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I mean, should you people be drinking? this is why i'm asking. where is the point of diminishing returns? >> james: there are not many teachers who don't drink. awamori is intrinsic to the okinawan culture. >> anthony: right. >> james: most enjoy awamori as part of their lifestyle in the same way that karate is part of their lifestyle. they're saying please eat. less talking, more eating. >> anthony: well done. sashimi of, well, let's just say it's animal you like. >> james: this is horsemeat. >> anthony: horse, ah. >> man: horse. >> anthony: thank you. good. good and this? [ imitates goat ble...

And their students come for what is recognized internationally as the cure for all martial arts related ailments. alcohol. >> james: would you like a drink? >> anthony: i think i would like a beer and maybe a shot of something. >> james: well, i do have a little shot of something. >> anthony: that's a big snake. >> james: so the habushu sake is, like, the spirit of okinawa. >> anthony: is this sake or whiskey? >> james: this is sake. this is okinawan sake called awamori. so, like a mainland japanese sake, but then they distill it like whiskey. so it becomes stronger, but also now it will age. ...

Egg salad from lawson. need a beverage. in naha, you would be advised to avoid international avenue. unless you're homesick for fellow americans. head down the side streets, shuttered store fronts give way to packed izakayas. a few beers, somebody breaks out a shamisen, and the good times begin. people go out here and after pounding your fists and feet into hardened meat hooks and shitting out bone chips. you can drop by dojo bar. james' refuge where some of the island's most esteemed masters

Earlier i met james and hokama sensei in makishi public market in okinawa's largest city, naha. >> james: that's the tasty one, right, we'll take that one. >> anthony: and what are these? >> james: so these are puffer fish. so, we got some -- they're gonna do some deep-fried fish for us. >> anthony: gurukun, the unofficial national fish of okinawa. and porcupine fish, both battered and deep-fried. >> james: we're gonna do sashimi. >> anthony: okinawans eat just about any kind of fish sashimi style. for us, snapper and parrotfish. >> james: and lobster. >> anthony: because one must. served raw ...

Pork belly. some pickled pig's ears. and baked yam. >> anthony: i watch a lot of, uh, mixed martial arts. i watch a lot of jiu-jitsu. my daughter trains mostly jiu-jitsu, but some stand up. some of the most exciting fighters that i've seen lately who really show the most heart are women. is there a -- is there a future for women in karate? >> man in brown hat: yaya! >> james: so he has a female student here tonight. this is yaya. anthony is asking what's the future for women in traditional karate.