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Junna Tsukii

b. 1991

Filipino-Japanese karateka

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Born 1991. Junna Tsukii is a Japanese karateka.

(born September 30, 1991) is a Filipino-Japanese mixed martial artist and former karateka. Representing the Philippines in karate, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50kg event at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, United States.

Early life and education Junna Tsukii was born in Pasay, Philippines on September 30, 1991. She was born to Shin Tsukii, a Japanese coach, and Lilia Villanueva, a Filipina. Junna is the second eldest among three children. She studied at Takushoku University in Tokyo, Japan.

Career Karate Tsukii took up karate at age seven joining her own father's dojo in Japan. In her bronze medal match she defeated Paweena Raksachart of Thailand. In 2017, she won one of the bronze medals in this event at the Southeast Asian Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. That year, she also won one of the bronze medals in the team kumite event. In June 2021, she competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She did not qualify as she was eliminated in her first match by Ivet Goranova of Bulgaria. She was eliminated in her second match.

Tsukii won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50kg event of the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. She defeated Yorgelis Salazar of Venezuela in her gold medal match.

In June 2024, Tsukii announced that she was retiring from karate and will be moving to MMA.

Mixed martial arts After her retirement from karate in 2024, Tsukii would transition to mixed martial arts. Tsukii fought Ruka Sakamoto in the women's 54 kilogram category at the 2024 Deep Jewels Summer Festival in Odaiba, Japan on August 31.

Personal life Tsukii cannot speak Tagalog well and learned English while she was in Japan but found her education on the language inadequate which initially made her doubt herself if she is fit to represent the Philippines. She learned how to sing Lupang Hinirang, the national anthem, when she first became a representative of the country to compensate for her lack of fluency in Tagalog.

She also manages her own YouTube channel where she holds karate web seminars.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Yuko Kiryu TKO (punches) DEEP Jewels 53

Tokyo, Japan Win

Saya Nakamura KO (punches) DEEP Jewels 51

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Saya Nakamura DQ (illegal upkick) DEEP Jewels 50

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Keito Oyama Submission (rear naked choke) DEEP 122 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Ruka Sakamoto Submission (rear naked choke) DEEP Summer Festival 2024 in Odaiba

Tokyo, Japan

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Junna Villanueva Tsukii

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Who is Junna Tsukii?

Filipino-Japanese karateka

When was Junna Tsukii born?

Junna Tsukii was born on 30 September 1991 in Pasay.

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Junna Tsukii is a karateka.

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Junna Tsukii is Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Junna Tsukii

· Wikidata: Q91804713

· DBpedia: Junna Tsukii

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