INSTRUCTOR   

Representative: Issei Shima

Specialties

• Muay Thai
• Kickboxing
• Boxing
• Beginner-Focused Personal Training
• Relaxed Tanden (How Advanced Athletes Use Their Bodies)

Service Areas

• Roppongi GYM
• Shinjuku-Gyoemmae GYM
• Nishi-Shinjuku GYM
• Shinjuku South (Yoyogi) GYM
• Shibuya GYM
• Ginza GYM
• Azabu-Juban GYM
• Pilates & Body Azabu-Juban GYM
• On-site Training

Profile

• Height: 178 cm
• Weight: 72 kg
• Hometown: Ishikawa, Japan

Sports / Martial Arts Background

• 10 years of Basketball
• 3 years of Kyokushin Karate
• 6 years of Kickboxing / Muay Thai

Main Achievements

Basketball

• Awarded Best Player – Ishikawa High School Winter Strengthening League
• Awarded Best Player – Ishikawa High School Championships
• Champion – NHK Cup 3on3 Nagoya Tournament
• Champion – Ishikawa Tsubaki Cup

Kyokushin Karate

• Champion – Hyakumangoku Cup (Intermediate Division), Ishikawa
• Top 8 – Hokushinetsu Tournament
• 3rd Place – Fukui Prefecture Tournament
• 2nd Round – All Japan Weight Category Tournament
• Champion – Ishikawa Kata Championship

Kickboxing / Muay Thai

• Ranked 9th – Rajadamnern Stadium Certified Super Welterweight (Thailand)
• Ranked 5th – WPMF Japan Welterweight

View Pro Fight Record

・2006 Moved to Australia and trained at the gym of John Wayne Parr, then a K-1 fighter

・2007 Moved to Thailand and joined a Muay Thai gym

・2007 Pro debut — vs Sirimongkol Singwancha (former WBC two-division world champion) — Loss (R2 TKO)

・2008 TV match at Sanam Luang, Bangkok — vs Bayago (French champion) — Win (R5 TKO)

・2008 Rajadamnern Stadium Super Welterweight — ranked #9

・2008 S-1 title match (Singapore) — vs Abbas Ahmadi (Iranian champion) — Loss (R4 KO)

・2008 Janus Fight Night (Italy) — vs Arnaldo Silva (Portuguese champion) — Loss (R3 TKO)

・2010 King's Birthday Anniversary event — vs Behzad Rafigh Doust (WPMF World Welterweight Champion) — Loss (R4 TKO)

・2010 Toyota Vigo Smart Muay Thai Marathon, Quarterfinal — vs Valdet Gashi (former K-1 Europe champion) — Win (decision)

・2010 Toyota Vigo Smart Muay Thai Marathon, Semifinal — vs Saenchai (former three-division Lumpinee champion) — Loss (R2 TKO)

Akihiro Gono

Specialties

• Kickboxing
• MMA

Service Areas

• On-site Training

Profile

• Height: 176 cm
• Weight: 77 kg
• Hometown: Tokyo, Japan

Main Organizations

• Shooto
• Pancrase
• PRIDE
• UFC
• Sengoku

Main Achievements

• Champion – Bujin Cup Martial Arts Championship (Heavyweight Division)
• 3rd All-Japan Kickboxing Federation Heavyweight Champion
• Champion – THAI FIGHT 70kg Tournament Japan Qualifier
• Champion – Hero Legends Asia 72kg Class Tournament (China vs. Japan)
• Asia 72kg Champion – Hero Legends

※ If you would like to request Akihiro Gono as your trainer, a trainer request fee of ¥5,000 per session applies.

Levente Horváth

Specialties

• Personal Training
• Strength & Conditioning
• Functional Fitness
• Judo

Service Areas

• Roppongi GYM
• Shinjuku-Gyoemmae GYM
• Nishi-Shinjuku GYM
• Shinjuku South (Yoyogi) GYM
• Shibuya GYM
• Ginza GYM
• Azabu-Juban GYM
• Pilates & Body Azabu-Juban GYM
• On-site Training

Profile

• Height: 170 cm
• Weight: 85 kg
• From: Hungary

Athletic Background

• Judo – 1st Dan Black Belt, 20 years (10 years competitive)
• Bodybuilding – 5 years
• CrossFit & Olympic Weightlifting – 6 years

Experience & Certifications

• Around 10 years of coaching experience
• University of Szeged (Hungary) – Physical Education & Coaching Qualification
• Personal Trainer Certification
• Sessions in English and simple Japanese

• Full profile (Personal Training)

Mai Cherrington

Specialties

• Pilates
• Barre
• Strength Training / Sculpt
• TRX / Functional Training
• Senior / Active-Aging Fitness
• Fitness Instruction in English
• Cardio Kickboxing
• Personal Training for Beginners

Service Areas

• Roppongi GYM
• Shinjuku-Gyoemmae GYM
• Nishi-Shinjuku GYM
• Shinjuku South (Yoyogi) GYM
• Shibuya GYM
• Ginza GYM
• Azabu-Juban GYM
• Pilates & Body Azabu-Juban GYM
• On-site Training

Profile

• Years of teaching: 20+

Background

• Has taught a wide range of group classes and one-to-one sessions in both Japan and the United States, including Pilates, barre, strength training, cardio kickboxing, TRX and senior fitness.
• Her strength is safe, easy-to-follow instruction tailored to each person’s age and exercise experience, from beginners to seniors.

Main Certifications

• Balanced Body Mat Pilates
• STOTT PILATES Reformer
• SoulBody Barre Master Trainer
• AFAA Group Fitness Instructor
• TRX
• SilverSneakers
• CPR / AED

Main Teaching Experience

• Pilates (mat / Reformer)
• Barre
• Sculpt / strength training
• Cardio kickboxing
• Functional training
• Personal training

Sessions at FitSync

• Sculpt (strength and toning), Barre (lower body, posture and core) and Mat Pilates (core, posture and body control) sessions, taught in English or Japanese.
• One-to-one body shaping for women, taught in English or Japanese.
• Pilates: men are welcome when they train together with a female client — for example as a couple, spouses or family. We do not take bookings from men on their own.
• Reformer (machine) sessions are held at Pilates & Body Azabu-Juban GYM.

• Private Pilates lessons
• Women-Only Personal Training
• Instagram: @maic_workout
• Threads: @maic_workout

Yuya Fukushima

Specialties

• MMA (Mixed Martial Arts)
• Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
• Kickboxing
• Boxing
• Personal Training

Service Areas

• Shinjuku South (Yoyogi) GYM
• On-site Training

Profile

• Height: 179.8 cm
• Weight: 71.5 kg
• From: Chikugo, Fukuoka

Athletic Background

• Boxing – 3 years
• MMA – 2 years
• Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu – 3 years

Competition Record

• Boxing (amateur) – 8 wins, 0 losses
• MMA – 1 win, 0 losses
• Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu – All-Japan Championship winner
• Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu – Asia Cup winner