. >> high school, raa ra, high school shish boom ba. the school in japan is different. on fiscal education as we seem to have. the 1,000-year-old martial art is so widely taught. boys and girls alike compete with bamboo swords and standings for samurai swords and the same thing, man. >> and the concept of prudent central to the study of any martial art. that can apply to cooking at a high level. it's no surprise that he once suited up the same team at the same junior high school. i don't think it's going to work frankly. >> you still got it, man. looking good. >> masa left the area. his oldest brother stayed. he has been the chef proprietor of the local restaurant for the last 30 years. eel liver dipped in a sauce of sake, soy, and mirin and grilled low and slow over charcoal. >> so back in the days of the family catering business, when he looked at his younger brother, did he think this guy is going to make something of himself? >> he's like no. >> he was not a good student? >> when he went to high school and stopped studying. >> what was he doing instead of studying?