Spark Study Buddy (Explorer): Japanese martial arts star blends tai chi with cute style

South China Morning Post

22-06-2025

[1] A young Japanese woman has impressed social media with photos of herself dressed in cute girlie styles while performing Chinese martial arts moves. The woman known as Inami is in her 30s and lives in Yokohama, a Japanese city south of Tokyo. She has 140,000 followers on one social media platform and runs a martial arts school.
[2] Inami often poses in classic Chinese martial arts stances while dressed in cute clothing. Sometimes, she performs with crescent blades or spears. She also posts video tutorials about how to perform simple martial arts moves.
[3] Inami said she began learning Chinese martial arts in Primary Three. She said she was a gaming addict when she was little and was bad at actual sports. However, one day in kindergarten, she told her mother she wanted to study Chinese martial arts. Her parents signed her up for karate classes, but she did not like them.