How breaker Sunny Choi preps for a battle
- 07 August 2024
![Sunny Choi does a one-handed handstand breakdancing move on a rooftop in Paris, France. Sunny wears black pants and a cream colored top from the Nike Sportswear collection, plus white Nike socks. The Paris city-scape with a bright blue sky is in the background.](https://media.about.nike.com/img/1ae0cf9e-c80e-4056-b65b-a0f9ef61fb3f/sunny-choi.jpg?m=eyJlZGl0cyI6eyJqcGVnIjp7InF1YWxpdHkiOjEwMH0sIndlYnAiOnsicXVhbGl0eSI6MTAwfSwiZXh0cmFjdCI6eyJsZWZ0Ijo2NjYsInRvcCI6Mzg5LCJ3aWR0aCI6MjUwNSwiaGVpZ2h0IjoxNDExfSwicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjozODQwfX19&signature=85e817efe9dc6b25decccdf58c7fda68b8266f560aca49e1dd6bae214e6d1246)
Sunny Choi was climbing the corporate ladder when she heard that breaking would be an event at the world's biggest stage in sport. After years of upholding society's standards of what a successful life looks like, the 35-year-old former secondary school gymnast knew she needed to take a chance on finding more joy and fulfilment from a sport built on creative spontaneity.
In this audio excerpt from our Nike On Air episode with Womanica, Sunny describes exactly what it feels like to be in the heat of a breaking battle—and why sometimes the best strategy is no strategy at all.