by admin | Sep 7, 2010 | Media
by Bernie McCoy | September 7, 2010 – WOMEN’S BOXING ARCHIVE NETWORK: Christy Martin and Lucia Rijker never met in the ring; Sumya Anani, possibly the best female fighter of that era, went through inordinately long periods of inactivity, sometimes extending to a year, because no one would agree to fight her. Read the full article... read more
by admin | Jun 24, 2010 | Media
by Brad Stephens | June 24, 2010 – KANSAS CITY STAR: In this week’s Faces of Kansas City, anchor Brad Stephens introduces viewers to a local woman who is an example of how opposites truly do attract. It doesn’t take long for most people to figure out Sumya Anani is at peace with herself. In fact, she might be one of the most peaceful persons that most people will ever meet. The Shawnee, Kan., native has a calming, yet inspirational effect on her yoga students who are stretching their limits to improve their minds, bodies and spirits. Read the full article... read more
by admin | Jun 24, 2010 | Blog, Learning2Fly, Media
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by admin | Jun 7, 2010 | Blog, Learning2Fly, Media
by Fox 4 News | June 7, 2010 – Sumya Anani is interviewed by Fox 4 News at Learning2Fly. This is the place to discover your inner aerial diva, or just get a great workout, or both because we aim to please at Learning2Fly. Watch the full video interview here: Our Aerial Silks class will introduce you to the very basics of climbing, how to do a proper foot lock, and other skills and drills to build your strength and flexibility. You’ll be introduced to the aerial vocabulary essential to your growth as an aerialist. Flight school was never so much fun until now. Bring your camera because you will do more than you ever expected, and all with a smile and the laughter and encouragement of your new friends. Aerial Yoga is a great way to enjoy the benefits of deep stretches, inversions, and backbends, while you counteract the effects of gravity. Even people with neck or back issues can safely experience the healing and restorative benefits of inversions through this... read more
by admin | May 1, 2010 | Health, Media
by Sumya Anani | May 2010 – YOGA MAGAZINE: Several years ago, I discovered I had an eating disorder. I thought about food all the time. It finally dawned on me this was not normal. As the presence of mind we find on the yoga mat naturally flows into other areas of our life, I realised I’d be eating breakfast but planning dinner in my mind. I observed this thought pattern quite a bit the following week. What’s up with this, I thought. Read the full article... read more
by admin | Apr 1, 2010 | Health, Media
by Sumya Anani | April 2010 – YOGA MAGAZINE: When people find out I’m a four-time world champion boxer and a yoga teacher, the most common response is, “They seem so opposite. Yoga is so peaceful and boxing seems so violent.” Being involved in both worlds, I see how boxing and yoga actually complement each other. They’re the perfect yin and yang combination. Boxing taught me to defend myself from my outer opponent. Yoga teaches me to defend myself from my inner opponent; my mind, the ego, any and all limitations in my consciousness. My worst enemy is not “out there.” The most vicious enemy is and has always been behind our own forehead. Read the full article... read more
by admin | Jan 1, 2010 | Media
by Sumya Anani | January 2010 – KANSAS CITY SPORTS & FITNESS: What allowed me to be so successful in the boxing ring? Most importantly, I had the best boxing trainer in the world, Barry Becker. But I have to tell you another little “secret” for my athletic success. Since beginning my professional boxing career in 1996, I won 4 world championships in three weight classes. (135, 140, 147) Read the full article... read more
by admin | Jan 1, 2010 | Media, Yoga
by Sumya Anani | January/February 2010 – YOGA CHICAGO: I fought the best female fighters in the world in a boxing ring. But the toughest battle I will ever have is the battle in my mind. My most vicious opponent is not “out there.” The most vicious opponent I will ever have is behind my forehead. Read the full article... read more
by admin | Dec 28, 2009 | Media, Yoga
by Power Women Magazine | December 28, 2009 – BLOGTALK RADIO, Sumya’s Interview starts at 8:15: Sumya Anani believes all conscious movement is a path towards empowerment! This led her to become a registered yoga teacher, a massage therapist, a personal trainer, an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physical Education at Johnson County Community College, and a 4X World Champion in professional boxing! Her love of discovery continues to put her on a path of realizing her own personal potential, and inspiring others to reach theirs! Listen to the full interview... read more
by admin | Dec 1, 2009 | Media
December 2009 – THE KANSAS CITY STAR: Love Blossoms Between Coach and Budding Boxer: You ought to do something with those muscles, 50-year-old Barry Becker told 22-year-old Sumya Anani. “You ought to fight.” It was 1993 at Bally’s gym in Overland Park. Barry often saw Sumya working out hard. Read the full article... read more
by admin | Jul 1, 2009 | Media, Yoga
by Sumya Anani | July/August 2009 – YOGA CHICAGO: I’ve been walking the spiritual warrior’s path for 13 years now. It formally started August 12, 1996, the day I stepped into a boxing ring for my first professional fight. Read the full article here. ... read more
by admin | Dec 2, 2007 | Media, Yoga
by Sumya Anani | December 2, 2007 – I went on vacation to Negril, Jamaica for the first time in December 1994. I got a job offer, came back to KC, sold my car, packed a few suitcases for me and my then 4 year old son. I quit a job that paid $500 U.S. a week for my new job in Jamaica that paid $50 U.S. a week! Three weeks later, we were Jamaica bound! Read the full article... read more
by admin | Mar 1, 2007 | Media
by Anita Parran | March/April 2007 – FLOURISH MAGAZINE: Anani is ranked second in the junior welterweight class of women boxers. The four-time world champion has a record of 25-3-1, with nine knockouts (KOs) according to www.womenboxing.com Prior to donning boxing gloves, the 5’6″ champ was a weightlifter and began her career in this nontraditional field in 1996. Yet women and boxing has a long history. Read the full article... read more
by admin | Feb 16, 2006 | Media
by Longjab | February 16, 2006 – EASTSIDE BOXING: Not that she is the only tough woman boxer that couldn’t beg, borrow, or steal a fight, but Sumya Anani is the most avoided, as far as champions are concerned. For the last two years running, Anani has been officially elected ‘The Most Avoided Woman Boxer’, of which, in some ways, is respectful, but it is more a shameful, discriminatory, and unfair stigma that surrounds her, since other so-called ‘champions’ are solely responsible for it, from their constant refusal to accept Anani’s offers or challenges to fight them. For example, Mary Jo Sanders, the WBC Woman’s Welterweight Champion, has refused to accept challenges from Anani on more than five occasions. Read the full article... read more
by admin | Feb 16, 2006 | Media
by Grace Hood | February 16-22, 2006 – BOULDER WEEKLY: When it comes to describing her decade-long boxing career, Sumya Anani (pronounnced Sue-my-ya A-nah-ni) hears the same story over and over again from the press. Read the full article... read more
