20 Facts About Junna Tsukii

Junna Villanueva Tsukii was born on September 30,1991 and is a Filipino-Japanese mixed martial artist and former karateka.

Junna Tsukii was born in Pasay, Philippines on September 30,1991.

Junna Tsukii was born to Shin Tsukii, a Japanese coach, and Lilia Villanueva, a Filipina.

Junna Tsukii moved to Japan when she was three years old.

Junna Tsukii went to a junior high school in Kansai Junna Tsukii studied at Takushoku University in Tokyo, Japan.

Junna Tsukii would obtain a teacher's license for social studies and went back to her alma mater in Kansai to teach.

Junna Tsukii would rise to become a national champion in Japan when she was on her second year in junior high school and selected to represent the country internationally.

Junna Tsukii tried to return to the Japanese national team while recovering from injuries but she later decide to represent the Philippines in 2017.

In 2019, Junna Tsukii won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50kg event at the Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines.

In 2021, Junna Tsukii won the gold medal in her event at the Karate 1-Premier League event held in Lisbon, Portugal.

Junna Tsukii did not qualify as she was eliminated in her first match by Ivet Goranova of Bulgaria.

In November 2021, Junna Tsukii competed in the women's 50kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Junna Tsukii won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50kg event of the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.

Junna Tsukii defeated Yorgelis Salazar of Venezuela in her gold medal match.

In 2023, Junna Tsukii competed in the women's 50kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China where she was eliminated in her first match.

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

Junna Tsukii fought Ruka Sakamoto in the women's 54 kilogram category at the 2024 Deep Jewels Summer Festival in Odaiba, Japan on August 31.

Junna 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.

Junna Tsukii 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.

Junna Tsukii manages her own YouTube channel where she holds karate web seminars.