Korean Zombie: “GSP’s Walkout Gear Is A Symbol Of War Crimes”

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The Korean Zombie Chan Sung Jun has posted an open letter to The UFC welterweight champion Georges St Pierre expressing his feelings on his walk out gear.

GSP has came out to the octagon wearing a rising sun gi several times in his UFC career, but KZ likens the attire to wearing Nazi symbols, and has kindly asked the champ to stop it.

“Dear Mr. Georges St-Pierre,

Hi, My name is Chan Sung Jung from South Korea. As one of many Koreans who like you as an incredible athlete, I feel like I should tell you that many Korean fans, including myself, were shocked to see you in your gi designed after the Japanese ‘Rising Sun Flag’.

For Asians, this flag is a symbol of war crimes, much like the German Hakenkreuzflagge. Did you know that? I hope not.

Just like Nazis, the Japanese also committed atrocities under the name of ‘Militarism’. You can easily learn what they’ve done by googling (please do), although it’s only the tiny tip of an enormous iceberg.


Furthermore, the Japanese Government never gave a sincere apology, and still to this day, so many victims are dying in pain, heartbroken, without being compensated.

But many westerners like to wear clothes designed after the symbol under which so many war crimes and so much tragedy happened, which is ridiculous.

I know most of them are not militarists. I know most of them do not approve unjustified invasion, torture, massacre, etc. They’re just ignorant.

It’s such a shame that many westerners are not aware of this tragic fact. Wearing Rising Sun outfits is as bad as wearing clothes with the Nazi mark on it, if not worse.

Since you’re influenced by Japanese Martial Arts, your wearing a headband designed after Japanese flag is understandable. But again, that huge ‘Rising Sun’ on your Gi means something else.

Many people say GSP is the best Welterweight fighter throughout history, to which I totally agree. This means you have a great influence on every single fan of yours all around the world. And I do believe your wearing ‘the symbol of War Crime’ is a very bad example for them, not to mention for yourself.

So, what do you reckon?

Do you want to wear the same Gi next time as well?”

That is one ugly gi. But I do understand where he is coming from. My mother told me when I was a kid about the atrocities commited by the Japanese. The older generation remembers well.

When watching him walk out one of my friends was shocked and explained to me the meaning and stories behind that symbol. I honestly believe George had no idea and thought it simply looked cool.

You think he will change it?

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Originally Posted by Cody Kietzman

You think he will change it?

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Absolutely.

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Originally Posted by Cody Kietzman

You think he will change it?

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I think he will. Hes too nice a guy not to and I imagine he was ignorant to its meaning. I had no idea about it myself.

I never knew this! I'm sure GSP didn't either and I wouldn't expect him to ever wear it again...I certainly wouldn't want to offend.

Hayubusa has already pulled the Gi from their line up.

why isn't an american flag considered a symbol of war crimes?

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Originally Posted by happyjourney

why isn't an american flag considered a symbol of war crimes?

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In someplaces it would be

The rising sun flag is the military/war flag. If you were a place that Japan's military comitted crimes its pretty easy to see how those places might be offended by it.

I wouldn't run around rocking an American flag in some areas of the world either.


At Least GSP wasn't fighting a Korean, the offense would have been greater.