Many young Japanese wrestlers in the 80s and 90s were interested in submissions thanks to the coaching and mentorship of Karl Gotch.

In 1984, the newly formed UWF offered fans the chance to learn Gotch's 'Hell Training Method' for themselves! #PRIDEFCBook

I'll be forever thankful to my translators for helping me tell this story.

You can't understand PRIDE unless you grasp what made these events uniquely compelling to Japanese fans.

If you read or speak Japanese and want to help, please reach out. #PRIDEFCBook

It's me, a totally normal guy scanning pictures from 40 yr old Japanese wrestling magazines for a chapter of a book that suddenly feels like very much its own thing.

This luchador randomly playing the keyboard, of course, has nothing to do with my #PRIDEFCBook . But it's lovely

Jonathan Snowden Sooo happy this is gonna happen!!

The noobs must be told and we all NEED to know the real stories!!

#PrideFC
#PrideFC book
#REALfighting