Anastasia Yankova about a healthy lifestyle, mother and tattoos

In the modern world full of stereotypes, still it is hardly believed that the nice girl on heels can appear the serious fighter in one of the most cruel types of single combats. But it only the cliches placed, as if traps. The champion of Russia in Anastasia Yankova's Thai boxing in exclusive interview of "Gazete.Ru" tried to break stereotypes, and can confirm them.

— How such beautiful girl brought in a hall of single combats?

— Everything began when I was at absolutely early age. I liked to watch movies with Bruce Li and other cool guys. And already then I wanted to be same strong and to help people (smiles). And constantly I spoke to mother: "Mothers, well let me so will teach". After long conversations, dragging me on any dances and so on, mother gave up and brought me into karate section. There I also remained for some years.

— And what was after?

— In 14 years there was a question of choice of profession and receipt in institute. Me the journalism, acting and design always interested. I studied at school normally, but never was the honors pupil. However, on literature always were the five. Wildly was proud of that read "War and peace". I mastered also "Anna Karenina". Even two times. As a result, some years I was engaged in study, went on courses. And the design won. This profession appeared monopoly of that time.

I drew day and night, prickers and so on. And in sports was engaged for itself. Then I came to fitness club and there got acquainted with the Thai boxing coach. He also told me: "Come. You strong, press with men …".

There I stood with guys, remembered how at me fly Law-kiki. Also I understood that missed. Not for long I resembled there, and then I found club of Thai boxing "Varag" and I started adding sharply. There me at once sent to competitions — the Cup of Russia. And I unexpectedly for all won it.

— And how your mother reacted to return to a hall?

Mother told: "I thought that the nose in the childhood sufficed you. I thought, you won't set up him any more". It appeared on the contrary. At first mother thought that I will go as on fitness. So many girls are engaged that to keep a shape, cheerfully to spend time, to communicate to children. But when mother understood that I simply vanish in a hall, understood, easier what to reconcile than to fight. And since the childhood to me never forbade nothing. Mother always spoke: "You want to try to drink — drink. Anything good there isn't present but if you want – please". And I somehow at all didn't try. Too most — with cigarettes. Children can be trained only the example. I saw that mother of it doesn't do also itself didn't try … If it doesn't do it – means and it isn't necessary for me.

— Many experts consider as Anastasia Yankova's main minus weak hands.

— I too consider it a minus. It is heavy to put hands for such quantity of time. I don't say that I have a magnificent boxing, but I try to correct this minus. Naturally, I work feet because they at me it is better. And they were initially best of all because there was an experience of karate. And it is closer to me, somehow more interestingly, more natively. But it doesn't mean that I constantly work at trainings as feet. And I too separately am engaged in boxing. I hope that in the following fights it will be possible to tell that I tightened hands.

— That is you react to criticism normally?

— To criticism from Internet fighters as I call them, I react in any way. I want to tell always: "Children, you think, I am engaged professionally in sports, and the trainer tells nothing to me, and councils from the Internet are required? ". Certainly, it is healthy that worry, speak: "Yankova, tighten hands, don't lower them". But I have a trainer, and his opinion for me is priority. I got used with a smile to react to similar things. Well and how still? If I reacted emotionally, would sit in a shirt with the connected sleeves. Because to me write not only any good things, but also it is a lot of negative. I understand that somewhere it is caused by unclear envy, somewhere I don't know what feelings. I knew, on what I go. Also is not only those who loves you, respects and shares your point of view. Also there will be also other people. Is it normal.

— And mother doesn't look fights? Doesn't give a professional advice?

— Looks (smiles).

My mother in recent years looked fights more, than I. She looks fights of my competitors and usual duels. Even I not always have time that to see something. And she speaks: "Well, here UFC saw yesterday? ". And I think: "Here mother, My God …. ". But it is good that is interested.

Of course, it is pleasant to me. Sometimes mother speaks: "You saw how it cut down it? ". We now with mother on one wave.

— In training sparrings you stand only with children?

— When I was engaged in Varyag club, was exactly so. But now I train in boxing Academy at Alexander Pogorelov. And at present my sparring partner – the girl. But it is such girl who many guys can defeat, switch off. This is Ekaterina Izotov, the repeated world champion. On titles it with me – the sky and the earth. It is slightly less than me on weight, but thus very technical, interesting. And such sparring partner the teacher – ideal option. She can explain to me, tell, show how it isn't necessary to do. To prompt where it is necessary to raise hands, to lift the block. And if you don't lift — then it will be unpleasant.

— Whether there are at you idols among fighters?

— Gene Karano – the big fighter. It was the first and is indisputable is cool in all plans. And it is impossible to challenge it. It as Fedor Emelyanenko. How many about it wouldn't speak, its status from it doesn't change.

About Emelyanenko it is impossible to tell badly because he is an emperor and to them remains.

There is still Mike Zambidis. It very cool. Zambidis – one of what fights it is possible to look infinitely. To baht Hasikov? To baht – the person who trains with me in one hall. I am proud of it. It is simply such level! Our trainings take place nearby. At first my training, then – them. Sometimes I look on their sparring, and I feel shock. Before my eyes to what it is necessary to aspire. It is such equipment, it is such high, interesting level. Their sparrings are similar to fights on the tactics, equipment, rhythmics. It is pleasant to look at it. Hasikov on that high level where also the trainer can explain to him, and itself to Bath can share experience. Fighters with such experience of fights have the opinion. As a result they find a compromise, and it yields result – a beautiful duel.

— There are any sports in which you are engaged besides single combats?

— The best rest – activity change. During week-end I try to be engaged in something to absolutely opposite single combats. I love very much horses and equestrian sport. And if I give out day, I exploit. In general I have many interests, but for this purpose there is not enough time.

— Equestrian sport – the Olympic look … Never there was a wish to take part in Games?

— I know that such sports of high achievements. Torture of the person — it is fine. He there came. But at what here horses? They didn't subscribe to be athletes! The Olympic Games are a top. And Thai boxing for certain at all doesn't become the Olympic look. It is too cruel look. Already so many years passed, on Games even female boxing appeared. But it is classics. As for the decision the IOC on fight it is very sad. When all this subject started being discussed, I at first couldn't believe in it, didn't understand to whom such thought can come to the head. I often happen in other cities, and there are no other sections, except boxing and fight. It is more than anything! And they want to select it also.

— There is an opinion that professional martial artists often apply skills in usual life …

— For me it is any silly plot. Constantly there is a heap of similar situations. In one Moscow statistics simply terrifying. But if the athlete is involved in it, we remove at once transfers, we write about it. All newspapers dazzle with the headings "Athletes murderer". Why it becomes? That young children didn't go to sections, and stayed at home at the computer? And it at the best – at us is in the country many alternatives. Fighters – the quietest, kindest people. I know on myself that everything remains in a hall. When you constantly plow, houses you quiet, silent and peace. And to mind won't come to fight with someone. I think that it is the fabricated problem.

— There is an opinion that female sports in respect of psychology strongly differ from the man's. The man, for example, not that put on a sock is a problem. And at women everything is more various.

So what? I in different socks go and it in any way doesn't disturb me (laughs). And in general, I wouldn't began to put a cliche that so difficult women, and men – simple. Female sports differ the emotionality, but at a certain stage of the girl start coping with it. I over it work. I try to calm down. If I splash out the aggression on a ring, me will simply blow up. Therefore I try to work as a brain, instead of emotions. I hope that with fights it will easier do.

— It wasn't necessary to face in life men more weakly than?

— Yes I constantly go down the street and I see such people! (laughs). In the past it happened that helped children to lift a bar, but such already isn't present. I am engaged with the trainer individually. Certainly, in life there are different people, and I don't say that all have to reap 150 from a breast! Not in it force, and man's — at all in it.

When to me say that the man nearby has to be stronger than me, I answer that force at all that he will reap 500 kilograms. And that it can stop in time. I can't, and it can. That I was tired, I worry, I am nervous, and it – quiet. He will tell: "Everything we will solve". And I will believe. The man doesn't waste the words.

But if it is absolutely shchuplenky, it not that option. Justin Bieber? At all I don't perceive such creations. I am surrounded by athletes therefore I sometimes envy myself.

— You have many tattoos. Long ago with them ached?

— When did the first – I knew that it will be not one. Also I decided to begin with a small flourish. I understood that it is possible to suffer and not so it is sick and terrible. A wish arose more and more. Generally I have tattoos in Japanese style. The last – a carp who rises up on falls and becomes a dragon at top. I understand that tattoos — it first of all an esthetics. The view of beauty it over the years changes. This my body, to me with it to exist all life. I wouldn't began to mold on it meaning pictures any nothing to me. Each drawing – a report point on coordinates of my life. For example, I will tell the son: "Here it, sonny, key.  And I thought that it is impossible to lose this key. And here it at me on a foot".

— There is no desire to try the mixed single combats?

— It is interesting to me. Mixfight – my long dream. It is very interesting to me, I like to fight. I look mixfight, it is pleasant to me. I look both female fights, and man's. But here I should start everything everything from scratch. These are other loadings, other preparation. Plus orchestra seats. I won't show yet all cards, but I think that it will be interesting to me.

— It is considered that professional sportswomen can't be engaged in a household …

— I won't destroy stereotypes.

I can prepare a protein, it is very good to stir it in a shaker (laughs). But not only in it! I can and with berries defrozen to do it. Very cool dish. But if I have an inspiration, I can prepare something. Another thing is that in constant life I don't do it. For me the main thing – to eat and run quicker.

Since morning cottage cheese with honey, fruit … and to run. I on it need time and inspiration. Many girls like to stand at a plate and it calms them. But I am calmed absolutely by other things.

— On social networks at you a great number of admirers. And as though your young man reacted to it?

— He understands that everything was also when we only got acquainted with it. It is healthy that there are people who support me. Though some write: "Nastya, it is possible I will arrive and I will thrust a nose into your footwear? ". How to react to it? Simply there are no words. Write a miscellaneous. Sometimes I don't maintain and I expose it on a public inspection that more the such didn't write. Same hell! I stay at home and in a voice I laugh. It already psychiatry.

— Not all consider Anastasia Yankova as the professional sportswoman. Many think that you more media person.

— I am engaged in that is pleasant to me. I consider that professional sports mean a media component. And anything in it bad isn't present. Sometimes to me write: "Here again you there, better you would train". As though I constantly act! We have so many experts that all to me can advise to drive as weight and so on. The athlete has to train constantly and he should have no free minute. And after all God forbid it still will give any interview! You that! I consider that this narrow thinking. While I am written by people and I understand that they, looking at me, change in a positive side the life, no criticism concerning a mediynost will punch me!

—  Now at us in the country the wave "For a healthy lifestyle" is observed.  What do you think of the similar phenomenon?

— It is considered that coolly that is imposed to us from the screen. So cool girls with cigarettes (represents "the glamourous girl"). Yes it is disgusting! Coolly to be run in the morning — it after all how anew to be born! But nobody tries. All try cigarettes on an empty stomach. Same coolly. Any foolish fashion. And I am very glad that now we have a healthy lifestyle wave. A few years ago I in the company said that at all I don't drink. Me asked: "You that, are ill? ". And I wanted to tell: "Children who from us is ill? I pure also enjoy another". I am surprised to people who conducted a bad way of life and came to another. It is necessary to change itself, and it is healthy that I can move to it someone. Usual sports are necessary for people. Run, swim. My mother is engaged in a snowboard and rollers rides. To be engaged in big-time sports absolutely optional. In total after all only the example. It is necessary to go always most, and the child for you will run.

Igor Lazorin

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