Road trip... yahhhhhhhhh!!!!
We headed almost three hours north, to Chuncheon, for some live boxing.
There was great company, great excitement and, like always, great food that accompanied this trip.
We headed out for dinner after the live fights and got somewhat in a fight, more like a tug-of-war or a hug-a-war with this particularly cute little Korean woman who insisted we eat at her restaurant. Only in Korea can a random older women I don't even know get away with wrapping her body around mine, tap my tush, and get away with it... too funny!
There were 3 championship title matches today but one match in particular that I was waiting for. It wasn't this match, shown in the above picture, but it's traumatic finish surely added to the hype of the next match.
Some added hype to the occasion was the notion that Junior Mint, my former coach, would be in attendance. I spotted him out in the crowd instantly. Can you see him?!
Hint, bright green collar by the camera stand.
This was the fight I had come for -- a female bout between a Korean fighter and a Japanese fighter.
We cheered for the Japanese fighter, Yamada, and even went as far as to look up some things to shout at her to help keep her motivated... can't exactly repeat what we yelled but they found it amusing after ward when we told them.
Having fought in another country and having seen home advantage take way too much control over fair judging, I can vouch for just how much harder it is to win in the away country.
Today Yamada won her fight in Korea and I was so proud of her!
Her coach put her on his shoulders in the ring, paraded her around, and then after we headed to her locker room to congratulate her on her awesome win.
It was so great to meet Yamada. She's actually not so super short, I was wearing killer heeled boots. She's super fierce, as is her sister who is also a professional boxer -- love that fact!!!
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