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

Karen Pang - Updates

One of the most popular women on this blog is the lovely Karen Pang.
Karen is beautiful inside and out.
She's a fitness beauty that really is a nice person.
In case you missed Karen's other two entries here on this blog (this entry gives Karen a hat-trick), let me run this down for you.
She has her ISSA personal training certification, she's a fitness model, a bikini competitor and a CBBF Canadian National Figure Competitor.

Karen recently competed at the BC Provincial Championships and came in 2nd in Bikini.
Why not 1st?
I have no idea.

If you want to keep up with this lovely lady (who wouldnt?) she makes it easy with a variety of ways on the web.

Her Website:
http://misskarenpang.com/

Karen's MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/karenpang

Karen's Twitter:
http://twitter.com/karenpang

Her Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Karen-Pang/106124702753730

Oh, and by the way, did I mention that she also runs KaBling Designs?
Here is some basic info from the website...
"For all Bikini, Figure and Fitness Competitors out there who would like their competition suits blinged out and are on a budget. I offer an affordable way to create custom, elegantly designed, crystal posing suits."

You can find out more about KaBling Designs here:
http://www.kablingdesigns.ca/



Karen Pang - Updates, posted to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/ on August 3rd, 2010

Patricia Nguyen - NPC competitor

I couldn't find a whole lot on NPC competitor Patricia Nguyen.
I did find out that she's a graduate of the University of Central Florida and she owns her own personal training studio in Orlando called Blueprint Body.
http://myblueprintbody.com/

Female Fitness Competitions:
2007 NPC Southern States Bodybuilding, Fitness And Figure Contest - 4th Place
2008 NPC National Bodybuilding & Figure Championships - 4th Place
2009 NPC National Bodybuilding, Bikini & Figure Championships - 6th Place
2009 NPC Team Universe - 6th Place
2009 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships - 4th Place
2009 NPC Junior National Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships - 4th Place
2009 NPC Arnold Amateur Championships - 4th Place



You can also follow this fitness beauty here:
http://twitter.com/BelieFitness



Patricia Nguyen - NPC competitor, posted to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/ on June 22nd, 2010.

Monique Minton - Female Fitness Competitor

Monique Minton continues to be one of the most popular female fitness competitors on this blog.
And there's little wonder why.
This lovely half filipinia, half polish model has graced the cover of not only female fitness magazines, but muscle and fitness mags like Flex several times.
And the beautiful five foot, ten inch, one hundred and fifty pound fitness beauty keeps adding to her list of female fitness competitions...

2008 NPC John Sherman Classic Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championship - 1st Place
2008 NPC National Bodybuilding & Figure Championships - 5th Place
2008 NPC Team Universe Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure National Championships - 4th Place
2008 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships - 3rd Place
2009 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships - 1st Place
2010 IFBB Olympia - NP
2010 IFBB MuscleContest Pro Bikini - 2nd Place

And as I have mentioned before, besides competitions and fitness modeling, Monique is training in BJJ and MMA, so I wonder if we will see her debut in the steel cage?



Monique Minton - Female Fitness Competitor, posted to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/ on May 13th, 2010.

IFBB Figure Pro - Akane Nigro Ismeal

Akane Nigro Ismeal is an IFBB Figure Pro.
This 5'1, 110 pound beauty is of Japanese and Italian decent.
Akane is a former softball and soccer player.
She is married to bodybuilder Malik Ismael, who she met at a gym in 2005 and the two became workout partners.
The couple does training and nutritional advice and they offer posing routine and instructional sessions.
You can find out more at their MySpace page here:
http://www.myspace.com/the_ismeals

Contest History:
2007 NPC California Championships - Figure A, 3rd place
2007 NPC Contra Costa (CA) Championships - Figure A, 2nd place
2007 NPC San Francisco Championships - Figure A, 1st place
2007 NPC Steel Rose - Figure A, 2nd place
2007 NPC Tournament of Champions - Figure A, 3rd place
2007 NPC USA Championships - Figure A

2008 NPC Junior National Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships
2008 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships - 2nd place

2009 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships - 1st place
Thanks to her win at the 2009 NPC USA's, Akane is a IFBB Figure Pro.




posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ , Sept 4, 2009

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

Tanji Johnson Updates

I said in my last entry on the beautiful IFBB fitness pro Tanji Johnson that even though her American Gladiator name was Stealth, I bet you wouldn't have a hard time seeing her.

Well I was right, at the 2009 IFBB Arnold Classic, Tanji came in 16th place.

And the website LA Muscle TV has a two part feature up on this young lady that you can see here:
http://www.lamuscle.tv/player/hollywoodextra/70

Watching her practice her routine in the second part of that feature, I couldn't help but think what a MMA fighter she would make.
Of course right now her plate is full enough as a personal trainer and fitness coach.
But how awesome would Tanji Johnson versus Gina Carano be?

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

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

Krissy Chin - IFBB Figure Pro

photo: Michael Eckstut

Krissy Chin is a IFBB Figure Pro, The Co-Host Muscle Girls Inc., a Physical Therapist, a Fitness Model and a member of Team Pro Tan.
She is five foot four and weighs 124 pounds.

Female Fitness Competitions:
2007 NPC Gaspari Nutrition Jr. USA Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships - 2nd Place
2007 NPC Junior Nationals Bodybuilding, Fitness And Figure Contest - 2nd place
2007 NPC Team Universe Bodybuilding, Fitness And Figure Championships - 1st place
2007 IFBB Houston Pro Figure Contest - 7th place
2007 IFBB Europa Super Show - 16th place
2008 IFBB Houston Pro Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Contest - 7th place
2008 IFBB Jacksonville Pro-Figure / Dexter Jackson Classic - 4th place
2008 IFBB New York Pro Figure - 14th place
2008 IFBB Atlantic City Pro - 6th place
2009 IFBB Border States Pro Figure - 3rd Place
2009 IFBB Olympia - 16th Place
2009 IFBB Houston Pro Figure - 4th Place
2009 IFBB Europa Super Show & Supplement Expo - 2nd Place
2009 IFBB Jacksonville Pro - 4th Place
2009 IFBB California State Pro Figure Championships - 9th Place
2010 IFBB Arnold Classic, Ms. International, Fitness International & Figure International - 15th Place

You can visit Krissy's website here:
http://www.krissychin.com/



Krissy Chin - IFBB Figure Pro, posted to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/, 4-8-2009

Liza Kampstra - Asian Fitness Model

The gorgeous Liza Kampstra is a knock out in more ways than one.
This young lady had to give up her first love soccer because of an injury.
But did that stop her?
Nope.
She began training with IFBB Pro Carla Sanchez and the Performance Ready Team and look at her now.
Now she's an IFBB Professional Fitness Athlete, Mom, MMA ring girl and model.
And she has started building a very impressive contest history.....

2007 NPC Gaspari Nutrition Jr. USA Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships, 12th place
2007 NPC Junior Nationals Bodybuilding, Fitness And Figure Contest, 5th place
2007 NPC Team Universe Bodybuilding, Fitness And Figure Championships, 11th place
2007 NPC USA Bodybuilding And Figure Championships, 8th place
2008 NPC Junior National Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships, 2nd place
2008 NPC Team Universe Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure National Championships, 2nd place



For more info and pics, you can visit Liza's MySpace page here:
http://www.myspace.com/lwalpha



Liza Kampstra - Asian Fitness Model, posted to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/ on 4-1-2009

Michelle Waterson - The Karate Hottie

On this blog we have had fitness models, bodybuilders, fitness competitors, swimmers and now here is a lady we can add to the list of MMA fighters we have had here.
This beautiful young lady is Michelle Waterson.
Her nickname, by the way, is the well deserved "The Karate Hottie".
This five foot three 110 pound beauty is a native of Aurora, Colorado and is half American and half Thai.
Michelle took her first karate class at the age of ten and she hasn't looked back since.
She has been a bikini model, she was in Oxygen's "Fight Girls" (she was defeated by Ardra Fernandez in the fourth episode), she's been a Hooters girl, a spokes model and appeared on MTV's Bully Beatdown.
Michelle has a black belt in karate, and trains in MMA, Wushu and Muay Thai.

Her current MMA record is 8-3-0 with her last fight being a win over Masako Yoshida (via TKO) at Crowbar MMA - Spring Brawl on April 24th, 2010.

Michelle isn't fighting right now because on September 16th, 2010, she announced that she was pregnant with her first child.

And should you think this is all hype, take a look at this MMA fight between Michelle and Tyra Parker......



You can visit Michelle's MySpace page here:
http://www.myspace.com/thekaratehottie




Michelle Waterson - The Karate Hottie, posted to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/ on 3-25-2009

Female Fitness Competitor Lyen Wong

Yeah I know I have done entries on Lyen Wong twice before, but who's counting besides me?
This lovely fitness competitor and personal trainer is worth more than one look.
And besides, it gives me a chance to do a better rundown of her contest history:

2005
1st place Miss Fitness, regional West German championships NAC, Rheinbach/Germany
2nd place Miss Fitness, German championships NAC, Schwerin/Germany
1st place Miss Fitness, Festival del Fitness, Rimini/Italy
1st place Miss Fitness, Fitness World Contest, Graz/Austria
1st place Miss Fitness, Intl. German championships NAC, Rheinbach/Germany
1st place Miss Fitness, Intl. German championships NAC, Salzgitter/Germany
1st place Miss Universe Shape N.A.B.B.A. Intl. Inc. Aachen/Germany

2006
1st place Miss Fitness, NAC German championships, Korntal/Germany
3rd place N.A.B.B.A. Intl. Inc. world championships, Benidorm/Spain, Fitness Shape category

2007
3rd place Miss Sexy Bikini at Mr. Olympia, Las Vegas/USA
2nd place Miss Fitness, Intl. German championships NAC, Ludwigsfelde/Germany
2nd place Miss Universe Fitness, NAC International, Hamburg/Germany

She took a break in 2008, only showing up at the FIBO 2008 trade show.
But her website promises that she will be back in competition in 2009.
You can check out her website here:
http://www.lyenwong.de/

Brenda Kelly

Brenda Michiko Kelly was born on January 15th, 1959 (that's right,1959!) in Honolulu Hawaii.
Her mother is Japanese, and her father is Dutch/English.
Brenda has held titles in:
The 2000 International Fitness Pro
The 2000 ESPN2 Series (swimsuit round 1st)
The 1998 NPC Northwest Women's Fitness
National Aerobic Championships (solo and mixed pairs)

Besides all that she is a fitness director, Polynesian dancer/teacher, international fitness magazine cover model, actress and a published writer.
You can visit her website here:
http://www.brendakelly.com/



Brenda Kelly, posted to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/ on 12-30-2008

Elaine Kwon - Superwoman

You know I joke sometimes about how a lot of these models have long resumes.
Well this one is long and it isn't a joke.
This lady may be an evolutionary jump in the human race.
Elaine Kwon is a......
Five-time US National Tae Kwon Do Champion. (She now studies Shaolin Kung Fu at the USA Shaolin Temple in New York. I guess Tae Kwon Do got too easy for her?)
Fitness model for Nike Asia and Bodybow
Fashion Model, (Vogue, Elle, InStyle, Ahead magazines)
Concert Pianist, she debuted with the Washington-Idaho Symphony at the age of 15!
MIT Professor, she has her Doctorate of Musical Arts with highest honors from Boston University.
TV host of ImaginAsian TV.
I full expected to see part time crime fighter listed there.
If you don't believe me, you can check out her website for full details.
http://www.elainekwon.com/
It's okay, go ahead and look. Trust me, if I were just reading this I wouldn't believe it either!
I wonder if Doc Savage ever had a kid......?






Elaine Kwon - Superwoman, posted to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/ on 12-10-2008

Asian Fitness Model Liz Yu.

The really sad thing about Liz is that all I have is a name and a picture.
And possibly that this is the same Elizabeth Yu that competed at the 2006 Emerald Cup Figure, Fitness and Bodybuilding Championships.
If that is the same lady, then she also competed at the 2006 Alberta Figure Championships.
But I had to post this entry.
Look at those abs!

Cori Nadine - Fitness Model

If you haven't been on the interweb since the 90s, you might not know who Cori Nadine is.
Cori is a Filipino, Irish, and Navajo Indian beauty that was a staple in Muscle mags back in the 90s.
I think every swimsuit issue they put out had her in it.
Cori actually competed in a few amateur fitness and figure contests but nothing ever really came of it.
She also did some work as a personal trainer, but I don't know if she still does that or not.
The way Cori is built, she can look very soft and feminine, or very muscular and ripped when she wants to.
Cori was born on June 11th, 1969 in Pasadena California.


Cori Nadine - Fitness Model, posted to http://barangabru.blogspot.com/ on 12-3-2008

IFBB Fitness Pro Nicole Rollolazo

I have already done one write up on IFBB Fitness Pro Nicole Rollolazo over at my Female Fitness blog, but she needs to be included here as well.
Nicole is a female fitness competitor, model and personal trainer.
And the lovely Nicole is half Filipino.
Besides her long list of fitness competitions (her most recent begin 8th place at the 2008 IFBB 15th Annual Sports/Fitness Weekend and Europa IFBB Super Show and 7th place at the
2008 IFBB Houston Pro Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Contest), Nicole was also in a movie back in 2003 with Timea Majorova, Elaine Goodlad and several other fitness athletes called "The Interplanetary Surplus Male and Amazon Women of Outer Space".
Nicole contributed to the book "The Body Sculpting Bible for Women : The Way to Physical Perfection".
So I guess she's actually an actress, author, female fitness competitor, model and personal trainer.

Karen Pang

I swear they are putting something in the water in Canada!
Tracy Brooks, Gail Kim, Trish Stratus, Sharon Bruneau, Elaine Goodlad, Cathy Priest and now Karen Pang!
Born in Vancouver, Canada, this beautiful lady is a Fitness Competitor, Fitness Model, 2008 Bikini Universe (Short Class) 1st Runner Up, 2007 Bikini America Top 10 Finalist and a 2007 WNSO National Pro Champion Swimsuit Model....whew!
I think we are just beginning to hear about this young lady.
She has a very bright future ahead of her.
Karen is very cut and muscular when doing fitness competitions, but she shows a softer side in regular photo shoots.