about SANTEPLUS
Meet the Inventor
Naoaki "Nao" SAKATA, MBA
- ・Head Coach ＆ GM of Rikkyo Univ. Sumo Team (2017-2023)
- ・Board Member of Eastern Japan College Sumo Federation
Our Products
Management Members
CEO & Inventor
Naoaki "Nao" SAKATA, MBA
Head Coach ＆ GM of Rikkyo Univ. Sumo Team (2017-2023)
Board Member of Eastern Japan College Sumo Federation
- 2003MBA, HEC Paris (France)
- 1995BA in Sociology, Rikkyo St.Paul's Univirsity (Tokyo, Japan)
- 1989Exchange student at Episcopal High School (Alexandria, VA, USA)
- 2010 Founded SANTEPLUS, LLC (USA)
- 2006 Founded SANTEPLUS, Inc. (Japan)
- 2003-2006 Worked at Michelin Japan as General Manager
- 1995-2000 Worked at Panasonic in Japan and in Russia
- 1971 Born in Tokyo, Japan
Executive Advisor
Hideo NUMAZAWA, MS
Professor of Rikkyo University, College of Sports ＆ Wellness
- 1988MS in Coaching, Juntendo University
- 1986BA in Sports Science, Juntendo University
- 2004 Professor at Rikkyo St.Paul's University
- 1994 Assistant Professor at Rikkyo St.Paul's University
- 1987 4th place of 400m Hurdle at All Japan Track & Field
- 1992 Started his career at Rikkyo University
- 1963 Born in Yamagata, Japan
Corporate Profile
| Company | SANTEPLUS, Inc. |
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| President | Naoaki SAKATA, MBA |
| Founded | May 15th, 2006 |
| Global Headquarter |
4-1-10 Gokodori, YAYA Building 6th floor Chuo-ku, Kobe HYOGO 651-0087 JAPAN TEL. +81-78-855-7778 FAX. +81-50-3201-3684 Email:info@flexcushion.com |
| Website |
http://www.flexcushion.com http://www.kabukiglasses.com/en |
| USA |
SANTEPLUS, LLC (Los Angeles, CA, USA) for sales and distribution in the US Email:info@flexcushion.com |
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Our Brief History
| 2006/05 | Founded SANTEPLUS, Inc. |
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| 2007/07 | TIPNESS, one of the largest nationwide fitness club in Japan, introduced Flexcushion for group lesson "Active Stretch" at all their 54 branches |
| 2007/07 | Runners, a well-known marathon magazine, reported on Flexcushion as one of 50 focused products & people in marathon world |
| 2007/11 | Nikkei Health, the leading magazine for health wrote 4 pages article about Flexcushion |
| 2008/01 |
Flexcushion appeared in ANA SKY SHOP, Japan's airline company. Japan's leading Judo team, Kokushikan & Tokai University, introduced Flexcushion |
| 2008/03 |
Flexcushion exhibited at IHRSA 2008 Trade Show in San Diego DVD-Video "Stretch & Exercise with Flexcushion" launched |
| 2008/04 | Professional Sumo Bout "Takasago" and "Tamanoi" started using Flexcushion |
| 2008/06 | Nao Sakata (President & Founder) teached at Rikkyo University Entrepreneurship class |
| 2008/10 | Professional Soccer Team in Japan (J1), Pro Ski team started using the Flexcushion |
| 2008/12 | Norika Fujiwara, a Japanese super famous actress introduced Flexcushion as her favorite equipment in the fashion magazine "Grazia" and "VoCE". |
| 2009/01 | Exhibited at NSCA SSTC Conference in Nashville, TN |
| 2009/03 | Teacher Training Course for "Yoga with Flexcushion" started in Japan, with Takako Yamada, Master Trainer for Yoga |
| 2009/03 | "Yoga with Flexcushion" demonstrated at JAFA forum Tokyo, Japan's biggest fitness convention |
| 2009/08 | "Pilates with Flexcushion" demonstraded at JAFA forum Yokohama by Kaori Yoshida, Japan's largest fitness convention |
| 2009/09 | Flexcushion sessions, "Pilates" by Katherine & Kimberly, "Yoga" by Laura Sachs, demonstrated at Inner IDEA Conference in Palm Springs, CA |
| 2009/09 | "Yoga with Flexcushion" demonstrated at Yoga Festa 2009 in Yokohama, the largest Yoga convention in Japan |
| 2009/09 | Zoey Trap (Peak Pilates Master Traine) did "Pilates with Flexcushion" workshop at the Peak Pilates Convention in Tokyo |
| 2009/12 | Flexcushion exhibited at Japan Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (JPBATS) in Hiroshima |
| 2010/01 | Flexcushion exhibited at MLB PBATS in San Francisco, CA Tokyo Giants and its many players started to use Flexcushion |
| 2010/03 | SANTEPLUS, LLC established in California Japan's largest newspaper "Yomiuri" reported Flexcushion as a selection by professionals |
| 2010/06 | Flexcushion exhibited at NATA Conference in Philadelphia, PA |
| 2010/06 | The first "Sumo Core Exercise" lesson in the United States at "THE INNERSPACE"in Avon, CT |
| 2010/08 | Flexcushion sessions demonstrated at IDEA World Fitness Convention in Los Angeles Yoga by Stacy McCarthy, and Pilates by Katherine & Kimberly Corp |
| 2011/01 | Awarded "Product of the Year 2010 in Health & Fitness Industry" in Japan |
| 2011/08 | Flexcushion Group Exercises demonstrated by Zoey Trap (Pilates) and by Stacy McCarthy (Yoga) at IDEA World Fitness Convention 2011 in Los Angeles |
| 2011/08 | PerformBetter put Flexcushion in their catalogue |
| 2011/12 | Mike Boyle's MBSC (Boston, MA) started using Flexcushion. It is the leading functional training gym in USA |
| 2012/01 | Awarded "Product of the Year 2011 in Health & Fitness Industry" in Japan |
| 2013/03 | Developped and launched "KabukIGlasses" in Japan |
| 2013/12 | Exhibited at NSCA Japan Conference in Tokyo |
| 2014/10 | Sponsored Pilates Empowerment Summit 2014 in Denver, CO |
| 2014/12 | Moved our Headquarter from Tokyo to Kobe |
| 2015/05 | Exhibited Flexcushion at Pilates Empowerment Summit in Miami. Moved our Global Headquarter from Tokyo to Kobe. Debut of "KabukIGlasses" in United States at Met Opera Shop, and B&H Photo Video. |
| 2016/05 | NBA superstar LeBron James appeared on TV with Flexcushion during playoff games. |
| 2016/10 | Became a product handled by the leading American Pilates company PeakPilates. Flexbarrel was introduced in the group class "Spine Adjustment SPINE CORRECTOR" at TIP.X.TOKYO in Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Ikebukuro. |
| 2016/12 | Flexcushion and Flexbarrel were introduced at several National Training Centers. |
| 2017/07 | The group lesson "Active Stretch" at the major fitness club "Tipness" celebrated its 10th anniversary, maintaining high attendance over the years. |
| 2017/10 | The group lesson "Flex Stretch" started at the major fitness club "Central Sports". |
| 2018/08 | Exhibited at the International Bird Expo in Canada. Covered by local television and newspapers. |
| 2018/10 | The group lesson "Pelvic Flex" started at the major fitness club "Konami Sports Club". |
| 2019/01 | Developed and started selling the "Flexbarrel Arch". |
| 2019/04 | Flexcushion appeared on live TV on the bench of the Los Angeles Dodgers. |
| 2019/05 | Nao Sakata made a presentation of Flexcushion at the NBA Strength Coaches Association in Chicago. |
| 2020/01 | Exhibited at the JATO x PBATS conference in Tokyo. |
| 2022/05 | Began exporting to sales dealers and agents in Europe. |
| 2022/08 | Became an official supplier for the B.League's strong team, Alvark Tokyo. |
| 2022/10 | Arsenal's trainer in the English Premier League published the use of Flexcushion on Sakai-ku. |
| 2022/11 | The Japan Training Instructors Association featured SANTEPLUS in the monthly magazine. |
| 2023/05 | "KabukiGlasses" were given as gifts to the spouses of the heads of participating in the G7 Hiroshima Summit. |
| 2024/01 | Orix Buffaloes, all scouts of the professional baseball team introduced KabukiGlasses. |
| 2024/03 | Tokyo Yomiuri Giants, all scouts of the professional baseball team introduced KabukiGlasses. |