Everyone is sinking in Corona, and I want them to get better – Corona and Women’s Martial Arts 4) Kotomi

Since we are talking about Corona and women’s martial arts, we are doing interviews with people involved in women’s martial arts. This time, we interviewed Kotomi, who defeated K-1 women’s flyweight champion KANA in the “ECO Trust Service Co. PRESENTS K-1 WORLD GP 2020 JAPAN – K-1’s first appearance in Kyushu” held on November 3, 2020.

Kotomi has fought KANA, who was introduced at the beginning of this article, and Josephine Knotson in 2019. Josefin Notsson is a talented Scandinavian fighter who defeated KANA at “K-1 WORLD GP 2019 JAPAN – K’FESTA.2” on March 10, 2019.

The Fight against Josefin changed everything for me.”

Kotomi has fought Josefin and KANA, two of the top-ranked fighters in K-1 and Krush. Unfortunately, in the Josefin match, she allowed herself to be beaten so badly that she said, “This is the first time I’ve been beaten in a match.

However, the Josefin match seems to have had a positive impact on Kotomi. She said, “The Josefin match changed my mind about the game,” and she started to think about what kind of attacks her opponent would make and how she would counter them.

It worked out well for her in his match against KANA on November 3, 2020. She was under a lot of pressure, as she said, “I had nightmares before the KANA fight as I did after the Josephine fight.

She changed her training style after the Josefin fight, and it worked out well in the KANA fight,” she said. During the fight, she was fighting selflessly, but she says, “I was able to use the combinations and movements I practiced in the fight. Later, I saw a video of it, and I thought, ‘Oh, I was able to do this move’ (laughs),” she said with satisfaction.

Because it’s Corona, I have to get ahead of others

When I asked Kotomi how she spent her time during Corona’s self-restraint, she replied positively, “Everyone in Corona is the same, so I thought that if I did well here, I could stand out from the rest. When Corona restricts itself, the gym is also closed. In this situation, Kotomi left her training equipment and soundproof sheets at home and converted it into a training room. Since she couldn’t compete at Corona or train at the gym, she decided to do what she could in her own way.

As she says, “I figured there were things I could do because of Corona,” which gave him the opportunity to not only train more at home, but also to reevaluate his training and his game. Instead of stopping just because he could no longer spar or fight at Corona, she looked at Corona in a positive light.

She says, “I want people to watch my fights and feel better because everyone is down in Corona. During the interview, Kotomi continues to speak positively, but her personality is also positive. Her goal is to “save up some money and move to Bangkok,” but rather than martial arts, she says, “When I first went to Bangkok, the people were so kind that I wanted to live in a place like this. This positive attitude can also be seen in her martial arts.

I actually have a “technique folder” (laughs).

Such is the case with Kotomi, but even before the Josefin match, she was not negligent in her research. ”Whenever I find a technique I like on Youtube, I save it and watch it over and over again,” she says, “and I actually try it out in practice the next day (laughs). She even says, “I actually try it the next day at practice. She doesn’t do it because she has to; she does it because he enjoys it.

When I asked Kotomi about her goals, she said, “For now, I want a belt,” and she wants to win the “5th Krush Women’s Flyweight Championship Tournament” to be held at Korakuen Hall’s “Krush.121” on Saturday, January 23, and get the championship belt.

What then?” I’m going to keep going until there’s nothing more I can do in the martial arts,” she said, showing her relentless pursuit and passion for the martial arts. Whatever the future holds for him in the martial arts, there is no doubt that she will always be aiming high.