Rin Nakai - Female MMA

And another female mixed martial artist....
Female MMA fighter Rin Nakai was recently ranked number seven in the world among female fighters in the Super Flyweight category.
Which kinda confuses me because at Sherdog, Rin is listed at 135 which would put her in the Bantamweight category.
Anyway, one look at her and you can tell why she's on the Asian Fitness blog.
Besides the fact that she has to be in shape to compete in MMA, take a look at those biceps.
And she's five foot one.
Rin's MMA record at the moment is 7-0-0, with 2 wins by TKOs, 2 wins by submission (an armbar and a Kimura/reverse keylock) and 3 wins by decision.



Her last victory was over Megumi Yabushita by Unanimous Decision at GCM - Valkyrie 6 on June 19th, 2010.

Here is Rin taking on Tomomi Sunaba at Pancrase - Shining 10 on December 7th, 2008





Rin Nakai - Female MMA, posted to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/, on September 16th, 2010

Mika Nagano - Female MMA Fighter

It's been awhile since I have done a female MMA fighter here.
But you know they are fit, because mixed martial arts training can be just as grueling as training for fitness or bodybuilding.



This lovely young lady is female mixed martial arts fighter Mika Nagano.
Mika was born on December 29th, 1983 in Gifu, Gifu, Japan.
She's five foot three and weighs 114 pounds.



Mika's nickname is "Future Princess", and by the pictures, you can probably tell why.
But is Mika more than just a pretty face?
Yes she is.
She has been a pro since 2007 and has a MMA record of 7-3-0 (five of those wins were by arm bar submissions).
Her last MMA fight was a win over Celine Haga via submission (armbar) at Jewels - Ninth Ring on July 31st, 2010.

Now (according to Frank Pozen over at his blog), Mika will be working for the Japanese wrestling promotion Ice Ribbon.
She'll make her debut at Ice Ribbon's Aug. 23 Korakuen Hall show.




Mika Nagano - Female MMA Fighter, posted to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/ on August 18th, 2010

Yvonne Bates - Personal Trainer and Fitness Model

It's been awhile (January actually) since I did anything on the beautiful Yvonne Bates.
So here's another couple of pictures of this lovely Cambodian personal trainer, female fitness competitor and fitness model.
In these, you get some idea of her amazing abs.



Contest History:

2003 - Short Division, Gold Classic in Kansas City. 1st place, Short Division, NPC in Kansas City. 3rd place, Pro Division, WNBF World Championship in New York - 1st place
2004 - Natural American Classic in Austin, TX. 1st place,
2004 - WNBF Northeast Classic in Worcester, MA. 1st place,
2004 - Natural Caribbean Grand Prix in the Grand Cayman Islands, 2nd place,
2004 - WNBF World Championship in New York City.
2005 - WNBF Pro Natural International and 7th place at the WNBF Pro Natural Northeast Figure Championships, 2nd place
2006 - WNBF Pro Natural Caribbean Figure Championships, 2nd place
2007- WNBF Bluffs Classic Figure Championships and 4th place
2007 - Ms/Mr. International Kansas City Golds Classic


Like I said in an earlier post, you can find out more about Yvonne at her website:
http://www.yvonnebates.com/


Yvonne Bates, posted to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/, on Sept 22nd, 2009

Asian Women Wrestlers

If you check out my profile you will see that I do a lot of fitness blogs and wrestling blogs.
Now I know that pro wrestling is scripted, but you take a lot of abuse in and outside of the squared circle. And to do that day in and day out, you have to be in shape.
So I thought today I would combine by love or wrestling and my love of fitness and profile some of today's asian women wrestlers that have made an impact on the industry.
Starting out with....



Gail Kim
Gail has wrestled for the WWE, TNA and some Indy promotions before that.
Gail was always athletic and before wrestling she was into basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, and badminton.
She also studied kinesiology at the University of Toronto, and nutrition at Ryerson University.



Lena Yada
Another young lady that worked for the WWE is the lovely Lena Yada.
Before the WWE, Lena was the first runner-up in the 2002 Ms. Venus Swimwear International pageant, Miss Hawaiian Tropic Japan and she competed in the quarter finals of the 2007 World Title of Tandem Surfing.



Angela Fong
Angela Fong currently works for the WWE using the ring name "Savannah".
Although Angela is currently working as an interviewer, she has made great progress with her wrestling skills.



Ayako Hamada
Now know as simply "Hamada" in TNA, Ayako is the daughter of the legendary Gran Hamada.
Hamada may look a bit out of shape now, but this young lady has been wrestling since her debut in 1998.
And most of that time was in Japan and Mexico, and if you know anything about Lucha Libre or Joshi, you know wrestling is a LOT tougher there.



Su Yung
Independent female wrestler Su Yung is making quite a name for herself in Memphis Ladies Wrestling where she is the MLW Champion and 2008 Rookie of the Year.



Sumie Sakai
Sumie is another Indy wrestler that has been around quite awhile and really paid her dues.
She debuted in 1997, and is not only a pro wrestler, but an MMA fighter as well.
Before wrestling, Sumie was into Judo.



Jade Chung
Another Indy wrestler, Jade started out as a valet, but made her way into the ring.
She has worked for Border City Wrestling, IWA Mid-South, the National Wrestling Alliance, Ring of Honor and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.


posted to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/, Sept 10th,2009

More Meriza DeGuzman

Since my last entry on IFBB figure competitor, fitness model and certified personal trainer Meriza DeGuzman, she has racked up a couple more contests.



2009 IFBB Europa Super Show & Supplement Expo- 3rd place
2009 IFBB California State Pro Figure Championships- 4th place



And Meriza also appeared in the March 2009 issue of Flex magazine.

Another thing that I didn't mention in the last write up was that besides visiting her website, you can keep up with Meriza at her MySpace page here:
http://www.myspace.com/merizafigure

Lisa Cheng, Another Look

Here's another look at the beautiful Lisa Cheng, aka Lisa Cheng Lai Sho, aka "The Hong Kong Spider Woman".

I can't find a lot of info on Lisa except for her contest history:

Asian Championships (2007) - Women Body Fitness 160cm - 7th place
Asian Championships (2007) - Women Fitness 160cm - 4th place
Asian Championships (2008) - Women Body Fitness - 3rd place
Asian Championships (2008) - Women Fitness 160cm - 4th place
Asian Championships (2009) - Women Body Fitness 164cm - 3rd place
Asian Championships (2009) - Women Fitness 164cm - 2nd place
WBPF World Physique Sports Championships (2010) - Women Model Physique 160cm - 1st place
Asian Championships for Juniors, Fitness, Women and Invitational (2010) - Women Fitness Physique 160cm - 2nd place
Asian Championships for Juniors, Fitness, Women and Invitational (2010) - Women Model Physique 160cm - 1st place

I really wish I knew if she was thinking about continuing with her MMA training.

Lisa has appeared in a couple of films, All's Well Ends Well 2009 (2009) and Black Ransom (2010).

You can check out her website here:
http://www.alivenotdead.com/lisacheng


Posted by Sabre to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/ on August 4th, 2009

More Linda Minard

I did a write up not long ago on the lovely South Korean actress and fitness model, Linda Minard.
I mentioned that she got her Pro Card at the 2008 FAME Canadian Nationals.
Well, here is a picture of this Asian fitness beauty in contest shape.
I thought she looked fit in her other pics but wow!
The next stop for Linda is the FAME World Championships in Montreal.
And also, Linda appeared in the Oxygen Magazine "Abs Special" Issue.
Looking at her abs, is there any wonder why?

You can find out more about Linda at her website here
http://www.lindaminard.com/




More Linda Minard. posted to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/ on 7-21-2009

More Nicole Rollolazo

Here is another picture of the beautiful Nicole Rollolazo.
Nicole is a professional fitness competitor and personal trainer based out of Los Angeles.
But if you are too far from LA, you can still get phone consultations for your workouts and nutritional programs at her website here.

And you can also keep up with Nicole on her MySpace page here.

Nicole also does photography, and she has a MySpace page for that as well:

Female Fitness Competitions:
2003 IFBB Arnold Classic And Internationals (9th)
2003 IFBB Night Of Champions (13th)
2003 IFBB GNC Show Of Strength (11th)
2004 IFBB New York Pro Fitness (14th)
2008 IFBB Houston Pro Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Contest (7th)
2008 IFBB 15th Annual Sports/Fitness Weekend and Europa IFBB Super Show (8th)



More Nicole Rollolazo, posted to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/, on 6-10-2009

Monique Minton in Flex Magazine

So I was in Barnes and Noble yesterday and I was looking at the magazines and my eyes landed on this month's Flex Magazine.
And look who is on the cover!
Yes, right there on the right hand side of the cover is our very own Monique Minton.
Okay, she's not "our" very own, but I have done write ups on her here and on my other fitness blogs.
This is the second time the beautiful Monique has appeared on the cover of Flex that I know of.

Flex has also put up some of their videos from the making of their swimsuit issue here.
http://www.flexonline.com/news/742



Monique Minton in Flex Magazine, posted to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/ on 5-25-2009

Gail Kim - Asian Fitness Women

Well we took a departure last time with MMA, so let's move a little further away into the world of pro wrestling.
Even if wrestling is staged, you have to be in shape to take the bumps, bruises and chairshots that wrestlers get every week (and in some cases every night).

So let's start with Gail Kim.
Gail is a Canadian-born pro wrestler, valet, model, and actress of Korean descent.
She has held the Womens Wrestling Championship in both the WWE and TNA.

Before wrestling, Gail participated in basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball and badminton, and was named "Athlete of the Year" twice at York Memorial Collegiate Institute in Toronto.
She studied kinesiology at the University of Toronto and nutrition at Ryerson University.

And of course as I mentioned before, Gail was both the WWE Women's Champion and the TNA Women's World Champion.



Gail Kim, posted to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/ on 4-14-2009

Hisae Watanabe

And here is the lady that handed Satoko Shinashi her first loss, Hisae Watanabe.
Hisae was born on October 21st, 1980 in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
This five foot three, 106 pound kickboxer has been competing since 2002 and is a former DEEP Ladies' Lightweight champion with a MMA record of 19-6-0.

Hisae Watanabe versus Maki Sakai







Hisae Watanabe, posted to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/ on 4-13-2009

Natalie Minh, Another Look

Here's another look at the lovely WNSO FAME Euro Fitness Model Champion, Natalie Minh.
This Vietnamese-American fitness competitor seemed pretty popular last time, so I thought another picture wouldn't hurt any.

Despite coming in 1st Place in the Ms. Bikini division at the 2008 Muscle Mania/Fitness Universe Italian Championships, winning 1st Place Fitness Model, and 2nd place Bikini Model at the 2008 FAME European Championships and 3rd Place Swimsuit in the swimsuit division at the 2008 FAME World Championships, this lady is way more than just a pretty face.
She is a a Structured Finance Analyst for a Fortune 100 financial services company, she has a a BBA with dual major in Management Information Systems and Management, a MS in Finance, and a MBA, all from the University of Michigan.
AND she was a UNIX Systems Administrator specializing in CAD/CAE environments for six years.
To paraphrase Monty Python, "She could think you under the table!".

You can see more of Natalie at her MySpace page here:
http://www.myspace.com/motownnat

Natalie Minh - Asian Fitness Women

The beautiful Natalie Minh is a Vietnamese-American fitness competitor, fitness model and photographer.
She was born in Houston, Texas USA in 1980.
Natalie currently lives in Brussels, Belgium.
She has competed in the 2008 FAME World Championships, the 2008 FAME European Fitness Model champion, the 2008 FAME European Championships and the 2008 Muscle Mania/Fitness Universe Italian Championships, where is won first place in Ms. Bikini.
You can visit her website here:
http://natalieminhmain.moonfruit.com/
Or keep up with her on Twitter here:
http://twitter.com/natalieminh






Natalie Minh - Asian Fitness Women, posted to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/ on 11-9-2008