In the upcoming "ONE Championship 156" on April 22, Chinese-American James Yang will have the second game of his career against Malaysia's Keanu Subba. James Young, in addition to being a mixed martial arts newcomer, is also a student and close friend of legendary martial artist "Hercules" Demetrious Johnson, and he has studied Shaolin Kung Fu in China for three years, which has attracted him a lot of attention.
Recently, "Hercules" Johnson spoke to the proud door grower in an interview, praising James Yang: "I think he is getting better and better, especially mentally very mature, thanks in large part to his background in practicing Shaolin martial arts, he is a real martial artist." ”
Many people of James Young's age practice martial arts out of a fascination with movies or inspired by Bruce Lee, but James planted the seeds of his determination to learn martial arts at a young age. When he was only a few years old, he and his grandmother were attacked by two men, and in order to protect him, grandma had to pick up slippers to fight two men, which affected the life of James Young, who graduated from high school at the age of 17 and came from the United States to a Shaolin martial arts school in northeast China for training, and this stay lasted for three years.
After returning to the United States, James Young also never gave up martial arts and martial arts training, and after becoming a student and teammate of "Hercules" Johnson, he achieved 7 wins in amateur competitions. Last September, at the age of 32, he signed for the ONE Championship and made his professional debut.
In his professional debut, James Young took two rounds to TKO against Roel Rosauro, who had played against China's Kevin Lee. For the next game, "Hercules" was also full of confidence in his students, saying: "After we studied Keanu Suba's game, I can feel that James Young is more outstanding in many ways, he can perform better than his opponents. ”
At the same time, "Hercules" also believes that Keanu Suba is james young's most ideal opponent and "touchstone", he said: "Keanu is stronger than James Young's last opponent, his strike skills are very good, and the foundation is very solid." James Young must ensure that his body is in the best possible state of combat. ”
Keanu Suba, who currently has a 7-5 career record, has lost to China's Tang Kai and Li Kevin in points, and has also defeated another Chinese player, Xie Chao, in one round. It is worth mentioning that in the 7 games he won, there were 3 (T) KO and 4 surrenders, all of which were won by ending the opponent, and the strength should not be underestimated.
The 33-year-old James Young will usher in the second game of his career, and many players have chosen to fade out of the ring at this age, but for the Shaolin disciple, everything has just begun.