Kurita's Training Method is Round 1257 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
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- Title Page Character(s): Kumi Mashiba
Summary[]
Kimura and Aoki notices how Mashiba is using textbook boxing, unlike his usual safe distance boxing. With Iga on the ropes, Mashiba begins to deliver the final blow, however, Iga throws a weak left body blow, confusing Mashiba. Iga then motions a right overhand, however, Mashiba quickly steps back and the gong ending the first round sounds. One of Iga's seconds attempts to give Iga water to rinse, but was stopped by Baron, who proceeds to smack Iga's face and yells at the second and Iga for his poor performance. Round two then begins. Taihei and Kintarō becomes angry how Baron is treating Iga. Ippo believes that it gets them to victory, despite it looking bad to them. Taihei asks Ippo if he ever got smacked. Ippo replies that he did once by Kamogawa, but it was different, as it was to fill him with spirit and push him further, while Baron's is to win at all costs.