1. Dragon Quest XI comes out today in Japan, and to celebrate, creator Yuji Horii announced plans to bring it to English as Dragon Quest XI: Echoes Of An Elusive Age.
2. But I also watched Rick and Morty last night, and quoth The Rick: “cosmic apotheosis wears off faster than salvia.” Glory turned to horror as we saw a dragon.

Count Dante: The Greatest Story Never Told Martial Arts History. Guest Post by Style Master General, Illmatical. I’m not down for sit ups, horse stances or getting punched in my face in order to receive — strike that — pay for a belt of any color. Don’t get it twisted, I’ve opened a few faces, but my preference for combat and martial arts; this brother prefers to lamp in front of a flat screen with a Curvehouse model, the type that is getting by on her tits and ass. From my couch, armed with chicken wings and french fries, soaking in that bitter hot sauce; I can watch the hero go on a quest to save his lady, find the master or avenge his murdered family. That’s how I like my martial arts.

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For me, it has always been about the stories. Let’s say that there are 5.

How many of them are good? Honestly, how many of them can go beyond the genre and subdue a naysayer? Truthfully, only a handful are really good.

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These days, we’re inundated with remakes and films saturated with special effects; save all of that, I’d rather digest a good story. Stories are important, that’s what people really want.

Think about it, the most influential martial artist in the world, Bruce Lee; he never fought in organized competition. However, his myth, his story, he has more fiends than the rock. When his stans can’t get a fix in film, they’ll settle for people who knew him; paying all types of money to attend a Bruce Lee seminar. A Bruce Lee seminar? Y’all ninjas are crazy.

Bruce Lee’s famous one inch punch. The problem is, during the hysteria, the fable telling and myth creation, America turned its back on the martial artists who created their own legends; vets coming home from the war and soldiers surviving in the hood. The golden era of martial arts in America; the 1. Some of these people, they have stories so amazing, the best film could only be a poor imitation.

Years ago, digging in the crates, I stumbled on such a story. Martial arts to the core, it has everything: a quest, the creation and transformation of a legendary martial artist, mystical masters, gangsters, beautiful women, crime and mystery. A story where the good guy turned villain; creating his own ending, with a controversial and disputed death. A martial arts prodigy who became Count Dante: The World’s Deadliest Man. As great as he was, he needed a storyteller to bring him back to life.

Although this story takes place in Chicago, it won’t be told by Kanye or Common; definitely not Chief Keef. This tale has to be told by someone who’s mastered the art of storytelling; a kid who Dante made an impression upon years ago. For a second, let me be a music critic.

Not an obnoxious fault finder; nor a relentless nut hugger, telling you that the garbage you make, that Yeezus is good. I’m more like the guy who gets you open, putting you on to some flyness I just heard. For the duration of this causerie, I’m the flyboy in the buttermilk, introducing you to the greatest rapper you’ve never heard of, spitting that fire, that Count Dante: The Greatest Story Never Told. Floyd Webb. Floyd Webb, is a filmmaker; but since I’ve known him, he’s been a rapper. Watch Fireman Save My Child Online Fireman Save My Child Full Movie Online. An artist, crafting his lyrics and flow, he’s been in the studio for years, working on his debut album.

It had to be just right, it had to be five mics. When I was in the studio with Floyd back in 2. I heard then was a mixtape; a sample of what was forthcoming. At that time, it sounded better than most of the stories being told by the martial arts community. To hear Dante’s story, we have to listen to Floyd’s; forged in Chicago during the 1.

Streets filled with gangsters; David Barksdale’s Black Disciples and the crime syndicate known as The Outfit. An abundance of sin and vice, located on Rush street; the entertainment capital of the midwest. There was Black conscientiousness and culture. Through the apostle Elijah, Muhammad spoke. A newspaper, the Chicago Defender, had the back of millions of African Americans across the country.  Chess Records mated the music industry with blues; producing Howlin’ Wolf and Bo Diddley.

Floyd Webb, 1. 97. Chicago was Gangster City, Windy City and thanks to the arts of the then known ‘Orient,’ it transformed into Mystical City.

Chicago’s martial history started as early as 1. Jujitsu in the streets for juice.“By 1. Jujitsu was a household word in America. That’s the other thing that people miss, a lot of women were studying Jujitsu in the 2. Floyd. Years later, an all American family, the Tegners, taught Judo in Chicago. The Tegners would pen a number of books on martial arts, specifically Judo, Jujitsu and nerve strikes.

Some of these publications fell into the hands of our storyteller. Bruce Tegner’s Book of Aikido and Holds and Locks“I started reading self defense books. I was tired of getting beat up all of the time” said Floyd.

Books were cool, but seeing the mystical arts executed; it came through cinema and television.” Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1. 93. 7) starring Peter Lorre“We got it through movies… The first place I saw it was Mr. Moto movies. Peter Lorre used a lot of Jujitsu, he was a Japanese detective in Europe… Television in the 6. Secret Agent Man, The Man From Uncle, I- Spy, but there was one movie in particular, Bad Day at Black Rock.

Spencer Tracy comes home from World War II, he only has one arm, he’ll looking for a Japanese friend… Spencer Tracy has to teach Ernest Borgnine and his boys a lesson. One armed Mr. Tracy has to whoop a little ass to find out his friend had been killed. This is when you see this one hand chopping action, him throwing people with that one arm… Patrick Mc. Goohan was trouncing ass on Secret Agent Man.

I think Patrick Mc. Goohan was just as cool as Sean Connery, if not cooler. I- Spy was pretty good… we went through that period of television with the secret agent television shows. The secret agent television shows always featured martial arts…” explained Floyd.

Bad Day at Black Rock (1. Spencer Tracy. There were numerous studio gangsters, but one stood out. He brought a quality to television that had never been seen.“What changed everything with martial arts on television, was Kato.  Kato brought the real deal and you could see that he was not playing!

His fights were so precise, so fast, it had to be real. He brought emotional content, you could see and feel that shit” said Floyd. Bruce Lee as Kato vs Robin. Television spies were interesting, but none of them had to live in Chicago, none of them knew about the rent or being an outcast.

Windy City hated our storyteller, an introverted kid with a stutter, frequently dodging gang recruitment. The Blacks hated him because he was a bookworm; because he acted ‘White.’ The Whites hated him because he was Black. Homeboy eventually sought refuge in fiction, provided by comic books. Floyd developed a lukewarm relationship with DC’s superheroes; Batman, Superman, The Flash and The Green Lantern; they were okay, but they weren’t his people. None of them dealt with his world; living in the projects or getting chased if you got off at the wrong bus stop; he couldn’t relate to them. He’d eventually gravitate towards Marvel’s superheroes; who sometimes had adventures in another galaxies, but were still down to earth.  Addicted to Spiderman and The Fantastic Four, he’d hustle garbage in Chinatown to support his habit. Marvel Comics of the 6.

My first Marvel comics were bought with money I made money working in Chinatown. I was a comic book reading fanatic, comics were a part of life… One week — these different comics showed up. The art was dark. We didn’t know what we had.

Their [Marvel] spaceships didn’t have fins, all of the other comics, the spaceships had fins. All of the sudden you got Galactus showing up. There would be no Star Wars without Marvel comics! There was something different and real about Marvel, it was a life changer.

It was bringing us into a new time period. I always felt that Marvel bought us out of the 5.