challenge below.
My number's 24, what's yours?

VID: Vice Japan - Japan's Karate Kid: Kyoji Horiguchi

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Fightland Ep.2：山本"KID"徳郁 お墨付き！堀口恭司
Japan's Karate Kid: Kyoji Horiguchi

   "Kyoji Horiguchi is one of Japan's brightest prospects in MMA, currently based in Tokyo and training alongside legendary Kid Yamamoto at his gym, Krazy Bee.
   While lacking the professional guidance usually provided by coaches for UFC fighters in the US, he makes up for it by having Kid Yamamoto as his training partner." -Vice Japan

   This short profile of MMA hopeful Kyoji Horiguchi reveals a very personal & touching portrait of a young dedicated fighter struggling to make it in his chosen profession.

   The dedication, skill & social network required to even have a chance at making it in MMA is analogous to trying to establish yourself in any profession in the modern economy - slim 2 none even 4 the best of the working class.

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VID: Vice Japan - Possessed by Ink

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タトゥーに取り憑かれる!? タイのTATTOO「サクヤン」フェス 

Possessed By Ink: Thai Tattoo Festival

   This is a great short doc. It really captures the beauty & mystery of Thailand.  

   Thailand is a very superstitious country where the majority of ppl outside of Bangkok believe in ghosts. Tattoos are very popular w/ Thais especially these religious/magical tats.

   "Wat Bang Phra Temple is Mecca for traditional Buddhist tattoos, or "Sak Yant", as they are known in Thailand. Here monks tattoo people year round within the temple grounds and then once a year hold a Sak Yant festival during which those who have received tattoos return to pray and allow their tattoos to manifest themselves fully. By which we mean all hell breaks loose" :) - Vice Japan

   Thai Buddhism is very different than in Korea or Japan. Here, it's not rare for monks to have tattoos or eat meat (although they don't actively seek it out, if something w/ meat is donated they won't waste it).  

period.dot.                Yellowmenace