Rena to move gyms

[cjsreport]

Rena has trained at the same gym since she was 12 and feeling a desire to experience things outside of fighting and to switch things up she's moving to Tokyo. I translated part of what she said;

"Since I want to expand upon my dreams, I am transferring from Osaka to Tokyo, I will be switching from Oikawa-dojo to Ceaser Gym. I’ve won the Girl’s S-Cup 3 times now, so for several years I feel like my motivation has gone down. With regards to the gym, I’ve been going there and training hard since I was a kid and the though of doing the same thing makes me grow uneasy. Because of that, I went to Australia in February, I did a homestay at my friend/rival’s house for one month, I experienced freedom and the world. Doing martial arts in that situation felt more true to myself and more honest.  After than I spoke to Oikawa-sensei and my seniors at the gym, I made sure they understood my feelings, I had a talk with the organization, finally I talked to the boss Ceaser, and told him about my selfish desires, he helped me transfer perfectly. The remainder of my martial arts life will be in Tokyo, I will do my best at Ceaser’s Gym, please continue to support me.

I’ve been to train at Ceaser’s many times before.  It’s an intense place, when I thought of changing gyms it was the only other option.

Tokyo has everything at my disposal, there are a lot of women fighters, now I can finally mingle with other women fighters. I think I also want to start grappling while I’m there, I would like to learn from someone while I’m there. I want to challenge myself in a new place, I want to be excited about martial arts, look at V.V. Mei she just became an MMA champion, I think I’d like to learn from her."

[Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu]

Hey Charlie, this is amazing. Can you tell us anything about Ceasar's gym? I feel like I've heard of it.

[Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu]

Do you think she'll get in the mix of WPMF title fights Charlie? 

[cjsreport]

Ceaser is the guy in the picture with her. He is Shoot Boxing's owner. Rena has had motivational issues before and I imagine it terrifies him since she is their biggest star. She is a very talented fighter, but he has not been able to bring in fighters to really challenge her. Ceaser's Gym in Tokyo is where she trained for her fight with Erika Kamimura. A number of women train at Ceaser's Gym. "V.V" Mei Yamaguchi, Emi Fujino and Ayaka Takahashi all train there. (Mei and Emi train at a lot of gyms) In addition, Andy Souwer trains there when he is in Tokyo. The trainer there is from Thailand, I believe. Rena has gone to Thailand with him before. There are a lot more women fighters in Tokyo and a lot of them do stuff together, which may be intriguing to her. Stuff I've read makes me think that Rena is slightly exhausted of training/ the injuries. She took a trip to Australia for a month and lived with another ShootBoxing fighter. It seems like that experience helped cement the idea that something needed to change. 

Sylvie: it is possible. She has fought outside of Shoot Boxing before. I'd imagine that now she is in Tokyo instead of Osaka she will be getting flooded with offers for fights. It all comes down to how often she wants to fight and what she will be doing there for money. In my opinion, she is easily the most talented kickboxer in Japan right now.