Six months have passed since his deadly fight with Tenshin Nasukawa, which he had wanted to do someday…! Takeru: His next “battlefield” will be “nursery school teacher

Half a year after the fight to the death with Tenshin Nasukawa

After his fight with Tenshin Nasukawa (24) in June 2010, Takeru (31) withdrew from K-1. He underwent surgery on his right knee and fist, and took an indefinite leave of absence to treat his psychological scars – depression and panic disorder.

After that, he traveled abroad and threw out the first pitch at a Giants game, but in December of the same year, he announced on a TV program that he would return to K-1, saying, “I’ll have one fight in the standing style. In December of the same year, he announced on a TV program that he would return to the sport, saying, “I’m going to do one match in the standing game.

I lost last time, so I will give it my all and show the fans that I will win!

–You have been in Thailand and the U.S. What were you thinking when you left Japan?

When I was carrying the K-1 sign, I couldn’t sleep at all before a match because of the pressure of ‘If I lose, it’s the end. But after sparring and training with the best fighters from overseas, I began to enjoy training. That was the most refreshing thing for me.

After Takezo left, a young hope named Masashi Kumura (23) appeared in K-1.

Until recently, when entertainers and athletes fell in love in Japan, they tended to be beaten up. So everyone hid it, but it’s nice that they are open about their relationships like they are in other countries. I wish them happiness!”

After one bout in a standing fight, he has not yet decided which arena he will fight on, but he actually had in mind “a battlefield that is too unexpected” in his mind.

I’m a nursery school teacher. I’ve always loved taking care of children, and I’ve always wanted to work with them someday.

With a smile like this, even a preschooler could be KO’d!

From the January 6 and 13, 2023 issue of “FRIDAY