Inoue, Fowler, Roman

Former Pride FC star Enson Inoue decided to embark on a new journey some time ago.

He set the goal of walking 1,360 miles across Japan to raise awareness about the 2011 Tsunami victims that are still suffering more than two years after the disaster took place.

The walk started September 11, in Sapporo (north of Japan) and is expected to end next November 17, in Kyushu (south).

For the walk, he called on his friends: Jiu-Jitsu black belt Mike Fowler and Fokai’s owner Roman Dela Cruz.

Fowler talks about how things have been on the walk: “I wasn’t able to join untill they got to Tokyo, so I will have walked half of the distance when we finish. During the walk, we even got to train Jiu-Jitsu twice, first at Rumina Sato’s gym in Odewara, and then at Yamane Gym, in Kyoto.”

Fowler also talks about the goal of the walk: “We are walking to raise awareness for the tsunami disaster in Tohoko. People there still suffer. Bringing attention to them as well as getting donations to help ease their hard time is what we are trying to do.”

During the walk, the trio rely on donations from people for food and shelter, but it’s not uncommon for them to spend nights outside.

The pictures posted on Inoue’s Facebook page show that his fans from Pride years are a great source of help, always bringing food and offering a place to rest.

The pics also show that many people have joined the walk for short (and not so short) distances.

If you want to help with donations to the cause of the tsunami victims, write Inoue at destinyforeverorders@gmail.com.

After the walk, they will contact everyone.

For more info, go to destinyforever.com.

If you want to donate for the walk itself you can do a transfer to Fowler’s Pay Pal account at  mike@mikefowlertv.com.

Here’s a photo gallery of the walk from Inoue’s Facebook page.

As reported by GRACIEMAG.com, Enson Inoue will walk across Japan in an effort to raise money for the country’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami victimes. In the video above, the former UFC and Pride fighter discusses what to expect from the walk, which will begin on Sept. 11, 2013. Check it out.

Former Pride and UFC veteran Enson Inoue will walk across Japan in an effort to raise money for those affected by the country’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami, representatives for the fighter confirmed to GRACIEMAG.com late Tuesday.

Inoue will begin his walk on Sept. 11 and cover approximately 1,360 miles, going through cities including Sapporo, Fukushima, Osaka, and Hiroshima. The entire journey, Inoue said, will take approximately three months.

“The walk is for the people in North Japan that are still struggling every day, so I decided to use whatever I could in the walk to benefit the people,” Inoue said in a statement. “The people of the world have forgotten about how many Japanese people are still struggling, lacking the funds for basic necessities. Suicide is a big problem with the elderly that have been left homeless and feel they have no reason to continue living.”

A representative for Destiny Forever LLC, the company involved with Inoue and his walk, told GRACIEMAG.com that pledges for the walk will be based on each mile completed. Funds raised will go towards food, clothing, gifts, and other items as part of an annual Christmas Day festival.

“A penny a mile will obligate you to only $13 when the walk is done,” Inoue said. “That’s enough to provide a family with water for a month or give them two weeks worth of rice.”

During the more-than-1,300-mile walk, Inoue will only use whatever food and water he can carry, according to representatives. The fighter plans on sleeping outdoors, unless strangers along the way offer supplies or a place to sleep.

Inoue said that some may look at his attempt to raise money for charity as too much of a sacrifice, but his belief is his efforts will save lives.

“I know many of you think I’m crazy or feel that I may be taking on too much this time,” he said, “but I believe this will help these people and possibly save some lives.”

More information on Inoue’s journey can be found on his Facebook page.