KingofSports Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 - Apologies if this is in the wrong place, but due to the imminent broadcast of this documentary, I figured this'd be where people are most likely to see it. - Just to alert anyone who may be interested, that the acclaimed 2000 BBC documentary “GAEA Girls” is due to be shown again on SKY Ch. 539 @ 22:00 on Saturday 8th Feb. It was shown earlier in the week, but I only caught the last minute, entirely by chance at that. For those who haven’t seen it, the documentary follows GAEA rookies (in particular Saika Takeuchi) going through the fairly brutal training regime they had. Chigusa Nagayo & Meiko Satomura are among those who appear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted February 7, 2014 Moderators Share Posted February 7, 2014 That crap rookie should have fucking stabbed Meiko Satomura. The Japanese dojo system is the most fucking retarded thing in the world. I can think of little more stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted February 7, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted February 7, 2014 Yeah the whole thing is fucking mad. What other profession in the world is there where if you mess up during practice they beat the shit out of you? Wrestling is stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Considering Plum Mariko died from head injuries only a few years earlier you would think that Meiko and others would realize that booting someone full force in the face isn't the best way to make a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickfan Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Class doc. Remember being so shocked when Nagayo blasted Takeuchi with proper punches in the nose. Mad to think she never made it after all that shit. You'd think that kind of 'character building would make (or break) you for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Butternut Squash Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 It's standard stuff really. The AJW dojo Chigusa came up from was rougher. She's clearly got all sorts of screws loose but I've always loved Chigusa. Fascinating figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted February 7, 2014 Moderators Share Posted February 7, 2014 Just because it's standard doesn't make it right. It's stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Butternut Squash Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I never said it was right or not stupid. Wrestling is stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted February 7, 2014 Moderators Share Posted February 7, 2014 It most certainly can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted February 7, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted February 7, 2014 Saw this a few years ago. Very, very uncomfortable and disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninevisions Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 It's amazing none of the stuff was censored, plenty of times both on the shows and the Dojo were strikes that had me in disbelief. I'm amazed that there wasn't any tragic consequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted February 8, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted February 8, 2014 Wasn't this documentary and "Wrestling with Shadows" on in one strange weekend on BBC2 one time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twelve_grand Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Wasn't this documentary and "Wrestling with Shadows" on in one strange weekend on BBC2 one time? It was in 1999 or 2000? Wrestling with Shadows was on in the Storyville strand on a Saturday night. I've never been more surprised in my life when I saw it was on. I laid down the law to the flatmates and took control of the television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted February 8, 2014 Moderators Share Posted February 8, 2014 I think it was one spawny week in 2000. Storyville and Arena. Also, it just proves theres no reason to treat people like that. Chigusa and her 1995-6 Dominic Matteo hairdo doesn't make better wrestlers. Riding people into the ground doesn't. Otherwise Hardbody Harrison would be the man. You reckon Jerry Lawler ever had to go through shit like that? No. And he can work rings around them all. Great wrestlers aren't made training, they're made wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted February 8, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted February 8, 2014 First time I saw Wrestling Shadows was November 99. I remember it because Bret Hart was on the Big Breakfast during the time Hall and Nash supposedly injured his knee and I remember thinking "hmmm, no crutches". I was still buying it back in the late 90s. The GAEA girls doc I first saw in early 2002. I heard about it on TalkSport, and Tommy Boyd was complaining during the plug that Alex Shane was promoting a BBC program that was airing the same time as his radio show on a Friday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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