Yūki "Tea Drinker" Nonaka

Still getting it done at 41!

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Almost two full decades into his pro career (will be official as of November) the clever, iron-chinned southpaw and former 2-time national super welterweight champion of Japan is still picking up meaningful domestic victories, now at middleweight. Just last April he was highly competitive in defeat against Takeshi Inoue, who then went on to himself be highly competitive in defeat against the division's new boogeyman Jaime Munguía. The secret to his longevity and rock-steady conditioning? He drinks at least 350ml of tea with every meal. Every day. Year round.

 

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..and both (technically, sort of) Japanese guys named Charlie.

I love tea as well, and for health reasons have recently had to drastically cut down on my coffee intake so all the more so recently to fill that void. Blacks, greens, whites, and even some herbals - I'll suck 'em all down.

Lapsong Suchong is among my favorites, smoky like a good Scotch whiskey.

I got turned onto tulsi lately, it consists of this sweet variant of the basil plant from India, they make a tea of it that's great for relaxation. Every time I see your thread on Tulsi bumped down in the Lounge it takes me a second to register that it was about Gabbard the politician, and not my new bedtime ritual.

 

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"昨日の試合、第1ラウンドにダウンを奪い、その後劣勢なラウンドもありましたが3-0の判定により東洋太平洋ミドル級並びWBOアジアパシフィックミドル級二冠王座を奪取することができました。

これで自身二階級制覇並び五冠目を手にすることができ、さらに日本最高齢での王座奪取という記録まで打ち立てる事が出来ました。

適当な相手を呼んでの王座決定戦とかではなく強い昇り調子のチャンピオンに勝てたからこそ本当に嬉しかったしまた自信になった！

でもここが終着点ではないしまだ見据える先があるので奢ることなくこのまま突き進んで行きます！

取り急ぎ簡単にはなりますが、後援会、スポンサー各位様。井岡弘樹会長並びにスタッフの皆さま。金子ジム会長並びスタッフの皆さま、細川チャーリー忍選手。応援して下さいました皆さま。本当に本当にありがとうございました！！！！

translation:

Yesterday's match, we took him down in the 1th round, and then we had a minus numbered round, but we were able to seize the East-Pacific Middleweight-class WBO Asia-Pacific Middleweight Championship due to 3-0 decisions.

This was able to get the crown of the class, and it was possible to get to the record of the throne of the Japan's best age.

I was so happy that I won a champion, not a championship decision, but a strong rising champion, and I'm so confident again!

But this is not the end point, but I still have a look ahead, so I'm going to go through it without buying it!

It's not easy, but it's a sponsor and a sponsor. Chairman of Jǐng Gāng Hiroki and all staff. Mr. Kaneko, chairman of the gym, and all the staff members of the gym. Thank you for your support, everyone. Thank you so much to all of you!!!!

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I have barely any sensitivity there (can barely feel anything from the hood of the glans on), so for all I know the little guy's been sounding the alarm bell for years and just falling on deaf ears. I do have all the genetic markers and family history for a heart attack, though, possibly as soon as within the next decade, so I need to not be jittery AF 24/7. Might have to cut way down on salt, too, which actually might even be harder, insane as that might sound to anybody that has known me IRL and knows what a coffee addict I've been for the last 20+ years.

 

Also little guy is a figure of speech.