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>> james: but then in '72, in the reversion, the base was taken away. >> anthony: now, nothing? >> james: only the japanese self-defense forces now. >> anthony: what do people do here? agriculture? >> james: growing sugar cane. >> anthony: i saw. >> james: tourism. fishing. >> anthony: fishing. have there been attempts to develop here? and, uh, have the locals been able to resist that impulse? >> james: he's saying on kumejima they have rich lives. they have everything they need. they have produce from the land, from the sea. they don't need much else. ♪ ♪ >> anthony: i've been invited to ...

Head down the side streets. shuttered storefronts give way to packed izakayas. a few beers, and somebody breaks out a shamisen, and the good times begin. people go out here. and after pounding your fists hooks and shitting out bone chips, you can drop by dojo bar, james' refuge where some of the island's most esteemed masters and their students come for what is recognized internationally as the cure for all martial arts related ailments, alcohol. >> would you like a drink? >> i think i would like a beer and maybe a shot of something. >> well, i do have a little shot of something. >> that's a b...

No, no knuckle, open. >> anthony: a demonstration of hokama sensei's open hand kyusho technique becomes little too real for my taste. awful. human engineering. with a terrifying logic one attacks the weak point. all i know how to do in this situation, by the way, is pull guard and look for something to choke or lock. nope, apparently they don't know what tapping out means here because i was tapping like western god damn union. i thought he was going to push that 71-year-old finger right into my brainpan. >> james: there was a saying in the old days, that if there was a fight happening somewher...

Think of karate we think of striking exclusively. is that an accurate representation of what you're doing? >> james: the basis of okinawan karate is that it was used primarily as a defensive art. um, in other words, being able to, you know, control and subdue the opponent. usually, if you could, in a humane way, but then if you had to -- >> anthony: right. >> james: finish them then you had the ability to finish them. the striking is important but a lot of the technique is not about striking, it's about submission techniques. and some of that is to do with kyusho, so, attacking nerve points. a...

Opponent's belt. object is to get him onto his back, both shoulders before he does it to you. >> anthony: nice. you land on your back for even a second, you lose. >> james: there, he got it there. >> anthony: awesome. >> james: would you like to try? try it. >> anthony: yeah, sure. ♪ ♪ >> man: yes. ♪ ♪