Takedown: The DNA of GSP

Meet Canada's #1 ass-kicker of all-time, MMA Welterweight Champion, Georges St. Pierre (aka. GSP) who was born in St. Isidore, Quebec in 1981. Pound-for-pound - You can bet your Canadian dollars that when master MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter, GSP gets into the cage with one of his equally determined opponents, he's gonna be brutal and he's gonna be fast and he's gonna show the spectators just how devoted he is to the sport of MMA. Through interviews with not only his family, friends and trainers, but also with GSP, himself - This coherent and well-produced documentary (from 2014) gives the viewer a real close-up look at the man, his method and his fierce persistence to become the very best in his chosen career of sport. *Note* - This documentary contains plenty of unbridled profanity, as well as numerous scenes of brutal and bloody violence as GSP bravely confronts his next opponent in the cage.

Saw this film at the Shanghai International Film Festival and loved it. I didn't know much about GSP nor am I an UFC fan, but I thought the film was really well produced and was able to mix animation, UFC paper-view footage, and doco/interview footage really well. I think the subject of having a very soft, kind person like GSP who is one of the best mixed martial arts fighter and brutal in the ring is a great contrast and great concept for a film. Much like Arnold Schwarzenegger in Pumped, you really get to understand how such a physical sport is not only won by physicality but by the ability to mentally overcome your component. Definitely worth watching!