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Tofugu Comments: Interview with a Pro Fighter in Japan: Roxanne Modafferi

  • little_bee · 1 year ago
    Wow, very interesting! I have been to a couple of local amateur fights (combatants who are not compensated, but do get placed and receive awards) in my home town, but I’ve never seen professional combatants. It must have been exciting for you to interview such a fascinating person!

    BTW, this is my first post ever, on any blog, so…greetings fellow posters and Koichi!
  • Maciel · 1 year ago
    hi lol i started posting last week, it feels weird to me to post comments cause it feels like Koichi is gonna be mean to me cause i say dumb stuff or not but its cool =]
  • little_bee · 1 year ago
    I felt a little weird too at first. But I'm sure he won't be mean. Seems like a nice guy. ^-^
  • Tofugu_Erin · 1 year ago
    Haha, we don't bite.
  • Tofugu_Erin · 1 year ago
    Don't be silly. As long as you keep your comments relevant and not too drawn out (i.e. treating the comments like a forum) we're more than happy to have you here! You really don't have anything to worry about!
  • Maciel · 1 year ago
    noob question!
    whats a forum? where ppl just talk about random things or somthing???
  • JackTamaki · 1 year ago
    Wow! That's great that she was willing to do an interview. It was really great getting to see what she had to say about her life in Japan.
  • emiko · 1 year ago
    AAAAAHHHHH! She's so cool! I really liked the interview!
  • Izeyhec · 1 year ago
    wow that's pretty cool i think that it must be pretty awesome to be a fighter like that and be in such a different place i think it would be tons of fun well a lot of work but still it would be a good time!
  • Fredy · 1 year ago
    Cool and different article! Nice! Cool to hear from people currently in Japan and doing different things!
    Also, when I read the teacher part, I thought "やんくみ!?"
  • ch1ka · 1 year ago
    When i saw the first picture i thought she was the one with the leg up high! but when i saw the second picture it all became clear.

    Anywho, shes awesome! You should have asked her "Why Japan?!"
  • Roxanne · 1 year ago
    Because Japan is the only place with like 20 brands of tofu on one shelf.
  • ch1ka · 1 year ago
    lmaoooo!
  • Mai · 1 year ago
    o__o Thats super awesome. She seems like a really strong person since she travelled to such a distant place on her own and was able to make friends & kinda blend in with the culture :]. Not only that, but she is physically strong too.
  • Sukotto · 1 year ago
    Wow. She must have a lot of energy to pursue two careers at once!
  • Shane · 1 year ago
    Nice interview. I have a friend, an American, who has been a pro fighter in Japan for the last 10 years. His name is Ryan Bow. Maybe you can do an interview with him as well!
  • Roxanne · 1 year ago
    I know Ryan Bow! We have lunch sometimes, lol.
  • Livvi_Spatula · 1 year ago
    Is "don't mess with my" up at the top a typo for "don't mess with me"?
  • koichi · 1 year ago
    yep
  • ghindo · 1 year ago
    Cool interview! Amazing how the power of the internets can bring together such an unlikely meeting!
  • christian · 1 year ago
    This is quite interesting. Really shines a light on womens' restling in Japan. So when are you interviewing Chiaki Kuriyama? : )
  • elkarlo · 9 months ago
    Wow what a great interview. I am going to Japan this March. Right now I am a sparring partner, for a low level pro fighter. I plan on joining a gym in Japan. This makes me all the more excited. Thanks for the interview Tofu, it was really interesting.
  • elkarlo · 9 months ago
    OH BTW I'm in love. No Koichi not with you =P