Aside from China, there isn't much racism towards black people in Asia (including India) mostly due to lack of exposure. Neither of my parents had ever seen a black person outside of TV before immigrating to the US.
@@heehokuzunoha7757 There's racism everywhere. The only thing you can say is it's more prominent in the older generation and/countries with little exposure to Western culture. China does happen to fall into both the 2 categories
@@user-ts2ny8jg9d His craft is dying even by Japanese standards its getting to the point where foreigners are adopting Japanese culture and keeping old customs alive.
I’m impressed. I guess I rlly didn’t think people his age would be open to leaving a country they lived in their entire life. That’s courage. Much respect.
Very easy! You just have to think about, research, fall in love, pack your bag and go. As an immigrant, I always tell my American friends that there is life outside of the United States.
Ivy Deen i know being in my early 50s is not old but I'm not getting younger either and i know many of some people will think I'm a late starter in whatever i do which is their opinion but its never to late either to learn and I'm 2 subjects away from getting my GED adult general education diploma and soon i obtain that i will be working primarily on getting my CDL so i can drive trucks or buses where i can make enough money to do what this older brother did. And thats to leave america and dont look back. It takes courage to travel especially to far off foreign lands. People have their own ways of not wanting to see another person move ahead in life and going to foreign lands especially across seas is something people envy of others especially when they dont have the desire or courage to do it. But this american ADOS male refuse to be mentally enslaved well as physically enslaved to this land called America which obviously has showed over 400 years that black lives dont matter so while a brother like me still alive and free in the sense of not being incarcerated in the American slave penal system have a chance to get out of america to go see somewhere else different in a big world outside of america i will seek to do just that and i encourage other U.S. black american born descendants of american slaves to do the same and I'm only talking to the blacks who want to be free of the racist oppression and political systemic upheavals that endlessly exist here in America. Black People who also have a constructive positive end game like the brother being interviewed in this video is who i encourage and i agree with the old but still revelant philosophy by the hon. Marcus Garvey that even when it comes to africa it dont necessarily mean every black person will leave america , some many blacks are better off remaining in America because many want to remain comfortable among their racist oppressors including the socalled pan africanist and even some who claim to be with the idea of separating from their racist oppressors. Slavery has crippled many of our people mentally and emotionally that its like a prison inmate with a institutionalized mentality that will always stay with them and i dont nor claim be better than anybody else because I'm just another DOS born in America but because i want freedom from this situation in America like other black expats have managed to obtain by getting out of america reminds me of something the brother talked about in this which is being different in terms of not being the same way nor think the same way like others which is why my 🔵 circle fars how i deal with people is so short than so many black people find every fictional excuse in the book of why its necessary to stay in America whether it be because of what they heared negatively about other countries around the world so they respond with mere emotions when people like myself share with them thats its better situations in other parts of the world than America yet they are reactionary instead of doing their own research of the world outside of america and traveling to see what its like in other countries for themselves .In closing i want to say this a black american brother made a RUclips video a few yrs ago talking about how his experience was so different when went to 🇧🇷 Brazil from all the negative stuff people told him in attempts to convince him on why he should not go to 🇧🇷 Brazil . yet he went anyway and saw things were quite different from what others said to convince the brother not to go . So my point is this even though i know that white supremacy racism and violence toward other humans is not only going on in America i do realize other countries exist that are less violent than America even poorer countries in some cases are more stable than America so that video by the brother in 🇧🇷 Brazil and this video and other videos by black expats from America living abroad is a great encouraging motivator thats got me more into looking at other countries i can go to when that bridge path is crossed. Peace
Nerema Nerma Yeah! The guy who directed « Fahrenheit », has been advising you for decades. I always wondered why Americans kept on suffering, toiling for no health coverage, little retirement money and always running after the money, while there were so many developed and affordable countries where you can blossom. I met healthy retired Americans in Europe and Asia, all races : Asian, Black, White, Mixed, Native Americans ... They are HAPPY out of the States.
I don't care if he's black. I'm more surprised that Komusous still exist. Just goes to show that there's still a lot to learn about Japan, even from me.
Actually they don't, unless the term is used as a general descriptor for a mendicant who plays the shakuhachi. There is no existing Komuso lineage or tradition in Japan as they were abolished in 1871.
@@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter Please stop telling someone's native history. Let them tell their own history. You're not going to tell someones native history. It is like an inuit or an extraterrestrial wanting to tell to the natives of Europe an european history. *"Let the native tell their own history and you have to sit down and listen."*
@@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter There are over 2,000 registered Komuso in Japan. I am registered with the Myoanji Temple in Kyoto. There are other temples. Tokyo, Wakayama, Fukuoka...We are not the same as 300 hundred years ago but we are still kick'n it!
Wow Sifu French, he was my first Kung fu teacher out in the Bay Area in the 90’s. Good to see him still growing and learning! I will check out the rest of this video some other time.
This is one of your best interviews. Unfortunately, many will not have resonance with what the master is espousing. As a Japanese buddhism practioner, I fully appreciate this content.
Hi, I agree. Can you provide resources for me to read properly in regards to a beginner who wants to know and practice more about Buddhism in America. Thanks in advance. 💙🎵
@@cheryljuliette5017Did you have a particular region of the world that interests you? Eg: in Japan you have Zen, Shinto, Nichiren (Shoshu, Shu, Nichiren) just to name a few. Incidentally, all of these forms are in the US, too. What state of the US are you in?
Man this guy should be in his Own Dos Equis Commercial! He is the Most Interesting Man that I've seen featured on this channel, Multi-talented AF! He's Legit like one of those Elders you'd see in an anime, but they got special powers&advice for the young Hero!
So multi talented- gifted and humble what a special human being this gentle man is! I truly enjoy watching this video and I am even more curious about him and his life
Soooo I've once seen an episode of Samurai Champloo where the characters headwear was the same as such he wears. It never dawned on me to really check the historical aspect of that episode. But now I know that it is an actual thing.
Wow! What a life! This is what I want for myself. To dig deep into various areas of any and everything that interests me. I want to leave the world having expressed all the different aspects of myself. Great interview. I’m so inspired.
There has appeared a whole lot of us on Facebook. Black Sailors I believe it is called. Mostly around Mich area but also Maryland. Not as sparse as it once was. Fair winds!
@@ao1920 You speak from experience? I'm black and lived in China for 2 yrs. I've been to Japan, Nepal, India and Vietnam. I'm currently living in Thailand. Everywhere I've been, I am treated with more respect than in America. With all due respect, you don't know what you are talking about. Bless you, anyway.
LOL yo ask this guy to interview the black people in the South Side Bronx. ask them how life is. Ya'll focusing on black people in super safe Asian countries cmon
Cant remember if I commented already, but I've come back to this video about 4 or 5 times now. It's like each time I get something new. I think I speak for most us that are really drawn to eastern culture and spiritual practices, this man truly is living a dream and has created and fantastic and fulfilling life.
This is simply brilliant. I think your editing of the film footage was amazing and very professional. Your subject is a gentleman in every sense of the word with a wide variety of interests and talents. I feel honored to have met him through your interview.
I'm always amazed by how you find these wonderful and very interesting people. I also appreciate that you interview them about them selves first because that's more important than the tone of their skin. Keep it up!
That is a interesting interview, a martial artist, sailing instructor, musician, and komuso playing a sakuhachi. I have to say he is a true human being, don't be afraid to be different, but be yourself.
That sailing story is such a harrowing experience to hear about😱. So happy to hear that everything worked out and that everyone was safe. Sailing seems exciting, but scary too.
Great interview Ranzo! French is a true renaissance man and it's interesting to hear all of the avenues and talents he has developed and how he is still actively living life.
This channel is incredible❤️ so many inspiring people and so many unique stories and individual experiences. Keep up the good work!! Much love from germany
Thank you for this episode! I enjoyed watching this and it genuinely kept me interested until the end. It's funny how you pass so many people on a daily basis and all of them have their own unique stories.. the interviewer does a great job too. No interruptions, no biased questions or narratives and very positive vibes. Keep on going, love the natural flow of your interviews. Keep spreading the word and have a wonderful day!
He's expressing so much love, life, joy and spirit! A true fulfilled life! So inspiring!! 🙏🏼 I really need to get back to Zen, Budo and Japan’s way of life! 🇯🇵 Love your series, Ranzo! 🖤❤️💛
Am blown away...am making a donation. My goodness, where do I even start? We can truly do anything we set our minds too. So many black westerners are caught in the prison of their own minds. My goodness. Nuff Respect! Solid!
He is a very talented and amazing person with so much training and experience in many things. His life would be a great movie, inspiring to people everywhere.
Thank you so much for this interview! This man is an example of what you can achieve when you you don't place limits on yourself. If there's something you want to learn or be just do it!
Greetings. When was this interview done? I'm a Jamaica/ US Navy Veteran. Certified in sailing, bear boating, and navigation, through the "American Sailing Association" I'm a martial artist of 38 years, Sakuh achi lover, speak some Japanese, never been but love Japanese culture.
@@iii___iii Words are empty vessels...they have no power. The person who speaks the word gives them the power. There is no blasphemy here, it is unfortunate that you aren't enlightened enough to see that, but bless you anyway.
Speech to text on your phone works just fine for "writing" a book... There is people who do grammar correction for living. Easy... I saw people "wrote" many books like that...
French is a Renaissance Man, a true sensei and I loved learning about him and his life. It is interesting that he lives in Osaka and mentioned that people come up to talk with him. The one week I spent in Osaka, I had that experience everyday and loved it. I have lived in Tokyo for 14 years of my life and that hasn't happened a single time. But that's off point here. This story was awesome, thank you BEJ for producing and sharing it.
I recently switched up my format on a Bible reading Channel that I have. It started off as a livestream focused on me interacting with people. In the end, I turned the focus (and camera) off of me and used a background picture so that the Focus is on the spoken WORD, and not me. It was definitely a battle of my ego but I'm glad I made the switch.
This man is an American/Japanese legend! I personally have never heard of him but I liken the man’s talent to any master of a particular endeavor only he’s appeared to master many. We hear about the Lebron’s and Messi’s McGreggor’s and do on, but this man is on another level. Thanks for sharing this gem of a human being.
Nothing but respect for this man🙏🏽 He is giving me hope that I don’t have to waste my life America but fulfill my life and dreams elsewhere. Even if it isn’t Japan it can still be somewhere else right for me
It's a great interview showing how well rounded he is and how he is living his life. He's at peace and enjoying his time there, as well he's very disciplined in what he does.
Go for it! I'm black and have been to 30 different countries and currently living in Thailand. Everywhere I've been I have been treated with more respect than I get in the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
@@djgroopz4952 yeah I've been studying Japanese history and culture for a few years now and im learning the language, even anime has a big place in modern Japanese culture
This is my favorite episode so far. Really great person you interviewed, just an interesting person who has a lust for life. And you asked perfect questions. Great job.
This interview was simply Amazing! I learned sooooo much. Life's about Timing, Perspective and Who you know!!!!! Amazing and so true. 💖💖💖💖🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾💖💖💖💖💖💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥
Excellent interview It has inspired me to pursue a few of these arts. I plan on going to Osaka and visit all of these places and see how and if I could fit in. Any and all information would be appreciated.
Dude's basically the anime grandpa you don't mess with
Afro Samurai's Uncle He has the number 2 headband
best comment lol
Uncle Rucker?
Master Roshi minus the pervyness
kung fu isnt that effective, even this guy says fighting is just a small part of kung fu
I like how these videos show such diverse sides of black people's lives and ideologies. I'm happy to see them thrive in asian cultures.
Same😊
Just don't look at black people in china it's not good right now
@@thisisntfine6729 are you in china?
Aside from China, there isn't much racism towards black people in Asia (including India) mostly due to lack of exposure. Neither of my parents had ever seen a black person outside of TV before immigrating to the US.
@@heehokuzunoha7757 There's racism everywhere. The only thing you can say is it's more prominent in the older generation and/countries with little exposure to Western culture. China does happen to fall into both the 2 categories
I’m Japanese, but I’m stunned of his dedication to his training! Wonderful!
@@HolgerDanske I think maybe because it's not something you'd commonly see in Japan
CALICOTV301 because not many foreigners are as dedicated to a japanese craft as this man?
@@user-ts2ny8jg9d His craft is dying even by Japanese standards its getting to the point where foreigners are adopting Japanese culture and keeping old customs alive.
Why? Buddha was a black man.
@@user-ts2ny8jg9d I was gonna say neck beards but I remember their all talk
I’m impressed. I guess I rlly didn’t think people his age would be open to leaving a country they lived in their entire life. That’s courage. Much respect.
Very easy! You just have to think about, research, fall in love, pack your bag and go. As an immigrant, I always tell my American friends that there is life outside of the United States.
Ivy Deen i know being in my early 50s is not old but I'm not getting younger either and i know many of some people will think I'm a late starter in whatever i do which is their opinion but its never to late either to learn and I'm 2 subjects away from getting my GED adult general education diploma and soon i obtain that i will be working primarily on getting my CDL so i can drive trucks or buses where i can make enough money to do what this older brother did. And thats to leave america and dont look back. It takes courage to travel especially to far off foreign lands. People have their own ways of not wanting to see another person move ahead in life and going to foreign lands especially across seas is something people envy of others especially when they dont have the desire or courage to do it. But this american ADOS male refuse to be mentally enslaved well as physically enslaved to this land called America which obviously has showed over 400 years that black lives dont matter so while a brother like me still alive and free in the sense of not being incarcerated in the American slave penal system have a chance to get out of america to go see somewhere else different in a big world outside of america i will seek to do just that and i encourage other U.S. black american born descendants of american slaves to do the same and I'm only talking to the blacks who want to be free of the racist oppression and political systemic upheavals that endlessly exist here in America. Black People who also have a constructive positive end game like the brother being interviewed in this video is who i encourage and i agree with the old but still revelant philosophy by the hon. Marcus Garvey that even when it comes to africa it dont necessarily mean every black person will leave america , some many blacks are better off remaining in America because many want to remain comfortable among their racist oppressors including the socalled pan africanist and even some who claim to be with the idea of separating from their racist oppressors. Slavery has crippled many of our people mentally and emotionally that its like a prison inmate with a institutionalized mentality that will always stay with them and i dont nor claim be better than anybody else because I'm just another DOS born in America but because i want freedom from this situation in America like other black expats have managed to obtain by getting out of america reminds me of something the brother talked about in this which is being different in terms of not being the same way nor think the same way like others which is why my 🔵 circle fars how i deal with people is so short than so many black people find every fictional excuse in the book of why its necessary to stay in America whether it be because of what they heared negatively about other countries around the world so they respond with mere emotions when people like myself share with them thats its better situations in other parts of the world than America yet they are reactionary instead of doing their own research of the world outside of america and traveling to see what its like in other countries for themselves .In closing i want to say this a black american brother made a RUclips video a few yrs ago talking about how his experience was so different when went to 🇧🇷 Brazil from all the negative stuff people told him in attempts to convince him on why he should not go to 🇧🇷 Brazil . yet he went anyway and saw things were quite different from what others said to convince the brother not to go . So my point is this even though i know that white supremacy racism and violence toward other humans is not only going on in America i do realize other countries exist that are less violent than America even poorer countries in some cases are more stable than America so that video by the brother in 🇧🇷 Brazil and this video and other videos by black expats from America living abroad is a great encouraging motivator thats got me more into looking at other countries i can go to when that bridge path is crossed. Peace
@@marahlia always🥰
Nerema Nerma Yeah! The guy who directed « Fahrenheit », has been advising you for decades. I always wondered why Americans kept on suffering, toiling for no health coverage, little retirement money and always running after the money, while there were so many developed and affordable countries where you can blossom. I met healthy retired Americans in Europe and Asia, all races : Asian, Black, White, Mixed, Native Americans ... They are HAPPY out of the States.
I thought catlyn Jenner was what courage meant😒
I don't care if he's black. I'm more surprised that Komusous still exist. Just goes to show that there's still a lot to learn about Japan, even from me.
Yeah I didn't even know they were a thing. Learned something new
Actually they don't, unless the term is used as a general descriptor for a mendicant who plays the shakuhachi. There is no existing Komuso lineage or tradition in Japan as they were abolished in 1871.
@@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter Please stop telling someone's native history. Let them tell their own history. You're not going to tell someones native history. It is like an inuit or an extraterrestrial wanting to tell to the natives of Europe an european history.
*"Let the native tell their own history and you have to sit down and listen."*
@@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter There are over 2,000 registered Komuso in Japan. I am registered with the Myoanji Temple in Kyoto. There are other temples. Tokyo, Wakayama, Fukuoka...We are not the same as 300 hundred years ago but we are still kick'n it!
@@ShaolinZen Respect brother ✊
Wow Sifu French, he was my first Kung fu teacher out in the Bay Area in the 90’s. Good to see him still growing and learning! I will check out the rest of this video some other time.
Good to hear from you. Please take Care!
This is one of your best interviews. Unfortunately, many will not have resonance with what the master is espousing. As a Japanese buddhism practioner, I fully appreciate this content.
Hi, I agree. Can you provide resources for me to read properly in regards to a beginner who wants to know and practice more about Buddhism in America. Thanks in advance. 💙🎵
@@cheryljuliette5017Did you have a particular region of the world that interests you? Eg: in Japan you have Zen, Shinto, Nichiren (Shoshu, Shu, Nichiren) just to name a few. Incidentally, all of these forms are in the US, too. What state of the US are you in?
Lol alright splinter, we wount have a clue because we haven't been round sensei, smh! Give me a break!
Zen Bhuddhist right here, I have...a lomg road to go. Might become a Lay Monk tbh.
"Don't be afraid to be different"... he's such an inspiration
Man this guy should be in his Own Dos Equis Commercial!
He is the Most Interesting Man that I've seen featured on this channel,
Multi-talented AF!
He's Legit like one of those Elders you'd see in an anime, but they got special powers&advice for the young Hero!
This video should be titled, "How to live a fulfilling life."
🙏
His life story should be made into a movie. Fantastic life.
I have been blessed, you did not even hear about sailing in a typhoon, or the snow storm in Canada...:-)
@@ShaolinZen Wow! I am even more impressed. Your life is an inspiration, sir.
Giving thanks brotha for bringing forth this master mentor 🙏🏾
So multi talented- gifted and humble what a special human being this gentle man is! I truly enjoy watching this video and I am even more curious about him and his life
I loved the Journey: " Man Plans and GOD Laughs at the Plan!" Wow good Analogy! Ganbette!
This guy is so naturally amazing! And probably doesn't think anything of it.
Soooo I've once seen an episode of Samurai Champloo where the characters headwear was the same as such he wears. It never dawned on me to really check the historical aspect of that episode. But now I know that it is an actual thing.
that's basically a lampshade with an education
This man is evolved. He’s on another level.
It's amazing that someone can be from a bad part of Phila and end up where this guy is. Very inspiring.
Yes Philly
Produced many amazing African American talent in many fields
Wow! What a life! This is what I want for myself. To dig deep into various areas of any and everything that interests me. I want to leave the world having expressed all the different aspects of myself. Great interview. I’m so inspired.
Not surprised you are here. Lol.
David Bey How funny! Good to see you on RUclips!
@@Halonablack Nooice
Awesome interview. French is a remarkable wise man. He took his teacher's advice, do not afraid to be different.
Wow its nice to see another black American sailor! I am a boat owner and we are sparse out here
There has appeared a whole lot of us on Facebook. Black Sailors I believe it is called. Mostly around Mich area but also Maryland. Not as sparse as it once was. Fair winds!
Good on both of ya
@Papa Jose African sailboats?
I love this Channel, blackness is global and should be recognized.
@@ao1920 You speak from experience? I'm black and lived in China for 2 yrs. I've been to Japan, Nepal, India and Vietnam. I'm currently living in Thailand. Everywhere I've been, I am treated with more respect than in America. With all due respect, you don't know what you are talking about. Bless you, anyway.
@@landonspearman I couldn't agree more.
LOL yo ask this guy to interview the black people in the South Side Bronx. ask them how life is. Ya'll focusing on black people in super safe Asian countries cmon
@@diegoaespitia 1.) whats funny? 2.) Read the channel name.
Cant remember if I commented already, but I've come back to this video about 4 or 5 times now. It's like each time I get something new. I think I speak for most us that are really drawn to eastern culture and spiritual practices, this man truly is living a dream and has created and fantastic and fulfilling life.
This is very relaxing to hear and learn from. I admire calmness and his radiating confidence in himself.
This is simply brilliant. I think your editing of the film footage was amazing and very professional. Your subject is a gentleman in every sense of the word with a wide variety of interests and talents. I feel honored to have met him through your interview.
Such an interesting gentleman! He is living his life to the FULLEST!
I'm always amazed by how you find these wonderful and very interesting people. I also appreciate that you interview them about them selves first because that's more important than the tone of their skin. Keep it up!
That is a interesting interview, a martial artist, sailing instructor, musician, and komuso playing a sakuhachi. I have to say he is a true human being, don't be afraid to be different, but be yourself.
I love him 💜. Even though he can be shy, he goes out and does what wants to do and expresses all his many gifts. I'm like that too.
That sailing story is such a harrowing experience to hear about😱. So happy to hear that everything worked out and that everyone was safe. Sailing seems exciting, but scary too.
French is just living the life👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Great interview Ranzo! French is a true renaissance man and it's interesting to hear all of the avenues and talents he has developed and how he is still actively living life.
This channel is incredible❤️ so many inspiring people and so many unique stories and individual experiences. Keep up the good work!! Much love from germany
Thank you for this episode! I enjoyed watching this and it genuinely kept me interested until the end. It's funny how you pass so many people on a daily basis and all of them have their own unique stories.. the interviewer does a great job too. No interruptions, no biased questions or narratives and very positive vibes. Keep on going, love the natural flow of your interviews. Keep spreading the word and have a wonderful day!
Only 15 mins in and already this is a classic ! Fascinating and adventurous man! Love this channel!
It's amazing how multitalented this man is… Zen sure is all-encompassing.
He's expressing so much love, life, joy and spirit! A true fulfilled life! So inspiring!! 🙏🏼 I really need to get back to Zen, Budo and Japan’s way of life! 🇯🇵 Love your series, Ranzo! 🖤❤️💛
Same. I found myself settling down China in the blink of an eye... But I only wanted to visit Myanmar, in the first place ...
Listening to him just calms me down.
I’m Chinese and would love to learn Kung Fu from this guy! He motivates me!! He just keeps learning and always have a desire to explore!!
Wow! I couldn't help but notice that this gentleman resembles actor Lois Gossett, Jr. Respect for his unique JOURNEY! 💛
He does actually...even the meaaured way of speaking. Are they from the same hometown?
Am blown away...am making a donation. My goodness, where do I even start? We can truly do anything we set our minds too. So many black westerners are caught in the prison of their own minds. My goodness. Nuff Respect! Solid!
Thank You French for sharing this...it has helped me so much...
Yall are some good brothas man thank you for the video 💪🏿
A truly unique page in the African American storybook of life, well done.
Timing, Perspective and who you know. This is definitely gonna be in my mind for life. Wow! Just wow. All the things!!! All the good things!!!
This is so inspiring and insightful! Thank you for sharing this with all of us.
He is a very talented and amazing person with so much training and experience in many things. His life would be a great movie, inspiring to people everywhere.
Thank you so much for this interview! This man is an example of what you can achieve when you you don't place limits on yourself. If there's something you want to learn or be just do it!
these interviews are so cool, this one especially is really enlightening and interesting
Great video as usual. I believe Mr. French knows Japanese culture at an extremely high level. My highest respect.
The music really is soothing. I played flute in school but the tone from this bamboo flute is much richer.
Greetings BEJ, awesome interview and thanks for sharing.
Love this interview. Very inspiring!
Greetings. When was this interview done?
I'm a Jamaica/ US Navy Veteran. Certified in sailing, bear boating, and navigation, through the "American Sailing Association"
I'm a martial artist of 38 years, Sakuh achi lover, speak some Japanese, never been but love Japanese culture.
Very Interesting! Love the content!
Enjoyed this interview ✊🏽
Potent interview on all levels. Mastery is attainable.
Wow this Man is so talented. Very Inspirational thank you Ranzo.
You are a goddamn legend for these interviews. How do you find these people?
@@iii___iii Words are empty vessels...they have no power. The person who speaks the word gives them the power. There is no blasphemy here, it is unfortunate that you aren't enlightened enough to see that, but bless you anyway.
@@landonspearman nice!!!
He should definitely write a book 📖
@Ti Klim Books are not expensive to write...
Speech to text on your phone works just fine for "writing" a book... There is people who do grammar correction for living. Easy... I saw people "wrote" many books like that...
Interesting man. Zen is an Interesting philosophy. 'Different expressions of who you are'.
Thank you for this.
Obaku Zen is close to my Chinese Chan practice. Always looking to deepen my practice. Obaku Zen is difficult to find here.
This man is truly amazing!! I really loved this interview. Very inspirational.
French is a Renaissance Man, a true sensei and I loved learning about him and his life. It is interesting that he lives in Osaka and mentioned that people come up to talk with him. The one week I spent in Osaka, I had that experience everyday and loved it. I have lived in Tokyo for 14 years of my life and that hasn't happened a single time. But that's off point here. This story was awesome, thank you BEJ for producing and sharing it.
This guy just keeps reinventing himself. I love it!
I recently switched up my format on a Bible reading Channel that I have. It started off as a livestream focused on me interacting with people. In the end, I turned the focus (and camera) off of me and used a background picture so that the Focus is on the spoken WORD, and not me. It was definitely a battle of my ego but I'm glad I made the switch.
Brother, I am glad you and your wife went where you are respected and appreciated. It's obvious your home country did not, and their loss.
This man is an American/Japanese legend! I personally have never heard of him but I liken the man’s talent to any master of a particular endeavor only he’s appeared to master many. We hear about the Lebron’s and Messi’s McGreggor’s and do on, but this man is on another level. Thanks for sharing this gem of a human being.
This guy is living the life I think about when I'm in bed at night
The sound was so low or faint it affected my enjoyment of the interview. I was enchanted by Frenchs’ story
You do so many brilliant vlogs renzo, keep up the good work
I appreciate your work "BEJ".
im a pilipino im proud of my people who assited you
They were all very kind. I had played in a Filipino Band for a number of years before this. So it was no surprise they were maganda pade!
Fuu Miyatani French thanks for replying I’m following your channel now!
@@kronusart2396 Salamate. I think the blogs are more interesting. Life way before Japan.
Fuu Miyatani French yeah sure it is! Thank you aswell
I miss these kind of videos. This is a great interview in a wonderful setting with a very interesting guest. thank you
Are you saying these videos are no more?
Nothing but respect for this man🙏🏽 He is giving me hope that I don’t have to waste my life America but fulfill my life and dreams elsewhere. Even if it isn’t Japan it can still be somewhere else right for me
...then I remember, being me is being myself. Thank you Fuu and Ranzo. This was one yet, thee fantastic clip!
I know whom I will be visiting when I go to Japan🥰
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You and your story is amazing please happiness for the future.
Just the content I needed today.
Great interview. A real inspiration
It's a great interview showing how well rounded he is and how he is living his life. He's at peace and enjoying his time there, as well he's very disciplined in what he does.
So glad I just found this channel, thanks for sharing.
So cool. Im glad that his experience has been positive, and his uniqueness just shows that anyone can take something seriously.
I really appreciate the story telling on this channel. Very interesting and makes me think about possibilities outside the United States.
Go for it! I'm black and have been to 30 different countries and currently living in Thailand. Everywhere I've been I have been treated with more respect than I get in the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
This is by far my favorite episode.
Playing Ghost of Tsushima right now, his flute game on point lol.🤣🤣 dude went an became a full anime character.
So Japanese people are anime characters to you? or anything related to Japan is automatically anime related?
@@wildechap he never said that relax lmao
That's a fantastic game. Japanese culture is the most beautiful culture in the world in my opinion.
@@djgroopz4952 yeah I've been studying Japanese history and culture for a few years now and im learning the language, even anime has a big place in modern Japanese culture
Wilde Chaplin calm down boomer, his attire is something you would see in an anime, an old man with a flute....🤦🏽♂️
This is my favorite episode so far. Really great person you interviewed, just an interesting person who has a lust for life. And you asked perfect questions. Great job.
Huge respect for French. Amazing interview!
Wow !
Thank You All So Much !
Bro this was great. Please release more footage with him like the time you spent in the temples or together talking...
your videos are always awesome.
Wow! This guy is a true inspiration! Thanks 🙏 for sharing!
This interview was simply Amazing! I learned sooooo much. Life's about Timing, Perspective and Who you know!!!!! Amazing and so true. 💖💖💖💖🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾💖💖💖💖💖💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥
Not just merely "who you know" but you will be drawn to those who you need to know to fulfil your journey
Excellent interview
It has inspired me to pursue a few of these arts. I plan on going to Osaka and visit all of these places and see how and if I could fit in. Any and all information would be appreciated.
Thank you for this interview. This was very eye opening and overall just a feel good experience. Great work!
I cannot get enough of these stories 🌴👍🏽🙏🏽
Really interesting guy, cheers from finland!
Thanks for another interesting episode. It was great to hear and learn about French.
Great interview. This man is LIVING!
Wow! What an awesome person!! Love his dedication to the practice