TERMS, FEES AND JAPAN TOUR CONDITIONS

APRIL 28-MAY 9, 2019

$2,250 per person

Price includes accommodations, dojo fees, sightseeing, trains and buses while in Japan, workbooks, participation certificate, and a final celebration dinner. Price does not include travel to and from Japan, souvenirs or food during the stay. Participation is limited to 25 judoka; 14 Days in Japan 12 years or older with a minimum of 2 years experience on the mat. Parents of 8 World-Class Dojos participants, coaches and/or family members are welcome to register. 5 Private Sessions REGISTER TODAY: 1 Amazing Experience www.prmaa.com/events LEARN FROM ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME TRIP TO JAPAN! THE BEST Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime experience in Japan. Spend 12 days immersed in Japanese We have arranged five amazing private sessions for our tour. culture, training at the best dojos in Japan, receiving personal instruction from World and Each champion will teach their Olympic Champions and visiting ’s top sightseeing destinations. Join other athletes in favorite techniques and share their quest to dramatically improve their judo with the type of training only Japan can offer. competition strategies!

TRAIN AT THE TOP JUDO DOJOS: Over the course of the tour, you will train at some of Japan’s top dojos, starting at the birthplace of Judo, the Kodokan. Our training will include the top universities in Japan. As a special treat, we have scheduled our tour during the Golden Week holiday. During this holiday, the NORIKO KITADA YASUYUKI MUNETA best in Japan come together for intense training camps The Kodokan National Training Center 1988 OLYMPIC BRONZE 2X WORLD CHAMPION and our group received special invitations to participate!

SEE JAPAN’S TOP JUDOKA IN ACTION: During our trip, you have the option of attending two of the highest level competitions Japan has to offer. First, we will attend the All Japan Judo Champions and watch the giants of the sport compete for Japanese Judo’s highest honor. Later in the trip, we will attend the YOSHIO NAKAMURA KOJI KOMURO elementary school team championships and watch the All Japan Judo All Japan Elementary Judo 1993 WORLD CHAMPION 3X WORLD MASTERS CHAMPION Championships Championships top juniors via for a national title.

presented by: EXPLORE THE BEST OF TOKYO: With 35 million people, Tokyo is the largest metropolitan city in the world. We will visit some of Tokyo’s top tourist destinations, including the Imperial Palace, the , the Meiji Jingu Shrine, and the Tokyo Skytree. You will also experience some of the best shopping and TSUKASA YOSHIDA nightlife in the world, at , , Ginza, Nippon Budokan Tokyo Skytree 2018 WORLD CHAMPION Asakusa, Harajuku, and . MEET YOUR CHAMPION INSTRUCTORS

YASUYUKI MUNETA:

Yasuyuki Muneta is a 2x World Champion, 3x Asian Champion and World University Champion. Muneta was a member of Kodogakusha Dojo and Gakuen High School, where he won both the All Japan High School Championships and the Inter-High Tournament. Muneta attended and during his time was the youngest winner of the Kano Cup (1999 and 2001). In addition, he was elected as the “most excellent player” 4 years in a row at the All-Japan University

Yasuyuki Muneta 2007 World Championships Judo Championships. Only 5 athletes (including Yasuhiro Yamashita) in the history of judo have accomplished this feat. Muneta’s specialities are sasae-tsurikomi ashi, ippon seoi-nage and uchimata.

NORIKO KITADA:

Noriko Kitada was the 1988 Olympic Bronze Medallist in Seoul and a bronze medallist at the World Championships in 1987. She also won the Fukuoka Tournament in 1986 and was a multiple time All Japan winner. In addition to her impressive competitive career, Kitada ran the famous Kodogakusha Dojo in Tokyo. Kodogakusha was home to such famous judoka as Yasuyuki Muneta (2x World Champion), Toshihiko Kogo (Olympic Champion & 3x World Champion), Hidehiko Yoshida (World & Olympic Champion), Masashi Ebinuma (2x Olympic Bronze, 3x World Champion), and Shohei Noriko Kitada 1988 Olympics Ohno (Olympic Champion, 2x World Champion). Kitada’s specialties are uchimata, ouchi gari, and gripping.

YOSHIO NAKAMURA: (TO BE CONFIRMED)

Yoshio Nakamura is the 1993 World Champion, 1991 Asian Champion and 1998 Paris Grand Slam Champion. He is one of the three famous Nakamura brothers who were each world champions. Nakamura was a rival of Hidehiko Yoshida. Nakamura has coached at Asahi Kasei since 2001 and have many famous pupils, among them World Champion and Olympic Silver Medallist, Hiroshi Izumi and 2x Olympic Gold Medallist Masato Uchishiba. Nakamurs was known for his uchimata, ouchi-gari and harai-goshi, but especially for his strong newaza (groundwork). Yoshio Nakamura 1994 Asian Games

KOJI KOMURO: Koji Komuro is a 3x World Masters Champion and a Newaza specialist. He is a former instructor at the Kodokan and currently the coach at Waseda High School. Komuro is the author of Judo Newaza of Koji Komuro Komlock and a 3- DVD series. Komuro was taught by Kosen Judo Master Kanae Hirata and is a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Yuki Nakai. Komuro was also the 2010 World Champion (with his uke Takano Kenji) in the Katame no Kata category. Komuro’s specialities are sutemi-waza (sacrifice throws), variations on tomoe-nage, and submission techniques like Koji Komuro 2018 World Masters jujigatame and side guru jime.

TSUKASA YOSHIDA: Tsukasa Yoshida is the current World Champion at 57kg as well as claiming a Silver Medal in 2017. She is a 3x Tokyo Grand Slam Champion as well as an Asian Champion. In total, Yoshida has already captured 12 International Medals (7 Gold) and won the Japanese National Championship by the age of 23. She is the current #1 in Japan and the favorite to represent Japan in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Yoshida’s specialties are uchimata, osoto-gari, ouchi,

Tsukasa Yoshida 2018 World Championships and seoi-nage. She also has won many matches with newaza. PAST YOUR TOUR HOSTS ACCOMMODATIONS PARTICIPANTS Your tour will be fully hosted by three great instructors, each committed to Our group will stay at the Tokyo enriching your time in Japan and Central Hostel in Shinjuku. Centrally maximizing your training. Don’t miss located and in the heart of the most this opportunity. REGISTER TODAY! famous area of the city for shopping and nightlife, rooms are shared by 4 people. (Private rooms can be arranged for an additional fee.) “Couldn’t ask for a better experience. Everything about this tour was first rate!” - R. Jorgensen Mike Martyn Head Instructor Pacific Rim Academy

“Going on this tour was one of the best Brian Olson decisions of my life…definitely worth 4x Olympian every penny.” - Q-M. Nguyen World Bronze Medallist

Koji Komuro “I learned a lot on this tour and it was Kosen Judo an eye opening experience training in 3x World Masters Champion Japan.” - D. Tran