{"id":4640,"date":"2020-03-10T08:40:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T15:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.slacklineinternational.org\/?p=4640"},"modified":"2020-03-12T01:26:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T08:26:06","slug":"japanese-trickline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slacklineinternational.org\/2020\/03\/japanese-trickline\/","title":{"rendered":"The new Japanese trickline generation!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Being incredibly successful in competitions is not unknown to Japanese athletes. It is no secret that Japan has a very active trickline community. Japanese contests are very diverse and include several categories; male, female, youth and seniors, which is not usual for competitions around the world.<\/p>\n

Japanese athletes are driven by passion and dedication, and they all aspire to show to the world their skills and spread their love of the sport.<\/p>\n

Meet our highest ranking Japanese athletes at the end of 2019 in the trickline discipline:<\/p><\/h4><\/div>

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Author: Lynn Koury<\/h3><\/div>
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Akari Sasaki<\/h1><\/div>

Following the footsteps of her parents, Akari Sasaki started slacklining at the age of six. At 14. She is now the highest ranked female Trickline athlete in the ISA slackline world ranking list.<\/p>\n

She practices two to three times a week, going out of her way to find a space to practice due to the lack of gyms in her area. While she doesn\u2019t follow any strict diet, Akari practices all year long with the help of her parents and friends.<\/p>\n

Her love and skills for slacklining have achieved wide recognition. Since 2014, Akari has competed and won many slacklining awards. Her goal is to show the world her skills and spread her love for the sport.<\/p>\n

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