So for those of us who enjoy some detail and insight, below are Minxy's answers to the questions I put to her.
So Minxy. How has your year been?
Minxy: I have had a busy year indeed. Over the last 11 months or so, I have travelled extensively (Geneva, Paris, Berlin, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, NYC, North Carolina, and Chicago). On top of this I have been wrestling in London, I have participated in a number of events at the London Wrestling Studio (where I am based), Dee’s Wrestling Den (for MWW), FEMWIN in NYC, and a last minute stand in at Monica’s.
Whilst doing these things. I have been continuously building and maintaining my social network presence, training several times a week in the gym and fight club, somewhere between all of this I have tried to get my necessary uni work completed too. Even more recently I have also set up my clips store, so I have also begun to record, edit, and sell these clips.
I was a newbie last year, so I was not as busy as I am now.
Any highlights from the past 12 months?
Any highlights from the past 12 months?
So many. This year has been mind blowing to the point that normal life at home seems like time is standing still. Everything has been a highlight, but a few would be.....
· Touring Europe with my Safa Warda from Chicago
· Riding the downtown train and hitting the NYC streets with Venom in NYC
-All three wrestlers named above have become the most amazing friends and business partnerships.
· Wrestling the powerhouse Anna Konda in Berlin and surviving. I even actually got a tap out too!!!! She has also become a wonderful friend and adviser.
· Teaming up with Tia to make our own video store and planning future video clips.
Are you someone who likes being busy and likes to keep her diary full ?
I do like to be busy and have a full diary. It provides a peace of mind to know that there is a line-up of work and opportunities. I also have an active mind, so I like to be active or I become restless.
When I am not working, I will spend my time in the gym (indulging in some steam and sauna after my work out, because I have the time) or in my fight club. If I have more spare time, I will catch up with my friends, or just have a duvet day and watch lots of box sets.
Tell me how you got involved in wrestling ?
I got involved in wrestling just over a year ago (late summer/autumn 2012). I was fed up with working in environments where politics is a more important factor than skill and productivity. I also needed flexible hours to work around my university classes, and assignments. I sat and talked with my friend Samantha, a wrestler (unknown to me at the time). She suggested why don’t you become a wrestler? I told her it was ridiculous, I did not know how to wrestle. She told me that I can be trained, then introduced me to Honey. I talked Honey to death. She trained me I loved it. Samantha TOLD me that my name had to be Minxy, because I am minxy. -And the rest is history!
You do modelling too. Is it fetish modelling ? Were you involved in that before wrestling or.......
I do some modelling. I have not done, or been asked to do any fetish work. I wouldn’t mind doing some rubber/PVC type stuff (every woman loves a bit of shiny material clinging to her body), but I do have my boundaries. I have modelled in the past, but never made it an occupation.
So at the moment do you see yourself as more of a model or a wrestler, or something else entirely ?
I am Minxy Li! Lol.
At the moment there seem to be 2 sides : females who practice martial arts and have also started wrestling, and those females who are models and have then started wrestling. Is that how you see it ?
Yes, I agree with this. There are many females who fit these two catagories, but there are also the everyday ladies who stumbled upon the industry and became wrestlers. This is where I would put myself on the list. There are also many fitness people, ie personal trainers, and body building competitors, who have branched out into wrestling.
There seem to be a lot females wrestling these days. How competitive is it ?
There are many in London, that is for sure. The scene is saturated, some people are very competitive and would rather there are not so many other choices. However I believe if you work on yourself, what you do, and bring your own individuality to the table; it won’t matter how many others are out there doing it. There can only ever be one you!
So at the moment do you see yourself as more of a model or a wrestler, or something else entirely ?
I am Minxy Li! Lol.
At the moment there seem to be 2 sides : females who practice martial arts and have also started wrestling, and those females who are models and have then started wrestling. Is that how you see it ?
Yes, I agree with this. There are many females who fit these two catagories, but there are also the everyday ladies who stumbled upon the industry and became wrestlers. This is where I would put myself on the list. There are also many fitness people, ie personal trainers, and body building competitors, who have branched out into wrestling.
There seem to be a lot females wrestling these days. How competitive is it ?
There are many in London, that is for sure. The scene is saturated, some people are very competitive and would rather there are not so many other choices. However I believe if you work on yourself, what you do, and bring your own individuality to the table; it won’t matter how many others are out there doing it. There can only ever be one you!
I make my own opportunities, and if it is a bit quiet on the home front, I travel. If you can’t bring the mountain to you, take yourself to the mountain.
I love taking part in mixed wrestling. For you, what are main differences between wrestling males and wrestling females, and which do you prefer?
This is such a frequently asked question. Men are more fun, usually far taller and heavier, but usually do cap their fighting spirit. By comparison, females usually smell better, but they can be mad crazy to win. Sometimes I can’t even let myself blink, because if I do, it’s game over for me! That is an intense way to pass 15 minutes of your life.
When we wrestle, we all like to win, but how important is it for you to have some kind of competition, rather than an easy match?
To me winning is a good thing, but the most important factor for me is to feel that I put my best efforts into a match. I hate it when I think I may have made myself vulnerable to attack, or I missed an opportunity. I try to use as much technique as I can, and overcome the opponent’s offence. Most important I do not want to be afflicted with any injuries. If I can meet this tick list, then I have already won, whether I tapped, or lost. A good effort without injuries is a victory for me, winning the match is the cherry on the cake.
To me winning is a good thing, but the most important factor for me is to feel that I put my best efforts into a match. I hate it when I think I may have made myself vulnerable to attack, or I missed an opportunity. I try to use as much technique as I can, and overcome the opponent’s offence. Most important I do not want to be afflicted with any injuries. If I can meet this tick list, then I have already won, whether I tapped, or lost. A good effort without injuries is a victory for me, winning the match is the cherry on the cake.
As for an easy match, if you ask any female wrestler, we would all like those now and again. Sometimes we are tired, or we want to get it over with. If anyone says different, I would not believe them.
Do you wrestle at any particular locations ? Would you travel to different parts of the U.K. ?
Do you wrestle at any particular locations ? Would you travel to different parts of the U.K. ?
I wrestle at my wrestling home, which is LWS. Honey gives me the freedom to move around and wrestle in other places. So if I am invited to another venue in London or the UK, I will inform Honey, and she gives me her blessing. This is a standard etiquette that I display for my management. I would never do anything which she is not happy with. I have wrestled at other studios in the local London area, I would like to travel to Manchester in the future. Venom and I have also discussed some future plans to travel across the UK. I just need to get my university course completed, then the world is my oyster!
Away from what your day job, what do you do to switch off and unwind ?
As mentioned earlier, I like a duvet day. That is my real ‘stop the world, I want to get off’ pastime. I will not tweet or FB, I do not open the curtains, and I will not cook. I love this indulgence, but I cannot do it for more than one day at a time, unless I’m sulking. Hehe.
If I am feeling a bit livelier, I am partial to a plethora of cocktails and dancing the night away with a friend in one of my favourite Soho night spots.
Christmas is around the corner. How will you be spending it ?
I am not yet sure. I do not have a family to spend Christmas with. Each year one of my friend’s will invite me over to spend with their family. It has been this way for years. It is nice to know that I have a great circle of friends. But every now and again, I just stay in bed and have a duvet day.
Christmas is around the corner. How will you be spending it ?
I am not yet sure. I do not have a family to spend Christmas with. Each year one of my friend’s will invite me over to spend with their family. It has been this way for years. It is nice to know that I have a great circle of friends. But every now and again, I just stay in bed and have a duvet day.
What would Minxy Li like for Christmas ?
My two front teeth!? -Oh I don’t know. I love handbags, shoes, and gadgets. Perfume, bikinis, and wrestling outfits are handy too. In reality though, I don’t really receive pressies, and I am not a materialistic person (but I always enjoy and appreciate receiving, and giving). There are people all over the world who do not even have clean water or food, or their physical abilities. I always keep this in mind. The best gifts I have are my wonderful friends, my mind, and my ability to make my opportunities work. (Now you can all go and be sick!)
Thanks a lot for speaking to me. Have a great Christmas.......(and I'd love to take you on sometime).
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