Rated through20transfiguration of years/editor-in-chief of revolution asaoka(1)

The magazine age is the window which faces.

As for the general magazine which handles all society of course, there being a specialized magazine which chases the hobby taste which is subdivided more as for the role it is the same.Moment by moment projecting the present condition of the genre which keeps changing, what exquisiteness records ardently with the mouth is function.If so it is not, subdivides it is not possible to answer the needs on the one hand of the fan = reader.

It offers leading information always, it bears also the role which leads age by the fact that personally opinion is put out the time.Accumulation of the report which the specialized magazine it accumulates and cuts “the present time”, history of genre speaking that way, is not overstatement.

On second thought, probably is there a magazine which bears the duty in the grapple skill boundary?

U UWF and K-1, and PRIDE it conveyed the beat of the grapple professional event of the nineties which appears one after another, it did not make a mistake the magazine ‘grapple skill communication which pushed up the numerous player in stardom and’ (baseball magazine), “the medial axis” of this industry was.ibento offers the tournament,, media to interpret, cut that will lead the era fans and, media and ring”honeymoon”era was directing, exactly”opinion leaders wrestle”existence can be said. it, rated through was.

1986years, in its infancy was shaking between the two values of martial arts that professional wrestling is an amateur martial arts and sports events yet, this magazine was born.

this finger and the rare people who hate the word wrestling
what’s wrong fighter shines

hall is particularly masamichiK-1step forward to host an event called mass, on the other hand rings, pancras andUWFwrestling was a popular system1990age, martial communication is:such that the keyword of the times, originated the heading stimulating, the fan, there was also the industry and continue to provoke.

90the early, karate competition was often tied to off-the-shelf, sambo, kick, amateur wrestling and martial artists to, professionalization, competition or to the comprehensive system”cross-border”called for fighter drift the concept is, might have been one of the largest hit rating through. fighting genre increasingly borderless, keyword and at the same time convey the atmosphere of the era to the most vivid and professionalization of amateur and, conductors, because it is attracting a lot of fans in this genre.

so that led to this word, andy hug, masaaki satake, ichihara sea tree, naoyuki flat, maurice smith, many players win makoto funaki et al., beyond their own genre grew up, went and jumped to a new stage. to provoke many players, i pulled the trigger is pressed back, always martial communication it is no exaggeration to say was.

1993years11month12first held in denver, colorado sun ultimate fighting championship (UFC) also quickly dispatched a reporter, usher in the era of professional mixed martial arts, top articles in issue laid to convey this historic tournament, rated through the100greet the issue.

the significance of the emergence and rise of gracie jiu-jitsu fight called vale tode become a driving force for ten years and then martial arts world, faster than anywhere, and told the sensational article, fighter drift this magazine was unique scoop has been relentlessly tracking. this article itself, i was on the important turning point in the history of the martial arts of japan said that even now.

i is, huge vortex of the world martial arts boom has occurred ironically wound2000from around the year, centripetal force for this long-established magazine i suddenly began to fall as.

PRIDEin the advent of mixed martial arts boom and the axis, gathered the support of the fans in an attempt to change read the martial arts from the perspective of professional wrestling genre wrestling paper (magazine crocodile) or, mr. sadaharu tanigawa, led by editor-in-chief specialties supported the former case through the golden age SRS-DX (fusosha) it’s also after another, such as the launch of new magazine, would be one cause of. defend the opposition stronghold of martial arts as a concept of professional wrestling, point of view and to push through large shooto rated as the de facto standard for mixed martial arts, only”up version of pro wrestling”you try to enjoy the movement as a mixed martial arts”21fan-century”i would not have been the cause of the maximum deviation of the consciousness of.

such incidents that symbolize the gap between the outbreak of.

1999years5month, fifth generation as editor in chief, still slightly30to this long-established magazine just took over was a year old hideki asaoka, PRIDEtakada dojo and is the main battlefield he shoves a denial of coverage. UWFrated and was walked through with the growth of, thatUWFfromVTtakada dojo that should have been turned into the world of. to both should have a close relationship with most if originally, graduallyhad begun to diverge.

editor-in-chief from around the end of the era tanigawa, rated through isUWFhad begun to shift in policy that makes a clear distinction between the real system wrestling and fight. became a pillar of the article is in the system on behalf of mma shooto, UWFthree characters were being wiped out from the magazine nearly. PRIDEi called to the stage of mixed martial arts, takada uttede as a representative for the professional wrestler rated through stance is taken by, onceUWFwas not as enthusiastic and poured into. no, i was too chilly to say rather.

and, hereon, it is a time bomb exploded.

the next graciedefeated in, “gracie hunter”"IQwrestler”went to the darling of the era and are matsuriageUWFkazushi sakuraba what warrior, originally launched if the original rated through i should have been ideal had dreamed superstar. but, sakuraba also say the cocoroyoshingeki of its heyday and then unhappiness rated through was not allowed to convey. until it is released by a denial of coverage, things will be forced to resignation about two and a half years after this.

age, lost a sense of synchronization with fan and martial communication is, PRIDEto sideways seiei of, gradually the position as the de facto standard for martial arts magazinewe lost to.