Septem15&16th,2013

Hafa Adai, It’s September 15th we finished our leg in Sapporo.running into the good side of a lot of Enson’s fans and , so far the Journey is…SUPERNATURAL! 

check our youtube link for Walk Updates

Hafa dai don’t have access to a full om computer so video updates are available on you tubelink on the right columnm wanted to do some write-ups but destiny has it that

Ingers and touch screen keypads on cellphones slow things down tremendously. to make segments of a pretty long stry short… For the most part.the walk has been pretty dfficult but at least ten times as amazing. lots of temples.meeting  lots o

Of adventurers with some pretty cool stories.and awhole lot of self reflection. 1008 has been cming around impressively. As difficult as the trip is nd will be. more than happy to have the angels coseby etty amazing to see the impact of Ensons Yamato Damashii campaign have been on pere. in Japans current difficult times,th lreally use it now.the frther we walk,the more impressive Japan becomein t diversity, its attention to detail, and its roots in Spirituality. thank God for the kindness of people. that is. large prt of  what  is bout.

COOOL! EnsonInoue&TheFightNation

Heres a really good write up on Enson’s Walk Across Japan in service of Tohoku, Japan, and mankind.

http://www.thefightnation.com/tfn-exclusive-enson-inoue-takes-on-japan/

 

Two words, Enson Inoue. Enson is a man of many traits. Many know him as the Pride fighter who won over the hearts of millions with his “kill or be killed” spirit. “Yamato Damashii” or “The spirit of the Samurai” AKA “The spirit of never giving up” is a way of life for Enson. In and out of the ring Enson has faced many challenges in his life. From the ring to recent world troubles, Enson has made it a point to face himself with daily challenges.

Most recently he has taken on the difficult task of helping the dolphins in Taiji. His passion for life and helping others has landed him his most recent mission. Enson will walk from the north part of Japan to the south end of Japan. This journey is based around the tsunami that hit Tohoku in 2011. It devastated the whole area wiping out everything, killing thousands and leaving tons of people without homes and jobs.

Ever since the tragedy occured, Enson has made it a point to help out and make sure people can continue a stable way of life. He has visited Tohoku multiple times bringing supplies such as food, clothing, water and other necessities. This particular mission will place Enson in the shoes of those who lived through the devastation. He will walk from one end of Japan to the other with only the help from others to keep him alive. Since the people of Tohoku had to rely on the help of others to survive, Enson will place himself in the same situation. The walk is a mission many have deemed impossible. But if one man can do it, it’s Enson Inoue.

TFN had the opportunity to speak to Enson on this mission.

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TFN: Tell us a little about the journey you will be starting next week.

Enson: Its a journey from the North side of Japan to the South. We are going to walk from Sapporo to Fukuoka and we are going to do it all by foot. The reason I’m doing this walk is to raise money for people in the north who were devastated by the earthquake and tsunami back in March of 2011. I’m having people promise pledges to my email destinyforeverorders@gmail.com Say they pledge a penny a mile, approximately we are walking 1,360 miles so a penny a mile would entitle them to donate $13.

The next reason why I am doing the walk is for inspiration to the people of Tohoku. I want them to know that they’re not forgotten. We’re trying to put ourselves in their situation. They are in an impossible task but they need to rely on help from others to continue. The third reason I’m doing this is to bring awareness that the people of the north are still in a dire situation and need help.

TFN: Why did you choose this particular journey?

Enson: I chose this particular journey because there was this one day I was sitting at my computer and I was checking the map of Japan and this wild idea came upon me to walk the length of Japan. What attracted me to it a lot more was when I saw the route and saw the distance, it literally seemed impossible. That turned on a little spark of a challenge in me. Also what attracted me to this walk is most people don’t think its possible. My ultimate goal is of course the reasons I listed before but also for a big Christmas mission I’m doing on December 28th. It has become a personal challenge for me to complete something that seems merely impossible for a human being to do.

TFN: Will there be anyone joining you on this journey or will you be going solo?

Enson: On the journey we were planning to have 3 guys. Two other students from Purebred Guam were going to join us but had to pull out due to obligations so now it is going to be me and Roman De LaCruz. I’ve known Roman for about 15 years and he’s like my little brother. When I decided to do the walk, Roman did a bunch of phone calls inquiring about it and I was wondering why. The final phone call he said just two words to me, “I’m in.” I was like whoa! It is going to help because doing it alone you will have to battle a lot of emotional distress but we’re gonna battle physical together and probably mental stress but emotional will be easier with someone to walk with.

TFN: Your other missions have been mostly solo. Why do you choose to do your journeys alone?

Enson: I personally want to see where every penny goes. I want to be the one to bring the money and supplies to the people personally so I can see where it’s helping. I guess a part of that is selfishness. I want to be the one collecting all the appreciation and gratitude. As I said before, I believe in two types of happiness; the happiness of giving and the happiness of receiving. I believe true happiness is the happiness of giving. Doing solo missions, I thrive to feel the happiness of giving.

TFN: Exactly how do you plan on surviving this mission?

Enson: I have two terms of rules. 1- We can only eat and drink what we carry or what is offered to us. Also, we can’t spend any money for sleeping quarters. I brought a few water purifiers with me and dry food where you just add water and it turns into a meal. I am bringing two pairs of shoes, a sleeping bag, just things I learned on the 850 mile pilgrimage I did before this.

We’re bringing minimal baggage, clothing, two pairs of shirts, 2 pairs of shorts, 2 pairs of socks and were just going to wash clothes everyday somewhere. Other than that, we’re just going to try and keep hydrated with water. With food, maybe thinking of one meal a day. Depending on the rations maybe one meal every three days. We’re just going to go by feel on that.

TFN: Do you hope that this trip will inspire others to help?

Enson: I am not going to do anything out of the ordinary especially to inspire people. I am just hoping that the journey itself and the rules that I have set will inspire people in itself. It interests me to think that when you look at the journey right now, even with the help that we’ve been committed to so far form others, it is impossible to finish it. It is simply impossible to finish it with the amount of help we have right now. It’s exciting for me to start an adventure that at this present time is impossible to do.

The only way it will be possible is ultimately with the help of others. It’s the same situation the people in north Japan are in. For some of the people it’s impossible to continue if it weren’t for supplies from volunteers and inspiration that they haven’t been forgotten.

TFN: Ultimately, how do you think others can help?

Enson: I’ve heard that you and the Groundslam team have been making annual trips up north. Hats off to you guys. I’ve met Jin Hirano of GRAACA MMA. About a month after the tsunami hit we brought some shirts and supplies and stuff to them. I hear you guys are doing missions and stuff to help him. This year I’m pretty booked but next year I’d definitely like to do a mission with you guys.

What can we do to help? Exactly what Groundslam is doing. Bringing out supplies and talking with the people. I’ve done 26 missions up north. I’ve brought supplies to make their living a little easier but as I have done the missions I have realized its not necessarily the materials that we bring but what we bring emotionally. I’ve had ladies cry to me thanking me for not forgetting them. I’ve had an old lady hold my hand and not let go just thanking me that we haven’t forgotten them. The suicide rate is high and I’m sure that just letting these people know that they’re not forgotten is probably the biggest thing we can do. My feelings about Groundslam and Katsumura is 100% respect. I want to let you guys know that if there’s anything I can do to help by all means I will do anything I can.

Ways you can help!

Make a pledge to destinyforever@gmail.com

Check out his website destinyforever.com and purchase a bracelet or necklace -All bracelets are handmade by Enson himself and all proceeds help fund his missions.

TheForce&Enson’s Walk Across Japan:

Hafa Adai,

My name is Roman Dela Cruz. i am reporting to you through THE FORCE as a reprepsentative of FokaiIndustries, a brother in the YamatoDamashii Ichizoku, and most importantly  as a human being.

Enson Inoue, mixed martial arts icon, Professional Shooto world-champion, and very vocal humanitarian has initiated a walk from the North of Japan to the South (Hookaido to Fukuoka) to collect pledges in efforts to raise funds for a direct Christmas donation to the victims of March 11,2011′s tragic earthquake and tsunami in Northern Japan.

As his friends, his students, and his brothers. Patrick Ayuyu and I will be walking alongside (as far as we can) from September 11th til a hopeful finish line by November 19th.

As it stands,We will be backpacking this trip without the option of paying for lodge or food throughout this 1,360mile tour.instead we will be relying on the good graces of friends, family, and new acquaintances along the way for sustainance and recovery.

Tune into here for a first person perspective insight and details from the shadows of greatness in the trials of  a gruesome walk–dwarfed by a gesture a thousand times as monumental.

Despite Breaking my sandals and keeping my soul in Guam…as well as possibly forgetting my most frequented credit cards, the trip is geting off to a good note.

lessons for the day:
1.God is Real
2.Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
3.There is no 9th row in United Airlines

 

 

 

 

Factoria de Fokai

A brief glimpse into the early phases of the Fokai Factory en route in Bali.

TheForce:Temar Boggs

Fresh in the wake of the controversial “not guilty” verdict of George Zimmerman in the homicide of Travon Martin–the Force prevails—unfortunately without nearly a fraction of the media the world could use...

African American Teen Saves Kidnapping Victim… Media Barely Mentions It

Posted on July 15, 2013

Temar Boggs was hanging out in his Pennsylvania neighborhood when he heard that officers were looking for a reportedly kidnapped 5-year-old girl. Boggs, 15, and his friends got on their bikes and joined the search. “I had the gut feeling that I was going to find the little girl,” Boggs said.

After first checking the woods and along a creek, Boggs spotted a maroon car that started backtracking through the neighborhood, presumably to avoid a group of officers.

He caught up to the car, causing the driver to stop and push the girl out. Boggs scooped her up and delivered her to the police. “I’m just a normal person,” he said. “It was a blessing for me to make that happen.”

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd31e02l3jk

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MEET TEMAR BOGGS

Temar Boggs is a 15-year-old student who lives in Lancaster, Pa. He loves playing sports, hanging out with friends, skateboarding and biking. Add “being a hero” to the list.

Temar was having an average summer day on July 11: he helped a neighbor move her couch, and then settled in to hang out with some friends. But when Temar and friend Chris Garcia heard a five-year old girl had been abducted from their neighborhood, they jumped into action. After locating and chasing down the abductor, they rescued five-year old Jocelyn Rojas and were able to return her safe and sound to her parents.

For his heroics, Boggs is our Foot Soldier of the week. I spoke with him this week about his extraordinary actions.

How did this all happen?

 [After finding out about the abduction], we went out there and made a little search party of all of our friends and went to go look for her, go find her.

We looked for about half an hour to about 45 minutes around the area where they said she could have been missing and we couldn’t find her at all so we came back. The whole block was filled with fire fighters, police, newscasts, and so on so forth.

So people were– everybody in the group was scattered out everywhere. People were in their houses. One of my friends was at their houses; most of my friends were talking to other people, and all this other stuff. And I was just up a long thing on the bike and I had a feeling in my stomach that I was going to find the little girl.

And I went toward that way and Chris followed me, and from there, then– and we saw a suspicious car, we looked in the passenger seat: the little girl was in the car. We chased it for about ten to fifteen minutes and I guess he got scared and let her out in the corner.

I picked her up—well, no, I didn’t pick her up, she ran to me and said she needed her mommy, and I rode her back home. Well, halfway, cause the way I had her was dangerous so then I carried her back halfway home.

So what about the car was suspicious, what made it catch your eye?

He was just turning around, like he was turning around down–I wouldn’t say streets, cause they were like little cul-de-sacs, but then they would branch off to another street. So he was turning down those.

So, like, up the hill where I was chasing him down… there was like a car of cops, and he saw them and turned back around and went down the hill. And that just made it a little more suspicious. And then I looked in the passenger seat – the little girl was there.

And when you saw her – were you scared? Did you know it was her? What was going through your mind?

I wasn’t scared, I was just [thinking], “Save the little girl, make sure she was okay.”

So you got her, you took her back, you gave her to the police first? Or did you take her straight to the family?

I took her to… I think it was a firefighter.

And you got to meet her family later. What was that like?

It was just heartwarming, how much love they showed me.

How do you feel about having saved that girl?

It was just out of heart. It wasn’t to get attention or anything. It was just to help somebody in the community, help make sure another little life was okay and make sure her future could be possible.

And your friend Chris, how does he feel about it?

He feels the same way. He did that out of heart, he didn’t do it to receive anything.

Inspired by Temar and Chris’ heroism, people across the country have decided that the boys do deserve something in return for saving five-year old Jocelyn. Several individuals have already set up online fundraisers to raise money for college scholarships for Temar and Chris. You can find out more at this report on Lancaster Online.

EnsonInoue:TheForce is With Him

 

Enson Inoue’s New Fight: Helping the Displaced of Northern Japan

By Tommy Hackett on July 17, 2013

Enson Inoue is known for a fighting spirit which carried him in epic battles against the likes of Frank Shamrock, Randy Couture, and Igor Vovchanchyn during the heyday of Japanese MMA.

Born and raised in Hawaii, Inoue first came to Japan in his early 20’s, where he began an unlikely MMA career — initially, to challenge his own sense of fear. The Japanese accepted him as one of their own, dubbing him “Yamato Damashii,” or the spirit of traditional Japan. His ferocity and never-say-die attitude was said to be bringing back the samurai spirit that the Japanese themselves were losing.

But today, Enson Inoue is planning a new challenge: a pilgrimage across his adopted home, to raise money and awareness for those still suffering and displaced by the 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster.

Beginning in September, Inoue will trek close to 1500 miles in honor of the displaced, including through the ravaged areas of Iwate Prefecture — staying wherever he may find shelter and only carrying his own food and water.

He’s asking fans to pledge support, accepting donations through his website which will be used for supplies to help the displaced.

“What we’ll be doing is not only raising money for the people up there, but also I want to make it so it inspires them too,” Inoue explains of the walk he will take with two longtime friends, Roman De La Cruz of Fokai Industries and K-1 veteran Pat Ayuyu.

“As far as food and water goes, we’re going to run out of supplies, yeah?” he adds, his Hawaii accent still rock-solid after almost two decades in Japan. “But these people don’t have work and don’t have a way to purchase what they want. That’s why I’m making that rule, that we only eat what we carry, to put us in the situation where we have to depend on people’s help too.”

“They’re in a situation (in Northern Japan) where they need to rely on other people,” he continues. “It’s not possible to make it all the way across Japan only carrying food and water, without help. We’re going to have to sleep outside every day. So it’s kind of like their situation, unstable. They’re in temporary housing and they don’t know how long they’re going to be there. They’re not confident they’ll always have a place to sleep. We might find a good place to sleep one night, and not find anywhere to sleep the next.”

“You’ve got to keep the hope. If you look at the resources, there’s really no way to make it. If you look at the people in temporary housing, it’s the same: some of them end up having to wait until hope comes. I hope it inspires them to continue on.”

In 2010 Inoue completed the Shikoku Pilgrimage, a walking tour of 88 Buddhist temples. After the 2011 disaster, he began setting aside time from his successful network of martial arts academies to help the disaffected. With the help of his friends and fans, Inoue has made more than 20 trips to bring supplies to the ravaged north from his home in Saitama.

He describes the lessons learned from his MMA career as serving him well in these experiences. He was a huge underdog when he handed Couture his first MMA loss, and refused to quit in a frightful beating at the hands of Igor Vovchanchyn – in a bout where he sustained a swollen brain and numerous other injuries.

“Discipline and perseverance,” he says. “The duration of the fight is different; even thinking of the hard training before the fights; this (trek) will be a bit longer. It’s a whole different thing, but it’s the same thing. To have to get up again every day, no matter how much pain you have. Pushing yourself to get through the mental anguish.”

But this time, the battle isn’t about testing his fighting spirit.

“It’s to inspire them to continue on,” Inoue says. “Second, the fans, I can inspire them to help. They don’t understand how dire the situation is. If people didn’t do these volunteer missions to help, a lot of people would be dead. The people up north still need help.”

“If you skip a couple of beers and pledge a penny per mile,” Inoue explains, “at the end of the journey, that $13 will buy water for a family for a month, or rice for a couple weeks. You can help people in ways that are life changing.”

Donations can be made through Enson Inoue’s website, DestinyForever.com.

ForLife:APrayerforBubbaSalas

Just Taking a time out to offer some heavy Thanks and a sincere prayer for a heartfelt supporter for Fokai…sinceeversince.
Bubba Salas passed away thank you sir for believing in us…even in hard times, you always made it a point to swing by the shop and support. we felt every bit of it and stoked that youve heard and felt our message of perseverance. And even took it with you to the grave…We will never forget your kindness and humbly will continue efforts to cultivate the atmosphere for a positive life worth living and represent an island worth dying for. We appreciate and will never forget the Bridge you walked on and the bridges you have helped build for us. we will walk this respectfully always.really overwhelmed for all your support. We strive to be worthy of such Respect. As received it should be given tenfold.

 

Rest in Peace Chelu–see you on the other side.

Fireworks on 4th of July

Get your laugh on! DaBig Bang comedy show is on eck for the Cliff Hotel Ballroom.

Attention Poets!: Cultivate the Spirit

In the effort to be a convergence zone for Mariana Poets.ARKiology EDUtainment is hosting an online poetry contest. It’s Open to all residents of the Mariana Islands.No agre restrictions but entries must be from the MarianaIslands

http://www.arkiology.tv/dig-deep/

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