Japan Kicking Academy

Make Your
Kick A
Weapon.Rugby & American Football Kicking Coach / Bodywork TherapistTakahito Maruta

Stop kicking on feel. Distance and accuracy can be built with theory, not guesswork. Private and team sessions, anywhere in Japan.

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3,000+
Athletes Coached: 63pts
Single-season scoring record, Kanto Collegiate Div. 1 (American football): 2015
Japan Kicking Academy founded: 7–71
Ages of athletes coached, from grade-schoolers to 71

Coached athletes include Harumichi Tatekawa (Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay), Japan Rugby League One players and members of the Japan women’s national XV, from kids to pros.

Which Is Right For You?Two quick questions.

Q1Who are you?

A coach, team or school

What Families Say

Kanto tournament, 5 titles in a row & tournament MVP
“Before the lesson his kicks drifted. Afterwards they flew straight, and his consistency improved dramatically.”
— Parent of a player
13 of 13 conversions in his first four games
“He kicked 13 conversions over four games and made every single one. He says himself that his kicking has changed.”
— Mother of a junior high school player
Won by 2 points and qualified for nationals
“After two sessions, his kick went over, the team won by two points, and they are going to the national tournament.”
— Mother of a junior high school player, Nara

Featured ProgramsFrom individuals to whole teams.

Private Lessons

Private Kicking Lessons

Maruta comes to your training ground or a nearby park, anywhere in Japan. He watches you kick, names the problem on the spot, and fixes it with his original drills.

120 minutes of on-field coaching with video feedback
A practice plan to keep improving on your own
Kids to pros. Rugby, plus American football kickers and punters

Price per session (120 min, tax included)
Players	Per person	Total
1	¥22,000	¥22,000
2	¥13,000	¥26,000
3	¥10,000	¥30,000
4	¥8,000	¥32,000
5	¥7,000	¥35,000
6Best value	¥6,000	¥36,000

Travel expenses are charged at cost and quoted in advance. Payment by bank transfer, cash or PayPay.

Team Sessions

No kicking specialist on your staff? Relying on one player’s boot? Maruta coaches your whole squad, with no limit on numbers, and leaves you with drills the team can keep using.

Every player, not just the kickers
Coaches are welcome to join in and ask questions
Teams include Keio Senior High School, YOKOHAMA TKM and Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix

Whole team, unlimited players

¥44,000/ 120 min

Tax included. Travel expenses at cost.

Ashi-Karada Bodywork

Foot-First Bodywork

You don’t kick with your foot alone. Maruta’s bodywork starts from the feet and works through the whole body, so you can move the way you are meant to. He comes to your home or training ground.

Find where movement stops and where pain comes from
Build the base for running, jumping, contact and kicking
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Home visit

¥10,000/ 60 min

At your home or training ground.

Power Bone

Insoles Built For Kickers

Change your plant foot and you change your distance. Power Bone supports the plant foot and keeps you stable at the moment of contact. Maruta recommends it in his lessons and bodywork sessions.

Power Bone page (Japanese)

5 Key ComponentsTheory over feel.

01THEORYKnow the why, not just the how
Instead of “swing harder” or “hit it cleaner”, Maruta explains the physics of the ball, how the body links together, and how force is transferred. Once you understand why, you can correct yourself on days when no coach is around.
02FRAMEWORKNFL technique, rebuilt for rugby
Built on top-level NFL kicking technique and his own career, including his Approach Lane theory, the system is redesigned specifically for rugby. It is grounded in biomechanics, not in one coach’s personal feel, so it is highly repeatable.
03EYEA coach’s eye that misses nothing
He has studied his own motion and that of more than 3,000 athletes. Whatever is going wrong, he puts it into words on the spot and takes you the shortest way to the fix.
04DRILLOriginal drills that rewire you
You don’t fix things by thinking harder. Repeating Maruta’s original drills builds the new movement into your body until it becomes automatic.
05BODYBodywork that starts from the feet
Before technique, he checks whether your body can move the right way. Mobility limits and pain are addressed first, lifting everything you do on the field: running, jumping, contact and kicking.

About MarutaFounder, Japan Kicking Academy

Takahito Maruta holds the single-season scoring record for kicking in Kanto Collegiate Division 1 American football (63 points). In 2012 he was named to the NFL Japan development squad, and in 2015 he founded Japan Kicking Academy.

Since then he has travelled the length of Japan teaching a systematic theory of kicking, combining top-level NFL technique with the body-mechanics know-how of a trained bodywork therapist. He has coached more than 3,000 athletes, from grade-schoolers to League One professionals.

His belief: kicking is a responsibility. When no one else can take the kick for you, it builds the courage to back yourself.

How It Works

Get in touch
Send a message on LINE or by email with the session type, number of players, area and preferred dates.
Get a quote
Maruta replies personally with the plan for the day, the fee and an estimate of travel costs.
Fix the place and date
Your training ground, or a nearby park or riverbank where you can kick. He will suggest options.
Session day
On-field coaching with video feedback, plus a practice plan to take away.

Start Today.

Tell Maruta about one thing you want to change in your kicking. Questions only are fine, too. Maruta replies personally.

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