Where are we going ?

The young judoka will train at the Kodokan in Tokyo, at various local high schools dojo in Kobe/Kyoto and at Akita University in Akita. They will also visit the city of Hiroshima and train at the Dojo University.

Objectives

Giving the opportunity to 2 high school athletes who are currently training at the Lycée Français la Pérouse and the San Francisco Judo Institute to perfect their judo technique in Japan.

Giving the opportunity to meet other Japanese judoka who are at the same time studying for their high school diploma or college degree and training in Judo at a national level.

Giving the opportunity to discover the rich Japanese culture, which combines the ancestral tradition with the modern world.

Giving the opportunity to bring back to the judo community and their dojo - new technique, new teaching approach to be shared with others.

Theme

How to juggle his high school studies and his judo career; Discovering the Japanese culture through the study of judo.