72-year-old boss Fujiwara, who is an expert in bonsai, cooking, and hobbies.

Fujiwara Yoshiaki, boss of the legendary warrior [serial vol.3]

This is Yoshiaki Fujiwara's secret to a master's life "Fujiwara Notebook" [Photo: Soichi Shibata]

The first guest in the series "Legend Direct Attack", a series of interviews approaching "now" and "that time" of legendary professional wrestlers, is boss Yoshiaki Fujiwara. So far, he has revealed his feelings for Antonio Inoki and the life lessons he learned during his turbulent life as a wrestler. I looked back on the life that opened up. (Interview and composition: Souichi Shibata) [Photo] "Look at me in real life!" Yoshiaki Fujiwara, the boss who goes into the ring, always puts all his strength into a fight. Don't try. I'm a hard worker, that's fine. Come to think of it, it's been since I was little. I try to think and devise everything on my own.Is there anything more I can do? When I was working as a cook, I would stare at what the chief was doing, and when I got home, I would write it down while remembering it.” This is the cooking version of the “Fujiwara notebook.” "The next day, go to the kitchen early, wonder if yesterday's food was like this? Pull out the ingredients from the refrigerator and try it yourself. The taste is a bit different? What? I'll try various things myself. I did it after I got home.So, I wondered if there was any other way to do it."--trying everything by yourself, and figuring things out until you're satisfied? "It's the same with bonsai. It's about time for black pine branching. I've been reading books for over 40 years and checking other people's methods, but three years ago I created my own method. It's a completely new method, but it's been successful." --That's true in professional wrestling, too. "No matter what. It's important to try thinking that there must be a better move. Gotch-san will teach you and write it in a notebook. Strength is added here, and this is the fulcrum... Mr. Gotch says, 'It's not about strength,' but Mr. Gotch has a lot of strength (laughs wryly).Japanese people can't compete with Westerners in terms of strength.Because they're carnivorous beasts. -Is it different from the DNA level? "That's right. That's why I wonder if there's a different method than power. Mr. Gotch didn't teach me in detail. About ten things at a time, 'Ah, "This is it," but when I get home, I don't remember it.I think, "This is no good," and keep one thing in mind every day, and write it down in a notebook, along with an illustration. Is this the key point?”